The Bihar industries department to attract investments in the state apparel and textile sector in association with Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) organised an apparel meet at Ludhiana on Friday to showcase the initiatives taken by the Bihar government.
According to a press release, Bihar principal secretary (industries) S Siddharth gave a detailed presentation to the participants on policy initiatives, infrastructure, ease of doing business and availability of land and skilled workers in Bihar.
Siddharth said that they have launched an online single window clearance system for investors to submit their proposals from any part of the world. Approvals will be granted online, further around 2,000 acres of land is available with the state government for allotment to investors.
Leading exporter and AEPC’s Harish Dua at the meet thanking the visiting delegation, assured that a delegation of city industrialists would visit Bihar soon after which they would decide on investments in the state.
Investment commissioner R S Srivastava at the meet said that there is large domestic market in Bihar having a population of over 11 crore. Also added that the state provides electricity for more than 22 hours a day throughout the state.
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