MoUs’ worth Rs 54,550 crore inked so far in the roadshows held in UAE, Britain and New Delhi
Friday, 20 OCTOBER 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The invest in Uttarakhand campaign undertaken by the chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has yielded positive results. Under the leadership of Dhami memoranda of understanding (MoU) worth Rs 54,550 crore have so far been signed with industry representatives in the campaign which will culminate with the global investors summit scheduled to be held in the month of December in Dehradun. Sounding upbeat while interacting with the media in New Delhi after his successful tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the CM said that the State government is endeavouring to ensure that all the agreements reached so far for the investors summit are grounded soon. He said that meetings with different investment groups have been held in London, Birmingham, Delhi, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The CM said that many agreements in the tourism, health, education, pharmaceuticals and agriculture sectors have been signed. There is enthusiasm among the investors to come and invest in Uttarakhand. The CM claimed that MoUs worth thousands of crores of rupees have been signed during the roadshows held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and dialogue and roadshows with investors in other cities will also be held soon.
The CM said that the assessment of the proposals in terms of their usefulness and benefit for the future will be done. The proposals aiming to provide employment to local people and strengthen the primary sector will be encouraged on priority. The CM said that the State government has formulated policies while keeping in mind the interests of investors, industry and people of the State.
The CM said that MoUs worth Rs 15,475 crore were signed during his two day visit to UAE.
MoUs worth Rs 54,550 crore have so far been signed for the investors summit out of which MoUs of Rs 15,475 were inked in UAE, Rs 12,500 crore in Britain and Rs 26,575 crore in two roadshows held in New Delhi. The State government has taken a target to attract an investment of Rs 2.5 lakh crore from the global investors summit.
