Birthday of Sri Guru Ramdas Ji

My Word
Ajay Bhardwaj
Editor -in-Chief
editorpunmedia@gmail.com
T
he first Punjab Progressive Investors' summit in 2013 was
like throwing a pebble in a pond. Significantly, however, it
generated a renewed buoyancy in the investment sector
which saw the state government signing 128 MoUs.
The run-up to the 2nd summit, slated for October 28 and 29 in Mohali, has
been far more challenging. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal has taken head
on and done his part of the slogging to rope in some of the key industrial
moghuls, who would be fetching new investments to the state. The scheduled
summit comes around when the World Bank has showered accolades on the
state for its novel and path-breaking initiative of introducing single-window
system for prospective investors. Hand-in-hand goes another extraordinary
initiative of creating a pre-cleared land bank for investors.
All this comes close on the heels of other positives like the state becoming
power surplus, developing massive infrastructure and introducing governance
reforms in a big way. In the cover story we have harped in detail on the investorfriendly
atmosphere that the state unveils as the stage is set for the second summit.
On the cultural front, the traditional Punjabi Jutti has been breaking new
grounds on ‘phoren’ lands. The new look designer juttis are making waves in
cities like London and New York. The recent spurt in demand from overseas
has added a new zing to the "juttis".. A special report on this inseparable part of
the Punjabi attire.
In sports, the Punjab Police have emerged team and individual champions
in the All-India Police Golf Championship maintaining their traditional superiority
in the game among the uniformed forces.
Looking forward to your word on editorpunmedia@gmail.com
October 2015
Punjab Advance
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