प्रमुख उद्योग
प्रमुख उद्योग
Chhattisgarh has been famous for its rice
mills, cements and steel plants. Durg, Raipur, Korba and Bilaspur are
the leading districts in the field of industrial development in the
state. Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) in Durg district happens to be the
largest integrated steel plant of the country. Establishment of BSP in
1950's led to development of a wide range of industries at Raipur and
Bhilai. Raipur district has got the rare distinction of having the
largest number of big and small-scale cement plants. Bilaspur and Durg
districts too are home to a number of large-scale cement plants korba,
with a number of power generating units established by NTPC and MPEB,
is among the leading power generation centers of the country. Aluminium
and explosive plants are also located in Korba district. There are a
number of industrial growth centers in the state which host hundreds of
industrial units. The principal growth centers in the state are : Urla
and Siltara (Raipur); Borai (Durg) and Sirgitti (Bilaspur).
Chhattisgarh has one of the foremost
industrial areas of the Country in Bhilai that houses numerous
ancillary industries around the Country's most profitable steel plant
in the Public Sector. There is a similar concentration of
industries in Korba, with power plants of the National Thermal Power
Corporation, the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board and aluminum
producing unit Balco. The State's sufficient and quality power means
there are no power cuts, and continuous process industries are
relocating to the State.
The highly productive labour force and peaceful law and order are catalysing this process. The State Investment Promotion Board is bound by law to issue time bound approvals, with a legislation to this effect in place. Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) has developed industrial growth centers - Urla and Siltara (Raipur), Borai (Durg), Sirgitti (Bilaspur ) & Anjani (Pendra Road) and proposes to setup four large Industrial Area in Raipur, Bilaspur, Raigarh and Durg/Rajnandgaon.Thrust sectors in Chhattisgarh's new industrial Policy include large, core-sector industries, which would typically develop their own satellite townships. The State encourages private sector investment in new industrial areas. A successful private industrial park has already come up in Raigarh.
Private corporates and estates are also allowed
to install Captive Power Plants to generate and distribute power
directly within the estate, without any restrictions.The Industrial
Growth Centre in Urla, near Raipur city is spread over 334
hectares. It has 45 kilometres of asphalted roads, a water supply
system and dedicated power substations. It has around 414 LMI &
small-scale industries. Over Rs. 425 Cr. has been invested in Urla,
which provides employment to 11259 people. It has all civic
amenities.
The Siltara Growth Centre is 13
kilometres from Raipur on National Highway 200. It has an area of 1291
hectares. Future projects include sponge iron units, ferro alloy units,
and cooking gas bottling plant. The infrastructure here includes 40
kilometres of internal roads, besides other amenities. It has 48
industrial units with an investment of Rs. 716 Cr. providing employment
to 2772 persons.
The Borai Industrial Area in Durg district is the first example of its
type of Private-Public Partnership in industrial water supply in India,
constructed on a build-operate transfer basis. The growth centre
sprawls over 437 hectares. It has 45 industrial units with an
investment of Rs. 137 Cr. providing employment to 1505 persons.
Industrial Growth Centre in Sirgitti is spread over 338 hectares. It
has around 202 LMI & small scale units. An investment of Rs. 351
Cr. provides employment to 3035 people.
Bilaspur, being a Railway zone and the headquarters of South Eastern
Coalfields Ltd., has many ancillary units in the area.
Apart from CSIDC's industrial areas, a private industrial estate has
been developed by a private corporate in Raigarh District.
