AMN / GUWAHATI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day long Global Investors’ Summit, hosted by the Assam government today.
The two day summit, named as Advantage Assam, will showcase the State’s manufacturing opportunities and geostrategic advantages to foreign and domestic investors. The objective of the Summit is to position Assam as India’s Expressway to ASEAN countries. The summit is being organised in association with the business body FICCI.
The state has identified a number of focus sectors, including agriculture and food processing, organic cultivation and bamboo, handloom, textile and handicrafts, inland water transport, port township and river front development and logistics.
Other focus areas include information technology and information technology enabled services, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, plastics and petrochemicals, power, tourism, hospitality and wellness, petroleum and natural gas and civil aviation.
Preparations are on full swing for the Summit. Many delegates, including foreign delegates and industry leaders have started arriving in the city. Several union ministers are expected to take part in the proceedings.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, he is looking forward to joining the Advantage Assam Summit in Guwahati tomorrow. In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister congratulated the Assam Government for organising this Summit. He said the Summit will showcase Assam’s investment potential, particularly in manufacturing and services to economies in South and South East Asia.
Mr Modi said, the summit will focus on vital sectors including power, agriculture and food processing, IT, transportation, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles & handicrafts and tourism. He said such a summit will contribute towards fulfilling the aspirations of Assam’s youth.