PATNA: State industry minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday held a meeting with selected industrialists in Delhi and appealed to them to make Bihar their manufacturing hub to get a good hold in the big market of northeast states.
"Prominent names who attended the meeting were Sunil Bansal, executive director, Liberty Group, Rakesh Grover, MD, Grover Sons Apparel, Sunil Goel, MD, ARB Bearings, Inder Dev Gupta, MD, Kumar Mangalam Birla Group, Ajay Kumar Bansal, director, Hitech Pipes, Micromax chairman Rajesh Agarwal, KR Papal Paper Mill MD Madhav Gopal Agarwal, Athija Herbs MD Sahil Khan, Sadhna Group MD Rakesh Gupta and others," an aide of the minister said.
The minister told the industrialists attending the meeting that there was always a possibility of Bihar becoming the manufacturing hub of northeast India. "Under the leadership of CM Nitish Kumar and immense development of infrastructure for roads, electricity, good governance, now the ground is completely ready in Bihar for the rapid expansion of industries," he said.
"You all should plan a Bihar tour for 2 to 3 days and your perception about the state will change," he said.
