PANAJI: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar has promised to set up an investment board and to draft an investment-oriented policy, incorporating the industrial, IT and the biotech policy.
Parrikar was speaking at an interaction organized by Ami Goenkar, the Goan community in Mumbai, and supported by Goa chamber of commerce and industries at Parel, Mumbai, on Sunday.
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) provided the knowledge support for the event.
Captains of the industry from Goa and a select group of personalities from IT, healthcare and education interacted with Parrikar on ways to make Goa the next destination for these industries.
Further, Parrikar said the government will lay a red carpet for green industries and provide whatever else, the industry needs, if feasible.
He assured that a system would be in place by September and that the infrastructure would be definitely be improved by March, 2013. Fast track clearances and the single window concept would make it easier for the industry, he added.
Gpresident Manguirish Pai Raikar said that the chamber had set up a facilitation centre to assist the industry and the environment was now conducive for new units to set up their shop in the state, further urging them to forward their concept papers.
Suresh Kare, former president of IDMA and other bigwigs attended the meet. About 30 invitees from the IT sector including TCS, Tech Mahindra, Accenture, Cognizant, Mastek were present for the first event.Vijay Bhatkar, Sanjay Hegde, Ashank Desai were also present with the chief minister.
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