Tribune News Service

Dehradun, April 6

Uttarakhand will participate in the investment promotion seminar to be held on April 17- 18 in Bangkok under the Invest India programme. This seminar will be jointly organized by the Government of Thailand and the Government of India.

During the seminar, Uttarakhand will put before the investors avenues for investing in Uttarakhand such as food processing, wellness and luxury tourism.

Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh said that under the Central government’s FDI (foreign direct investment) policy, the state offers conducive environment for investors.

During the seminar, the focus of the government would on making investors aware of the opportunities and scope of investment in food processing sector such as vegetables, mushroom, herbs, and medicinal plants..

Further, he said to attract investment in tourism and wellness tourism, focus should be on Uttarakhand’s natural landscapes, bugyals, ashrams, shrines, Char Dham pilgrimage, yoga centres, adventure sports etc.