MP CM announces NRI Cell for early disposal of NRI investors’ cases

Bhopal, January 09 (Pervez Bari): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced constitution of an NRI Cell in Madhya Pradesh during the inter-active session of 8th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas conference in New Delhi on Saturday. He said that this cell will be under Chief Minister's Secretariat and he will himself undertake its monitoring.
According to an official Press release Chouhan said that this cell will be established with the express purpose of early solution to NRI investors problems due to which NRI investors will not have to face any difficulty in investment or otherwise in Madhya Pradesh.
Reiterating his resolve to take Madhya Pradesh on the path of progress and development, Chouhan said that the Madhya Pradesh government will have an integrated industrial township constructed for non-resident Indians between Bhopal and Indore. He informed that there are about 700 water bodies in the state which will be developed from the point of view of tourism. There are several water bodies, especially in Indira Sagar reservoir.
While inviting NRIs to Madhya Pradesh, Chouhan citied a couplet meaning thereby 'Sons of India are all alike. Invest or not, but do come to Madhya Pradesh'.
Earlier, Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh Audyogik Vikas Nigam Praveen Garg informed the NRIs about the facilities being given to non-
resident Indian investors through an audio-visual presentation.
Industries Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya threw light on industrial development in the state during the last five years. He said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Chouhan Madhya Pradesh has garnered investments to the tune of Rs. 10,000 crore. An amount of Rs. 1.5 lakh crore investment has been made in energy sector. He said that Madhya Pradesh will become a power-surplus state in years to come.
At the inter-active session, Padam Khanna of America expressed the wish to establish IPL franchisee and a state-of-the-art stadium and
sought 100 acre land for it near Bhopal, Indore and Gwalior. He is ready to invest about $ 250 million for this. Amit of Ratlam district expressed the desire to invest in higher and technical education sectors. J Goyal and Sanjay Goyal of USA, Mohan Jain of Chicago also wished to invest in these sectors. NRI JN Gupta talked of investing in e-learning and e-meditation. Doss of Norway expressed concern on dwindling number of tigers and talked about a new scheme for tiger protection and conservation. Suresh Chandra Shukla, also from Norway, expressed the desire to set up a power plant in Madhya Pradesh. All these NRIs expressed the hope that Madhya Pradesh Government will extend all possible help to them in their endeavours.
Chouhan promised to extend all possible help to non-resident Indians and invited them to come to Bhopal on January 12. State's Chief Secretary Rakesh Sahni, Principal Secretary Food Processing Anil Shrivastava and other higher officers of Madhya Pradesh were also present at the session.
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