Responding to the Government's Make in India policy push and Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call for the building an Atmanirbhar Bharat, India’s leading Ayurvedic Healthcare company Dabur India Ltd on Wednesday commenced construction of its largest, most-modern and environment-friendly manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh. Being set up with a phased investment of around Rs 550 Crore, this new unit would manufacture a range of Dabur's Food Products, Ayurvedic Medicines and Health Supplements.
A ground-breaking ceremony was organised at the site today, which was attended by Dabur India Ltd. Executive Director-Operations Shahrukh A Khan and senior officials from the State Government.
The ground-breaking ceremony was limited to a small group to respect social distancing norms and Covid standard operating procedures.
The first phase of construction of this new facility – which has been planned under the Mega Projects Scheme of the Madhya Pradesh Government as well as the Central Government's Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme – isscheduled for completion by the end of 2021-22 financial year. Located in the SMART Industrial Park near Indore, this unit would provide direct cum indirect employment to around 1,250 people initially and over 3,000 people at the end of the final phase.
"This project is the largest single investment by Dabur in Madhya Pradesh, and is a clear commitment on our part towards promoting the traditional science of Ayurveda. We have a clear growth strategy in mind and in order to achieve our ambitious goals, we need modern, state-of-the-art, high-performance plants." Dabur India Limited Chief Executive Officer Mohit Malhotra said.
