Yogi ends ‘Mumbai marathon’ with Maha-investments

Mumbai: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who came to the country’s financial capital - Mumbai - to invite Indian industry for the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit, has returned to UP with an investment of more than ₹ 5 lakh crore. Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani has proposed big investments in electronics manufacturing and green energy sector, including providing 5G internet connectivity across UP and providing better health services to villages in Uttar Pradesh with the help of artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, Adani Group proposed to set up a skill development center with a capacity of 10,000 youths in Noida along ith a medical college on PPP mode.

Over two dozen industrialists including Reliance, Tata Sons, Adani, Godrej, Birla, Piramal, Vedanta, Parle, Hinduja, Lodha and Ramki met the Chief Minister during his two-day visit to Mumbai. In special meetings with industry leaders in between marathon events, the Chief Minister exhorted the industry to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s $5 trillion vision.

During the meeting with the Chief Minister, Karan Adani of Adani Group discussed the action plan for major investment in the warehousing and logistics sector with several proposals for investment worth lakhs of crores in the next 05 years, even setting up cement units at 07 different places. Discussion took place. Karan Adani praised Chief Minister Yogi’s industrial policies for expansion of Lucknow airport.

Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla sought the government’s support for setting up a convention center in Noida and said that this convention center would be one of the largest convention centers in the world.

Ajay Piramal of Piramal Enterprises said that the company is constantly striving to discharge its social responsibilities. “We will launch a special campaign in Varanasi by joining the Prime Minister’s resolve for a TBfree India,” he said. He expressed his interest to the Chief Minister regarding large investments for the development of Pharma Park.

During the special meeting, Darshan Hiranandani, head of the Hiranandani Group, while signing MoUs for new projects, discussed plans for semiconductor investment with the help of foreign partners, while Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran discussed the cultural and spiritual importance of Uttar Pradesh.