Eastern India can draw Rs 30,000 cr petrochem investments by 2030

Opportunities for entrepreneurs exist across the plastic and textiles value chain

The country's eastern region has the potential to attract Rs 30,000 crore investments in the petrochemicals sector by 2030. 

A white paper on 'Petrochemical: The Sunrise Industry of the East' prepared by Deloitte says new investments in the petrochemicals sector could generate 2.2 million jobs.

The paper was released here at the 'Petrochemicals Investors Conclave: 2017' by Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan. According to the paper, plastic cluster in the eastern states offers an investment opportunity of Rs 14,000-16,000 crore while textile cluster could potentially draw investments in the range of Rs