Thursday, March 23, 2006

NITISH KUMAR invites investors to Bihar


Kumar invites investors to Bihar
Press Trust Of India / Kolkata/ Patna March 23, 2006
Asserting that the work culture and image of Bihar has witnessed a rapid transformation, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday invited entrepreneurs to contribute in the development of the state by bringing investments.

"The government has cleared several projects in the infrastructural sectors like road and power", Kumar said.

"The work culture in the government has seen a rapid transformation and the image of Bihar outside has improved a lot," Kumar added at a function of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) here.

Seeking to instill confidence in the entrepreneurs that law and order situation has improved substantially, the CM referred about successful conduct of association of physicians of India conference, national youth festival, which attracted widespread praise from the participants from outside.

Kumar further said that people in the capital celebrated holi till late in the night without any fear from rowdy elements after a long time.

The CM said the state government has allocated Rs 2000 crore in the budget for next fiscal for construction of roads. Besides work has been started in construction of roads in rural areas under CM road project.

In the field of power, Rs 743.45 crore has been earmarked for the next fiscal for construction of new power stations and upkeep of the existing ones.

Asserting that environment had been made "investment friendly", Kumar requested the entrepreneurs to expeditiously take a decision for investment in Bihar for which the state government would provide necessary assistance.

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