Rajasthan govt promotes state as investment destination

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today met business leaders here as part of the state's efforts to attract investment in various sectors such as farm and food processing, auto and engineering.
"We want to attract industrial investments which will bring about a transformation in the economic landscape of the state," Raje said at a two-day investor meet jointly organised by the Rajasthan government and industry body CII.
She said Rajasthan has initiated policy reforms, regulatory interventions and investment facilitation measures to enhance the ease of doing business in the state.
The state has already implemented 64 of the 89 measures recommended by the Centre for enhancement of Ease of Doing Business (EoDB), she added.

Rajasthan Minister for Public Health and Engineering Kiran Maheshwari said the state has got positive response from the industry leaders and is expecting around Rs 35,000 crore investment in the state.
"However, we can give the exact figure only after the agreements are signed," she added.
She said the state has identified 12 core sectors to attract investments like agro and food processing, auto and engineering, renewable energy, defense sub-systems manufacturing and electronics system design and manufacturing (ESDM), IT, micro small and medium enterprises (MSME), infrastructure, textiles, health care and tourism.
She further said to give a renewed thrust to the tourism sector, the state is developing a new policy, which will be ready by the end of the month.