Top Industrialists praises CM Yogi for creating the positive environment for investment

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Top Industrialists of the country were all in praise of the UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath for creating the positive environment for the investment and accelerating the progress in the state during his tenure and particularly after the UP Investors summit.  They said Uttar Pradesh; the most populous state of the country is moving ahead on the path of industrial development which will lead to creating of job opportunities for the millions of youths of the state.

Around 80 leading industrialists, including Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of Aditya Birla group, Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani group, Subhash Chandra, chairman of Essel group and Sanjeev Puri, MD, ITC, besides top magnates of other major business houses participated in the event, which comes close on the heels of ‘Investors Summit’ in February this year. The  industrialists, had gathered here to attend the Ground breaking ceremony  where the Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of 81 industrial project worth over Rs 60,288 crores on Sunday.

Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Manglam Birla in his address appreciated the UP government for the achievement and said that it seems that the state is moving ahead faster.   “This is a big achievement of converting 81 MOUs on the ground in just five months time. Such move will certainly make the state the most desired destination in the country for investments,” he said.  He said his group will set up 15 manufacturing plant in UP in coming years. He said the core activity of the Birla group is in cement, aluminum and chemical sector and we will invest Rs 25,000 crore in next three years and will be the biggest investor in the stsarte.

Adani group chairman Gautam Adani, said that UP can become the first Indian state to get trillion dollar economy with such faster growth.  “UP has abundant opportunity and the state government by good governance   has created very positive environment for inve3stment in the state’’.   He said the government’s attitude proves that it has a strong commitment to move ahead as it has now turned into a top investment destination,” Adani said.   He also assured all support by his company in different projects of construction of transmission lines, solar power plant, logistics and other schemes.

Essal group chairman Subhash Chandra lauding the UP government narrated about his company’s effort to ease out the problems of the e-rickshaw and three wheeler owners of the country.   “We were trying to phase out the traditional batteries of the e-rickshaws with the last lithium batteries for longer life and for shorter charging period. This will certainly hike the income of the e-rickshaw owners from Rs 400 per day to Rs 700 per day,” he said with thrusting upon to lower the prices of the three-wheelers.

ITC chairman Sanjeev Puri too said that UP has turned into a fastest growing economy in the country due to investor friendly policy.  Lulu Group CMD Yusuf Ali and NMC Healthcare, UAE, CEO B R Shetty also addressed the gathering and assured full cooperation for investing in UP in a big way.