<span style="color: #222222;">Following the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to become self-reliant in various businesses including toys, the Madhya Pradesh government has started initiatives in this direction.<br />'' <br />'' State Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Omprakash Sakhalecha said that the state government is trying to woo investments and to reduce imports from China.<br />'' <br />'' Talking to media persons in Indore, Minister Shri Sakhalecha said yesterday that toys, furniture, electrical appliances and pharmaceutical manufacturing units would be encouraged in the state.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, the MP government is also working on a plan to revive the state's 1,000 sick units which have been shut down due to financial crisis, production technology, market factors, labour issues and other reasons and now their owners want to resume the work.<br />''<br />''The state government is also discussing with the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to organise a grand seminar in Indore or Bhopal in the next 45 days. Mr. Sakhalecha said that the state government is also trying to woo investment in defence production. </span><br />