By Punjabnewswire4u
MOHALI, DEC 10
Buoyed over the firming up of over Rs 65000 crore investment by 117 companies
during the Progressive Punjab Investor Summit, the Chief Minister Mr. Parkash
Singh Badal today made his firm resolve to leave no stone unturned to ensure
timely execution of Memorandum of Commitments (MoCs) so as to showcase Punjab
as the most favored investment destination not within the country but across
the globe.
Addressing the illustrated gathering on the valedictory function of two-day
summit, the Chief Minister applauded the Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir
Singh Badal for his vision and passion to herald industrial revolution in the
state. Mr. Badal said that he was a proud father of having such a talented son,
who had dreamt of putting the state on the top of industrial map and this
successfully concluded summit was reflective of his unflinching commitment to
transform this dream into reality. He said that Punjab which was proudly known
as the ‘granary and sword arm of India’ had been blatantly ignored by the
centre, which has ever meted out a step motherly treatment to the state.
Extending a red carpet welcome to the industry in the state, the Chief Minister
said that the state government was always open for new ideas and innovations to
boost up the industrial growth in Punjab. He said that with the conclusion of
this summit the process of industrialization in the state has been set up in
motion. Mr. Badal asked all the industrialists, big, small and medium, to play
a pro-active role in overall development of the state by regularly interacting
with him to revitalize the industry in Punjab. He welcomed the industrialists
to even call up him on telephone or meet him personally related to any problem
or hardship being faced by them at any stage of implementation of project.
The Chief Minister said that after the summit, now it was
the bounden duty of the state government to honor their commitments by
fulfilling the promises made to potential investors because he has ever
accorded the highest priority to an element of credibility in public life. Mr.
Badal said that he was highly enlightened with one to one discussions with the
top industrialists, who flagged up their issues before him besides suggesting
new ideas especially in the field of Skill development training program,
healthcare and education in the rural sector. The Chief Minister desired such
process of deliberations or having dialogue with the cross section of industry
must be organized on regular basis to update the government to enable it to
fine tune its policies according to the felt need of the industry.
The Chief Minister lauded the enterprising spirit of
Punjabis which had made them vibrant community across the world for which they
had many firsts to their credit. He recalled that majority of top honchos of
industry who attended the summit were Punjabis. Mr. Badal said that Punjabis
could play a decisive role in the nation’s development and prosperity by emerging
India as a world’s leading country amongst comity of nations in the world.
The Chief Minister bemoaned that India, which was once
known as ‘Golden Sparrow’ had been gradually ruined due to massive poverty,
unemployment, starvation, inflation and illiteracy. In this context he exhorted
the Punjabis to play a vanguard role in reviving the lost glory of the country
at the world level because he was confident that one day progressive Punjab
would lead the country. Mr. Badal in a humorous mood asked Deputy Chief
Minister to closely monitor the execution of the investment of over Rs 65000
crore made by nearly 117 companies by giving a slogan ‘Bhaag Punjab Bhaag’
meaning thereby chase unlimited opportunities by attracting huge investments.
He categorically asked the Deputy Chief Minister to ensure that these
investments should not merely remain on the papers but should be actually
concretized and come on the ground.
Thanking the investors for their overwhelming response in
the Progressive Punjab Investors Summit, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and
Investment Promotion Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal said that it is matter of
record that no state in the country has been able to organize summit of such a
level in short span of three months. He said that as per initial data over 117
companies have signed Memorandum of Commitments for making investments to the
tune of over Rs. 65000 crore. He said Investor Summit would be annual event
that would also keep pressure on the state government for having reality check
on announcements made in the last summit besides chartering future course of
accelerated development. He said he was hopeful that next summit after one year
would attract double investment than this year.
Bowing his head to Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal
for his able guidance and putting the state government on the right path, Mr.
Sukhbir Singh Badal said that he was fortunate to have learnt alphabets of
politics, administration, management from a statesman like Mr. Parkash Singh
Badal. Describing Mr. Badal as Harvard University of ‘Politics and
Administration’, the Deputy CM said that every moment you spend in the company
of Chief Minister makes you learn such lessons that no university in this
planet could ever offer even during their five year course.
Deputy Chief Minister said that following the command of
Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, he has made a mission to make Punjab No. 1 state of
the country first and then make it No. 1 in the world. He said going by the
response that state has received in investors meeting at such a short notice,
he was confident of realizing this dream of Mr. Badal in the coming years.
Offering his gratitude to the investors for reposing
faith in the development policies of the state, the Deputy Chief Minister said
that your memorandum of commitment has put an added responsibility on the state
government to realize our collective dreams in a time bound manner. He said
that he was happy that state government teams with representatives of
industrial houses were already fanning the length and breadth of the state
identifying the right location for industrial ventures and fulfilling all
responsibilities for early execution of 117 projects.
Speaking on the occasion Industries Minister Mr. Madan Mohan Mittal said that
this summit would prove to be milestone in ushering an era of industrial
development in the state and expressed gratitude to the investors and
entrepreneurs who committed investments during the summit.
Others who spoke on the occasion included business tycoons Mr. Ness Wadia, Mr.
Rajinder Gupta, Mr. Kamal Oswal, Mr. Vineet Nayyar, Mr. Kurush Grant and Dean
Indian School of Business Mr. Ajit Rangnekar.
Prominent amongst those present on the occasion included
Cabinet Minister Mr. Bikram Singh Majithia, Advisor to Chief Minister on
National and Media Affairs Mr. Harcharan Bains, Media Advisor to Deputy Chief
Minister Mr. Jangveer Singh, Chief Secretary Mr. Rakesh Singh, Principal
Secretary Industries Mr. Karan Avtar Singh, Principal Secretary to Chief
Minister Mr. SK Sandhu, Special Principal Secretaries to Chief Minister Mr.
Gaggandip Singh Brar, Mr. Gurkirat Kirpal Singh and Mr. Ajoy Kumar Sharma.
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