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AIPMA AT WORK

AIPMA Meets Assam CM

Mr Hiten Bheda President AIPMA and Mr Jayesh
Rambhia met the Chief Minister of Assam
Mr Sarbananda Sonowal earlier this month.
Pitching for his state like a corporate executive
while speaking on the curtain raiser of ‘Advantage
Assam - Global Investors Summit’ the Assam chief
minister Sarbanand Sonowal said that with Prime Minister
Mr. Narendra Modi’s clarion call to transform North East
of India as ‘New Engine’ of growth for the country, Assam
has now become the land of potential, possibilities and
prosperity.
He urged industry leaders to invest in Assam, India’s
Expressway to ASEAN, and assured that a safe and secure
environment will be provided to them to facilitate their agriculture & food processing; pharmaceuticals; IT & ITeS;
endeavours. Assam with its strategic location offers a tourism; and silks, as the focus sectors for investments in
market of 800 million people as it serves as the gateway the state. He added that the state government was keen
to the South-East Asian market. to develop Assam as the regional aviation hub and was
looking at ways to establish direct air connectivity with
The Government of Assam had identified river transport neighboring countries where the flying time was between
& port townships; power; plastic & petrochemicals; 1.5 to 2 hours.

Mr. Arvind Mehta

Appointed as Managing Council Member of

Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic,

Vile Parle (W), Mumbai - 400056

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