111 investment proposals received in Bihar, 25 okayed

Patna, Aug 08: Bihar government has got a total of 111 proposals from investors, of which, 25 have been approved, State Industry Minister Gautam Singh said on Tuesday. Replying to a short notice question of RJD's Bhim Singh, Minister of State for Industries (Independent Charge) Gautam Singh told the legislative council that the state government was receiving an encouraging response from investors in the country and from abroad. Of the total 111 investment proposals received so far, the state industrial board has approved 25 of them, the minister said. He, however, did not divulge the names of the investors or the fields they evinced interest in. The Industry Minister claimed the Nitish Kumar government's new industrial promotion policy for the current fiscal has been well received. In reply to another question by the same MLC, the minister said three food park projects, in partnership with the Centre, have been okayed at Hajipur, Udakishunganj (Madhepura) and Begusarai. Land acquirement for the project at Hajipur was underway, the minister said, adding the process at the two other venues would begin afterwards.