Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday sought fulsome support and cooperation from the US ambassador Richard Verma in the field of education, healthcare, agriculture and food processing, solar energy and skill development thereby further strengthening the socio-economic ties between Punjab and the US.
Chief Minister, during his meeting with Verma who called on him at his residence on Wednesday, said that there was huge potential of expansion in these sectors as the state government has focussed to develop these key areas on the top priority.
“The US has proven technology and expertise in these vital sectors where Punjab could be immensely benefitted. Moreover, Punjab has been rated number one by the World Bank for ease of doing business in one of its recent reports,” he added.
Apart from this, the Chief Minister said that the state government has taken several investors friendly initiatives like Invest Punjab manned by a single person for ensuring prompt clearances to interested entrepreneurs.
He also sought US envoy's cooperation and support to send a high-powered delegation of leading US industrialists, entrepreneurs and business heads to attend Investors’ Summit slated to be held at SAS Nagar (Mohali) on October 28-29.
Badal impressed upon Verma to motivate the US-based leading entrepreneurs, industrialists and businessmen to make huge investments in the State.
Striking a positive note, Verma assured the Chief Minister that he would certainly motivate the key players in the fields of education, healthcare, agriculture and food processing, solar energy and skill development to make investments in Punjab.
Verma also told the Chief Minister that he would soon take up the issue of opening of US consulates in Jalandhar and Chandigarh for the convenience of people of the region in general and especially in Punjab as the majority of Punjabi Diaspora was settled abroad across the globe
especially in US and Canada.