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‘Can become among India’s top 5 states’ – At investor summit, PM Modi pitches MP as next investment destination

Modi, who was speaking on the first day of the investor summit in Bhopal, said textiles and tourism were two of the biggest industries in India in terms of employment generation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Global Investors Summit 2025, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Global Investors Summit 2025, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. (PTI Photo)

Making a big push for investment in Madhya Pradesh at the Global Investors Summit in Bhopal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that the state had “every possibility, every potential, to become one of the top five states in the country in terms of GDP as well”.

Modi, who was speaking on the first day of the investor summit in Bhopal, said textiles and tourism were two of the biggest industries in India in terms of employment generation.

“The textile sector in India employs crores of people….and Madhya Pradesh is, in a way, India’s cotton capital. Around 25 percent of India’s organic cotton supply comes from Madhya Pradesh. MP is also the largest producer of mulberry silk in the country. Chanderi and Maheshwari sarees from here are hugely popular and have been given GI tags…Seven large textile parks are being built across the country for the textile sector, one of which is in Madhya Pradesh,” he said, adding that tourism infrastructure around the state’s tribal areas and around the Narmada River “has seen tremendous development”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai C. Patel and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav during the Global Investors Summit 2025. (Source: X/@narendramodi)

“By January 2025, around 2 lakh electric vehicles have been registered in MP, reflecting nearly 90 percent growth,” he said. “MP’s vast rail network is also being modernised. The rail network in MP has been 100 percent electrified. Madhya Pradesh has a road network of over 5 lakh km. MP’s industrial corridors are being connected to modern expressways, ensuring rapid growth in the logistics sector,” he said.

MP, Modi claimed, is a “power surplus state”, that has “created over 10 lakh jobs in the clean energy space. MP has greatly benefited from this energy sector boom as well”. Thirty percent of the state’s power generation capacity of around 31,000 megawatts is clean energy, he said.

He also credited the “double-engine” Bharatiya Janata Party governments at the Centre and the state with much of Madhya Pradesh’s development, saying: “The same MP where buses couldn’t even run properly due to bad roads is now one of the leading states in India’s EV revolution”. He also claimed that the pace of the state’s development “seems to have doubled since 2023,” when the new Mohan Yadav government was voted to power.

“The central government is working shoulder-to-shoulder with Madhya Pradesh for the state’s — and India’s — development. During the elections, I had said that we would work three times faster in our third term. We are seeing this speed even in the first 50 days of 2025,” he said.

Anand Mohan J

Anand Mohan J is an award-winning Senior Correspondent for The Indian Express, currently leading the bureau’s coverage of Madhya Pradesh. With a career spanning over eight years, he has established himself as a trusted voice at the intersection of law, internal security, and public policy. Based in Bhopal, Anand is widely recognized for his authoritative reporting on Maoist insurgency in Central India. In late 2025, he provided exclusive, ground-level coverage of the historic surrender of the final Maoist cadres in Madhya Pradesh, detailing the backchannel negotiations and the "vacuum of command" that led to the state being declared Maoist-free. Expertise and Reporting Beats Anand’s investigative work is characterized by a "Journalism of Courage" approach, holding institutions accountable through deep-dive analysis of several key sectors: National Security & Counter-Insurgency: He is a primary chronicler of the decline of Naxalism in the Central Indian corridor, documenting the tactical shifts of security forces and the rehabilitation of surrendered cadres. Judiciary & Legal Accountability: Drawing on over four years of experience covering Delhi’s trial courts and the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Anand deconstructs complex legal rulings. He has exposed critical institutional lapses, including custodial safety violations and the misuse of the National Security Act (NSA). Wildlife Conservation (Project Cheetah): Anand is a leading reporter on Project Cheetah at Kuno National Park. He has provided extensive coverage of the biological and administrative hurdles of rewilding Namibian and South African cheetahs, as well as high-profile cases of wildlife trafficking. Public Health & Social Safety: His recent investigative work has uncovered systemic negligence in public services, such as contaminated blood transfusions causing HIV infections in thalassemia patients and the human cost of the fertilizer crisis affecting rural farmers. Professional Background Tenure: Joined The Indian Express in 2017. Locations: Transitioned from the high-pressure Delhi City beat (covering courts, police, and labor issues) to his current role as a regional lead in Madhya Pradesh. Notable Investigations: * Exposed the "digital arrest" scams targeting entrepreneurs. Investigated the Bandhavgarh elephant deaths and the impact of kodo millet fungus on local wildlife. Documented the transition of power and welfare schemes (like Ladli Behna) in Madhya Pradesh governance. Digital & Professional Presence Author Profile: Anand Mohan J at Indian Express Twitter handle: @mohanreports ... Read More

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