The Department of Commerce and , Government of India and Department of Industries, Government of Jharkhand, in collaboration with DGFT and Shellac & Forest Products EPC (Chefexil), organized a two-day commerce festival starting on Tuesday. The two day event aims at providing a platform to the industry players of Jharkhand to interact with policy makers and leading entrepreneurs under one roof.
Jitendra Kumar Singh, Director Industries, Government of Jharkhand, in his welcome note discussed the strength of Jharkhand, its rich Flora and Fauna, major producer of Minerals, iron and coal, availability of skilled workers, attractive sector specific policies. Along with the industrial parks located in the state, he also highlighted the key provisions for export oriented units in the Jharkhand Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy 2021.
Singh said that today natural products have their own importance in life. In this respect, Jharkhand is a rich state as 40 per cent of the mineral wealth of the entire country is available in this State. Addressing the young entrepreneurs, he said that the state is rich in mineral wealth but there is a need to do value addition in it. The state is fortunate that raw material is at the doorstep, so there is immense potential for production. We have a skilled labour force so we can move towards export. He said that Jharkhand can become an export basket.