Chief
Minister Chouhan
Promotes “Brand
MP”
'The
Heart of India
Says It All'
to Win US Investors'
Hearts
A high profile
business delegation
led by Madhya
Pradesh Chief
Minister Shivraj
Singh Chouhan
visited the United
States from 13
to 20 May 2007
to promote the
central Indian
state as a global
investors' destination.
And the youthful
Chief Minister
succeeded as he
went along talking
about the strengths
of his State and
distributing the
book “The
Heart of India
Says It All Madhya
Pradesh”
to prospective
investors.
The delegation
comprising ministers,
officials and
prominent Industrialists
from the state
interacted directly
with prospective
investors in the
US and actively
promoted “Brand
Madhya Pradesh”.
In the true Indian
Tradition, the
members of delegation
personally invited
the investors
to visit India
to participate
in 'Destination
Madhya Pradesh
- Global Investors
Summit' which
will be held in
the state commercial
capital Indore
in October 2007.
Formal and informal
meetings were
planned at all
visiting stations
- Los Angeles,
San Francisco,
San Jose, St.
Louis and New
York. Advance
planning, networking
and correspondence
exchanged with
interested investors
proved useful.
Following MoU's
and LoIs were
signed with prominent
organizations
from different
sectors for major
investments to
be made in Madhya
Pradesh.
• Madhya
Pradesh Tourism
Development Corporation
signed a MoU with
Vineyard Resort
Incorporation
and Red &
White Pacific
Cartel, leading
companies from
the Tourism and
Wellness Industry.
• For the
development of
the state's backward
and tribal areas,
a MoU was signed
by TRIFAC with
US pneumatic of
St. Louis, USA
in the field of
Carbon credit.
• Another
important MoU
was signed between
Rajiv Kaul of
Underhill Capital,
a US partnership
company and Praveen
Garg - Managing
Director of TRIFAC.
• Many more
firmed project
proposals were
started with discussions
between visiting
delegates and
a host of NRIs
and other interested
investors.
An MoU on up-liftment
of tribal's through
employment by
plantation of
trees & other
activities along
with the related
business model
on Carbon Credit
on sharing basis
was signed by
Dr. Deepak Kant
Vyas with TRIFAC.
By involving NABARD,
green organizations,
World Bank the
joint venture
shall work towards
prosperity of
Tribals. The surplus
generated shall
be ploughed back
into the system.
The project shall
effectively utilize
the waste land
& would earn
money through
Carbon Credits
for the State
of Madhya Pradesh
on shared basis.
A MoU was singed
by TRIFAC's Managing
Director Praveen
Garg with US Under
Hill Capital (Rajeev
Kaul). The group
proposes to set
up an IT park
at Bhopal or Indore
which will be
facilitated by
TRIFAC.
An interaction
business meet
attended by more
than 250 people
was organized
at Taj Pierre,
New York with
the support of
Indian Consulate
& FICCI. The
Indo-US Chamber
President, Rajeev
Khanna was present
on the occasion.
One to one meetings
were also organized.
The Chief Minister
was bestowed with
a rare honour
(normally given
to country heads)
of ringing the
bell at the New
York Commodity
Exchange. The
President &
Vice President
of the commodity
exchange were
present on the
occasion.
The Chief Minister
had a one-to-one
meeting with K.
Bhandari of Ramda
Hotel Group. The
group has shown
interest in investing
Rs. 100 crore
in MP for hotel
industry development.
The last programme
(luncheon meeting)
during the visit
was hosted by
the powerful group
of Indian doctors
having membership
of more than 44000
doctors at Taj
Pierre, New York.
The event was
attended by Indian
Doctors from all
over the US. The
Chief Minister
explained to them
about the various
opportunities
in medical tourism,
para medical institutions,
hospitals and
opening of medical
colleges. The
Chief Minister
stressed the importance
of rural sector
medical facilities.
The doctor's group
assured his of
providing solutions
to rural healthcare.
