Bihar says no to SEZ
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday ruled out the possibility of creating Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and said the state government would not acquire land by using force for industrialisation of the state.
By Agencies |
PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday ruled out the possibility of creating Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and said the state government would not acquire land by using force for industrialisation of the state.
“I must make it very clear that there will be no use of force for acquisition of land as I do not want a repeat of Nandigram in Bihar,” Kumar said. The “government is dead against creating SEZs”, he said.
The government was committed to set up agro-based industries for which land would have to be acquired, Mr Kumar told reporters after hearing people’s grievances at his official residence here.
He said those opposing the move should understand that industrialisation was a must for the development of any state and increasing the GDP and per capita income. Industries would be set up only when people would give their land on their own.
“I must make it very clear that there will be no use of force for acquisition of land as I do not want a repeat of Nandigram in Bihar,” Kumar said. The “government is dead against creating SEZs”, he said.
The government was committed to set up agro-based industries for which land would have to be acquired, Mr Kumar told reporters after hearing people’s grievances at his official residence here.
He said those opposing the move should understand that industrialisation was a must for the development of any state and increasing the GDP and per capita income. Industries would be set up only when people would give their land on their own.
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