Industry vow to make Tamil Nadu a global brand to woo investors

Chennai:

After Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa unveiled her Vision document for Tamil Nadu, industry is charting out plans for the state to realize her dream by promoting the state as a global brand.

Advisor to Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry president P Murari along with FICCI chairman Tamil Nadu State Council Rafique Ahmed told reporters that efforts are on to not only woo the global investors by promoting Tamil Nadu as global brand but also to woo domestic investors and this will be one of the key agenda of FICCI in the next financial year.

Surprsingly, FICCI is also hosting a repeat of its national executive committee meeting in July. “The meeting is never held on the same venue but after post Vision-2023 unfolding, the forum has gained significance with FICCI national chapter showing keen interest in hosting the event in Chennai,” said Murari.

Interestingly, FICCI, which has ranked the state as top three destinations for domestic and foreign investment in a national study, has developed FOCUS 5, a vision document of what the present state government should and could aim for the next five years in five specific sectors. These include energy, agriculture and food processing, social including health, housing, education, security, industry and business and infrastructure which includes roads, ports, airport, rail connectivity and corridors and multi-modal transport.

Meanwhile, FICCI has revamped its various panels besides forming new panel on retail, maritime strategies, micro small and medium enterprise panel and aerospace and defence panel.

Murari said plans are also on promote Tamil Nadu as tourist destination. He said the state has huge tourism potential, which has not been exploited. Meanwhile, roadshows are also being planned in India and abroad, said Murari.

Meanwhile, FICCI has also urged the state government to have FICCI representatives in its industry advisory board.