PATNA: The Bihar industries department
in association with Apparel Export
Promotion Council (AEPC)
organised an apparel meet at Ludhiana on Friday.The objective of the
meeting was to showcase the initiatives taken by the Bihar government to
attract investments in apparel and textile sector in the state.According to a press release, Bihar principal secretary (industries) S
Siddharth gave a detailed presentation to the participants on policy
initiatives, infrastructure, ease of doing business and availability of land
and skilled workers in Bihar,
"Around 2,000
acres of land is available with the state government for allotment to
investors. We have launched an online single window clearance system for
investors to submit their proposals from any part of the world. Approvals will
be granted online," Siddharth told the meet.Investment commissioner R
S Srivastava said electricity was available for more than 22 hours a day
everywhere in the state. "There is large domestic market as the population
of Bihar is over 11 crore," said Srivastava.Leading exporter and
AEPC''s Harish Dua thanked the visiting
delegation and assured it that a delegation of city industrialists would visit
Bihar soon after which they would decide on investments in the state.
Source: DNA India, India Tuesday, 14 November 2017