J&K working on proposals from industry worth ₹86,000 crore: Manoj Sinha

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₹86,000 crore, with concerted efforts in progress to bring these plans to reality. Speaking at an Engineering Export Promotion Council event, Sinha highlighted the secure business climate in the region and called for new investments.

He said that the United Arab Emirates' Emaar Group's intent to build a shopping mall and an IT tower in Srinagar. Sinha pointed to the union territory's robust agriculture sector, noting its position as a major producer and exporter of apples, cherries, and walnuts.

He invited industry players to capitalize on the myriad opportunities across various sectors, citing more attractive incentives than other states, including reduced power tariffs, capital investment benefits, and interest subvention. J&K has a growing industrial base with 51 industrial estates at present and many more are in the process of being developed, he said.

Sinha also said that tourist inflow has increased and is expected to reach over 2.25 crore this year, as against 1.88 crore last year. The Centre through the unique ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan’ has played a significant role in scaling up export of engineering goods, said Arun Kumar Garodia, chairman, Engineering Export Promotion Council.