IANS | 06 Oct, 2023
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday said that the state
has been a preferred destination for investment in the country for the
past two decades due to the success of Vibrant Gujarat summit, which is
being held for the past 20 years under the visionary approach of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
Addressing a roadshow here for the 2024
Vibrant Gujarat summit, which is to be held in January next year, Patel
said that the state has been established as a development role model by
the prime minister, when he was the chief minister of Gujarat.
The
chief minister said that Gujarat has been a growth engine for the past
20 years and various initiatives undertaken by the prime minister like
GatiShakti, ease of doing business and productivity linked incentive
(PLI) scheme, have helped the state further.
PM Modi will inaugurate the Vibrant Gujarat summit in January 2024.
Earlier
secretary in the department for promotion of industry and internal
trade (DPIIT) Rajesh Kumar Singh, while addressing the roadshow, said
that owing to the Indian economy's resilience despite global headwinds,
the country is among the bright spots across the globe, economically.
He said that India is on the road to become the third largest economy in the next two years and a developed nation by 2047.
"India
is getting formalised as an economy and foreign direct investment has
been liberalised in almost all sectors," the secretary said.
Singh
added that Gujarat is among the top three states in terms of attracting
investments and expressed hope that the Vibrant Gujarat summit 2024
would further strengthen its position as an investment destination.