PM Modi unveils projects worth over Rs 50,700 crore in MP, says will help make India 'atmanirbhar'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 50,700 crore in Madhya Pradesh’s Bina and said that these projects will give new energy to the industrial development in the region and help make India ‘atmanirbhar’.

#WATCH | Bina, Madhya Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says “Today, the inauguration of Petrochemical Complex at Bina Refinery will help in making India Atmanirbhar…The modern Petrochemical complex will take Bina to new heights. With this new industries will come here and… pic.twitter.com/yL5M0FdC6N

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“Today, the inauguration of petrochemical complex at Bina refinery will help in making India atmanirbhar…The modern Petrochemical complex will take Bina to new heights. With this, new industries will come here and MSMEs will get opportunities and youth will get job opportunities,” said the Prime Minister while addressing an event in MP’s Bina.

Apart from the petrochemical complex at Bina refinery, PM also laid foundation stones of new industrial projects including power and renewable energy manufacturing zones in Narmadapuram district, two IT parks in Indore, a mega industrial park in Ratlam, and six new industrial areas across Madhya Pradesh.

Assembly polls are due in MP this year-end.

Thanking Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for giving him the opportunity to meet the people of the state, PM Modi said that the Rs 50,000 crore projects that are being inaugurated today amounts to more than even the budget of several states.

“Today, we will lay the foundation stone of projects worth more than Rs. 50,000 crore. Even the budget for several states in our country is not Rs 50,000 crores…,” said PM Modi.

Talking about the recently concluded G20 Summit, he said the success of the event goes to the 140 crore people of the country.

“You all have seen how India has successfully organised the G20 Summit. The credit for the success of the G20 Summit goes to the people of the country. It is the success of 140 crore people,” he added.

#WATCH | Bina, Madhya Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says “You all have seen how India has successfully organised the G20 Summit. The credit for the success of the G20 Summit goes to the people of the country. It is the success of 140 crore people” pic.twitter.com/UYCV78kodC

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“This is evidence of the collective power of our country. The G20 delegates were impressed with the diversity and heritage of our country,” said the PM.

The Prime Minister said it’s important for the growth of a country or a state that the government runs with total transparency and corruption remains under check.

#WATCH | Bina, MP: “It is important for the growth of a country or a state that the government runs with total transparency and corruption remains under check…There was a time when MP was identified as one of the laggard states. After independence, those who ruled in MP for the… pic.twitter.com/2F6UErVbWy

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“…There was a time when MP was identified as one of the laggard states. After independence, those who ruled in MP for the longest time, they didn’t give it anything apart from corruption and crime,” said PM Modi.

Attacking the opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A, PM Modi said that they have decided on a hidden agenda to attack India’s culture.

“This INDI alliance doesn’t have a leader…they have also decided on a hidden agenda to attack India’s culture. The INDI alliance has come with a resolution to end ‘Sanatan’ culture…,” said the Prime Minister.

#WATCH | On opposition bloc INDIA, PM Modi says, “This INDI alliance doesn’t have a leader…they have also decided on a hidden agenda to attack India’s culture. The INDI alliance has come with a resolution to end ‘Sanatan’ culture…” pic.twitter.com/rlO7nuB7vW

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An official said the new projects in Madhya Pradesh will provide a major stimulus to industrial development in the state.

The state-of-the-art Bina refinery of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, which will be developed at a cost of about Rs 49,000 crore, will produce about 1,200 KTPA (Kilo-Tonnes Per Annum) of ethylene and propylene, vital components for various sectors like textiles, packaging and pharma among others.

This will reduce the country’s import dependence and be a step towards fulfilling the prime minister’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, the official said.

The mega project will also create employment opportunities and spur the development of downstream industries in the petroleum sector.

Later in the day, PM Modi is also scheduled to address a public rally in Raigarh district of poll-bound Chhattisgarh and also dedicate rail sector projects worth around Rs 6,350 crore during his visit to the Congress-ruled state.

He will also lay the foundation stone of 50-bed each ‘critical care blocks’ to be built in nine districts of Chhattisgarh under a healthcare initiative of the Centre.

With inputs from agencies