Uttarakhand government signs MoUs worth ₹10,150 crore at Chennai roadshow
The Hindu
Uttarakhand CM Dhami signs MoUs worth ₹10,150 crore in Chennai roadshow ahead of GIM. Invites industrial groups to attend GIM in Dehradun on Dec 8-9. State amended 30 policies to make it investor-friendly with 'Peace to Prosperity' mantra.
Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for investments in Uttarakhand worth ₹10,150 crore were signed during the roadshow the State organised in Chennai on Thursday ahead of its Global Investors Meet (GIM), a release by the Uttarakhand government said.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who took part in the roadshow, said Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand were spiritually connected due to the presence of pilgrimage sites like Rameshwaram, Kedarnath, and Adi Kailash.
A press release said the MoUs signed covered healthcare, pharmaceuticals, energy, and education sectors, the release added. Mr. Dhami, who met with the representatives of various industrial groups, invited them to attend the GIM to be organised in Dehradun on December 8 and 9. He said Uttarakhand was being made investment friendly with the ‘mantra’ of ‘Peace to Prosperity,’ which is also the theme for the GIM. He pointed out that over 30 policies had been amended in the last few months to make the State investor friendly.
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