Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan virtually inaugurated 156 micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) during the program held at Impact Industry Sejwani Pithampur industrial area. 36 MSMEs have started functioning where as other 120 industries are in different stages of construction and start functioning very soon.

An of total Rs 13800 crore has been done in the establishment of 156 MSMEs which includes automobile, food, pharma, packaging, rubber and various other sectors of industries and around 20000 people will get job in these industries including the Women employees. The GM of MSME Pithampur zone Sunil Tripathi told The Pioneer that around 940 MSMEs are presently functional in all the 6 sectors of Pithampur industrial area and now this 156 MSMEs will also join the elite club of 940 MSMEs already functional.