To deliberate on matters related to socio-economic development of the State, the members of the Uttarakhand Chapter of the PHDCCI, in pursuance of the chamber’s vision, assembled here under the leadership of vice-president Anil Kahitan along with his colleagues SP Kochhar, chairman, Uttarakhand, Verendra Kalra, co-chairman, Uttarakhand, and Anil Taneja, regional director.
The chief guest at the function, Principal Secretary, MSME, Manisha Panwar, along with Additional Director, Industry, SC Nautiyal released a Uttarakhand Vision Document developed by the PHDCCI research department.
The vision of the chamber is being applauded by the chief guest and all the members of the State chapter of PHDCCI. Panwar told that she appreciates chamber acknowledging a robust growth rate registered by the State since its formation which makes the State stand tall on the ladder compared to most of the other States of India. Now the challenge that the State is determined to address is sustenance of the same which is being ensured by the leadership by implementing single window system for enabling ease of doing business and initiatives to promote some of the critical sectors as stated in the vision document.
The critical sectors include Agriculture based business and food processing sector for which the Government is introducing a special policy with incentives for food park. It also includes sub sectors like eco tourism, horticulture, skilling sector education sector.
Anil Taneja thanked the Government for having considered the 100 destinations of Eco Tourism enlisted in the booklet published by PHDCCI on the occasion of World tourism day celebrations chaired by hon’ble Chief Minister Harish Rawat in 2015 for the promotion of Eco Tourism.
Kahitan said that PHD Chamber is willing to extend all the needed support to take forward the agenda of State development. The chamber would initiate steps to establish a consultative desk for the start ups and other investors coming to establish business in the State. He highly appreciated the government initiative to soon launch a program for start ups with focus on MSME.
Ashish Aggarwal Executive body member of the chamber at Head office stated that the chamber has executive body members who are experienced in start-up eco system of the present day business and if invited will extend all the support needed to make the initiative successful by giving policy consultancy and also lining up resources for the startups.
Verendra Kalra also apprised the delegates about continuous dialogues that the chamber is having at the highest levels in the State Government for taking forward the agenda of bringing in investments in food processing industry, Agriculture based business etc.
Kochhar expressed that the chamber will soon release a detailed profile of the State covering within its scope the potential for stake holders to contribute to the developmental process and the facilitation that the Government should ensure and create an enabling environment and unleash the immense potential that the state has, to be one of the most prosperous States in the country.