From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore

Bangalore, Oct 4: Chhattisgarh government held a road show in Bangalore on Thursday to attract investors from IT and bio-technology sectors from Karnataka.

The BJP Chief Minister of the State, Raman Singh, said his government would offer incentives and uninterrupted power.

The road show is being organised ahead of the November 1 Global Investors Meet (GIM) in Naya Raipur, a new planned township built on 8,000 hectare by the state government, he said.

Addressing a news conference, after a one-on-one meeting with investors from IT, BT and ITES sectors, he said: ''Chhattisgarh offers ample opportunities in terms of investment in power, steel, aluminium and cement. Now it wants to diversify into the IT and BT spheres too.”

The government is organising a week-long Rajyotsava day along with GIM, he said, adding, the state is also developing a 400 km railway corridor which was expected to be completed in four years.

''We will promise uninterrupted power supply to industry and agriculture for next 20 years,” he said, adding, Chhattisgarh is a power surplus state in the country.

Singh said his government is opposed only to FDI in retail and not in other sectors.

The Chief Minister is accompanied by Industry Minister Rajesh Munat, Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Corporation Chairman Badirdhar Diwan and Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar.

Sunil Kumar said of the 38 MoU inked during the first GIM, 30 have already been implemented.