Gujarat govt clears 22 major industrial units; ₹1,478 crore investment to create 4,100+ jobs

Gandhinagar: Industry Minister Balvantsinh Rajput chaired a committee meeting to grant final eligibility certificates to major industries. During the meeting, applications from 22 major units, with a total investment of Rs. 1,478.71 crore, were approved—expected to generate approximately 4,136 new jobs in the state.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister Rajput highlighted that the state has so far facilitated investments of around Rs. 1,48,336.35 crore, which have created over 1.65 lakh direct jobs, boosting ancillary small and medium enterprises in the MSME sector.

Minister Rajput further elaborated that, among the approved applications, Ahmedabad district received approvals in the metal, paper, food-agro, and cement-concrete sectors worth Rs. 383.91 crore; Kutch district in the metal sector Rs. 227.77 crore; Bharuch in the chemical and ceramic sectors Rs. 218.88 crore; Mehsana in the paper sector Rs. 55.23 crore; Morbi in the ceramic, metal, paper, and textile sectors Rs. 167.70 crore; Rajkot in the metal sector Rs. 36.22 crore; Valsad in the chemical, plastic, and paper sectors Rs. 359.47 crore; and Surendranagar in the paper sector Rs. 29.53 crore. These approvals are expected to strengthen industries in the state and significantly contribute to both direct and indirect employment generation.

The meeting was attended by senior officials, including Additional Secretary of Industries & Mines Department Mamta Verma, Additional Secretary of Forest & Environment Department Sanjiv Kumar, Secretary of Labour & Employment Department Dr. Vinod Rao, and Industries Commissioner P. Swaroop, among other dignitaries. DeshGujarat