Invest Rajasthan-2022 | 16 Dec 2021

Why in News

• On December 15, 2021, Invest Rajasthan-2022 started from Bhilwara district, which has been recognized as Manchester in the entire state.

Key Points

• On this occasion, Industries and Commerce Minister Shakuntala Rawat, while addressing the guests and entrepreneurs who came to the summit through virtual medium from Jaipur, said that the vision of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is to develop and establish new dimensions of progress in every region of Rajasthan.
• Rajasthan is the first state in the country where investment summit programs will be organized with the aim of promoting industries, creating a better environment for investment and providing employment, which has started from Bhilwara.
• The centerpiece of the program was the MoU ceremony, where Bhilwara District Collector Shivprasad M Nakate executed MoUs with prominent investors from all sectors.
• During the summit, the entrepreneurs showed enthusiasm towards the information related to the industries of the state government and the cooperation being done by the government and during the program itself, MoU was signed for investment of more than 10 thousand crores.
• Over 700 entrepreneurs directly participated in the district level summit while 26 NRI organizations from USA, Dubai, Qatar, Australia, Uganda, England, Japan etc. joined online.
• The agreement was reached on investment of more than 10 thousand crores by about 200 industrial units and investors in various sectors including Textile, Agro Food Processing, Medical, Tourism, Minerals and Chemicals, Furniture, Cement Products and many more.
• Display of products in the stalls of Textile, Agro Food Processing, Medical, Minerals & Mining, Banking, Federation of Indian Export Organization, MSME Technology Center, District Level Single Window One Stop Shop, etc., depicting the entire industry and commerce scenario of Bhilwara district in the summit.
• In the summit, brochures of industry related information were released by the guests and the prospects of the industry in the district were given through short films.
• Bhilwara District Collector Shivprasad M Nakate said that with an investment of Rs 10,000 crore, more than 25,000 people would get employment in the district.
• In the summit, a presentation of the proposed Medicity plan was given by UIT in Azadnagar. It will have facilities like super specialty hospitals, pharma companies, parks etc.