The State chief secretary Utpal Kumar Singh pitched Uttarakhand as preferable investment destination to the industrialists of United Kingdom (UK) in london on Tuesday. The Indian High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Y K Sinha was also present on the occasion. In the interaction, the CS invited the industrialists for the “Destination Uttarakhand-Investors Summit 2018”, scheduled to be held in October. He said that Uttarakhand is ideally suited for investment and setting up industrial units. Singh said that global investors, diplomats, trade commissioners, policy makers and local business community will be brought to one platform during this summit.
The possibility of capital investment in Uttarakhand will be explored through Sector Conference, Panel Discussion, Partner Countries Session, Business Community to Government and Government-to-Government meetings.
The CS said Uttarakhand has immense potential in tourism and hospitality, agriculture and horticulture, information technology and IT based services, biotechnology, health care and wellness, education and skill development, manufacturing, infrastructure and film shooting sectors.
The secretary Health, Nitesh Kumar Jha gave a presentation on the business potential in health sector before the investors. He claimed that there is a possibility of investment in the field of tele-medicine and health sector in Uttarakhand.
The secretary health also apprised about the proposed Medi-City with participation of private sector in the State. A super Specialty Hospital, Nursing College, Medical College, Dental Hospital Cum College, Holistic Medicine Center, Terminal Care Center and aHospice would be part of the proposed Medi-City.