Global Bihar Summit saw the largest ever gathering of Leaders, Business Tycoons, Intellectuals in Bihar. They shared ideas, framed roadmap and lauded the progress , the state has made so far. Here are snippets of who said what.
Nepal PM Dr. Baburam Bhattarai said “Bihar has dramatically whipped up its security systems and has improved its performance in the key sectors of health and education. Its progress makes us envious. So, let the lands of the Buddha and Emperor Ashoka join hands and strive for regional integrationâ€
Aditya Birla Group Head, Kumar Mangalam Birla called it “another wave of transformation”, it was the right time to showcase a resurgent Bihar to outsiders.
ICICI Bank’s Non-Executive Chairman KV Kamath said Bihar could become a BPO hub in the field of IT sector given the unlimited opportunities over the next 2-3 years. Giving a boost to BPO industry would automatically give thrust to the IT industry
British industrialist of Indian origin Karan Bilmoria compared the leadership of the Bihar chief minister and his deputy with the vision of former UK premier Margaret Thatcher. He said Thatcher had changed the face of Britain and because of her efforts, the country was now acknowledged as the seventh largest economic power in the world.Cobra Beer Ltd chief Karan Billimoria spoke about eight ‘Ps’ – product, price, peace, promotion, finance (which he spelt as ‘phinanace’), passion, and most importantly ‘people’ for investment in a state. That Bihar is growing is also evident that Cobra India has invested in the state, he said. “The Bihari diaspora is all around the world. I am also a Bihari as my father was an ADC to the country’s first President Rajendra Prasad and later he served in 5th battalion of Bihar Regimental Centre before leaving for the UK”, he said.
SEBI Chairman U K Sinha rubbished reports that banks were conspiring against Bihar on the issue of improving its Credit Deposit Ratio (CDR).
He also said as Bihar boasts of a large youth population ( i.e two-thirds of the state’s total population comprise of youths) they could be utilized in areas like technical and skilled development by opening large number of schools, technical colleges, polytechnics in public-private partnership
Senior journalist M J Akbar lauded Kumar and Modi for leading the state on the path of economic recovery and development, and said that both intellectual and capital investments have started flowing in to sustain development process.