TN coming out with second edition of Vision 2023 document

C Shivakumar

Chennai:

The state government is coming out with a second edition of Vision 2023 document and officials are now preparing the contours of the second draft of the document, according to a top finance ministry official.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) National Executive Committee Meeting here on Monday, the official told Express that the second edition of Vision 2023 will be a detailed roadmap which will delve on each sector where investment will be channelised to help realize state achieve the Numero Uno position in next 10 years.

Interestingly, the state is planning the second document after chief minister J Jayalalithaa invoked the alchemy of a great vision to transform the state by her Vision 2023 document.

The official said the document would also have a special focus on the farm sector, helping farmers partner with industry in increasing the yield of their land.

“We are working on a model where producer and industry co-exist. Under this model, the farmers will have control of the land, which would be leased out to industries for cultivation,” said the official.

Earlier replying to a query from a representative of FICCI on the port connectivity project, a senior official of industry department said the state has sanctioned Rs 84 crore for widening the roads under the Chennai Road Port Connectivity Project (formerly Ennore Manali Road Improvement Project). The state is also looking at improving the road connectivity to Ennore port and Katpuli port, which is under construction