A high-level team headed by the chief secretary of the state C S Rajan and four principal secretaries Ashok Jain (urban development and housing), Mukesh Sharma (medical and health), Veenu Gupta (industries) and Sanjay Malhotra (energy) will be in London between May 18-20 to speak about the state's favourable business climate and push British companies to invest here, the Times of India has reported.
Chief minister Vaundhara Raje who was to lead the delegation but dropped out in the last minute due to "domestic/political issues" believed to be in London sometime end June to "seek investments for her state".
The visit will be the ground work ahead of the Resurgent Rajasthan Investors Summit to be held on November 19 and 20 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The delegation is being hosted by UK India Business Council and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).
The team is expected to meet companies involved with building smart cities and are working on solar power, healthcare technologies and healthcare administration.
A source revealed that Bengal Chief Minister Smt Mamata Banerjee may visit London with a delegation to seek investment in West Bengal. She will probably be also accompanied by Tollywood stars such as actor Deb.
