Chhattisgarh gears up to hold 2nd Global Investors' Meet

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh government has geared up to organise its second Global Investors' Meet to attract domestic and global investors, focusing on non-core sector, environment-friendly and job-intensive areas.

Chief Minister Raman Singh held a meeting of senior officials of Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) here at Mantralaya yesterday to discuss the broad framework of the meet, an official statement said today.

Singh told officials that the investors meet will be on the pattern of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make In India' pitch.

The meet, to be held next year, will encourage industrialists to come and invest in Chhattisgarh.

"The state will go all out to woo entrepreneurs by giving them all facilities," Singh said.

Chhattisgarh government's representative will meet investors in various cities and provide them a detailed account of concessions available for setting up industrial projects in the State, it said.

The chief minister said just like the first Global Investors' Meet, held during event ' Rajyotsav-2012', second Global Investors' Meet will also concentrate on non-core sector, environment-friendly and job-intensive.

Key focus will be on solar energy, information technology, automobile and other sectors while directing the concerned officers to prepare a road-map in the next four months, it said.