The Government of Punjab concluded its Chennai Investor Roadshow on a high note, drawing strong interest from leading industry players across Tamil Nadu. The outreach was led by Hon’ble Minister for Industries & Commerce, Investment Promotion and Power, Shri Sanjeev Arora, along with senior officials from the Department of Industries & Commerce and Invest Punjab. The Chennai leg follows successful engagements in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, New Delhi, and Gurugram.
Throughout the day, the Punjab delegation held a series of one-on-one discussions with companies across sectors including IT & Digital Services, Auto Components, Clean Mobility, Electronics, Agri & Food Processing, Healthcare, Textiles, Logistics, Heavy Engineering and Data Centres. Several firms showed interest in exploring projects in EV manufacturing, engineering services, precision tooling, food processing and digital development centres. Executives also highlighted their interest in Mohali, Rajpura and Ludhiana as potential expansion hubs.
At the evening session, Invest Punjab presented the State’s competitive strengths, sector-specific opportunities, and its FastTrack Punjab Portal—India’s most advanced single-window system offering time-bound approvals and auto-deemed clearances.
Industry veterans shared their experiences during an interactive panel. A representative from the Murugappa Group noted that the conglomerate employs nearly 1,600 people in Punjab’s bicycle and auto-component ecosystem and praised the State’s transparent processes, quick clearances and skilled workforce. Bahwan CyberTek’s Board Director highlighted Mohali’s emergence as a preferred destination for IT and digital enterprises, crediting the region’s infrastructure, talent and power surplus—key factors for data centre expansion.
Addressing the gathering, Minister Sanjeev Arora said investor response throughout the day was “highly encouraging.” He highlighted Punjab’s recent national recognition as a Top Achiever in Ease of Doing Business, underscoring the State’s reform-driven governance.
He reiterated Punjab’s commitment to fast approvals under the strengthened Right to Business Act, which ensures in-principle clearance within five working days for units inside industrial parks and mandatory decisions within 45 days for other projects. Punjab has attracted ₹1.37 lakh crore in real investments through its single window system, generating nearly five lakh jobs.