Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 23: In furtherance of the development oriented vision and active leadership of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, a Webinar was organised by Jammu and Kashmir Government in association with DK Bakshi Founder and Director, Global Kashmiri Pandit Business Foundation (GKPBF) to serve as a platform for the first-ever Digital Business and Investor meet. The Webinar was chaired by Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor and attended by Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Commissioner Secretary, Industry & Commerce Department and Anoo Malhotra, Director Industries & Commerce, Jammu.
A number of participants and prospective investors from the Kashmiri Pandit Community were introduced by Ravinder Kachroo, CEO GKPBF and joined the Webinar, namely Vinod Pandit, Ashok Koul, Director ICCC Toronto, Sanjay Raina, Celebrity Chef, Ravinder Raina, MD Chinar packaging, Vishal Sopori, CEO Corpkart.com, Indu Kaul, Sanjay Ganjoo, venture Capital Washington, Deepak Lakha, Krishan Gupta, Chairman organic wellness, Deepak Jain, Manu Kalra, Kashmiri Sikh businessman from Baramulla, Ajay Chowdhary from Berlin, Deepak Mam, MD Kalahari Associates, Botswana and Shankar Putha from the Philippines. The speakers primarily belonged to IT, manufacturing, Wellness & Hospitality sectors and suggested that the first opportunity to set up Industries should be given to the local population of J&K who have shifted to other parts of the world since they have a sense of belongingness and are well versed with the region.
Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor, formally opened the summit. He appreciated the efforts of the Global KP Business Foundation and their efforts to accelerate the creation of wealth, employment, & economic opportunities in J&K by facilitating business ventures for Kashmiri Pandits.
Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Commissioner Secretary, Industry & Commerce Department, speaking on the occasion lauded the initiative of Global KP Business Foundation and stated that focus sectors have been determined for J&K and that new Industrial Policy shall be issued shortly. Vinod Pandita, Co-Founder Director and Sanjay Raina, also thanked Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor and Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Commissioner Secretary, Industry & Commerce Department, Anoo Malhotra, Director Industries & Commerce, Jammu for the fruitful session and aiming for better Industrial climate. |
