Come forward for investment in Assam: CM Himanta to Tata Group

GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today urged the Tata Group of companies to invest in Assam.

The Chief Minister, who is in Mumbai, held a series of meetings with officials of Tata Group. He interacted with Tata Group Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran and other top office bearers of Tata Sons, Tata Consumers, TCS, Tata Technologies, Indian Hotel and Tata Motors at Bombay House, Mumbai this afternoon.

In the meeting, the Chief Minister urged Tata Group to come forward for investment in Assam, especially in health, education, green & renewable energy, tourism & hospitality sector. The Chief Minister assured the Tata Group that the State Government would provide all necessary support, including certain policy changes, providing capital subsidy etc., to make the state a preferred investment destination of the country. Senior officers of the State Government were also present during the meetings.

The Chief Minister also held a meeting with Tata Trust's Vice Chairman Vijay Singh, CEO Srinath Narasimhan, Board of Trustees of Tata Trust at Mumbai today. During the meeting, the progress of construction works of State Cancer Institutes under Assam Cancer Care Foundation was reviewed. Noteworthy that out of the seventeen cancer institutes, seven are targeted to be inaugurated in April 2022. In the meeting, the Chief Minister urged Tata Trust to engage a team to study the basic requirements for the establishment of the proposed South Asian Cancer Institute in Assam.

Chief Minister also met Padma Bhushan Subramanian Ramadorai, former Vice - Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services and Charman, Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Guwahati. He discussed several issues with Ramadorai related to TCS, TISS, IIIT-G etc., to bring more excellence in Assam's education sector adopting new ideas and technology.

The Chief Minister today held a discussion with SRCC Children's Hospital Facility Director Rupesh R Choubey regarding strengthening paediatric healthcare facilities in Assam. He invited SRCC Children's Hospital to work together in the functioning of the new Super Speciality Hospital in Guwahati, especially in Paediatric Neurology and Paediatric Cardiac Surgery sector. He directed MD, NHM, Assam to draft a memorandum of understanding in this regard.

Chief Minister also met Anita Rajan, Chief Executive Officer of Tata STRIVE, a skill development initiative of Tata Trusts at Taj Chambers, Mumbai today. During the meeting, he sought the cooperation of Tata STRIVE for Project Arohan, a four-year mentorship programme of the Government of Assam for meritorious students. Apart from some other suggestions, Sarma also urged the CEO to add the component of soft skills development for students in the Project Arohan project.

The Chief Minister also held a meeting with Dr Shalini Bharat, Director of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) at Taj Chambers, Mumbai. They discussed several issues, including strengthening the infrastructure and academic activities of TISS, Guwahati campus.

Earlier today, the Chief Minister held a virtual meeting with Padmashree Dr Milind V Kirtane, a renowned ENT specialist of the country regarding strengthening the ENT treatment facilities in Assam. He urged Dr Kirtane to initiate a training programme from April 2022 to develop a team of specialists, a press release said.

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