100 Investment Meet projects have reached work stage: Minister P Rajeeve
The Minister was addressing the Investors' Conclave convened here to ascertain the status of the proposals that came up at IKGS. Over 200 investors turned up for the meet.
'By the end of August, the number of the projects reaching the implementation stage will cross 100. This means 21 percent of realisation so far. This must be the biggest strike rate of any investment meet held in the country. We are trying to raise this to 50 percent soon,' the Minister said.
Asking investors to come out with their views, suggestions and grievances, he said this conclave was meant to hear directly from the investors whether they are facing any hurdle in going ahead with their projects, so that the government could step in to address them.
When as many as 20 investors pointed out some of the issues faced by them, the Minister assured that each of these issues would be addressed without any delay.
The Minister said, if necessary, ministerial level meetings will be held to address issues involving different departments. He also made calls with the field officials to ascertain the status of some of the issues that came up at the meet from the dias itself.
The investors present expressed satisfaction at the cooperation from officials of the industries department agencies like KSIDC, KINFRA and Directorate of Industries.
APM Mohammed Hanish, Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce, presided over the meet, which was attended by KSIDC MD Mir Mohammed Ali; KINFRA MD Santhosh Koshy Thomas; KSIDC Executive Director R Harikrishnan and Industries Department Additional Director K S Kripakumar.
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