Date:27/08/2005 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/08/27/stories/2005082702730900.htm

Back Kamal Nath outlines measures to boost investment in M.P.

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(from left): The Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr Kamal Nath; the FICCI Secretary General, Dr Amit Mitra; and the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mr Babulal Gaur, at an industry interactive meeting on investment opportunities in Madhya Pradesh, in the Capital on Friday. — Ramesh Sharma

New Delhi , Aug. 26

THE Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, today announced that Indore would be developed as an international airport, an international trade convention centre would be set up in Bhopal, the Dewas Industrial Cluster would be designated as a `Town of Excellence', and an auto testing facility would be set up at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh. He also proposed to declare the Crystal IT Park at Indore as a product-specific SEZ.

Addressing the meeting jointly organised by the Madhya Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (MPSIDC) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Investment Opportunities in Madhya Pradesh, Mr Kamal Nath said his endeavour would be to put Bhopal on the international map as a major destination for FDI.