Guwahati, November 26, 2017: Inaugurating the third manufacturing plant of Emani Limited in Assam today, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today pitched Assam as the new investors haven.
” We want to convey to all potential investors that Assam is now ready for big industrial push and the state government is committed to facilitate major industrial players, from within the country and outside. Global Investment Meet to be held in the state in February would showcase Assam’s potential to become the business hub of South East Asia,” Sonowal said, opening the new manufacturing plant at Pacharia in Kamrup Rural district.
Lauding the business practices of Emami which has given employment mostly to people from local communities in their factories, the chief minister invited Emami to the Global Investment Meet for sharing their success story of establishing a thriving business in the state so that other business players are inspired to set up bases here.
This third manufacturing plant in the state of Emami Limited is largest manufacturing unit of the company in the country with a production capacity of 90,000 MTPA which is set up at a total cost Rs 300 crore. The unit, which would produce personal care and health care products of the company, would fulfil 60 per cent of the company’s total production requirement in the country.
State Commerce and Industry Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said there is an 800 million strong consumer market in South East Asia and investors must come forward to take advantage of Assam’s geographical proximity with SE Asian countries by setting up their businesses here.
He also said the state government has already shown its earnestness in speeding up industrial development in the state by setting up Act East Policy Affairs Department which would fast track the connectivity with SE Asia.
Guwahati LGBI Airport would be turned into a hub of regional air connectivity with the central government’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCH) linking Guwahati with neighbouring countries of SE Asia, Patowary added.
He invited the investors to take advantage of this connectivity and infrastructure boom in the state and expand their businesses into SE Asia market.
State Finance Minister and Local MLA Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked Emami Ltd for selecting Pacharia for setting up the plant which has brought employment opportunities to the local people.
He also urged the company to look beyond producing FMCG products in the state and bring in businesses from other diversified fields where they have expertise.
MP Bijoya Chakrabarti, MLA Suman Haripriya, Legal Adviser to the Chief Minister Shantanu Bharali, Joint Chairman of Emami Limited R.S. Aggarwal, Director R.S. Goenka, MD S.K. Goenka were also present in the meeting.
United News Of India
