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Madhya Pradesh Travel Mart Opens With ₹848 Crore Tourism Deal
Madhya Pradesh held a four-day event to promote tourism.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav opened it in Bhopal on Wednesday.
He spoke about the state’s culture and efforts to protect wildlife.
He also mentioned the return of cheetahs to the state.
A company and the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board signed a large tourism development deal.
The plan is to build a golf course, villas, a wellness resort and a hotel in Sehore district.
The project is expected to create 920 direct jobs and hundreds of other jobs.
More agreements and awards were announced for tourism projects across the state.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the four-day, seventh Madhya Pradesh Travel Mart in Bhopal on Wednesday.
Yadav highlighted Madhya Pradesh’s cultural heritage, wildlife conservation and cheetah reintroduction.
The Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board and ARM Foods Pvt Ltd signed an agreement worth ₹848.40 crore for a golf course, villas, wellness resort and luxury hotel in Sehore district.
The Ramgarh project is expected to create 920 direct jobs, alongside hundreds of indirect opportunities.
Twelve agreements were signed, and Letters of Award worth ₹252 crore were handed over for 14 tourism projects.
- Who
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board and ARM Foods Pvt Ltd.
- What
- The Madhya Pradesh Travel Mart opened, with tourism agreements and project awards announced, including a ₹848.40 crore development deal.
- Where
- Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre in Bhopal; the major development project is planned for Ramgarh in Sehore district.
- When
- Wednesday; the event is a four-day, seventh edition.
- Why
- The event highlighted Madhya Pradesh’s tourism, cultural heritage and wildlife conservation, and announced tourism investment and projects.
Key facts
- Event
- Seventh Madhya Pradesh Travel Mart (MPTM 2026)
- Duration
- Four days
- Venue
- Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre (Minto Hall), Bhopal
- Major agreement
- ₹848.40 crore between the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board and ARM Foods Pvt Ltd
- Planned development
- International-standard golf course, golf villas, wellness resort and luxury hotel at Ramgarh, Sehore district
- Expected direct jobs
- 920, plus hundreds of indirect opportunities
- Other agreements
- 12 strategic MoUs and agreements
- Project awards
- Letters of Award totalling ₹252 crore for 14 projects
Quotes
Mohan Yadav
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
“In four months, we will launch India's largest pumped hydro storage facility, located near the Gandhi Sagar Dam in the Mandsaur-Neemuch region of MP, which falls within the broader Chambal River basin.”
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