State cabinet approved land transfer for tribal industrial cluster
Nashik: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the transfer of 29.5 hectares of govt land to MIDC for establishing a tribal industrial cluster at Jambutke in Nashik's Dindori taluka.
The project, which was announced by state finance minister Ajit Pawar during the 2022-23 budget with a Rs 25 crore allocation, experienced setbacks due to pending land transfer formalities to MIDC. Although state govt's high-power committee sanctioned the notification of the land parcel in May 2022, the project stalled as the land transfer process to MIDC did not take off.
State revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule conducted a meeting in Feb 2025 with the state industry department and MIDC officials in Mumbai.
During the discussion, he instructed MIDC officials to submit a land transfer proposal for the industrial cluster project. Subsequently, MIDC presented the proposal to the state revenue department for the designated tribal industrial cluster.
The revenue department then presented the land transfer proposal at the state cabinet meeting. The cabinet granted its approval on Tuesday for transferring the govt land to MIDC for the tribal industrial cluster development.
Following the cabinet's authorisation, the project implementation will accelerate. The development will create opportunities for tribal entrepreneurs to acquire industrial plots and establish manufacturing units. Additionally, this initiative will create employment opportunities for local youth.
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