Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that he appreciated the positive response a delegation from the State had received from the business fraternity of Singapore. The CM was speaking at the inaugural session of Invest North Summit 2018, organised in Singapore by the High Commission of India in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The delegation visited Singapore to meet various potential investors in the country.
In his address, Rawat highlighted the initiatives of the Government of Uttarakhand to promote an investor friendly environment in the Northern State. “We are pleased to attend the Invest North Summit 2018 and receive an encouraging response from the business community in Singapore. Uttarakhand is a young State with robust opportunities across various sectors. Our MSME Policy 2015, Single Window Clearance System and The Mega Industrial and Investment Policy 2015, among other initiatives, provide a roadmap to boost the industrial climate and act as a facilitator of commerce for the investors,” he said.
The delegation from Uttarakhand also held meetings with various organisations to highlight the growth opportunities in the State. The delegation also met Singapore Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan. The delegation also invited potential investors to attend ‘Destination Uttarakhand: Investors Summit 2018’, slated to be held in Dehradun on October 7-8.
The Invest North Summit 2018 in Singapore, showcased the potential projects and sectoral opportunities for investment in the Indian States of Uttarakhand, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The Uttarakhand delegation comprised industrial advisor to the CM, KS Panwar, additional chief secretary Om Prakash, Finance secretary Amit Singh Negi Information Technology Development Agency (ITDA) Director Amit Kumar Sinha and Smart City, Dehradun CEO Shailesh Bagauli.