Economy & Employment · India
When PSUs, fertiliser shops, and flour mills became Uttarakhand’s ‘investors’ after global summit
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Inaugurating the Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit on December 8, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the state a “new hub for investment”, crediting the “double engine” government’s push on tourism, connectivity and investment. There were grand numbers that followed: 1,779 MoUs worth Rs 3.56 lakh crore. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had chased them with roadshows in London and Dubai, and in Bengaluru, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Mumbai – a courtship that cost taxpayers roughly Rs 100 crore, according to an RTI…
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