Gandhinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel today and discussed with him the collaboration between J&K UT and Gujarat in various sectors and initiatives for strengthening the trade relations, exploring opportunities for mutual growth, exchanges of knowledge and capacity building, an official press release informed.
The LG tweeted: “Glad to have met Hon’ble CM of Gujarat, Sh Bhupendra Patel Ji. We discussed collaboration between J&K UT and Gujarat in various sectors and initiatives for strengthening the trade relations, exploring opportunities for mutual growth, exchanges of knowledge & capacity building.
“Industrial delegations involving industry associations and trade bodies from both the regions to identify potential areas for investment and industrial partnerships, to establish a platform for networking and to share best practices in various sectors.
“We also discussed reciprocal visits of official delegations from Jammu Kashmir to Gujarat and vice versa, capacity building of emerging entrepreneurs and start ups and collaborations with leading IT companies in Gujarat and sectoral partnership.”
On the sidelines of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, the LG also met business leaders and discussed the potential and incentives for doing business in Jammu & Kashmir, the press release informed.
“J&K Government has inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 3,000 crore in different sectors during the Vibrant Gujarat Summit and we hope to see more investment in the future,” the LG said.
He said the “high quality infrastructure, skilled and trained manpower, strong and diverse economy, ease of living and ease of doing business, digital infrastructure and unique potential in agriculture, tourism, health-care and manufacturing makes Jammu & Kashmir one of the most attractive investment destinations.”
He assured all the necessary support from the UT administration to the investors.