The State Government on Tuesday formally launched its investment promotion campaign ‘Momentum Jharkhand’ in Bengaluru, which is aimed to cash in the ranking given to it on ‘ease of doing business’ front. Chief Minister Raghubar Das along with his team of officials remained present on the occasion.
Addressing the investors related to Information Technology fields and others, the Chief Minister underlined the advantages of making investment in the State. “Jharkhand, in a sense, is the backbone of the Make in India mission, since it holds 40 per cent of India’s natural mineral wealth and on track to become the country’s power hub by 2019,” he said.
The Chief Minister emphasised that the Government was totally committed to protecting and securing the wellbeing of investments, public life and property coming to the State. “Through highly responsive governance systems, we have ensured near perfect industrial harmony. The DIPP assessments on Business Reforms prove our unparalleled progress on labour reforms. It is testimony to the culture of the State’s people and their outlook towards organized systems of livelihood,” he added.
A road show also held on the occasion in which the Government signed an MoU with Cisco to impart networking training to the students of engineering colleges, polytechnics and degree level Institutions in Jharkhand. The Cisco Networking Academy Program would increase the availability of skilled networking resources from within the State.
“We have ensured that the most investment-ready opportunities are adequately presented to prospective investors in the form of a “Shelf of Projects” publication. It represents what we can call the low hanging fruits that early bird applicants can get on board with. The project categories spanned across the spectrum of focus sectors.” Industries Secretary Sunil Kumar Barnwal made a crisp presentation on the investment opportunities in Jharkhand.
Urban Development and Housing Secretary Arun Singh dwelt upon the State’s ‘smart city’ project and proposed greenfield smart cities in Ranchi and Barhi promised to speed up urbanisation.
Sharing his experiences, Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman of Narayana Health, lauded the single window system and termed it unique in every sense. “The State Investment Promotion Board is an excellent consultation platform to provide strategic inputs to the top echelons led by the Chief Minister’s Office. It is my firm belief that Momentum Jharkhand Global Investors Summit, February 16-17, 2017, will be a watershed in Jharkhand’s future,” he said. Another road show is scheduled to be held on Wednesdayin Hyderabad.
Jharkhand Global Investors Summit 2017, slated to take place on February 15-16 next year in Ranchi, is aimed to develop high value investment opportunities in the State and establish it as a premier investment destination by providing a platform for new ideas and innovations.
The Government is acting on the suggestions of a Information Technology Advisory Council (ITAC) chaired by the Chief Minister and six other members of IT industry, including likes of Ganesh Natrajan of Zensar Technologies, Jagdish Mitra of Tech Mahindra, S Sadagopan of IIIT Bangalore and Rama Vedashree of NASSCOM.
The Government on the trip is also imparting its ‘Start-up’ vision and has commenced a dialogue with young start-up entrepreneurs from across the country. Over 40 start-up entrepreneurs took part in the deliberations in Bengaluru. Successful start-up entrepreneurs from Jharkhand Amitesh Anand, Founder and CEO of 366Pi and Mohammad Shahbaz from A Silicon Design shared their experiences and achievements in the start-up ecosystem of Ranchi.
The Government has also identified some focus sectors like Automobile & Auto Components, Energy Infrastructure, Electronic Systems Design & Manufacturing (ESDM), Agri, Food & Feed Processing, Forests & Environment, Healthcare & Medical Education, Industrial Infrastructure, Mines & Minerals, Education & Skills Development, Smart City - Ranchi, Textiles and Tourism.
later in the evening CM also visited Infosys Global Office and its entire campus in Bengaluru.