MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said his State has signed MOUs worth nearly Rs 16 lakh crore in Davos during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The Chief Minister said these MOUs have been signed across various sectors and would help the State in achieving its goal of taking its GDP to USD 1 trillion. For India to become USD 5 trillion economy, Maharashtra has to become USD 1 trillion economy and we will achieve that target by 2030, Fadnavis told PTI in an interview here. Fadnavissaidinvestors’confidence in policy continuity at CentreandinStateasalsotheir trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led to this record level of investment commitments.

 

He said the StateGovernmentwouldtrack these MOUs to ensure their conversion into actual investments. Later, addressing a press conference along with other Indian leaders, he said it is important for all States to grow together for the country to grow further At the same conference, Telangana Minister D Sridhar Babu said he is confident that his State would become USD 1 trillion. KeralaMinisterPRajeevsaid his State has come to Davos for the first time and it has invited global investors to InvestKeralasummittobeheld next month.

 

Tamil Nadu Minister TRB Rajaa said India is the knowledgepowerhouseoftheworld and if India puts up a united faceitcanwritepoliciesforthe entire world and an event like WEFcanbeheldinany Indian city.Forthefirsttime,allIndian leaders including from the Centre and various States, cametogether.Theirpavilions were also housed within two Indian pavilions. Rajaa said that the next time it should be just one pavilion for everyone from the country. Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu said a “deadlymixof experience and youth” has come here from India and the credit for that goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.