Chief Minister With the vision of Mohan Yadav, UIMR (Ujjain-Indore Metropolitan Region) is going to become the new gateway to the progress of Madhya Pradesh. Under this ambitious plan, it has been resolved to take the concept of development from big cities to small towns and tehsils of the region. That is why the scope of this area has been increased six times to more than 16,000 square kilometers, which includes 38 tehsils and 2,781 villages of six districts like Indore, Ujjain, Dewas, Dhar, Ratlam and Shajapur, where approximately 1.25 crore people reside. This strategic framework will ensure Madhya Pradesh’s leading participation in realizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of ‘Developed India @2047’.
5 lakh job opportunities in Madhya Pradesh
UIMR has a vast land bank of over 13,500 hectares and 14 new proposed industrial parks to set up as a manufacturing hub. Through this industrial revolution, it is estimated that 5 lakh new job opportunities will be created for the local youth. Pithampur is being prepared for the new era of electric vehicles and advanced engineering, while Ujjain’s Vikram Udyogpuri will be developed as an ‘anchor city’. Apart from this, Ratlam will be given a new identity as an export hub by making it a major logistics and trade node.
Greenfield corridor will be built between Indore and Ujjain
The biggest pillar of its success is its unprecedented connectivity vision, which aims to ensure ’60 minutes access’ across the entire 16,000 sq km area. For this, work has started on mega projects like a ‘Greenfield Corridor’ between Indore and Ujjain and Indore-Bhopal Expressway. Under the Ujjain Indore Metro Expansion Plan, public transport will be upgraded so that citizens can reach the main economic centers within just an hour. This area will be directly connected to the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and expressway, so that goods manufactured in the factories here will be able to reach major ports within a few hours.
Madhya Pradesh Metropolitan Region Land Pooling Model and Farmers’ Participation
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has started a new era of development by laying the foundation of the first phase of Indore-Pithampur Economic Corridor. This is the first land pooling model in the country, where 60% of their developed land will be given back to the farmers of 17 villages, making the farmers not just land givers but also direct beneficiaries of development. Under this ‘Multi-Nodal Network’ strategy, cities like Dewas, Dhar, Maksi and Shajapur will also be developed as growth nodes, so that the population and resource pressure on big cities like Indore can be reduced.
Metro Expansion Plan and Blue-Green Development Policy
To protect the environment in this race of development, ‘Blue-Green Development’ policy has been implemented. Here Blue means water area and Green means forest area. Under this, there will be a strict ban on construction near Narmada River and other water bodies (Blue) and forest areas (Green) and extensive plantation has been made mandatory to increase greenery. ‘Zero liquid discharge’ system will be adopted in industrial areas so that polluted water does not enter the rivers. These future industrial clusters will be ‘carbon neutral’ and will meet their electricity needs from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power.
Target of spiritual tourism and 10 percent GDP in Malwa region
It is based on the wonderful confluence of ‘development as well as heritage’. The government aims to reach 10% of the tourism sector’s contribution to the state’s GDP by the year 2047. More than 5 crore devotees will arrive in Ujjain alone in 2023, in view of which Ujjain, Omkareshwar, Mandu and Maheshwar are being connected as a luxury tourism circuit. This will include rural tourism, Narmada River Front Development and a large network of heritage hotels, which will open unlimited sources of income at the local level.
Data Driven Planning and Madhya Pradesh Metropolitan Area Development Act 2025
To eliminate the obstacles in urban planning, the government has brought ‘Madhya Pradesh Metropolitan Area Planning and Development Act, 2025’. Now the expansion of cities will be based on scientific data and geospatial tools instead of traditional thinking. An empowered ‘Metropolitan Authority’ will be formed, which will have supreme statutory authority to plan and implement plans for the entire area. This authority will assess the potential population and traffic needs of the next 20 to 50 years and prepare the infrastructure in advance (pro-active planning), so that future generations do not have to face chaos.
