A live, conducive and productive industrial ecosystem is available in Uttarakhand due to which it is fast emerging as preferred destination of investment. The State has investment friendly policies, good climate, availability of social basic infrastructure which gives it a distinct identity. The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat made these comments while addressing a seminar on investment opportunities in field of food processing industry at Bangkok in Thailand on Tuesday.
Hard selling Uttarakhand, the CM said that single window system has been introduced to facilitate hassle free investment in the State and the power tariffs are lowest. He said that special focus is being given to food processing sector in Uttarakhand. located in the Himalayan region, Uttarakhand is blessed with varied agricultural climates, where organic farming is generally done. In order to provide better environment for the establishment of food processing industries in the state, various policies, schemes and facilities are being provided by the State Government. The CM informed the audience that the state has two mega food parks and four industrial complexes with requisite and developed infrastructure facilities, adequate manpower as well as stable political environment.
The CM added that climate of Uttarakhand is favourable for cultivation of various species of medicinal and aromatic plants and their farming is being promoted in an organised manner in the State. He said potential of the State can be tapped in cooperation with Thailand’s companies and producers of Uttarakhand. He informed that the companies like Britannia Industries limited, Nestle India limited, Pepsi Co and KlA India Public limited, have invested more than 385 million dollars in the food processing industry of the State.
The CM termed Indian economy as one of top three investment destinations in the world. He said that country has world class ports besides having the supply chain of food grains with basic infrastructural facilities. He said that India is second largest agriculture producing country, having 127 different agriculture climate zones in the world, which helps in being the world leader in growing crops like banana, mango, guava, papaya and lady finger.
In the seminar, the Secretary Agriculture D. Senthil Pandian gave an elaborate presentation on the prospects of food processing in the State.
Ambassador of India to Thailand— Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi, Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary Manisha Panwar, Secretary Dilip Jawalkar, Invest India Vice President Priya Rawat, Chief Minister’s Industrial Advisor KS Panwar, officers and investors from Thailand and Uttarakhand were present on the occasion.
The CM also visited the Industrial Estates of Bangkok, Nava Nakorn Industrial Estate, and held discussions with many prominent industry leaders of Thailand.