In pics: Invest North Summit 2018 in Singapore

The Invest North Summit 2018 kickstarted in Singapore today in a business-like manner with officials from Indian States of Uttarakhand, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh urging the investors and entrepreneurs to make an investment in their States.

The leader among the pack, the only Chief Minister among the ministers from the visiting States wooing investors to Uttarakhand, was Trivendra Singh Rawat, described Uttrakhand as the आध्यात्मिक (Spiritual) capital of the India.

He highlighted that the State has ample opportunities for leisure tourism, adventure tourism and eco-tourism and that the State has emerged at the top by clocking the highest compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.5 per cent and 12.3 per cent in industry and services sector among states across India.

Manpreet Singh Badal, Punjab's Minister for Finance (second from left), Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (third from left), Satish Mahana, Uttar Pradesh's Minister for Industrial Development, H.E. Jawed Ashraf, High Commissioner of India to Singapore (fifth from left) and Sachit Jain, Chairman of CII Northern Region jointly releasing a booklet 'Investment Climate' at the Invest North 2018 Summit in Singapore. Photo: Connected to India
Manpreet Singh Badal, Punjab's Minister for Finance (second from left), Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (third from left), Satish Mahana, Uttar Pradesh's Minister for Industrial Development, H.E. Jawed Ashraf, High Commissioner of India to Singapore (fifth from left) and Sachit Jain, Chairman of CII Northern Region jointly releasing a booklet 'Investment Climate' at the Invest North 2018 Summit in Singapore. Photo: Connected to India
Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand speaking as Guest-of-Honour at the Invest North 2018 Summit in Singapore. Photo: Connected to India
Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand speaking as Guest-of-Honour at the Invest North 2018 Summit in Singapore. Photo: Connected to India
Showcasing Uttarakhand to the investors, Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand observed that presence of several hill stations, wildlife parks, pilgrimage places and trekking routes make the State an attractive tourist destination. It has opportunities for leisure tourism, adventure tourism and eco-tourism. Photo: Connected to India
Showcasing Uttarakhand to the investors, Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand observed that presence of several hill stations, wildlife parks, pilgrimage places and trekking routes make the State an attractive tourist destination. It has opportunities for leisure tourism, adventure tourism and eco-tourism. Photo: Connected to India
Manpreet Singh Badal, Punjab's Minister for Finance, Planning and Employment Generation speaking about the huge business opportunities in the State of Punjab. Photo: Connected to India
Manpreet Singh Badal, Punjab's Minister for Finance, Planning and Employment Generation speaking about the huge business opportunities in the State of Punjab. Photo: Connected to India
Satish Mahana, Uttar Pradesh's Minister for Industrial Development speaking at the Invest North 2018 Summit in Singapore. Photo: Connected to India
Satish Mahana, Uttar Pradesh's Minister for Industrial Development speaking at the Invest North 2018 Summit in Singapore. Photo: Connected to India
H.E. Jawed Ashraf, High Commissioner of India to Singapore, delivering welcome address at the Invest North 2018 Summit in Singapore. Photo: Connected to India
H.E. Jawed Ashraf, High Commissioner of India to Singapore, delivering welcome address at the Invest North 2018 Summit in Singapore. Photo: Connected to India
Sachit Jain, Chairman of CII Northern Region, and Vice Chairman & Managing Director Vardhman Special Steels Ltd giving his opening remarks at the Invest North 2018 Summit in Singapore. Photo: Connected to India
Sachit Jain, Chairman of CII Northern Region, and Vice Chairman & Managing Director Vardhman Special Steels Ltd giving his opening remarks at the Invest North 2018 Summit in Singapore. Photo: Connected to India
Invest North 2018 Summit was a programme organised in Singapore to showcase the business opportunities available in the northern Indian States of Uttarakhand, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Photo: Connected to India
Invest North 2018 Summit was a programme organised in Singapore to showcase the business opportunities available in the northern Indian States of Uttarakhand, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Photo: Connected to India