The BJP-led Assam Government has so far been able to draw investment to the tune of Rs 8,020.21 crore since February this year.
Assam Industry Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said this in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Thursday while replying to a question. The Minister said that while investment to the tune of Rs 8,020.21 crore have so far been grounded, investment worth Rs 39,951.65 are still on the pipeline.
It may be mentioned here that the BJP led Assam Government had in February this year held a mega investment Summit, titled Advantage Assam to showcase trade potential of the State to the world. The Government also held road shows about the trade conclave abroad spending huge sum of money.
“A total of 207 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) have been signed during the Advantage Assam summit. Apart from this another 34 investors have also expressed their interest to invest in Assam and submitted proposals to the Industry and Commerce department,” said the Minister while replying the question of Deka.
“Out of the 207 MoUs signed during the summit earlier this year, ten have already been grounded which involves investment worth Rs 6,575.84 crore. Apart from this, 34 other units, which were not a part of the 207 MoUs signed during the Summit, have also been grounded with an investment of Rs 1,441.37 crore,” he said adding that investment worth Rs 39,951.65 crore belonging to 22 units are still on the pipeline.
The Minister in his reply further informed that the Assam Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has so far allotted 22267.6 square/ meter of area to 17 industrial units, who have applied for lands under the MoUs signed during the Investment Assam Summit held last year.
Patowary further informed the House that it will be difficult to tell the exact number of employment opportunities generated through these industrial units as most of them are in the beginning stage only.