Jharkhand govt to start 50 new food processing plants during Global Agri and Food Summit on Nov 29

New Delhi, Oct 10 (KNN) The government of Jharkhand has decided to start 50 new food processing plants on the first day of the Global Agriculture and Food Summit on November 29 in the state, said Raghubar Das, chief minister of the state.

He made the above statement while addressing a road show on Global Agriculture and Food Summit.

Inviting investors for the agriculture summit, Das said the state is full of possibilities as it has 40 per cent of the country's mineral resources.

Highlighting the achievements of his government, the Jharkhand CM said that total 89 food processing plants have been started in the state and it has provided employment to over 3,000 people.

He said that the policy of single window in Jharkhand was made in 2016 and the government successfully organized Global Summit in 2017.

He further added that 354 industrial units have been set up in the state and Rs 49,000 crore has been invested resulting in 62,000 employments to people of the state.

The state government is doing its best to double the income of farmers by 2022. The villages in the state have been developed and provided with infrastructural facilities to increase farmers' income, he added.