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Gujarat is the best place to invest in: Modi

January 2, 2009

What will Japan highlight at the Summit?

Japan has been surveying the state for 2-3 years and that's why they agreed to partner Vibrant Gujarat. Innovation is the key for Japan.

Japan is interested in other parts of Gujarat, apart from just the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC).

Other countries like Italy, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan are also going to participate.

What clusters are you looking at developing?

We're looking at cluster development projects for foundry, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, textile, readymade garments and auto components.

We have identified locations in different parts of Gujarat for each sector. We plan to integrate ITIs with these parks to ensure the right talent pool is available to industrial units.

Health tourism is another area that is high on our agenda. We are adding new hospitals and more beds all across the state. Besides, the state has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) for the expansion of the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.

We have also started a host of new universities in a very short span including a petroleum university, a law university and even a Sanskrit one.

Image: Japan's Suzuki Motor's chairman Osamu Suzuki gestures as he arrives for a business meeting in Mumbai July 3, 2007. An industrial corridor between Delhi and Mumbai to be built by the government with Japanese assistance will cost $90 billion. | Photograph: REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe

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