(iv) Need to set up Forest Agro and Mineral based Industries in Raigarh District, Madhya Pradesh

KUMARI PUSHPA DEVI SINGH (Raigarh): Raigarh is an industrially backward district in Madhya Pradesh. Majority of the population in the district is tribal. They do not get employment through out the year as no major public sector unit has been set up in this district.

As it is a drought prone district the farming communities also sit idle most of the year.

On the other hand there have been tremendous scope to set up industries in that district. As the districts abounds in mineral resources like coal, iron ore, etc. some mineral and agro-based units can tie set up in, that district. Land, labour, water raw material will not pose any problem for establishment of industries in this area. The new industries if set up in the district will go a long way in solving unemployment problem of the locality.

I, therefore, urge the Central Government to formulate plan took the establishment of forest, agro, and mineral based industries in Raigarh district, during 8th Plan period.