A mini conclave on themes of Food Processing and Automobile sectors was organised in Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar district on Saturday. The event was part of the campaign to promote ‘Destination Uttarakhand- Investors Summit- 2018’ scheduled in October this year.
The maiden investors’ summit, which will be organised at Dehradun would be held on October 7 and 8 to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The key agenda of the conclave was to seek active participation for the ‘Destination Uttarakhand-Investors Summit 2018’ and share the investment opportunities in the State of Uttarakhand. Representatives of Food Processing, Automobile and Auto Component sectors in the State participated in the conclave.
Speaking on the occasion, the State Agriculture Minister Subodh Uniyal said that Uttarakhand offers a robust infrastructure which includes two mega food parks and four industrial clusters, a stable political environment and an adequate labour pool. He said that the Government of Uttarakhand has created business-friendly environment for investors and has approachable bureaucracy which assists to accelerate the investments in our State. “We have been able to add 15-16 cold chains systems in our state for food processing sectors and aim to add more to contribute to this sector and create employment opportunities.Through ‘Destination Uttarakhand Investors Summit 2018’ we are aiming to double farmers as envisioned by Prime Minister,’’ he said.
The MlA Rudrapur, Rajkumar Thukral said that the state offers favourable agro-climatic conditions supporting the cultivation of crops, vegetables and fruits around the year. He claimed that Rudrapur has one of the best business environments in Uttarakhand and all necessary support for setting up of businesses in the region would be provided.
The principal secretary Industries, Manisha Panwar spoke about various incentives adopted for MSME’s, transparencies adopted in ease of doing business in Uttarakhand and single window clearance system.
The director general and commissioner Industries Sowjanya spoke on ease of doing business in Uttarakhand and highlighted various key initiatives adopted by State Government to promote investment environment in the State which include time- bound clearances, single window clearance system, process simplification, policies and incentives.
The secretary Agriculture, D Senthil Pandian emphasised on investment opportunities in food processing sector, medicinal, aromatic plants, mushroom cultivation, apiculture and floriculture.