New Delhi (NVI): To give a fillip to the economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a comprehensive meeting to discuss strategies to attract more foreign investments into India as well as to promote local investments.
During the meeting, it was discussed that a scheme should be developed to promote more plug and play infrastructure in the existing industrial lands/plots/estates in the country and provide necessary financing support, the PMO said in a statement.
In this regard, PM Modi directed that the action should be taken for a more proactive approach to handhold the investors, to look into their problems and help them in getting all the necessary Central and State clearances in a time-bound manner.
Apart from that, various strategies to bring investments into India in a fast-track mode and to promote Indian domestic sectors were discussed. Detailed discussions were held on guiding states to evolve their strategies and be more proactive in attracting investments, the PMO said.
The meeting, which was attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Home Minister Amit Shah also discussed that the reform initiatives undertaken by the various Ministries should continue unabated and action should be taken in a time-bound manner to remove any obstacles which impede promotion of investment and industrial growth.
Minister for Commerce & Industries Piyush Goyal and MoS (Finance) Anurag Thakur were also present along with senior officials of the Government.
