MP Govt invites Baba Ramdev in GIS as an investor

BHOPAL: Yog Guru Baba Ramdev and his aide Acharya Balkrishna will be the star attraction of two-day Global Investor Summit (GIS) 2016, scheduled to be held in

Indore

on October 22 and 23. Ramdev has been invited as the guest of honour in the meet as he has been contributing in the industrial development of

Madhya Pradesh

.

"We are inviting investors for GIS 2016 and the government will welcome Baba Ramdev who being a potential investor has decided to set up his industry here," said state industry minister Rajendra Shukla.

BJP has already allotted 40 acres of land to Baba Ramdev's

Patanjali

products in Pithampur industrial area of Indore, for setting up a food processing unit. The government has also proposed to sell Patanjali products through fair price shops in the state to help common people access daily needs at one place.

Baba Ramdev and his aide Acharya Balkrishna started selling a rage of minerals and herbal products a decade ago. Now, Balkrishna is a multi-millionaire with assets over Rs25,000 crores while, Yog Guru Ramdev is all set to launch dairy products across the country.

"Madhya Pradesh government sees immense potential in dairy industry as the state has emerged third in milk production across the country. Baba Ramdev initiatives will immensely help the government in generating employment in the farm sector," said a senior officer in industry department.

Though, government was eager to invite Balkrishna set up a herbal park and a ready-made garment enterprise in Madhya Pradesh as Baba Ramdev had announced to manufacture jeans and denims in the name of Swadeshi. But, things are yet to be finalised by Patanjali and its team, said sources in the industry department.