Kohima ; Nagaland state received keen business interests from both National and International Business delegates during the B20 Meet on 5th April held at Kohima. Representatives from the business community of Nagaland as well as Government departments also had an active participation during the Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Government (B2G) negotiations coordinated by CII.

The B2B/B2G witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Nagaland and Investors for investments in renewable energy to the tune of ₹1000 crore over the next 3 years. The B2B/B2G Session also witnessed a substantial business interest with a potential investment size of ₹1500 crore in biofuels.

The private sector also evinced keen business interest with an investment proposition of around ₹10 crores in the health sector. There are other business propositions to the tune of ₹2,000 crore in agro and food processing, rubber, MSME, medical tourism, sports, and IT sectors which will further be explored and firmed up in due course. The State Investment Promotion Agency, IDAN in coordination with the business fraternity and line departments shall follow up and provide end to end facilitation to the potential investors.

The State Government will continue to make concerted efforts with the active support of the Ministry of DoNER, DPIIT, and Invest India, and in tandem with Industrial associations/relevant stakeholders for ushering appropriate policies to convert these expressed business interests into projects on the ground.

With the NE Global Investment Summit, organized by DoNER Ministry and DPIIT fast approaching, the State has submitted its policy recommendations for the new NEIDS, which would help facilitate fast forwarding the process of grounding business propositions and effectively improving the business climate of the State.