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Das vows to cut red tape for NRI investors

Mukesh Ranjan

Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday vowed to cut bureaucracy in a bid to lure NRI investors, and made a fervent appeal to come forward and contribute in making Jharkhand a developed State.

Addressing the Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) at Gandhinagar during the concluding ceremony of Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas-2015, the Chief Minister also assured that he will try to come up to their expectations in the next five years.The CM said that Naxalism was not a problem as it flourished due to the lack of development in some of the remote villages of the State. “law and order situation in Jharkhand will be improved within three months from now,” he assured.

 Counting on the availability of quality institutions, industrial base, skilled human resource as well as excellent rail and transport connectivity providing natural avenues for investors in Jharkhand, the CM added that the State has full of natural resources and fulfils the requirement of almost 30 per cent of natural resources of the country like coal, iron ore, bauxite and uranium.

“As a result of giving priority to the industrial prosperity by the State Government, several renowned business houses like Tata, Electro-Steel, Jindal along with Bokaro Steel Plants are running successfully in the State contributing to 20 per cent of the total steel production in the country,” said Das.