CII conclave: UP to be partner state

The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday announced it will partner the "Invest North" 2014 event being organised by the CII in New Delhi July 24-25.

This is following the favourable response of investors and business community at the UP Investors' Conclave held in New Delhi in June.

Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and the Union Territory of Chandigarh are also expected to participate, an official said.

Briefing about the objectives and UP focus session scheduled for this event, principal secretary, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Department, Sanjiv Saran said: "Since Uttar Pradesh is emerging as a hot-spot of investment interest, interactions at this high-level networking platform will focus on detailed and direct dialogue with investors on ways to enable sustained industrial growth in the state. We will highlight various avenues of investment available in the state."

In the UP focus session, he added, emphasis will be on "Advantage Uttar Pradesh -- Enabling Business Environment and Projects for Investment".

The state will pitch for investments through pitch presentations by departments of IT, renewable energy, UP State Industrial Development Corporation, Noida Authority, the official informed.

"We will avail this opportunity to reach out to more investors and also utilise the opportunity to follow up with the investors, who have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) or have expressed investment intent to set up their enterprises in Uttar Pradesh," Saran told IANS.

He added upcoming premier infrastructure and industrial projects in Uttar Pradesh, like IT City, plastic city, mega food parks, dairy projects, roads and expressways, international airports, projects under Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor and Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor, etc will be amply showcased through theme-based presentations.