‘Our mission is to transform the state and stop the brain drain of talented youth’

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Nov 10

Birla, Bajaj, Reliance, Maruti Suzuki,Ashok Leyland are among the names of the 150 delegates whom have been invited by the state government to attend the first North East business summit. The two-day summit will be held at the City Convention hall at Palace compound on November 21 and 22.

Convenor of the summit and vice-president of Manipur Infrastructure Development Authority (MIDA), M Ashwini Kumar told Imphal Free Press that the objective of the summit is to highlight and explore the opportunities and investment potential of the northeast with preference to Manipur state. “The summit is a part of the act-east policy of the Prime Minister, the PM had mentioned that northeast will be known as a new economy, new energy, new empowerment and will become a new engine for the growth of the nation,” he added that the dream will be realized under the leadership of the Prime Minister and the initiative of the chief minister N Biren Singh.

The summit will focus on the main agendas of trade and investment, connectivity and infrastructure development, tourism, skill development, capacity building and entrepreneurship and including sports, bio-economy, health, IT. The MNCs and the investors will be shown the potential of the resources of the state and local entrepreneurs will also be given opportunity to interact and give their proposals to the companies.

There will be delegates from 15 embassies including Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar etc. and chief ministers of Assam, Arunachal and Nagaland will also attend the summit. Ashwini stated that there is possibility of many union ministers attending the summit which the President of India will inaugurate.

He stated that Manipur is lagging behind from other states of the mainland and has remained neglected for many decades. “There are 8 lac unemployed youths, many talented individuals have left the state and work in other states and abroad, this is a brain drain for our state, such business summits will help empower the economy in a sustainable manner and plug the brain drain and at the same time provide myriad employment opportunities’ for the youths. We need this outside investment,” he said.

Even ahead of the summit, there has been preliminary contracts signed with a Singapore firm for development of real estate at Matai village, the Indian Coffee Board has started work for coffee plantation at Ukhrul, Chandel and Imphal East encompassing 300 hectares, Spice Board of India has initiated a Rs100 crore project for the fiscal year, projects are underway also to produce ethanol as a bio-fuel. “These are new ventures, new concepts objected at providing sustainable development, it is but a new beginning, our mission is to transform Manipur” Ashwini said.

The officials of Manipur Chamber of Commerce and All Manipur Entrepreneurs Association will be taking part as delegates at the summit.

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Nov 10

Birla, Bajaj, Reliance, Maruti Suzuki,Ashok Leyland are among the names of the 150 delegates whom have been invited by the state government to attend the first North East business summit. The two-day summit will be held at the City Convention hall at Palace compound on November 21 and 22.

Convenor of the summit and vice-president of Manipur Infrastructure Development Authority (MIDA), M Ashwini Kumar told Imphal Free Press that the objective of the summit is to highlight and explore the opportunities and investment potential of the northeast with preference to Manipur state. “The summit is a part of the act-east policy of the Prime Minister, the PM had mentioned that northeast will be known as a new economy, new energy, new empowerment and will become a new engine for the growth of the nation,” he added that the dream will be realized under the leadership of the Prime Minister and the initiative of the chief minister N Biren Singh.

The summit will focus on the main agendas of trade and investment, connectivity and infrastructure development, tourism, skill development, capacity building and entrepreneurship and including sports, bio-economy, health, IT. The MNCs and the investors will be shown the potential of the resources of the state and local entrepreneurs will also be given opportunity to interact and give their proposals to the companies.

There will be delegates from 15 embassies including Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar etc. and chief ministers of Assam, Arunachal and Nagaland will also attend the summit. Ashwini stated that there is possibility of many union ministers attending the summit which the President of India will inaugurate.

He stated that Manipur is lagging behind from other states of the mainland and has remained neglected for many decades. “There are 8 lac unemployed youths, many talented individuals have left the state and work in other states and abroad, this is a brain drain for our state, such business summits will help empower the economy in a sustainable manner and plug the brain drain and at the same time provide myriad employment opportunities’ for the youths. We need this outside investment,” he said.

Even ahead of the summit, there has been preliminary contracts signed with a Singapore firm for development of real estate at Matai village, the Indian Coffee Board has started work for coffee plantation at Ukhrul, Chandel and Imphal East encompassing 300 hectares, Spice Board of India has initiated a Rs100 crore project for the fiscal year, projects are underway also to produce ethanol as a bio-fuel. “These are new ventures, new concepts objected at providing sustainable development, it is but a new beginning, our mission is to transform Manipur” Ashwini said.

The officials of Manipur Chamber of Commerce and All Manipur Entrepreneurs Association will be taking part as delegates at the summit.

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