Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has urged the business houses from Gujarat to take up challenges for further growth of industrial sector in the State.
Virbhadra Singh while addressing investors meet in Ahmedabad in Gujarat said that Himachal Pradesh had taken a lead in development and we welcome those who want to contribute in developing infrastructure and not merely for the sake of just opening industrial units. We have come to seek the assistance of Gujarat entrepreneurs to develop our roads, construct tunnels, participate in the development of the State, open ski resorts, construct ropeways, contribute in infrastructure building to assist Himachal to progress and in the process be benefited by themselves and reap benefits and at same time contribute in the prosperity of our State, he said.
The meet was jointly organized on late Saturday evening by the Government of Himachal Pradesh with assistance from the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).He said many entrepreneurs from Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and other parts of the country had entered into business with the state for mutual benefits and we wish that Gujarat which had been adjudged as best for taking the lead in industrialization come to Himachal and share its noble ideas and experience with us.
The Chief Minister said that the intention for coming to Gujarat was to seek assistance of the Gujarat businessmen. Himachal was offering large incentives in term of stable power, liberalized land allotment policy, clearances of and approval all industrial projects to be set up in the state within 90 days, uninterrupted power supply and land bank, he added.
Addressing the meet, Mukesh Agnihotri, Himachal Industries Minister urged the investors to come for expansion and set up their additional units in the State and share their valuable experience with us. Pharma, textile, infrastructure and manufacturing were the major industrial houses which have been doing well in the state, said he.
He added that the units alone from Gujarat were investing more than four thousand crores in the state whereas Rs 2000 crore had been already invested by Adanis.