{"id":222556,"date":"2025-01-23T21:42:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T21:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-proposes-japanese-industrial-park-in-guwahati-after-2019-investment-setback\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T21:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T21:42:37","slug":"assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-proposes-japanese-industrial-park-in-guwahati-after-2019-investment-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-proposes-japanese-industrial-park-in-guwahati-after-2019-investment-setback\/","title":{"rendered":"Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma proposes Japanese Industrial Park in Guwahati after 2019 investment setback"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Guwahati: Missing out on Japanese investment owing to Citizenship Amendment Act<\/a> (CAA) protest in 2019, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma<\/a>, who is in Japan, has proposed to set up an industrial park in Guwahati<\/a> dedicated to Japanese companies<\/a>.Assam is trying to rope in Japanese industries and firms once again. Following the protest, the CAA, the annual Japan-India summit that was scheduled to be held in Guwahati between December 15-17 in 2019 was postponed.<\/p>\n

Assam witnessed bitter protests in 2019 and early 2020 when the Citizenship Amendment Act \u2014 which aims to make minority communities such as Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible to apply for Indian citizenship \u2014 was passed by Parliament. Five people were killed in the protests. There was a large-scale violence curfew for several days. <\/p>\n

\u201cLed by the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro), around 150 companies were slated to visit in December. However, due to the unrest, they shelved their plans. We are again trying to bring them here,\u201d then Assam industries and commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary had said.<\/p>\n

Sarma, who is on a three-day visit to Japan, today met State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Furukawa Yasushi in Tokyo and spoke at length on boosting ties with Japan.<\/p>\n


Sarma talked about promoting tourism and using it as a force-multiplier to bring prosperity and deepen the friendly ties between Assam and Japan. Sarma said that from Charaideo Moidams to Kaziranga, the flourishing tea gardens along with the sprawling golf courses stand tall as Assam\u2019s untapped potential that can offer grace and grandeur to the Japanese tourists.The Chief Minister during the day also met Japan\u2019s State Minister for Justice Komura Masahiro. They had insightful conversation on the shared values and ethos that tie India and Japan.During the meeting, Chief Minister Sarma also stated the Government of Assam\u2019s intention and priority to establish an industrial park in Guwahati dedicated to Japanese companies. The Chief Minister said that the proposed industrial park is a visionary step toward a brighter future of Assam\u2019s youth. The meeting also featured on how talented youth from Assam can help bridge the demand for skilled workforce in Japan through already in operations programmes between Assam and Japan.<\/p>\n

In Hiroshima, Chief Minister Sarma visited the Micron Memory Fab<\/a> plant, an important player in the semiconductor ecosystem. Considering Micron\u2019s expertise in the semiconductor sector, Sarma pitched in strengthening the collaboration between Assam and Micron to pave the way for mutual growth.<\/p>\n

During his visit to the Micron Memory facility, he interacted with Joshua Lee, the company\u2019s Vice President and invited them to be a part of Assam\u2019s semiconductor growth story. Sarma said that Jagiroad\u2019s Electronic Township is on the precipice of becoming a global semiconductor hub and firms like Micron, which is a pioneer in FAB technology, can immensely strengthen Assam\u2019s semiconductor value chain.<\/p>\n

Sarma also addressed business leaders at the Advantage Assam 2.0 Road Show<\/a> in Osaka, highlighting Assam\u2019s economic potential and investor-friendly policies. Presenting Assam to the prospective investors, the Chief Minister said that Assam is a well-connected investment destination. The state has 4077 KM national highways, 2500 KM state highways, 2571 KM Railway network, 11 number of National Waterways, one Multimodal Logistics Park at Jogighopa and two more at Silchar and Dibrugarh are in pipeline, three land custom stations and seven operational airports. Therefore, Assam holds tremendous potential of giving good returns to every penny thus invested in the state.<\/p>\n

On the sidelines of the road show, Sarma also engaged in a very productive discussion with Lekh Raj Juneja, CEO, Kameda Seika and invited him to explore opportunities in Assam’s rapidly growing food sector. Sarma said that the state already has a well-established ecosystem for the industry with specialised food parks and major companies already running their operations. He also congratulated Juneja on being recently conferred with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2025.<\/p>\n

The Chief Minister later held a productive discussion with Pravin Chaudhari, Executive Officer and Head of India Business and Sadayuki Sato, DG, General Affairs, of Kansai Paint on potential investment opportunities in Assam<\/a>.
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