- Being centrally located, Madhya Pradesh captures 50% of India’s population.
- The state has 5 operational airports and has over 550 trains passing through the state daily ensuring excellent connectivity.
- Western Madhya Pradesh falls under the influence area of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC).
- The Delhi Mumbai Expressway passes through Ratlam opening opportunities for logistics investments in the area.
- To boost the export competitiveness of the state, GoMP is also developing a greenfield airport and mega investment region near Indore.
- Special incentive package for Logistics and Warehousing sector.
- Madhya Pradesh hosts a vibrant automobile manufacturing ecosystem with Pithampur being the major auto cluster.
- Pithampur houses over 120 large and 450 MSME units with combined investment of approx. INR 85416.7 Crores and employs ~200,000 technical professionals annually.
- The largest testing track of Asia - National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX) is the crown jewel of Madhya Pradesh’s automobile ecosystem. NATRAX is spread across an area of 1200 Ha with 11.3 km of test track with as investment of USD 200 Mn where it has 14 types of test track.
- Major players like Force Motors, VECV, Mahindra 2 Wheelers, JBM Auto and John Deere have manufacturing units in the state.
- Abundant raw materials like grains, oilseeds, horticulture, floriculture and medicinal plants.
- Madhya Pradesh boasts of unique varieties like scented rice, Sharbati and durum wheat, millets such as Kodo Kutki.
- 3rd largest milk producer in India.
- Ready infrastructure with 8 dedicated food parks
- Presence of marquee investors like ITC, Britannia, Dabur are a testimonial of the success story of MP’s thriving food processing sector.
- Indore, Pithampur, Dewas, Ujjain, Malanpur and Mandideep are key drug and pharmaceuticals clusters for Madhya Pradesh.
- Over 350 pharma units which house more than 100 formulation manufacturers are currently operational in the state.
- MP has set up a Medical Park and offers special incentives package for the sector
- More than 250 units involved in the production of small parts of medical devices have significant presence across the state.
- Madhya Pradesh is home to the following three well established aerospace and defence industrial clusters.
- Jabalpur: Presence of ordinance factory, vehicle factory, Grey Iron foundry and Gun carriage factory provides a strong defence industry ecosystem.
- Gwalior: R&D capability for Bio-Chemical Technology at DRDE Gwalior, Maharajpur air force Station, Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment along with Electronic Warfare range make northern MP a suitable location for aerospace and weapons industry.
- Itarsi: Central Proof Establishment and Ordinance factory Potential to become field firing ranges for all types of ammunition and artillery systems
- Strength in metallurgy: Eastern MP has a strong mining industry and an existing ordinance factory at Katni. This region can cater to the raw material requirement for production of indigenous defence industry.
- Availability of raw material – Cotton and man-made fibre
- Over 60 large textile mills, thousands of looms and millions of spindles.
- Readymade garment cluster at Indore with over 1,200 units and upcoming large units in Ujjain, Pithampur and Bhopal.
- Madhya Pradesh has a rich heritage of traditional textiles of GI tagged Chanderi, and Maheshwari fabrics and Bagh prints
- Special incentives package for the textile and garments sector
