Lok Sabha Question No. 440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: New Industries and Manufacturing Units in Maharashtra
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 440.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 02 ND  DECEMBER, 2025.

## NEW INDUSTRIES AND MANUFACTURING UNITS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 440.   DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the  total  number  of  new  industries  and  manufacturing  units  that  have  been established  in  Maharashtra  during  the  last  five  years,  especially  in  Chakan, Ranjangaon, and Khed industrial belts;
- (b) the total number of jobs created by these new units and the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that a significant portion of these jobs are offered to the local youth;
- (c) the strategy of the Government to attract further investment in the State and to support  Micro,  Small,  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  which  have  been severely affected by the recent economic downturn; and
- (d) the  details  of  any  special  packages  or  incentives  offered  to  industries  to promote skill development and employment generation in the Shirur constituency?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) to (d) :   'Industry' is a state subject. However, the Government of India, provides support for promotion of industrial activities across the country including in Maharashtra. The Government of India, through Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and other Central government departments provide an enabling  eco-system  for  the  overall  industrial  development  of  the  country through appropriate policy interventions.

In  addition  to  ongoing  schemes  of  various  Departments  and  Ministries  for industrial  development,  the  Central  Government  has  taken  various  other initiatives  for  promotion  and  facilitating  of  setting  up  of  industries  across States/UTs such as Make in India campaign, Start Up India , PM Gati Shakti, National Industrial Corridor Programme, Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI),  promoting  Ease  of  Doing  Business  (EoDB)  ,  National  Single  Window System (NSWS), India Industrial Land Bank (IILB), Project Monitoring Group

(PMG), liberalization of FDI Policy, Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization  Scheme  (UNNATI-2024) for  North  East  States  of  India  and Indian  Footwear  &  Leather  Development  Programme  (IFLDP)  etc  which facilitate setting up of major infrastructure projects across the country including Maharashtra.

The Central Government supplements the efforts of the States/UTs through various schemes,  programmes  and  policy  initiatives for  promotion  and development and strengthening of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) engaged in the manufacture or production of goods or providing or rendering of any service or services . These schemes/ programmes include Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme,  Credit  Guarantee Scheme  for Micro and Small Enterprises, PM  Vishwakarma scheme, Entrepreneurship & Skill Development Programme scheme, Micro and Small Enterprises  -  Cluster  Development  Programme,  Raising  and  Accelerating MSME Performance, MSME Champions Scheme, etc.

Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through  an  extensive  network  of  skill  development  centres  under  various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Sikhshan Sansthan  (JSS),  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country including Shirur constituency, Maharashtra.

The State Government of Maharashtra has informed that a total number of 215 manufacturing units in various categories have been established in Chakan, Ranjangaon, and Khed industrial belts in last five years, details of which are as under:

Chakan Industry Area - 117 Ranjangaon Industrial Area - 66 Khed City Area - 32

The  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  has  also  informed  that  a  direct employment of 25,551 has been created in Chakan, Ranjangaon and Khed industrial belts from these Units.

As  informed  by  the  Government  of  Maharashtra,  the  following  events have been undertaken to attract investments:

- (i)  IGNITE  (Industry  -  Government  Networking  for  Inclusive  Transformation and Empowerment) Maharashtra.
- (ii)   Export Conclave
- (iii)  District Investment Summit.

The  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  has  declared  new  sectoral  policies namely  Bamboo  Industry  Policy;  Global  Capability  Centres  (GCC)  Policy; Information  Technology/Information  Technology  Enabled  Services  (IT/ITES)

Policy; Gems and Jewellery Policy; Logistics Policy; Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality  policy etc. The State Government of Maharashtra  has also launched Package Scheme of Incentives, Cluster development scheme, Chief Minister's Employment Generation Programme (CMEGP) programs, which in turn helps in uplifting and encouraging MSMEs.

The  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  has  also  informed  that  various  skill development  trainings  are  arranged  by  Government  approved  agencies (MCED & MITCON) in all districts through which candidates are trained as per their requirement in various sectors. These candidates are given handholding support  through  various  government  schemes  like  Package  Scheme  of Incentives (PSI), PMEGP, CMEGP and District Industries Centre (DIC) Loan Scheme etc.

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