Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh Friday inaugurated a conference on Opportunities for Multilateral Business Partnerships in ICT, Tourism, Healthcare and Handloom at the City Convention Centre in Imphal.
This was the first of the four sessions of B20 the official dialogue forum for the global business community scheduled in Northeast India.
The Chief Minister informed that Manipur, with a Population of 2.72 million and an area of over 22,300 sq km is the Land Gateway of India to South East Asia. The state has the perfect setting for implementing Indias Act East Policy and the state is the bridge between South East Asia and India, he added.
He further informed that new Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy of Manipur has been adopted to promote investment in the State. To promote Ease of Doing Business, the Manipur Industrial Single Window Clearance Act, 2021 was enacted. Given the importance of Logistics, the Manipur Integrated Logistics Policy, 2022 was notified.
The Chief Minister further informed the congregation that Manipur has huge untapped potential in medicinal Plants, horticultural products, aromatic plants and spices.