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He also invited investors for the ‘Global Investors He also invited investors for the ‘Global InvestorsSummit’ to be held in the state on October 22 and 23. He outlined that his government has taken various stepsto provide a conducive business environment to foreigninvestors and to ensure ease of doing business. He said while a "single window" system may notnecessarily help investors as many may have to run from pillarto post, his government has adopted a "single table" conceptwhere issues are discussed and decided upon instantaneously. "We have not opened a single window but the entire doorfor investment," he said. "There is no red-tapism and no sluggish attitude and webelieve in taking fast and efficient decisions," he saidassuring the investors about quick decisions to allot land and24/7 availability of electricity. Describing Madhya Pradesh as the "heartland of India,"Chouhan outlined that his state has been achieving doubledigit growth rate, has a strong agricultural sector, is powerand revenue surplus, has land availability and is investing inimproving urban and rural infrastructure. "We want to make our cities world class and we want yoursupport and investment in infrastructure development acrossour villages and towns," he added. He also outlined the measures taken by his governmenttowards women empowerment and ensuring girls’ right toeducation. Outlining the central government’s ambitious programmessuch as ‘Make in India’, ‘Digital India’ and ‘Clean India’,Chouhan said under Modi’s leadership India is growing at afaster pace, there is no policy paralysis and decision makinghas improved. Chouhan is accompanied by senior ministers and officialsfrom the state government, including Minister of Commerce,Industry and Employment Rajendra Shukla and PrincipalSecretary Commerce, Industry and Employment Mohammed Suleman. Suleman gave a detailed presentation at the CII-USIBCseminar on Madhya Pradesh’s growth trajectory, the variousinvestment opportunities in the state and policies in place toprovide a conducive business environment. On the occasion, the state government and companies fromMP signed some MoU with US firms for cooperation in varioussectors. PTI YASAMS