Inviting the entrepreneurs of all leading industrial houses to invest in Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday said that the state government would provide them every possible support for setting up their units.
He said that Himachal has edge over other states in terms of investment in various sectors as the state offers natural grandeur and resources, pollution-free environment and better law and order situation.
Addressing the entrepreneurs at New Delhi during the road show organized to attract the industrial houses to participate in the Global Investors Meet being organized in the month of November, Thakur said that the state government is focusing on various sectors for investment like tourism, adventure tourism, agriculture, horticulture, food processing, basic infrastructure, power generation and logistics etc.
Thakur said the state has set a target of attracting investment of Rs. 85,000 crores during the investors meet for which the road shows are being organized in various parts of the country and abroad as well.
MoUs SIGNED FOR RS Rs.1000 CRORE
The Himachal Pradesh government has signed MoUs amounting to around Rs. 1000 crores with three leading companies for investment in the state. These MoUs were signed during Himachal Pradesh Global Investors Meet at New Delhi on Wednesday in which Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and Industries Minister Bikram Singh had one-to-one meetings with 18 industrial houses of the country.
The MoU has been signed with the only aviation company of the state Ski Himalayas Ropeway which will invest Rs. 500 crore on ropeways, ski resort, heli ski, heli taxi and heli safari projects. The Ski Himalayas Ropeway Company has been formed by the entrepreneurs from Himachal Pradesh and is a joint venture of Swiss company Air Zermatt.
Another MoU was signed with Satya Developers Company in housing sector with investment of more than Rs. 300 crore. This company would construct 700 to 1000 houses for the middle class people.
The Field Fresh Food company expressed keen interest in setting up food processing units in Himachal Pradesh which would soon discuss its proposal with the state government.
The Oyo India and South Asia Group offered for expansion of its chain of hotels in Himachal Pradesh with a view to provide more facilities to the tourists. The company has its hotel units in 36 towns of the state in which employment has been provided to around five thousand people.