The phase-1 project, only around 3,200 km of the 5,477-km sanctioned stretch had been completed in 34 Naxal-affected districts. In 2009, this was done during the UPA-led Congress regime. The deadline stipulated for the phase-1 is March 2015.During the second phase of the project, 7,294 km of road and 48 new bridges will be built in eight states. The total cost of phase-2 is estimated around Rs 10,700 crore.

1. Progress in chhattisgarh

2. Chhattisgarh has become the first state in the
country to introduce Food Security Act for the
poor people. The whole state of Chhattisgarh is
considered as a model state for the overall
development of the country.

3. It has set the milestones of development in the
various fields such as agriculture, education,
bridges and road development, public work
department.

4. The Chhattisgarh government has formulated various
welfare schemes for the poor, farmers and all the other
sections of the society which will increase the speed of
progress in Chhattisgarh.

5. To fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make In India’
dream, the new policy of ‘Make in Chhattisgarh’ will be
the main attraction of new industrial policy of the state.

6. Chhattisgarh’s industrial progress should be linked with jobs and
workers interests that must be protected while deliberating on
the new ‘Five-Year Industrial Policy (2014-2019)’ with the
senior officers at their official residence here.

7. The fourth industrial policy after the formation of state
will define the progress in Chhattisgarh. The local
unemployed people should be given jobs in the industries
and more job avenues must be created for them.

8. The young generation should be encouraged to
start their own enterprises so that they don’t
have to depend upon the others and can own
their own stand.

9. The Chhattisgarh state has invited huge investment in core
sectors like Steel, Power, Cement and Aluminium. For
improving the pace of progress in the state, about 120
Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed since
the inception of the State and 60 MoUs had been
implemented and expanded.

10. The 60 MoUs are under various stages of
implementation. The estimated amount of Rs 44,000
Crore was invested in State till now for the purpose
of development. The results of 2009-14 Industrial
Policy were encouraging.

11. The focus of the new industrial policy is on non-core
sector like Agriculture, Automotive, Alternate
Energy, Information Technology, Pharmaceuticals,
Healthcare and Tourism.

12. The weaker sections of the society should be motivated
and given equal partnership in progress in Chhattisgarh
in the coming years. It must deal with issues such as
providing employment to women, Naxal-affected
families, Ex-servicemen, Scheduled Castes/Scheduled
Tribes.

13. The factor of transparency should be observed while
acquiring land for small-scale, medium and large
industries.

14. Land bank must be developed for mega-industries.
Special packages should be given to deprived sections
of the society so that they can also take active
participation in all the activities regarding progress in
Chhattisgarh.

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