**Summary:**
In response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2745, answered on August 5, 2025, by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) clarified the Government of India's position on boosting industrialization in the Bundelkhand region. The response indicated that, as Industries is a State subject under Article 246 of the 7th Schedule of the Constitution of India, MHI currently has no specific scheme for boosting industrialization in any specific area, including Bundelkhand. Furthermore, the Ministry stated that there is no specific action plan at present to establish special industrial corridors, agriculture-based industries, MSME Parks, or mining-based industries in the Bundelkhand region in the near future. The Ministry is also not contemplating providing special assistance to Bundelkhand by categorizing it as an industrially backward region.
Key Entities Referenced
Bundelkhand: A region in India spanning parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The question focuses on boosting industrialization in this region.
Ministry of Heavy Industries: A ministry in the Government of India. The question is addressed to this ministry.
SHRI NARAYANDAS AHIRWAR: Member of Parliament who raised the question in Lok Sabha.
SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA: The Minister of State for Heavy Industries who provided the answer to the question.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question was raised.
Article 246: Article 246 of the Constitution of India which distributes legislative powers between the Union and the States.
7th Schedule of the Constitution of India: The Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India lists subjects under three lists, giving powers to Union and State governments.
Uttar Pradesh: One of the states in India where Bundelkhand region is located.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2745
ANSWERED ON 05.08.2025
BOOSTING INDUSTRIALIZATION IN BUNDELKHAND
2745. SHRI NARAYANDAS AHIRWAR:
Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:
(a) the concrete steps taken by the Government to boost industrialization in Bundelkhand till
date;
(b) whether the Government is contemplating on any action plan to set up special industrial
corridors, agriculture-based industries, MSME Parks or mining-based industries in Bundelkhand
in near future; and
(c) whether the Government is contemplating to provide special assistance to Bundelkhand by
bringing it into the category of industrially backward region?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES
(SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)
(a) to (c): As per Article 246 under the 7th Schedule of the Constitution of India, ‘Industries’
is a State subject. So far as the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) is concerned, there is no
scheme, at present, for boosting industrialization in any specific area including Bundelkhand.
Further, there is no specific action plan, at present, to set up special industrial corridors,
agriculture-based industries, MSME Parks or mining-based industries in Bundelkhand in near
future.
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