“From Maoism To Manufacturing: How New Industrial Policy Is Shaping Chhattisgarh, Swarajyamag, May 23, 2025:

“Chhattisgarh, which used to be in the news for the Naxal attacks and the anti-Maoist operations for decades, has now started hitting the headlines for its industrial development. Earlier this month, Chhattisgarh became home to the country’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based data centre park. The foundation of this data park was laid by Chief Minister (CM) Vishnu Deo Sai in Nava Raipur.

Before that, Chhattisgarh also got its first semiconductor fabrication unit when the CM laid the foundation stone for the state’s first Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based chip production plant in April. While the industries started showing interest in Chhattisgarh, the security forces continued their anti-Naxal operations, in line with Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s vow to eradicate Naxalism by 31 March 2026.

After the recovery of 31 bodies in a weeks-long anti-Maoist operation earlier this month near the Telangana border, security forces killed another 27 Maoists in Narayanpur on Wednesday (21 May). “This is what a double-engine government looks like. The Centre is taking care of the security situation, while we, at the state level, are working for development,” Chhattisgarh Industries Minister Lakhan Lal Dewangan told Swarajya.

The boost in the investments coming to Chhattisgarh was made possible by the new Industrial Development Policy, which has been effective since 1 November 2024. Within six months of the policy coming into effect, the state was able to sign Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for investment proposals worth Rs 4.5 lakh crore. This was unprecedented. To put this amount into perspective, the proposed investments are almost equal to Chhattisgarh’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in 2023–24, which was Rs 5.09 lakh crore……”

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