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India Gazette
3 days ago
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- India Gazette
Assam CM, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari review key infra projects
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and discussed the status of progress of key infrastructure projects in the state. During the meeting held at the Union Minister's official residence, Chief Minister Sarma sought the support and cooperation of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to ensure the timely completion of ongoing infrastructure projects. The Union Minister assured the Chief Minister of MoRTH's support for time-bound implementation of the ongoing flagship NH projects in Assam, as 'these projects will significantly boost regional connectivity, enhance trade routes, and accelerate the pace of economic growth in the Northeast part of the country.' Later, taking to X, the Chief Minister wrote, 'In New Delhi today, I had a fruitful meeting with Hon'ble Union Minister Shri @nitin_gadkari. We reviewed the progress of Assam's flagship infra projects and sought @MORTHIndia's cooperation in their time bound completion. Minister has assured us of the Ministry's undivided focus on this matter.' Union Minister Gadkari also took to X and said, 'Reviewed the ongoing National Highway projects in Assam, with Assam Chief Minister @himantabiswa Ji and senior officials in Delhi today. These projects will significantly boost regional connectivity, enhance trade routes, and accelerate economic growth across the northeastern region of the country.' The meeting was attended by Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, KK Dwivedi and senior officials of MoRTH. Earlier, the Chief Minister met a team from ICICI Foundation and ICICI Bank at his official residence here and discussed ongoing CSR initiatives in Assam. The meeting focused on strengthening, expanding, and diversifying CSR efforts in collaboration with the Government of Assam, as well as expanding credit access for microborrowers. Moreover, Chairman of LifeCare Ltd., Jayesh Saini, called upon the Chief Minister at the latter's official residence and spoke at length about the company's foray into the booming health sector in Assam and its eagerness to bring the projects to fruition soon. It may be noted that LifeCare, a Kenya-based company, had inked an MoU during the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit in Guwahati in February this year in the health sector. (ANI)
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Nitin Gadkari & Himanta Biswa Sarma review progress of key infrastructure projects in Assam
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and discussed the status of progress of key infrastructure projects in the State. During the course of the meeting that took place at Union Minister's official residence, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma sought the support and cooperation from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) for ensuring timely completion of the ongoing infrastructure projects. The Union Minister assured the Chief Minister of MoRTH's support for time-bound implementation of the ongoing flagship NH projects in Assam as 'these projects will significantly boost regional connectivity, enhance trade routes, and accelerate the pace of economic growth in the Northeast part of the country.' Later, taking to X (formerly Twitter) the Chief Minister wrote, "In New Delhi today, I had a fruitful meeting with Hon'ble Union Minister Shri @nitin_gadkari Ji. We reviewed the progress of Assam's flagship infra projects and sought @MORTHIndia's cooperation in their time bound Minister has assured us of the Ministry's undivided focus on this matter." Live Events Union Minister Gadkari also took to the micro blogging platform X: "Reviewed the ongoing National Highway projects in Assam, with Assam Chief Minister Shri @himantabiswa Ji and senior officials in Delhi today. These projects will significantly boost regional connectivity, enhance trade routes, and accelerate economic growth across the northeastern region of the country." The meeting was attended by Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Dwivedi and senior officials of MoRTH. Earlier, the Chief Minister met a team from ICICI Foundation and ICICI Bank at his official residence here and discussed ongoing CSR initiatives in Assam. The meeting focused on strengthening, expanding and diversifying CSR efforts in collaboration with Government of Assam and expanding credit access for micro borrowers. Moreover, Chairman of LifeCare Ltd., Jayesh Saini called upon the Chief Minister at the latter's official residence and spoke at length about the company's foray into the booming health sector in Assam and its eagerness to bring the projects to fruition soon. It may be noted that LifeCare, a Kenya-based company, had inked an MoU during the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit in Guwahati in February this year in the health sector. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma urges industrialists to deliver on Advantage Assam 2.0 promises
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met top industrialists in New Delhi and asked them to fulfill their commitments made during Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit in Chief Minister met the Chairman of Vedanta Group , Anil Agarwal at his official residence here on Friday evening and asked him to operationalise the group's investment commitment made during Advantage Assam Summit held in February this of Vedanta, Agarwal said the group is wholly committed to Assam's growth journey and is keen to expand its footprint in the State's hydrocarbon taking to X (formerly Twitter), the Chief Minister wrote, "Today in New Delhi, I met the very enterprising Chairman of @Vedanta_Group, Shri @AnilAgarwal_Ved Ji. We spoke on operationalising the group's investment commitment made during #AdvantageAssam2. Vedanta is keen to expand its footprint in the state's hydrocarbon sector."Later, the Chief Minister met Managing Director of ITC Hotels , Anil Chadha at his official residence here and discussed the potential of investment in the hospitality told the Chief Minister that his group is very keen in exploring opportunities in the hospitality sector in about the development, CMO Assam, tweeted, "Anil Chadha, MD, @ITCHotels called upon HCM Dr. @himantabiswa in New Delhi today. They discussed the potential of investments in Assam's hospitality sector as Shri Chadha expressed keen interest in exploring opportunities for expansion in the state."The Advantage Assam 2.0 has secured investment commitments worth Rs 5.18 lakh crore over the next five years, It may be mentioned that Chief Minister Sarma, who is closely monitoring the investment commitments made by different companies during the Advantage Assam 2.0, will hold one-to-one meeting with the industry honchos in the national capital on May 26."The Chief Minister has started individual discussions with the companies about how to go about realising the investment on the ground, what kind of incentives they might need, land they would need. We will prepare the preparatory roadmap over the next six months,' a senior official privy to the development said."If even a significant portion of the pledged investments materialises, Assam could emerge as a leading industrial hub in the Northeast and beyond. Therefore, the focus now shifts to implementation and execution, ensuring that these investments translate into job creation, infrastructure development, and long-term economic benefits for the state," the official achieve this goal, the Government of Assam plans to carefully analyse investment proposals in the current financial year and work toward a comprehensive roadmap within the next six months. "The roadmap will focus on addressing key challenges such as land allocation, ease of doing business, and incentive structures to ensure that projects move from paper to reality," the official quipped.
India Gazette
24-05-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Assam CM meets industry leaders in New Delhi, urged to fulfill Advantage Assam 2.0 commitments
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday met top industrialists on the sidelines of ongoing Rising North East Summit 2025 in New Delhi and asked them to fulfill their commitments made during Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit in Guwahati, a release added. The Chief Minister met the Chairman of Vedanta Group, Anil Agarwal at his official residence here on Friday evening and asked him to operationalise the group's investment commitment made during Advantage Assam Summit held in February this year, the release by the state added. As per the release, Chairman of Vedanta, Agarwal said the group is wholly committed to Assam's growth journey and is keen to expand its footprint in the State's hydrocarbon sector. Later, taking to X (formerly Twitter), the Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, 'Today in New Delhi, I met the very enterprising Chairman of @Vedanta_Group, @AnilAgarwal_Ved Ji. We spoke on operationalising the group's investment commitment made during #AdvantageAssam2. Vedanta is keen to expand its footprint in the state's hydrocarbon sector.' The Chief Minister met Managing Director of ITC Hotels, Anil Chadha at his residence and discussed the potential of investment in the hospitality sector. Chadha told the Chief Minister Sarma that his group is very keen in exploring opportunities in the hospitality sector in Assam. Informing about the development, CMO Assam, tweeted, 'Anil Chadha, MD, @ITCHotels called upon HCM Dr @himantabiswa in New Delhi today. They discussed the potential of investments in Assam's hospitality sector as Chadha expressed keen interest in exploring opportunities for expansion in the state.' Assam's investor summit, Advantage Assam 2.0 secured investment commitments worth Rs 5.18 lakh crore over the next five years. The release added that CM Sarma is closely monitoring the investment commitments made by different companies during the Advantage Assam 2.0. He will hold one-to-one meeting with the industry leaders in the national capital on May 26. 'The Chief Minister has started individual discussions with the companies about how to go about realising the investment on the ground, what kind of incentives they might need, land they would need. We will prepare the preparatory roadmap over the next six months,' a senior official privy to the development said. 'If even a significant portion of the pledged investments materialises, Assam could emerge as a leading industrial hub in the Northeast and beyond. Therefore, the focus now shifts to implementation and execution, ensuring that these investments translate into job creation, infrastructure development, and long-term economic benefits for the state,' the official added. 'The roadmap will focus on addressing key challenges such as land allocation, ease of doing business, and incentive structures to ensure that projects move from paper to reality,' the official added. To achieve the goal, the Government of Assam plans to carefully analyse investment proposals in the current financial year and work toward a comprehensive roadmap within the next six months, the release added. (ANI)
