Overview
- At an Investor Connect session in Osaka, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai invited Japanese firms to invest, highlighting mineral resources, single-window clearance, infrastructure and policy incentives.
- Officials said Osaka-based Sartaj Foods pledged $11.45 million to set up a food processing unit in Chhattisgarh, with the commitment awaiting formal agreements.
- Sai met Morabu Hanshin president Naoyuki Shimada to discuss collaboration in skill training and workforce exchange.
- The state’s exhibit, placed within the Bharat Pavilion on ITPO’s invitation, promotes manufacturing, textiles, IT/ITeS, electronics and Gramodyog alongside Bastar Dhokra art and Kosa silk.
- The pavilion drew more than 22,000 visitors on opening day, and the delegation is scheduled to continue investor outreach in Seoul from August 27 to 29.