Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had one-to-one meetings with industrialists, ambassadors of various countries and senior officers of Central ministries in Delhi on Friday with a view to giving a new fillip to industrialisation in the State. State's Industries Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia and Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa accompanied the Chief Minister.
It may be mentioned that a Global Investors Summit will be held in Indore in October 2014. These meetings will prove to be milestones in the success of the summit.
Chouhan had one-to-one meetings with Chairman of Hindustan Power Project Pvt ltd Ratul Puri, Vice-Chairman of Toyota Kirlosker Motor Vikram Kirlosker, Managing Director of Dalmia Cement Punit Dalmia, Executive Director of Fortis Health Care Malvinder Singh, CMD of Bhilwara Group Jhunjhunwala, Chairman of RJ Corporation Ravi Jaipuria and Chairman of ITC ltd YC Deveshwar and held detailed discussions on investment possibilities. The Chief Minister invited all the industrialists to invest in Madhya Pradesh.
After the meetings, Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh will be developed as advanced and progressive State by 2018. The State Government is striving to give the plan a concrete shape. He said Madhya Pradesh holds immense investment potential. It has maintained 20 per cent agriculture growth rate for the last three years. A network of industries will be laid in the State to provide good employment opportunities to the youth.
Chouhan said that new thermal power plants have been set up in the State due to which Madhya Pradesh will not only become self-sufficient in power, but will also supply power to other States.
Chouhan informed that several industrialists have evinced keen interest in investing in health and education sectors apart from cement, textiles, automobile and food processing sectors in Madhya Pradesh. He said that some industrialists have also shown interest in opening universities in the State.
During the one-to-one meetings with ambassadors, the Chief Minister invited the Ambassadors of Australia, Mexico, Sweden, France, Spain, Germany, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and New Zealand for investment in Madhya Pradesh. Senior officers of Central and State Governments were present at the meetings.