RETROSPECT

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized its flagship event Invest North on 3 – 4 September 2018 in Singapore. The objective of this edition was to attract and tap the interests of the global investor community in Northern States of India – Punjab,

Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Release of CII Report on ‘Investment Climate in Northern States’. (L to R) Vijay Inder Singla, PW & IT Minister, Punjab; Manpreet Singh Badal, Finance Minister, Punjab; Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand; Satish Mahana, Industries Minister, Uttar Pradesh; Jawed Ashraf,

Indian High Commissioner to Singapore; Sameer Gupta, Deputy Chairman, CII NR; Sachit Jain, Chairman, CII NR

QUOTE UNQUOTE

Punjab has come up with enabling policy regime and has rationalised power rates – Manpreet Singh Badal, Hon’ble Minister for Finance, Planning & Employment Generation, Government of Punjab

CII is organising Invest North in Singapore to promote Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh as the preferred investment destination –Sachit Jain, Chairman, CII Northern Region

Uttarakhand formed in 2000 with zero industrial base has today emerged as a prime investment destination – Trivender Singh Rawat, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Uttarakhand

We expect partnership with Northern states and Singapore to reach newer heights – HE Jawad Asraf, High Commissioner of India to Singapore

Uttar Pradesh offers readily available land, 24*7 access to power–Satish Mahana, Hon’ble Minister for Industry, Government of Uttar Pradesh

Northern India offers distinct advantages including natural resources, growing infrastructure, favourable policy regime, availability of skilled labour, rising consumer demand – Sameer Gupta, Deputy Chairman, CII Northern Region

Ÿ In partnership with Indian High Commission in Singapore

Ÿ Partner States:Government of Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

Ÿ 250+ delegatesŸ Indian Industry delegation

comprising of 21 industry captains interacted with Enterprise Singapore, Singapore Business Federation and Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Ÿ Visit of State Government delegation to Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and Surbana Jurong

Ÿ Around 30+ B2G meetingsŸ Exclusive Business Roundtable

with Singapore based organisationsŸ Networking Dinner with Indian

professionals diaspora

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF INVEST NORTH 2018

3 - 4 September 2018: Singapore

ADVANTAGE STATE

S e s s i o n o n ‘ I n v e s t m e n t Opportunities in State of Punjab’. Senior government officers made p r e s e n t a t i o n s a n d i n d u s t r y rep resen ta t i ves shared the i r experience of Doing Business in Punjab

Sectors for Growth: Textiles & Garmenting, Cycle, Light Engineering, Auto, Agro & Food Processing, IT/ ITeS, Electronics Manufacturing, New & Renewable Energy, Leather & Sports Goods

Growth enabling Polices: Industrial & Business Development Policy

Hon’ble Industry Minster of Uttar P r a d e s h m a d e t h e S t a t e ’ s presentation during Session on ‘Investment Opportunities in State of Uttar Pradesh’

Sectors for Growth: IT / ITeS, Agro & Food Processing, Tourism, Textiles & Apparels, Leather, Retail and Electronics Manufacturing

Growth enabling Polices: Civil Aviation promotion Policy, UP Electronic Manufacturing, UP IT & Start-up Policy, Up Solar Energy Policy, Civil Aviation Promotion policy

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand made presentation on ‘Investment opportunities in Uttarakhand’ during Uttarakhand State Session

Sectors for Growth: Auto & Au to Componen t s , Te x t i l e s , Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, ESDM, Hydel, Tourism, IT / ITeS, Agro & Food Processing, Horticulture & Floriculture

Growth enabling Polices: ICTE Policy, MSME Policy, Mega Industries and Investment Policy, Integrated Textile Unit Policy

Panel Discussion on ‘Opportunities in Emerging Sectors of Indian Economy, Focus on North’

Business Roundtable with Singapore based organisations

Interaction with Hon’ble Minister for Education, Mr Ong Ye Kung and had discussions for cooperation in the education sector

Delegation interacting with Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Government of Singapore

Delegation visit to Institute of Technical Education, Singapore

Delegation visit to SurbanaJurong Centre in Singapore and held discussions on infrastructure and urban development

projects in India

CII Industry delegation visit to Enterprise Singapore

GLIMPSES

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