Retreat ceremony fulfilment of long pending demand; CCI hails PM Modi
Will give major push to businesses, local economy : CCI
02-10-2021 : The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jammu on Saturday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi, LG Manoj Sinha, MoS PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh, Member Parliament Avinash Rai Khanna, and Jugal Kishore for giving a nod to the Retreat Ceremony on the lines of Wagah Border here at Suchetgarh BoP by the BSF claiming that the same will give thrust to the local economy in a big way.
In this regard, a meeting was held at the Chamber house under the Presidentship of Sh. Arun Gupta along with the office bearers Sh. Anil Gupta, Sr. Vice President, Sh. Rajeev Gupta Jr. Vice President, Sh. Gaurav Gupta, Secretary-General and Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Secretary
Arun Gupta said that surely this is the much-required step for boosting the economy of the region as it is likely that people in large numbers will come to witness the parade and in turn change the socio-economic condition of the entire belt. He said that CCI extends its wholehearted support to this farsighted step by the government and is anticipating that the government will soon rope in Pakistan also to make this event fully vibrant and internationally acclaimed like the one at the border near Amritsar city in Punjab.
He said that this was CCI Jammu’s long-pending demand and after the government’s nod it is expected that this will bring in vibrancy in the business activity in the Jammu region with a push to hotel and transport industries besides creating new avenues for generating jobs and opportunities to open up new ventures. He hoped that the people of Jammu will support this endeavour of the government by giving a warm welcome to tourists and showing traditional hospitality.
The CCI President said that the decision on retreat ceremony has raised hopes of people of the Jammu region that soon other development projects including tourism infra will also see the light of day, making Jammu an independent tourist destination offering all the modern facilities to visitors with no shortcomings whatsoever. He said it is time to celebrate the moment which the Modi Government has provided to the people by taking this momentous decision for boosting tourism and the economy.
