The Confederation of Indian Industry, Southern Region (CII-SR), will facilitate creation of 25 lakh new jobs over the next five years by promoting the region as an investment destination globally as well as working with existing units on their expansion plans.
Also, it will engage with the six States on policy engagement initiatives this fiscal with a special focus on ease and cost of doing business, Chairperson Suchitra Ella said here on Wednesday.
Elaborating on the strategies, Ms. Ella, in her first media interaction after taking charge, said formation of CII-State Government Consultative Forum in all the southern States will be a priority this year. While such a forum has been set up in Kerala, CII is working with Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry governments for having the mechanism that seeks to promote industrial development and improve ease of doing business.
