Reiterating Punjab Government’s firm commitment in facilitating investments from Japan through Invest Punjab, the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday highlighted his vision of having a “Little Japan” in Punjab that builds upon the current thriving presence of more than 100 Japanese business establishments in the State.
Capt Amarinder, in his virtual address to the ‘INDO-JAPAN Investment Symposium: Investment Opportunities in the State of Punjab’ organized by the Japan Desk at Invest Punjab in coordination with Embassy of India, Tokyo, pointed out that Punjab is the safest place to do business having witnessed no lockouts and strikes in last 30 years.
“Invest Punjab has been rated as the ‘top performing’ State IPA by Government of India and a dedicated Japan Desk has been formed at Invest Punjab for facilitating Japanese investors willing to invest in the State and would be the ‘match making’ platform for Japanese and Punjab based companies”, asserted Capt Amarinder.
Inviting the Japanese Enterprises to Punjab, the Chief Minister highlighted the opportunities for investment or collaboration with Punjab based companies in multiple sectors such as agri and food processing, technical textiles, engineering, pharma and medical devices, skill development.
The Chief Minister also highlighted the availability of 1,000 acres of land near Rajpura for the development of dedicated Japanese Industrial Township in the State.