Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra are working towards developing synergies in wide set of development projects to foster bigger co-operation in promoting investment in both States.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on his visit to Mumbai on Saturday had detailed discussions with his counterpart in Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis to pace up mutual co-operation in promoting the interests of both States.
Singh during his meeting with Fadanvis spoke about the strategic timed bridge connecting Chhattisgarh with Maharashtra over the Indravati river. The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister also discussed the issue of land allotment for the proposed ‘Chhattisgarh Sadan’ in Mumbai.
Singh also discussed the proposed Katghora-Mungeli-Kawardha–Dongargarh rail line project and invited Fadanvis for the signing ceremony of a joint venture agreement between Chhattisgarh Railway Corporation ltd and The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company ltd (MAHAGENCO).
In May last year, MAHAGENCO decided to open an office in Raigarh district, official sources informed.
Notably, MAHAGENCO has been allotted the Gare Palma Coal Block II at Tamnar in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, officials informed.
Notably, The Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) has earmarked 46.49 hectares of land for developing a Film City, officials stated.
On February 15 last year, Chief Minister Raman Singh had held a discussion with noted film producer Subhash Ghai in Mumbai regarding scope of film production, setting up of a Film City and Film Institute in Chhattisgarh.
The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister had travelled to Mumbai on several occasions to woo investors to the State.
Notably, Chhattisgarh has been included among 12 states by the Centre where investor summits would be held to showcase key sectoral strengths.
The 12 State Investor Summits would be held in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamilnadu to showcase key sectoral strengths with reference to investment opportunities, steps undertaken by the State government to improve business environment, locational advantages, and industrial infrastructure availability.
Key opportunities in sectors like auto, defence and aerospace, food processing, chemicals and petrochemicals, electronics and information technology, pharmaceuticals, textiles, industrial equipment manufacturing, construction equipment, and infrastructure will be showcased through 21 seminars conceptualized and led by the key Union Ministries.
They will be addressed by Union Ministers, Think Tanks, Industry leaders, Academic Institutions, and Industry Associations. Seminars will showcase investment opportunities in each sector, recent policy initiatives for attracting investments and ease of doing business. Speaking at the Curtain Raiser press conference in Mumbai the week-long event organized to showcase India’s manufacturing prowess earlier, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman said that “The government has incessantly pushed policy measures to boost manufacturing and today FDI in India is growing at 48 per cent while globally there is a sharp fall.
The global business community has responded enthusiastically to Indian economy’s revivalist fervour and Make in India Week will further showcase the nation’s accomplishments in manufacturing and position India as investment, innovation and manufacturing hub, she said.