Jaipur, April 24 :- Chief Minister Shri Ashok Gehlot on Sunday gave approval to investment proposals worth Rs 71,486 Crore in the State. The investment will generate over 26,000 jobs.
While chairing the second meeting of the Board of Investment (BOI) at his official residence, Shri Ashok Gehlot said many big industrial players are now attracted towards Rajasthan due to the State Government’s favourable industrial policy. This will further strengthen industrial development in the state. Shri Gehlot also gave directions on preparation for Invest Rajasthan Summit.
Shri Gehlot also directed officials to prepare a feasibility report on setting up a ceramic hub in Bikaner division as there is ample availability of raw materials for the industry and look into the possibility of setting up a Gas Grid in the area.
The investments cleared during the meeting pertain to sectors like Automotive, Agro-processing, Textile, Pharma, Energy, Glass & ceramics, Engineering, Cement. The projects cleared included investments from corporate giants like Hero Electric Vehicles, Honda Cars, Saint Gobain, Borosil, Okaya, Krish Pharma, Lenskart, Renew, HPCL Mittal, Ceramax Granito etc. With these investments nearly 26,004 new jobs will be added in the state.
Industries Minister Smt. Shakuntla Rawat said that the roadshows for Invest Rajasthan Summit in various parts of the country have been receiving good response from industrialists and entrepreneurs. Power minister Shri Bhanwar Singh Bhati too shared his views on setting up industrial units in the state.
Revenue Minister Shri Ramlal Jat, Chief Secretary Smt Usha Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries, Veenu Gupta, Principal Secretary, Finance Shri Akhil Arora, Principal Secretary Shri Bhaskar A Sawant, Commissioner, BIP, Shri Inderjeet Singh and other top officials were present at the meet.
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