Archive · 14 Jan 2026
BHEL Refuses to Hand Over Vacant Land for Joint Venture Project
The state government of Madhya Pradesh wants to use some land in Bhopal to build a new hi-tech city.
This land was given to a company called BHEL many years ago, but now some of it is not being used.
The state government and BHEL had a meeting and agreed to share the cost of the project, but BHEL later said no because they want to use the land for their own projects.
Now, the state government is going to ask the central government for help to get the land back.
The land is quite big, and some people have even built houses on it without permission.
The state government wants to make the new city like a famous one in Gujarat called Gift City.
The state government of Madhya Pradesh plans to approach the Central Government to take back 2,000 acres of vacant land from BHEL.
BHEL refused to hand over the land, stating plans to use it for future projects.
The land was allocated to BHEL between 1962 and 1967, with 2,000 acres currently lying vacant.
The state government wants to build a hi-tech city on the land, following the model of Gujarat's Gift City.
Chief Secretary Anurag Jain and Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Dubey will discuss the issue with Central Government officials.
- Who
- State Government of Madhya Pradesh and BHEL
- What
- Dispute over the handover of vacant land for a joint venture project
- When
- Meeting held on April 28, 2023; current actions being planned
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Why
- State government wants to build a hi-tech city on the vacant land, while BHEL plans to use it for future projects
- Land Area
- 6,000 acres (total), 2,000 acres (vacant)
- Land Allocation Period
- 1962 to 1967
- Proposed Project
- Hi-tech city
- Government Officials Involved
- Chief Secretary Anurag Jain, Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Dubey
- Central Government Ministry
- Ministry of Heavy Industries
- State Government Department
- Urban Development Department
- Meeting Date
- April 28, 2023
- Proposed Project Model
- 50-50 cost-sharing model