A high level delegation lead by Senior minister Shiva Kant Ojha has flown to China to take part in global meet in which UP will showcase its investment potential. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was to lead this delegation but because of his political commitment has has drooped out and Shukla has been asked to lead the delegation in the last minute.
Senior official told The Pioneer that Yadav was to go on Sunday but he dropped the idea and Ojha was asked to lead the delegation. The delegation will attend the sixth round of global conference to be held at Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan from June 14. The meet is being organised by China council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) to promote trade in China.
The delegation includes UP Industrial Development Corporation, Managing Director Manoj Singh, Special Secretary in the CM Secretariat G S Naveen Kumar along with a few representatives of business houses and officials. An Industrial body ASSOCHAM claims that Chinese companies could invest over Rs 1 lakh crore if Government provides land for Chinese Manufacturing Zone (CMZ).