08-04-2005, 03:28 AM
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>For investors, Gujarat is most favoured state </b>
Pioneer News Service/ New Delhi
<b>In a befitting reply to the critics of Gujarat, the details provided by the UPA Government in Parliament bolster the pro-industrial image of the state. Going by the figures presented by the Centre, Gujarat tops the states in attracting maximum industrial investment.</b>Â Â
The figures placed by Union Minister of State for Industry and Commerce Kamal Nath in Lok Sabha on Tuesday in a reply to a question have proved that with a whopping investment of Rs 94,357 crore, Gujarat has emergednumero uno with Andhra Pradesh at second place with investments totalling Rs 91,027 crore, followed by Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
A day after the Government acknowledged Gujarat's achievement, the state cabinet met under the chairmanship of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and credited him for bringing laurels to the state.
Briefing the media later, the spokesperson of the State Government, Urban Development Minister IK Jadeja and Minister of State for Planning Saurabhbhai Dalal, said "The statewise comparative details presented by Government of India in Lok Sabha are a clear cut reply to the critics of Gujarat."
The two spokespersons further noted that the details provided by the Union Government in Lok Sabha were only for the period up to March 31, 2005. However, during the current year from January till May this year, Gujarat had attracted investments of Rs 43,000 crore which was again highest with a share of 31.17% in the country, they said.
Describing it is as a <b>"historical achievement for Gujarat," the two added that this was the result of qualitative changes brought about under the leadership of the Gujarat Chief Minister in administrative efficiency, transparency and simplification of policies and procedures. "Gujarat has attracted the maximum investments of Rs 94,357 crore and thus Gujarat becomes number one in the country," </b>they said.  <!--emo&:cool--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/specool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='specool.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>For investors, Gujarat is most favoured state </b>
Pioneer News Service/ New Delhi
<b>In a befitting reply to the critics of Gujarat, the details provided by the UPA Government in Parliament bolster the pro-industrial image of the state. Going by the figures presented by the Centre, Gujarat tops the states in attracting maximum industrial investment.</b>Â Â
The figures placed by Union Minister of State for Industry and Commerce Kamal Nath in Lok Sabha on Tuesday in a reply to a question have proved that with a whopping investment of Rs 94,357 crore, Gujarat has emergednumero uno with Andhra Pradesh at second place with investments totalling Rs 91,027 crore, followed by Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
A day after the Government acknowledged Gujarat's achievement, the state cabinet met under the chairmanship of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and credited him for bringing laurels to the state.
Briefing the media later, the spokesperson of the State Government, Urban Development Minister IK Jadeja and Minister of State for Planning Saurabhbhai Dalal, said "The statewise comparative details presented by Government of India in Lok Sabha are a clear cut reply to the critics of Gujarat."
The two spokespersons further noted that the details provided by the Union Government in Lok Sabha were only for the period up to March 31, 2005. However, during the current year from January till May this year, Gujarat had attracted investments of Rs 43,000 crore which was again highest with a share of 31.17% in the country, they said.
Describing it is as a <b>"historical achievement for Gujarat," the two added that this was the result of qualitative changes brought about under the leadership of the Gujarat Chief Minister in administrative efficiency, transparency and simplification of policies and procedures. "Gujarat has attracted the maximum investments of Rs 94,357 crore and thus Gujarat becomes number one in the country," </b>they said.  <!--emo&:cool--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/specool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='specool.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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