As Gujarat Gets $20 Billion Chip Factory, Maharashtra Minister Talks Of PM's Assurance
NDTV
The project was proposed to come up in Maharashtra but Vedanta- Foxconn picked Gujarat, triggering a political blame game.
Under flak for losing out on $20 billion mega Vedanta-Foxconn semiconductor project to Gujarat, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday said Prime minister Narendra Modi has assured the state will get a similar project or even a better one.
Talking to reporters in Maharashtra's Thane, a day after Gujarat bagged the project, state Industries Minister Uday Samant alleged the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) dispensation was responsible for the loss as it sat on the project offer for seven months whereas the new government approved incentives worth Rs 38,831 crore in July.
He said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde spoke to the prime minister on Tuesday after the Vedanta-Foxconn signed an MOU with the Gujarat government to set up a semiconductor and display manufacturing unit in the state.
The project was proposed to come up in Maharashtra but Vedanta- Foxconn picked Gujarat, triggering a political blame game.
