Industrial Investment
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is looking for Industrial Investment especially in the agricultural sector.
Recently the Lt Governor chaired a high-level meeting on Industrial Investment. He discussed strategies on boosting investments in a fast-track mode.
He directed for proactive steps to increase the number of private industrial estates equipped with necessary infrastructure, so that investors get a hassle free environment.
He directed the officials that the potential of new cold storage, cold chains must be tapped to ensure rapid economic growth flows to rural areas of UT.
He directed officials to push for greater private investment in inland ports, container depots, food processing units in order to scale up further infrastructure.
GI Tagging has offered enormous potential to transform the handicraft sector and to boost export. Authenticity of products like Pashmina must be ensured for export.
Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Sh Shaleen Kabra, Financial Commissioner Revenue; Sh Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary, Forest Department; Sh Santosh Dattatreya Vaidya, Principal Secretary, Finance Department; Sh. H. Rajesh Prasad, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor; Sh Vikramjit Singh, Commissioner /Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department and senior officers attended the meeting.
