Expect investments in excess of ₹4 tn to create 100,000 jobs

The Madhya Pradesh government will host the Global Investors Summit (GIS) in state capital Bhopal on February 23-24. In an interview with Sanjeeb Mukherjee and Archis Mohan in New Delhi last week on the sidelines of a preparatory event related to the summit, Chief Minister MOHAN YADAV spoke about his government's plans to amend 30 policies to foster ease of doing business and said he was confident that investment proposals would exceed all previous records. Edited excerpts:

- Sanjeeb Mukherjee and Archis Mohan

What is the target of investment proposals the government is seeking during the summit in Bhopal?

The size of the investments is important, but equally crucial is the number of jobs that these proposals create. Our objective is to bring about reforms in our systems and processes to facilitate investments, which will help create jobs. Even if it is a factory with an investment of ₹25 crore but leads to creation of 5,000 jobs, it is a big accomplishment for us. And the way we have been receiving investment proposals, I am extremely confident that we will break all our past records in attracting investments.

Could you name the sectors where investors have shown keen interest?