Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Singapore Prime Minister lee Hsien loong on Wednesday. The Chief Minister discussed investment potential in major sectors like renewable energy and urban planning in the State.
The Singapore Prime Minister evinced interest in collaborating with Madhya Pradesh in five sectors.
loong assured the Chief Minister that a business delegation of Singapore will attend the Global Investors Summit to be held at Indore on October 19-21. Chouhan invited loong and Singapore's Minister of Trade and Investment S Iswaran to the summit.
The Chief Minister met Singapore's Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Iswaran. The Chief Minister informed them about the investment potential in Madhya Pradesh in solar, wind and biomass energies, urban planning, capacity building, food processing and information technology sectors.
Chouhan said that MoUs with various Singapore entities will be signed tomorrow. One of these will be for a 1000 MW wind farm in western Madhya Pradesh.
The Chief Minister was also conferred lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Fellowship. On the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the school has emerged as pioneer in education and research fields. He urged the school for academic and ideological exchange with Madhya Pradesh's educational institutions.
Tomorrow, the Chief Minister will address a business seminar and throw more light on investment potential in Madhya Pradesh.