In two years, more than 44,000 industrial units were registered; over 170,000 jobs were created.
Madhya Pradesh: In the last two years, more than 44,000 industrial units were registered in the district, creating over 1.70 lakh jobs.
This data was shared at a seminar held here on Tuesday, which aimed to highlight the key achievements of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Department over the past two years and discuss new departmental policies. The state government is observing 2025 as the Year of Industry and Employment.
Member of Parliament Shankar Lalwani was the chief guest at the seminar.
Joint Director of the Industries Department, S.S. Mandloi, and General Manager of the District Trade and Industry Centre, Swapnil Garg, gave detailed presentations on the industrial progress, increased investment, and job creation in the district over the past two years, as well as the various schemes and programs being run by the department.
Under the Chief Minister’s Entrepreneurship Revolution Scheme, 572 entrepreneurs benefited in the financial year 2024-25 and 392 entrepreneurs in 2025-26. Thus, a total of 964 entrepreneurs received self-employment opportunities.
Under various schemes of the MSME department, special encouragement was given to women entrepreneurs. 147 women entrepreneurs benefited in 2024-25 and 154 in 2025-26. Thus, a total of 301 women entrepreneurs received the benefits of the schemes. Under the Madhya Pradesh MSME Promotion Scheme, grants of Rs. 191.16 crore were sanctioned to 200 units in 2024-25 and Rs. 137.34 crore to 141 units in 2025-26. Thus, a total of 341 units received grants exceeding Rs. 328.50 crore.
Indore district has also made remarkable progress in the field of enterprise registration. 18,376 enterprises were registered in 2024-25 and 26,125 enterprises in 2025-26. In total, 44,501 enterprises were registered during these two years. This led to an expansion of activities in the manufacturing and service sectors and created employment for 170,678 people.
