Union Home Minister Amit Shah has appealed to industrialists in Gujarat to expand their businesses in the northern part of the country, and Kashmir in particular, reported ANI.
“I would like to tell Gujarati industrialists, in case they want to expand towards the north, then please invest in Kashmir. By doing so, please support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative in mainstreaming Kashmir,” Shah said, addressing the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, with Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha in the audience.
Using Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit as a platform, Manoj Sinha too made a similar appeal to investors to visit and participate in the growth journey of the Union Territory.
Manoj Sinha said he has signed as many as seven MoUs for investment in Jammu and Kashmir. Emmar Group is developing 10 lakh square feet area in the Union Territory, with UAE-based Lulu Group set to take two floors for a retail mall.
“The condition of Jammu and Kashmir has changed a lot in the past four years. The New Industrial Scheme which the government of India has made for investment in J&K, so I would like to say that today the highest incentive is being generated from here (because of this scheme). Poverty is also less in J&K,” Sinha said.
Ever since the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, the central government has been looking at bringing in big-ticket investments in the region which has seen decades-long militancy.
Coming back to Amit Shah, he contended that the Vibrant Gujarat model has been replicated and accepted by various States across the country.
“Many states have followed Gujarat’s industrial model,” Shah said as reported by ANI.
“India has become the best place to invest at a global level. And in India, the best destination to invest is our Gujarat,” he said. “Gujarat is the gateway to Viksit Bharat (a developed India by 2047). It is our duty to keep the trust intact.”
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