26.2.13

Advantage Vidarbha snippets

The Maharashtra government's two-day ‘Advantage Vidarbha-2013’ conclave notched proposals worth Rs18,800 crore. The government signed a MoU with 25 companies during the event.
Maharashtra Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said the state government was determined to bring industrial development to Vidarbha. Inaugurating the two-day investor conference — Advantage Vidarbha— he said the event would now be an annual feature.
However, refusing to heed the clamour for special sops to attract big-ticket industrial investment, Chavan promised to provide better facilities like smoother clearances and infrastructure for industries. Earlier, R C Bhargava, chairman, Maruti Suzuki Motors said he was happy to know the state was keen on developing Vidarbha as industrial destination. Gautam Singhania of Raymonds said his company had major presence in the state and in Vidarbha with a denim plant at Yavatmal, which was being expanded. He said the company was considering opening a school in the region.

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