Bihar sees surge in investor interest with 32 proposals at Udyog Varta meet

Key Highlights

• Officials see the format as a key step in building confidence and speeding up decision-making.
• Most of the participants were entrepreneurs from Bihar who expressed interest in setting up or expanding units in the state to generate employment and reduce migration. advertisementWIDE SECTORAL SPREADInvestment proposals were received across six major sectors, indicating broad-based interest.
• These included dairy and allied industries, the proposed Bihar Film City, manufacturing of power-related products, furniture and infrastructure for educational institutions and hospitals.
• Proposals also came in for leather goods manufacturing and exports, as well as expansion of the sugar industry.
• COMPANIES OUTLINE PLANSBipin Kumar Jha, Director of the Robotics Programme and Colorectal Surgery at Savera Cancer and Multispeciality Hospital, spoke about investing in robotic surgery and collaborating with the state to strengthen advanced healthcare services. Siddharth Ladhani, Director at Coca-Cola SLMG, discussed potential industrial plans and conveyed willingness to work with the Bihar government.