Global investors from 12 countries like China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Britain and Spain are attending the first "Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit 2016" in Gurgaon. It was inaugurated by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
The two-day summit is the flagship investor summit organized by the state government aiming to attract global investment to the tune of Rs 4.35 lakh crore in Haryana.
The summit, a first-of-its kind to take place in Gurgaon, comes in the backdrop of Jat quota agitation witnessed in parts of Haryana last month in which at least 30 people were killed and property estimated to be worth Rs 35,000 crore was destroyed.
Prior to the two-day investors' meet, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said entrepreneurs had assured him of their keenness in investing in the state. China, Czech Republic, Japan, Malawi, Mauritius, New Zealand, South Korea, Peru, Poland, Spain, Britain and Tunisia will participate as partner countries.
The event is being organised by the state government in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry.
On the eve of the summit, Haryana chief minister ML Khattar launched an e-rickshaw service, Smart E, with a fleet of 50 vehicles. The number will increase to 500 in the next six months and 1,000 by the year-end. The rickshaws are equipped with integrated CCTV cameras, GPS tracking and digital metering app.
CM Khattar is scheduled to deliver the key note address while the Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu, Union minister for urban development Venkaiah Naidu and Union minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan will address the businessmen.
The Summit is also expected to be attended by the captains of India Inc including Gautam Adani, Rajiv Singh (DLF), Adi Godrej, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Pawan K Munjal, Venugopal Dhoot, YC Deveshwar, among a number of business houses.
Its already been known that the China’s Wanda Group will invest Rs 60,000 crore in Haryana’s infrastructure over the next four years.
Earlier this year, Chief Minister Khattar along with his top Cabinet colleagues had visiting China and Japan among other countries calling upon the industries there to partner with Haryana and its industry-friendly policies.
BW Reporters
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