Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had a one to one discussion with members of over 15 business delegates at the Brilliant Convention Centre in the post lunch session of the inaugural day of the Global Investors Summit.
While talking to the business delegates Chief Minister said Madhya Pradesh is the fastest growing state of India with its economy growing at the rate of 102 per cent for the past two years. There has been appreciable work in sectors like tourism, agriculture, food processing, smart cities and industrial investment in Madhya Pradesh, while in the energy sector, the state has surplus power, Chouhan said here today while talking to business delegates from abroad.
While interacting with Singapore delegates, Chief Minister said that they treat Singapore as a model for carrying out development works in Madhya Pradesh. Singapore has witnessed appreciable works in Smart City and civic services and we want that delegates from Singapore before leaving Madhya Pradesh must have a roadmap of development for Madhya Pradesh. This will help Singapore extend its support to smart cities and improvement of civic services in Madhya Pradesh, he added.
While having a one to one talk with the business delegates from United States, Chief Minister had a detailed discussion on investment in defence sector. Talking to business delegates from Japan, Chouhan said Madhya Pradesh will be spending ` 30,000 crore on Smart Cities project in Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister also discussed about setting up a Japanese colony at Pithampur in association with Japan.
Interacting with business delegates from Italy, Chouhan said that companies from Italy can invest in food processing sector of Madhya Pradesh as state provides huge opportunities in food processing sector. Besides food processing, we also want to work closely with Italy in construction sector, he added.
He also discussed with delegates from South Korea, and from companies like Symbiosis, Welspoon, l&T and others.