Chennai, Sep 11 (FN Bureau) In US on an official visit to attract investments, Tamil Nadu ChiefMinister M K Stalin on Wednesday held talks with officials of the auto major Ford forrenewing its partnership with the State. In a social media post, Mr Stalin said “had a very engaging discussion with the team from@Ford Motors!”. “Explored the feasibility of renewing Ford’s three decade partnership with Tamil Nadu, toagain make in Tamil Nadu for the world!, he said.
An official release said Tamil Nadu has emerged as a leading state in India across variouseconomic indicators. To sustain this progress, attract large-scale investments, create more jobs—particularly for the youth and women—and uplift their quality of life, the Tamil Nadu government, underthe leadership of the Chief Minister, is actively working to make Tamil Nadu a trillion-dollareconomy by 2030. As part of this vision, Mr Stalin is currently on an official visit to the USA to promote industrialgrowth and create job opportunities.
During this visit, in the presence of the Chief Minister, MoUs worth Rs 7,000 crores have beensigned with 17 leading global companies in San Francisco during the first leg of visit and at Chicago, where he is presently touring as part of his second leg of his US visit. He had also invited senior officials from various leading companies worldwide to invest in Tamil Nadu and also interacted with the Tamil .diaspora.