Door to investment in Rajasthan – Officials to hold investment Pre-Connect meet for inviting investment
Officials from Rajasthan State Industry and Commerce Department, state government’s nodal industrial development body RIICO, Bureau of Investment Promotion and Rajasthan Foundation will be in Kolkata on Friday, October 29, 2021 for an investment Pre Connect Program where the investors will be informed regarding the various investment opportunities in Rajasthan and the investment friendly policies of the state government. Senior officials from the state government will also hold direct discussions with select investors aspiring to venture in Rajasthan. The pre connect program comes with the advent of Rajasthan Government’s mega investment summit ‘Invest Rajasthan’ to be held on January 24-25, 2022.
“Rajasthan is one of the most preferred investment destinations in India and the summit will bring along aspiring investors from country and abroad to present a preview of the future industrial development in the state,” said Ms. Rukmani Riar, Addt. Commissioner (Investment & NRIS), BIP & Executive Director, RIICO, Government of Rajasthan.
“Rajasthani diaspora has played a crucial role in developing of trade in Industries in West Bengal, we are also here to invite them to be part of Rajasthan’s new wave of industrialisation. Owing to links in the state they might already be aware of the progress achieved under leadership of Chief Minister Shri Ashok Gehlot. We look forward to their support in bringing the achievements of Rajasthan in knowledge of their fellow investors,” said Mr. Dhiraj Srivastava, Commissioner, Rajasthan Foundation
The investment summit has been theme ‘Committed and Delivered’ accentuating state’s recent efforts to develop a conducive ecosystem for trade and investment. The summit is expected to host more than 3000 investors from India and abroad at the formal convention to be held at Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre. A series of nation-wide and international road shows has been planned ahead of the summit.
A robust policy framework and reliable infrastructure along with vast availability resources and manpower are some of the advantages that are driving growth of trade and industries in the state. Despite the challenge posed by recent pandemic the state has continued to draw in fresh investments in several sectors. Rajasthan over the past few of years has implemented Rajasthan Industrial Development Policy 2019 and Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2019 to facilitate investment. Also to ensure optimum development of various sectors policies such as The Solar Energy Policy 2019, Wind and Hybrid Energy Policy 2019, Rajasthan Agro-processing, Agri-business and Agri-export Promotion 2019, Rajasthan Tourism Policy 2020 and others have been implemented while many other sector specific policies for MSME, Handicrafts, Petrochemical, Mine and Minerals and others are being conceived. Rajasthan is also a leading state in terms of Ease of Doing Business and with innovative steps like One Stop Shop more transparency is being ensured for investors.
In the changing scenario, Rajasthan is also looking forward to enhance its trade within and outside the country. The state of West Bengal is an important destination, one of the first states of India to have witnessed emergence of modern industrialisation, Bengal holds a huge market and easy access to neighbouring states and countries. Rajasthan holds immense opportunities to attract investments from West Bengal in mining, textile, petrochemical and engineering sectors