Gadchiroli, Jul 22 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said Gadchiroli, once a hotbed of Naxal activity, will figure among the top 10 districts of the state in terms of per capita income in the next five years.
Fadnavis was addressing a gathering at Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd, Konsari, where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects for Gadchiroli, one of the least developed districts of the state, located in the Vidarbha region.
“At present, Gadchiroli figures among the bottom two districts of Maharashtra in terms of the per capita income of people. I want to tell you that in the next five years, it will be among the top 10 districts of the state,” he said.
Fadnavis laid the foundation stone for a 4.5 MTPA Integrated Steel Plant, a 100-bed hospital in Konsari, a modern CBSE school in Konsari, Lloyds Township at Somanpalli and inaugurated a slurry pipeline from Hedri to Konsari, an iron ore grinding unit at Hedri and a pellet plant at Konsari.
He said that the integrated steel plant will provide employment to around 20,000 people when it is completed in 30 months.
The chief minister said teaching and skill development programmes are being held in Gadchiroli for locals to ensure they get priority in job recruitment.
He said a steel cluster will come up in Gadchiroli, and efforts will be taken to produce excellent quality green steel at lower prices than China.
Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd has taken this task, and the government will provide necessary support in this initiative to surpass China, Fadnavis said.
He said 14,000 people are working in Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd alone in Gadchiroli. PTI CLS COR ARU
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