Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh is in the central part of India. The state shares its border with Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in the west, Uttar Pradesh in the north, Odisha and Jharkhand in the east, and Andhra Pradesh in the south. It is spread across an area of 137898 Sq. km with population of Chhattisgarh is presently one of the few states that have surplus power. Korba district in Chhattisgarh is known as the power capital of India. It is also among the few profitable states in terms of utility-based electricity. As of May 2024, Chhattisgarh had a total installed power generation capacity of 14,161.12 MW, comprising 9,227 MW under private utilities, 1,971.05 MW under state utilities, and 2,9162 MW under central utilities.

Mineral resources are Chhattisgarh's biggest strength. It is a leading producer of minerals such as coal, iron ore and dolomite. Moreover, considerable reserves of bauxite, limestone and quartzite are available in the state. The state accounts for 35.4% of tin ore reserves of India. Chhattisgarh is the only state in India that produces tin concentrates.

Chhattisgarh signed the Letter of Undertaking (LoU) with the Ministry of MSME, Government of India on 10th February 2023. It submitted its Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) on 1st February 2024 and RPC approved projects worth Rs. 66.92 Cr for Chhattisgarh.

The key projects approved are as follows:

• Capacity Building (Comprehensive Entrepreneurship Promotion Initiative (CEPI) and LEAP - Lady Entrepreneurs Augmentation Programme
• Sectoral Intervention - Development of Focus Sectors and Sectoral Intervention - Promoting Green Packaging Industry in CG
• Access to Market- Enhancing Export from Chhattisgarh ,Marketing Support for GI tagged products & indigenous products of Chhattisgarh and Market linkage
• Access to Finance
• Institutional Strengthening:(MSME Facilitation Centres ,Capacity building of officials, Digital Infrastructure)