Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said that American entrepreneurs and NRIs have shown keen interest in 'Make in Chhattisgarh' created on the lines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' campaign.
Singh shared the experience of his 10-day tour to the United States after returning via New Delhi to Raipur.
The Chief Minister was accorded a warm welcome at the Swami Vivekananda airport in Raipur by public representatives, officials of various organizations and departments.
On the occasion, Singh informed that the main motive of his US tour was to promote capital investment in various sectors of manufacturing under 'Make in Chhattisgarh' campaign and to project Chhattisgarh as an inseparable part of 'Make in India' campaign at the global level.
Singh said that he and the delegation of the State Government attended an investors' meet at New York on November 29, at Chicago on November 30 and at San Francisco on December 2. These meets were jointly organized by the US-Indian Business Council (USIBC) and TII-Global.
In these events, more than 70 American industrialists, NRIs and CEOs of various companies participated.
likewise, the meets in Chicago as well as in San Francisco were attended by more than 60 investors. American investors were invited to invest in Chhattisgarh.
The delegation had one-to-one discussions with investors about the wide scope of investment in non-core sectors of Chhattisgarh such as IT, defence, food processing, pharmaceuticals, solar energy, start-up and bio-technology.
The industrial groups with whom the delegation had discussions include UTS Global, E-Kisan Foundation, Global India Business Council, Vanguard Technology, Physician of Indian Origin, Cysco, Google and others.
In San Francisco, three major MoUs were signed. On the occasion, Stanford University signed MoU with Chhattisgarh Government for exchange of teaching material, research, professors and students for educational purpose and also for creating awareness for prevention of rheumatic heart disease in Chhattisgarh. Wadhwani Foundation signed MoU with Chhattisgarh to promote entrepreneurship in Chhattisgarh, which includes providing employment opportunities and promotion of start-up and SMI eco-system for skill development.
Under the MoU signed by Spinta Global Accelerator with Chhattisgarh, steps will be taken to enhance professional competency and entrepreneurial skills in youth of the State.
Under the leadership of the Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh Government's delegation visited Digital Start-up 1871-Technical and Entrepreneurial Development Centre in Chicago, which was established to provide technical, financial and commercial assistance and guidance to Digital Start-up Business Community of Chicago.