Groundbreaking ceremony of 240 projects performed

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh government on Friday performed the groundbreaking ceremony of as many as 240 projects worth ₹13,656 crore signed during the Global Investors’ Meet, at Hotel Peterhoff here. Union home minister Amit Shah was the chief guest at the event.

As many as 112 projects worth ₹3,157 crore were of industries sector, 81 projects worth ₹3,322 crore of tourism sector. With an investment of ₹2,395 crore in the energy sector, groundbreaking ceremony of two projects were performed by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) besides projects in IT, ayurveda, housing and health sectors.

MoUs signed with SJVNL, Bharti Enterprises, Reliance Jio

Info.com, ATS Infrastructure, Abbott Healthcare, Morpen Laboratories, Ambuja Cement, DGM Developers, Mankind Pharma, Mahindra Holidays and Resorts, Luxus Hotels and Resorts are among the projects.

Home minister Amit Shah also released a Coffee Table Book ‘Sarvodaya Himachal’ on the occasion. He appreciated efforts of the state government in organising the Global Investors’ Meet and succeeding in ensuring groundbreaking of the projects. Amit Shah also visited the exhibition stalls of Satluj Jal Vidyut

Nigam Limited (SJVNL) and others.

Governor Bandaru Dattatreya greeted the state government on completion of two-year in office.

Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said, “The state government has been continuously working on improving the ease of doing business, doing away with unnecessary non-objection certificates, simplifying rules and procedures, building an online single window system for approval and clearances.

While taking a jibe at the opposition, Thakur said “This groundbreaking ceremony is a befitting reply to those who were criticising the state government for organising the Investors Meet. MoUs worth ₹96,000 crore were signed with prospective entrepreneurs.”

JAI RAM SAYS IT IS A BEFITTING REPLY TO THE CRITICS OF THE GLOBAL INVESTORS’ MEET