Himachal Government on Tuesday claimed that it has signed MoUs worth Rs. 45,000 crore before Global Investor's Meet to be held at Dharamshala later this year.
Presiding over the Mini Conclave of Global Investor's Meet organised here, Himachal chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said the state government has adopted a holistic approach for attracting investment to make the state an investment hub of the country.
The Mini Conclave received a good response from the investors mainly in Tourism, Housing, Education, Food Processing, Health and IT sectors. As many as 93 MoU's were signed during the conclave which would attract investment worth Rs. 4775 crore for the State which include 47 MoU's related to tourism sector alone. Thakur said till date MoUs worth Rs. 45,000 crore have been signed in different sectors in the State. He said that organizing Global Investor's Meet in the State was a major step to attracting investment as all major states of the country were organising such meets to woo investors. He said that many other States have also conducted international road shows in Germany, Netherlands and UAE and domestic road shows in Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh in which Himachal Pradesh received positive response from business community.
Thakur said the new industrial policy announced by the State Government was a step forward to attract investment. The State has immense scope in power, Tourism, hospitality, food processing, renewable energy, IT, Education, manufacturing sector etc. He said the Mini Conclave aims at listening the problems of entrepreneurs and businessman of our State and ensure their redressal so that they could leverage the maximum benefits of Global Investors Meet.
Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj said the Government was laying special stress on ease of doing business. Urban Development Minister Sarveen Chaudhary said housing and urban development sector also have immense potential for investment.Chief Secretary Shrikant Baldi made presentation on ‘Investment Opportunities in Tourism and Housing sector’. He said about two crore domestic tourists were visiting State every year, adding that the State offers immense scope in tourism sector.
