बिहार में आये बदलाव के बाद दूसरे राज्यों की तरह यहां भी उद्यमिता के प्रति रुझान बढ़ा है. अच्छे संस्थानों से पढ़े-लिखे युवकों में यह प्रवृत्ति विकसित हुई है कि वे खुद के लिए क्यों नहीं मेहनत करें. कहीं और जाकर नौकरी के बजाय अपने लिए काम क्यों नहीं करें. यदि आपके पास बेहतर आइडिया हो, तो लोग मदद को तैयार हैं. बिहार इंटरप्रेन्योर नेटवर्क (बेन) के बैनर तले युवा उद्यमियों के जुटान को मैं इसी कड़ी में देखता हूं.
सोशल नेटवर्क का सपोर्ट जरूरी
जो लोग सामाजिक उद्यमिता के क्षेत्र में आ रहे हैं, वे एक भावना के साथ आ रहे हैं. यहीं पर एक खास ध्यान देने वाली बात है. उद्यमिता की शुरुआत भावना से हो और संघर्ष की क्षमता नहीं हो, तो फ़िर वह हवा हो जायेगा. बिहार में इको सिस्टम बनाने की जरूरत है. इससे मेरा मतलब वातावरण के निर्माण, आधारभूत संरचना के स्तर पर सहयोग और सरकारी मशीनरी में त्वरित फ़ैसला से है. दीपक तभी तक उजाला देगा, जब तक कि उसमें तेल हो. इसके बाद कुछ देर तक दीपक जलेगा जरूर, लेकिन तब उसकी बाती जलेगी. दूसरे राज्यों में आज जो विकास देख रहे हैं, वह एकाएक नहीं आया है. 10-15 वर्ष पहले इसकी शुरुआत हो चुकी थी. बिहार में अब जाकर यात्रा शुरू हुई है, इसलिए सबसे पहले तो सोशल नेटवर्क का सपोर्ट जरूरी है. केवल सरकार के स्तर पर नहीं, बल्कि सामाजिक स्तर पर भी उद्यमियों को सहयोग और पॉजिटिव रेस्पांस मिलना चाहिए. यदि किसी प्रोजेक्ट की स्वीकृति में देर होगी, तो जाहिर है कि उसकी लागत बढ़ जायेगी. उत्पादन लागत बढ़ेगी, तो बाजार में परेशानी खड़ी होगी. फ़िर बाजार की प्रतिस्पर्धा में टिके रहना मुश्किल होगा.
लघु उद्योग को मिले बढ़ावा
बिहार के संदर्भ में एक और जरूरी चीज है - घिसे-पिटे पुराने ढर्रे के सोच को बदलना होगा. नये एप्रोच व नये आइडिया के साथ आगे बढ़ना होगा. फ्रांस, जर्मनी जैसे कई देशों ने लघु उद्योगों की बदौलत आर्थिक तरक्की की है. कोई जरूरी नहीं कि आप बड़ा बिजनेस या इंडस्ट्री शुरू करें. छोटे स्तर पर प्रयास किया जा सकता है. मेरी राय है कि बिहार में कम लागत (लो कॉस्ट) के बजाय बेहतर गुणवत्ता (गुड वैल्यू) पर ध्यान देने की जरूरत है. यहां उपजाऊ जमीन बहुत है. बेहतर मानव संसाधन है. इसका इस्तेमाल करना चाहिए. कृषि में कुछ करना है, तो क्यों नहीं इसी में ऊंची गुणवत्ता पर सोचें. गन्ना में उत्पादकता कम है, तो सिर्फ़ शुगर इंडस्ट्री तक क्यों, इसके बाइ प्रोडक्ट पर सोचें. मेरे कहने का मतलब है कि बिहार को नयी सोच की जरूरत है.
बेन एक बेहतर प्रयास
बिहार में सरकार ने कोशिश शुरू की है. यदि आप लंबी सोच लेकर चले हैं, तो इंटरमीडियट रिजल्ट देना जरूरी होता है. परियोजनाओं को संपूर्ण रूप से जमीन पर उतरने में वक्त लगेगा. इस बीच कैपिसिटी बिल्डअप करते जाना होगा. यह सतत विकास के लिए जरूरी है. उपलब्धि हासिल होती रहे, तो लोगों में उम्मीद बनी रहती है. बिहार इंटरप्रेन्योर नेटवर्क (बेन) को मैं उद्यमिता के लिए बेहतर प्रयास मानता हूं. बेन जैसे पचासों और प्लेटफ़ॉर्म की जरूरत है, जो पढ़े-लिखे ही नहीं, साधारण उद्यमियों को भी राह दिखा सकें. अब वक्त आ गया है कि केवल सरकार ही नियोजक की भूमिका में न रहे, बल्कि उद्यमीगण दूसरे को नौकरी दे सकें.
- प्रो पीयूष कुमार सिन्हा -
(पटना निवासी पीयूष कुमार सिन्हा, आइआइएम, अहमदाबाद में मार्केटिंग के प्रोफ़ेसर और सेंटर फ़ॉर रिटेलिंग के चेयरपर्सन हैं. लंबे समय तक एक्सआइएम, भुवनेश्वर और आइआइएम, बेंगलुरु में भी पढ़ाया. यह आलेख रजनीश उपाध्याय से बातचीत पर आधारित है.)
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Bihar Entrepreneur Network: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Friends,
For last few weeks we have been dicussion several ideas with some of you and we also had several conference calls on Skype, the outcome is following:
1) To establish a BIHAR ENTREPRENEUR NETWORK or BEN (something like TIE http://www.tie.org/)
BEN’s mission is to foster entrepreneurship among BIHARI community through mentoring, networking, and education. Dedicated to the virtuous cycle of wealth creation and giving back to the community, BEN’s focus is on generating and nurturing our current and next generation of entrepreneurs.
2) To Conduct an ENTREPRENUER conference in Bodh Gaya in April to foster entrepreneurship, share learnings with first generation entrepreneurs and promote Bihar as Brand for Business, this will be under joint sponsorship of Bihar Society Govt. of Bihar ( confirmation awaited). The original IDEA to have this conference is of Naveen jee (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=650349891) and Ankit (http://www.facebook.com/ankit.gle).
This conference will also be the Launch pad for the BEN.
3) To have a BEN-NASSCOM event in PATNA in 2011- This event will be considered after successsful completion of BEN conference and formal launch of BEN.( Abhishek Kumar Singh is owning these job fair project and more details will be shared later)
4) TO organise an online Job Fair and a physical job fair at Patna ( Abhishek Kumar Singh is owning these job fair project and more details will be shared later).
4) To Establish a Venture Capital Fund which will be called BIHAR ANGEL NETWORK (BAN) to promote, finance for excpansion or to finance seed capital to current and future BIHARI enteprenuers.
Atul (http://www.facebook.com/atultech) and I have agreed to take a lead and any one of you can join in this initiative. BAN will be promoted as a company and any one willing to contribute towards the Fund will be a shareholder. Corporate and other structure will be shared with the interested members on one to one basis. Since we are very particulat about success of the BAN, we would be very selective in choosing our shareholders…a committment and passion for doing something good for Bihar should be Paramount.
TO start with we have committed following amounts and I am listing it below: If any one of you would like to chip in as shareholder in the Venture Fund ( BAN) then please feel free to add your name and the seed capital you would like to put.
1) Atul Kumar – USD 5000
2) Santosh Pandey – USD 5000
The Idea is to start with a seed capital of USD 100K and grow from there. We are also in touch with some Angel Investor and might get some big or moderate funding to start with.
If you want any more details on any of the above matters please feel free to get in touch with :
1) Ankit
2) Atul
3) Naveen
Santosh Pandey
For last few weeks we have been dicussion several ideas with some of you and we also had several conference calls on Skype, the outcome is following:
1) To establish a BIHAR ENTREPRENEUR NETWORK or BEN (something like TIE http://www.tie.org/)
BEN’s mission is to foster entrepreneurship among BIHARI community through mentoring, networking, and education. Dedicated to the virtuous cycle of wealth creation and giving back to the community, BEN’s focus is on generating and nurturing our current and next generation of entrepreneurs.
2) To Conduct an ENTREPRENUER conference in Bodh Gaya in April to foster entrepreneurship, share learnings with first generation entrepreneurs and promote Bihar as Brand for Business, this will be under joint sponsorship of Bihar Society Govt. of Bihar ( confirmation awaited). The original IDEA to have this conference is of Naveen jee (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=650349891) and Ankit (http://www.facebook.com/ankit.gle).
This conference will also be the Launch pad for the BEN.
3) To have a BEN-NASSCOM event in PATNA in 2011- This event will be considered after successsful completion of BEN conference and formal launch of BEN.( Abhishek Kumar Singh is owning these job fair project and more details will be shared later)
4) TO organise an online Job Fair and a physical job fair at Patna ( Abhishek Kumar Singh is owning these job fair project and more details will be shared later).
4) To Establish a Venture Capital Fund which will be called BIHAR ANGEL NETWORK (BAN) to promote, finance for excpansion or to finance seed capital to current and future BIHARI enteprenuers.
Atul (http://www.facebook.com/atultech) and I have agreed to take a lead and any one of you can join in this initiative. BAN will be promoted as a company and any one willing to contribute towards the Fund will be a shareholder. Corporate and other structure will be shared with the interested members on one to one basis. Since we are very particulat about success of the BAN, we would be very selective in choosing our shareholders…a committment and passion for doing something good for Bihar should be Paramount.
TO start with we have committed following amounts and I am listing it below: If any one of you would like to chip in as shareholder in the Venture Fund ( BAN) then please feel free to add your name and the seed capital you would like to put.
1) Atul Kumar – USD 5000
2) Santosh Pandey – USD 5000
The Idea is to start with a seed capital of USD 100K and grow from there. We are also in touch with some Angel Investor and might get some big or moderate funding to start with.
If you want any more details on any of the above matters please feel free to get in touch with :
1) Ankit
2) Atul
3) Naveen
Santosh Pandey
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Bihar attracts Rs.1,032 crore investment in four years
Bihar, one of the poorest states in the country, attracted private investments worth Rs.1,032 core in the last four years, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said Friday.
The Bihar State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) has cleared 220 investment proposals in the past four years, Modi said.
'SIPB cleared 220 proposals of which 22 have already been commissioned and 74 are under various stages of the implementation process,' he said.
Modi added that the southern parts of the state remained a favourite destination of industries, while central Bihar was still struggling to attract investors.
'Keeping this in view, the government is now trying to make this area attractive for investors.'
He said big industrialists were showing keen interest in Bihar after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar initiated some measures to develop the state's infrastructure.
Most of the investments are in the food processing, power, sugar, cement and agriculture sectors.
In the past three years, four big industrialists visited Bihar to explore investment possibilities.
They were Tata group chairman Ratan Tata, Mahindra and Mahindra group vice-chairman Anand Mahindra, Bharti group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani.
After coming to power in November 2005, the Nitish Kumar-led government had initiated several steps to build infrastructure facilities like roads, bridges and power, to attract investors.
The government has also prepared a land bank to make land available for industrial projects.
According to Industry Minister Bijrendra Prasad Yadav, there is a 'visible change in the economic environment' of the state in the past four years.
The government has started pushing major investment projects since January 2006. Once the proposed projects are implemented, it would create job opportunities for more than 100,000 people, government officials said.
An official at the chief minister's office said the government was now regularly receiving new investment proposals from industrialists.
The Bihar State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) has cleared 220 investment proposals in the past four years, Modi said.
'SIPB cleared 220 proposals of which 22 have already been commissioned and 74 are under various stages of the implementation process,' he said.
Modi added that the southern parts of the state remained a favourite destination of industries, while central Bihar was still struggling to attract investors.
'Keeping this in view, the government is now trying to make this area attractive for investors.'
He said big industrialists were showing keen interest in Bihar after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar initiated some measures to develop the state's infrastructure.
Most of the investments are in the food processing, power, sugar, cement and agriculture sectors.
In the past three years, four big industrialists visited Bihar to explore investment possibilities.
They were Tata group chairman Ratan Tata, Mahindra and Mahindra group vice-chairman Anand Mahindra, Bharti group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani.
After coming to power in November 2005, the Nitish Kumar-led government had initiated several steps to build infrastructure facilities like roads, bridges and power, to attract investors.
The government has also prepared a land bank to make land available for industrial projects.
According to Industry Minister Bijrendra Prasad Yadav, there is a 'visible change in the economic environment' of the state in the past four years.
The government has started pushing major investment projects since January 2006. Once the proposed projects are implemented, it would create job opportunities for more than 100,000 people, government officials said.
An official at the chief minister's office said the government was now regularly receiving new investment proposals from industrialists.
River cruise boosts Bihar handicrafts sale
A range of vibrant handicrafts to choose from, a tour of heritage hotspots and bird-watching in the sylvan thicket. All this, while
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tourists go sailing down the mighty Ganga.
Western tourists who have been taking the Kolkata-Varanasi river cruise, introduced on September 29 this year, are being feted with these incentives on board.
Till date, products (mainly silk and the famous Manjusha art) worth Rs 80,000 have been sold. Principal secretary, Bihar tourism, Rashmi Verma, said, "The famous Bhagalpuri silk, garments and Manjusha paintings were in great demand. The cruise has definitely boosted the sale of handicrafts and art products of Bihar."
A wide range of silk items, sikki and paintings were exhibited during the seven-day cruise. Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation DGM, Navin Kumar, said, "In just one week we sold products worth Rs 30,000. The cruise will be suspended next month in view of Christmas and New Year when foreign tourists would be busy with their festivities. The cruise will resume in January next year."
Encouraged by the spurt in sale, BSTDC is planning to put up more items on sale, including Tikuli art and paintings on paddy husks from January. Kumar said that crafstmen in Madhubani, Jehanabad and Patna have been identified who will supply the paintings.
Apart from ethnic shopping, the tourism department has introduced bird-watching for value addition. "Many foreigners are keen avian watchers. We have put a wildlife expert, Raj Vir Singh, on the cruise. Singh spotted dozens of species of birds on the Buxar-Patna and Simaria Ghat stretch," said Kumar.
About 500 km of the 800 km cruise covers places like Bhagalpur, Munger, Patna and Buxar. Those with a thirst for history and nature can go on a tour of these places. The Yoga Ashram and the ancient Vikramshila University in Munger will beckon many. The Dolphin Sanctuary in Bhagalpur would be fun, while ancient Nalanda, Rajgir and Bodh Gaya would be a trip down the lanes of history. BSTDC and Pandaw Cruise are jointly promoting this cruise on the Ganga.
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tourists go sailing down the mighty Ganga.
Western tourists who have been taking the Kolkata-Varanasi river cruise, introduced on September 29 this year, are being feted with these incentives on board.
Till date, products (mainly silk and the famous Manjusha art) worth Rs 80,000 have been sold. Principal secretary, Bihar tourism, Rashmi Verma, said, "The famous Bhagalpuri silk, garments and Manjusha paintings were in great demand. The cruise has definitely boosted the sale of handicrafts and art products of Bihar."
A wide range of silk items, sikki and paintings were exhibited during the seven-day cruise. Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation DGM, Navin Kumar, said, "In just one week we sold products worth Rs 30,000. The cruise will be suspended next month in view of Christmas and New Year when foreign tourists would be busy with their festivities. The cruise will resume in January next year."
Encouraged by the spurt in sale, BSTDC is planning to put up more items on sale, including Tikuli art and paintings on paddy husks from January. Kumar said that crafstmen in Madhubani, Jehanabad and Patna have been identified who will supply the paintings.
Apart from ethnic shopping, the tourism department has introduced bird-watching for value addition. "Many foreigners are keen avian watchers. We have put a wildlife expert, Raj Vir Singh, on the cruise. Singh spotted dozens of species of birds on the Buxar-Patna and Simaria Ghat stretch," said Kumar.
About 500 km of the 800 km cruise covers places like Bhagalpur, Munger, Patna and Buxar. Those with a thirst for history and nature can go on a tour of these places. The Yoga Ashram and the ancient Vikramshila University in Munger will beckon many. The Dolphin Sanctuary in Bhagalpur would be fun, while ancient Nalanda, Rajgir and Bodh Gaya would be a trip down the lanes of history. BSTDC and Pandaw Cruise are jointly promoting this cruise on the Ganga.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Food Processing Industry Should be More Active to Ensure Agriculture A Larger Share in India's Gdp emphasizes Bihar's Industry Secretary
India is one of the largest producers of vegetables and fruits in the world with an annual production more than 80 million tonnes, only next to China. However, though India's GDP has recently crossed the trillion dollar mark taking it up to the elite club of 12 top economies, agriculture still comprises a mere 20% of the country's GDP despite the fact that it is the source and means of livelihood for almost 2/3rd of the country's workforce. The Planning Commission has , however, laid down a growth target of at least 4% for this sector in the 11th Five Year Plan as against the achieved growth rate of 2% in the 10th Plan. And within India, Bihar is such a State that has got a very fertile land capable of multicropping and a set of very skilled and cheap labor, where agriculture and agro-based industries can thrive to their fullest capacity. It is fast coming up as the most sought after destination for the food processing industry in the eastern part of the nation. Concentrating on these various areas of potentiality of the food processing sector of the State of Bihar, CII, Eastern Region in partnership with the Department of Industries , Government of Bihar organized a "Road Show: Destination Bihar" in Kolkata, on 26 June, Friday, 2009.
Inaugurating the Road Show, the Chief Guest of the session, Mr. Ashok Kr. Sinha, Principal Secretary, Department of Industries, Government of Bihar emphasized in his inaugural address on three major points of potential, policy and environment which according to him makes the State of Bihar an attractive investment destination. He stated that despite the fact that Bihar is a fertile State complete with skilled and cheap labor, what is most important in today's date is the right pricing of the agricultural produce for which food processing industry needs to play a very active role. Keeping this vision in mind, he informed that the Bihar Government has formulated a very open and liberal industrial policy. And for the potential investors in the food processing industry the policy kitty has been made further more attractive taking the State forward in the league compared to other regions. According to Sinha, under this liberal industrial policy of Bihar, any potential investor in the food processing industry can avail the various facilities already in place under the Bihar Industrial Policy 2006, like 80% VAT reimbursement, 50% capital subsidy in the sphere of captive power generation etc coupled with an extra added advantages like 40% capital subsidy and an absolute no bar or objection on behalf of the State Government on any subsidy or facility what the investor wants to avail from the Central Government.
The keynote address was delivered by Mr. S. Mukherjee, Director, Bihar Electricity Board in which he provided a preview of the power scenario in Bihar. According to him, though a mere 3 to 4 years before, the power scenario of Bihar used to be really very scary, but , currently things have changed for better to a great extent. According to him, 3-4 years back, the power requirement in Bihar was something around 600-700 MW which has presently increased to more than double � something around 1800-2200 MW during the peak season. As he added that post Jharkhand formation, all the major power producing units like Patrapur Thermal Plant, Tenughat, Subarnarekha etc went away from the hands of the Bihar Government leaving behind zero producing units like that of Barauni and Muzzafarpur. But currently, Bihar Electricity Board has been able to generate on its own an average of about 160-170MW of power from these two units coupled with about 50MW of power from the various small units of Hydel power in the State, informed Mukherjee. Apart from this , Bihar also gets its allocated share of 1550 MW of electricity from the Central Sector Grid. He also informed that within the next 12-18months, about 440 MW of extra electricity will be available from the Barauni and Muzzafarpur units which are under renovation under the supervision of BHEL and NTPC for which an amount of about Rs1071 crores have been sanctioned. Apart from these, the Bihar Government is also in the process to notify a bidding process to buy about 1500 MW of electricity from various prospective bidders by 2010, thus accumulating about 3200 MW of total power which he expects is a very promising picture for prospective investors. Transmission and Distribution facilities are also undergoing major overhauling , informed Mukherjee.
While delivering his theme address, Mr. Satyajit Singh, Chairman, CII, Bihar State Council said that Bihar has changed a lot and the State has entered into a new phase of Governance where there are ample scopes for a fruitful partnership between the private investors and the Bihar Government which can ensure better returns.
Prior to that , Mr. Kurush Grant, Deputy Chairman, CII (Eastern Region) said in his welcome address that though India is a fertile country but there is an urgent need for increased productivity, post harvest technology and processing and infrastructure for the focused growth of the nation's agricultural sector. Grant said, that the Bihar Government has done with a very timely proposition in incorporating the food policy which will go a long way to help in diversification and commercialization of the sector resulting in employment generation, value addition and also export opportunities.
The august audience present at the Road Show were enlightened by a Film Show titled "Bihar Has Changed � Food Processing Policy" which uphold the pretty conducive industrial and social environment of Bihar and focused on its tremendous opportunity.
The Vote of Thanks to the Inaugural Session was delivered by Dr. Saugat Mukherjee, Regional Director, CII (ER).
Inaugurating the Road Show, the Chief Guest of the session, Mr. Ashok Kr. Sinha, Principal Secretary, Department of Industries, Government of Bihar emphasized in his inaugural address on three major points of potential, policy and environment which according to him makes the State of Bihar an attractive investment destination. He stated that despite the fact that Bihar is a fertile State complete with skilled and cheap labor, what is most important in today's date is the right pricing of the agricultural produce for which food processing industry needs to play a very active role. Keeping this vision in mind, he informed that the Bihar Government has formulated a very open and liberal industrial policy. And for the potential investors in the food processing industry the policy kitty has been made further more attractive taking the State forward in the league compared to other regions. According to Sinha, under this liberal industrial policy of Bihar, any potential investor in the food processing industry can avail the various facilities already in place under the Bihar Industrial Policy 2006, like 80% VAT reimbursement, 50% capital subsidy in the sphere of captive power generation etc coupled with an extra added advantages like 40% capital subsidy and an absolute no bar or objection on behalf of the State Government on any subsidy or facility what the investor wants to avail from the Central Government.
The keynote address was delivered by Mr. S. Mukherjee, Director, Bihar Electricity Board in which he provided a preview of the power scenario in Bihar. According to him, though a mere 3 to 4 years before, the power scenario of Bihar used to be really very scary, but , currently things have changed for better to a great extent. According to him, 3-4 years back, the power requirement in Bihar was something around 600-700 MW which has presently increased to more than double � something around 1800-2200 MW during the peak season. As he added that post Jharkhand formation, all the major power producing units like Patrapur Thermal Plant, Tenughat, Subarnarekha etc went away from the hands of the Bihar Government leaving behind zero producing units like that of Barauni and Muzzafarpur. But currently, Bihar Electricity Board has been able to generate on its own an average of about 160-170MW of power from these two units coupled with about 50MW of power from the various small units of Hydel power in the State, informed Mukherjee. Apart from this , Bihar also gets its allocated share of 1550 MW of electricity from the Central Sector Grid. He also informed that within the next 12-18months, about 440 MW of extra electricity will be available from the Barauni and Muzzafarpur units which are under renovation under the supervision of BHEL and NTPC for which an amount of about Rs1071 crores have been sanctioned. Apart from these, the Bihar Government is also in the process to notify a bidding process to buy about 1500 MW of electricity from various prospective bidders by 2010, thus accumulating about 3200 MW of total power which he expects is a very promising picture for prospective investors. Transmission and Distribution facilities are also undergoing major overhauling , informed Mukherjee.
While delivering his theme address, Mr. Satyajit Singh, Chairman, CII, Bihar State Council said that Bihar has changed a lot and the State has entered into a new phase of Governance where there are ample scopes for a fruitful partnership between the private investors and the Bihar Government which can ensure better returns.
Prior to that , Mr. Kurush Grant, Deputy Chairman, CII (Eastern Region) said in his welcome address that though India is a fertile country but there is an urgent need for increased productivity, post harvest technology and processing and infrastructure for the focused growth of the nation's agricultural sector. Grant said, that the Bihar Government has done with a very timely proposition in incorporating the food policy which will go a long way to help in diversification and commercialization of the sector resulting in employment generation, value addition and also export opportunities.
The august audience present at the Road Show were enlightened by a Film Show titled "Bihar Has Changed � Food Processing Policy" which uphold the pretty conducive industrial and social environment of Bihar and focused on its tremendous opportunity.
The Vote of Thanks to the Inaugural Session was delivered by Dr. Saugat Mukherjee, Regional Director, CII (ER).
JVL's new unit at Bihar's Pehleja
Varanasi, June 28 Vanaspati Ghee and refined oil manufacturer JVL Agro Industries today launched its commercial production at Pehleja unit in Bihar.
Dinanath Jhunjhunwala, the Chairman of the Jhunjhunwala Vanaspati Limited (JVL) Group told PTI here that the new unit at Sasaram district, about 150 kms from here, was inaugurated by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi.
The unit set up at a cost of Rs 100 crore will have a capacity of 750 metric tonnes per day (MTPD).
Dinanath Jhunjhunwala, the Chairman of the Jhunjhunwala Vanaspati Limited (JVL) Group told PTI here that the new unit at Sasaram district, about 150 kms from here, was inaugurated by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi.
The unit set up at a cost of Rs 100 crore will have a capacity of 750 metric tonnes per day (MTPD).
Monday, August 27, 2007
German MNC to set up centre in Bihar
Bihar has entered the global knowledge industry with a German MNC, Biobase, deciding to open its production and training centre in the state. Biobase helps resolve the bioinformatic challenges of its customers worldwide. It helps rationalise drug development time and cost and improves the quality and outcome of drug development research.
It is the leading content provider of the biological database for life science industry. Biobase CEO Michael Tysiak flew down here on Sunday to discuss the final details of opening the centre with state science and technology department.
"We will be the local consultants of the company and facilitate in the provision of infrastructure needed to open the centre," said department principal secretary Ajay Kumar Thakur. He described the development as a major lead for the state towards integration with knowledge industry. "In India the company has its office in Bangalore. The very fact that it has chosen Bihar for expansion is a very positive development and it will boost the image of the state," he said.
"This is the first time a top-knowledge product is going to set-up a base in Bihar," Thakur said. He said his department will be associated with Biobase in setting up an academy and research centre. "The centre will take 30 students and train them in biological database. The students will either be absorbed in Biobase or will get highly-paid jobs in other companies since there is a dearth of biotechnology experts," he said, adding if everything works out well, the company should start its production centre within two months.
It is the leading content provider of the biological database for life science industry. Biobase CEO Michael Tysiak flew down here on Sunday to discuss the final details of opening the centre with state science and technology department.
"We will be the local consultants of the company and facilitate in the provision of infrastructure needed to open the centre," said department principal secretary Ajay Kumar Thakur. He described the development as a major lead for the state towards integration with knowledge industry. "In India the company has its office in Bangalore. The very fact that it has chosen Bihar for expansion is a very positive development and it will boost the image of the state," he said.
"This is the first time a top-knowledge product is going to set-up a base in Bihar," Thakur said. He said his department will be associated with Biobase in setting up an academy and research centre. "The centre will take 30 students and train them in biological database. The students will either be absorbed in Biobase or will get highly-paid jobs in other companies since there is a dearth of biotechnology experts," he said, adding if everything works out well, the company should start its production centre within two months.
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