Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s go to to Britain this week has resulted in a significant enhance for the state, following conferences and intensive dialogues with a number of corporations anticipated to draw round Rs 60,000 crore price of investments.
As a precursor to the Make investments Madhya Pradesh World Funding Summit in February 2025, Yadav’s three-day UK go to showcased the huge funding alternatives on provide within the “investor-friendly” state throughout all main sectors.
“Madhya Pradesh is rising as a major funding vacation spot for UK companies and traders,” Yadav stated throughout his keynote handle at an “Funding Alternatives in Madhya Pradesh” interactive session in London on Tuesday.
“England and India have a shared legacy, which is democracy – the pleasure by which we really feel equally in each nations. Below the visionary and dynamic management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the nation has efficiently established itself on the world stage… And in India, Madhya Pradesh is not only a vacation spot for funding, however a companion in progress, providing limitless alternatives throughout sectors like agribusiness, renewable vitality and logistics,” he stated.
Rajesh Rajora, Further Chief Secretary to the CM, highlighted the state’s distinctive strengths in driving financial development and attracting world investments.
“Madhya Pradesh’s strategic location, dependable energy provide, wealthy pure assets, and ample water availability have positioned it as a most well-liked vacation spot for traders from world wide,” he stated.
Raghwendra Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary within the state’s Division of Industrial Coverage & Funding Promotion, highlighted the CM’s goal for Madhya Pradesh to double its state economic system in simply 4 and a half years, concentrating on a rise in GDP from the present 4.6 per cent to over 7 per cent.
“Madhya Pradesh is embracing the facility of science and know-how to drive innovation, create alternatives, and form a future that aligns with world developments,” stated Further Chief Secretary Sanjay Dubey.
Pramod Mittal from Ispat Worldwide, Prakash Lohia from Indorama Group and Akash Paul from Caparo have been among the many UK-based industrialists who met with the chief minister to discover avenues for development and collaboration with the state.
Alternatives throughout data know-how, renewable vitality, engineering, medical units, prescription drugs, synthetic intelligence (AI), meals, electronics, abilities growth and healthcare emerged as the main target areas through the talks.
“Madhya Pradesh right now is among the many high 5 states within the ease of doing enterprise rankings in India. The best and apparent benefit it provides is its location, it’s linked 360 levels to each a part of India. Madhya Pradesh has sought to be not only a state that connects up many of the remainder of the nation, however a state that takes benefit and leads in that,” stated Indian Excessive Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami in his handle on the funding summit.
It was adopted by sector-specific roundtable discussions round key areas similar to electrical autos (EVs), auto and renewable vitality, schooling and meals processing, as a platform for in-depth discussions with trade and sectoral consultants.
The UK leg of Yadav’s Europe go to concluded in Coventry on Wednesday with a go to to the College of Warwick for a tour of the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) and its profitable tie-ups between academia and enterprise. Yadav explored the campus and likewise interacted with Indian college students enrolled at WMG on progressive programmes.
“We purpose to conduct analysis actions and leverage this information not just for industrial development but additionally for societal profit,” acknowledged Yadav.
His UK go to acquired underway on Monday with discussions and a tour of the British Parliament adopted by floral tributes on the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Parliament Sq.. Different highlights included an enormous diaspora gathering organised by the Associates of MP, tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar on Structure Day at Ambedkar Home in north London, a commemorative occasion to mark the 26/11 Mumbai terror assaults on the Excessive Fee of India in London and a stopover on the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, north London.
The six-day European go to will conclude in Germany on Friday, the place Yadav has a equally packed agenda to discover funding and complete collaborative alternatives.
