Vibrant Gujarat 2009 & List of MoUs

January 20th, 2009 28 Comments   Posted in SEO, Vibrant Gujarat Summit

Vibrant Gujarat Summit

I was amongst the fortunate 5000 people to witness one of the most important event in history of India. All roads leading to the venue were jam packed and it took 75 minutes to cover a distance of 6 kms which on an average  busy day would take about 10 minutes. Senior IAS officers, MLAs and MPs were seen standing (the VVVIP section saw 3-4 senior industrialists sharing the Sofa meant for 2) in the crowd for 3 to 4 hours and thousands were denied entry in the Inauguration hall.

Forget Sabeer Bhatia. Forget the 750,000 crores worth of investment that were promised on the first day or the total of 1,200,000 crores of MOUs. You needed to feel the euphoria in the atmosphere. Imagine a MP of Britain (country which denied visa to Mody) or Canada praising the state and the CM as if they were praising their own hero. Imagine Gardiner, the British MP chanting first few lines of Vande Matram. Imagine the doyens of Indian Industry who qued up to announce thousands of crores worth of investment (repeatedly the likes of Birlas, Ruias, Dhoots, Adanis etc. were told to limit their 2 minute speeches  to announcements only but they could not resist praising the state and the CM). Imagine Giants like Mittal and Ambani wishing openly that Modi becomes the next leader of India.

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39 MoUs worth Rs 41K crore in the chemicals and petrochemicals sector!

January 13th, 2009 1 Comment   Posted in Development, Vibrant Gujarat Summit

chemicalWith a proposed capital investment of over Rs 41,000 crore, 39 MoUs (Memorandums of Understanding) were signed in the chemicals and petrochemicals sector on the second and final day of Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor’s Summit (VGGIS) here on Tuesday.

The biggest investment in the sector coming in the form of Rs 10,000 crore joint venture between the three public sector enterprise Gujarat State Fertilizer Company (GSFC), Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Company (GNFC) and Gujarat Alkali and Chemicals Ltd (GACL).
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MoUs worth Rs 30,000 crore during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit’s Day 1!

444 Mous pledged worth Rs 7,48,970 crore on power, economic zones, tourism, water management among others on Day 1!
MoUs worth at least Rs 7 lakh crore are likely to be signed during the two-day investors’ meet With the state government dishing out new sops, the IT (Information Technology) and ITeS (Information Technology Enabled Service) sectors are likely to steal the show at the two-day Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Meet from January 12.
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Vibrant Gujarat Summit Record 4,000 MoUs to be signed!

January 2nd, 2009 Comments Off Posted in Vibrant Gujarat Summit

Vibrant Gujarat Summit
THE Vibrant Gujarat Summit, which will put special focus on the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) of the state, will see a record 4,000 MoUs signed during the event. The MoUs to be signed under the MSME category alone promise to generate close to 9 lakh direct and indirect jobs. Thus, employment-generati on target this time will be much higher than 13 lakh jobs set during the last summit.

The number of MoUs is much higher than the 363 MoUs signed during the last summit held in 2007. This is mainly because the MSME segment alone will see more than 3,000 MoUs. MSMEs will promise to generate 2 lakh direct employment.
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