Next week, a big event called ‘Advantage Assam 2.0’ will be held in Guwahati. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many important people from businesses and governments will attend this two-day summit. PM Modi will open the event, which will feature talks from famous business leaders like Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani.
Assam’s Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, said that more than 18,000 people have already signed up to join. They expect to finalize over 1,500 important agreements (called memorandums of understanding, or MoUs) and look for investments over ₹1 lakh crore (which is a huge amount!).
Many important ministers will also attend, including External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who will bring a group of 35 ambassadors from countries like Germany and Australia. Before the summit, they will visit Kaziranga National Park.
The event will have high-level business guests from Japan, South Korea, and other countries. On February 25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be the special speaker for the closing session.
There will be different talks on topics like tourism and health, and the state cabinet will carefully review the MoUs to make sure they lead to actual projects. This summit is a follow-up to the first ‘Advantage Assam’ event in 2018, where many companies promised to invest large sums in the state, totaling over ₹65,000 crores.
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