Dabur India has commenced construction of its largest manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh. Being set up with a phased investment of around Rs 550 Crore, the new unit will manufacture a range of Dabur’s food products, ayurvedic medicines, and health supplements.

The first phase of construction of this new facility – which has been planned under the Mega Projects Scheme of the Madhya Pradesh Government and the Central Government’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme – is scheduled for completion by the end of 2021-22 financial year.

Located in the SMART Industrial Park near Indore, the plant is expected to provide direct and 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 the state of Madhya Pradesh, and is a clear commitment on our part towards promoting the traditional science of Ayurveda. This new facility will provide us the space needed to rapidly expand our production capacity to not only satisfy the growing demand for ayurvedic products and medicines but also develop and launch innovative Food Products for the future,” said Mohit Malhotra, chief executive officer, Dabur India.

“The plant would feature fully automated processing and packing lines as well as state-of-the-art warehousing infrastructure to optimize supply chain and quality management. With its stringent quality control mechanism and highly hygienic production environment in place, consumers can be sure that products coming out of this factory will offer best-in-class quality while adhering to world-class Good Manufacturing Practice standards,” said Shahrukh A Khan, executive director, operations of Dabur India.