Mr Tata had introduced the exit of the Nano mission from West Bengal on October 3, 2008 (File)
New Delhi:
‘Welcome’, a one phrase SMS from the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to the then Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata led to shifting the Tata Nano mission from West Bengal to Gujarat manner again in 2008.
PM Modi had despatched the SMS to Mr Tata when the industrialist was addressing a press convention in Kolkata saying the exit of Tata Nano mission from West Bengal after violent protests led by Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee.
“When Ratan Tata mentioned in a press convention in Kolkata that they’re leaving West Bengal, I despatched him a brief SMS saying ‘welcome’. And now you’ll be able to see what a Re 1 (price) SMS can do,” PM Modi had mentioned inaugurating the Tata Nano plant at Sanand in 2010 constructed at an funding of Rs 2,000 crore.
Mr Tata had introduced the exit of the Nano mission from West Bengal on October 3, 2008 and declared that the plant can be arrange at Sanand in Gujarat inside the subsequent 4 days.
PM Modi had then mentioned many nations had been eager to supply all assist for the Nano mission, however the Gujarat authorities officers ensured that the mission didn’t exit of India.
He had additionally praised the federal government equipment saying it was matching the company tradition in effectivity, and taking part in a significant position in quick improvement of the state.
At the rollout of the primary Nano automobile from the plant in Sanand in June 2010, Mr Tata lauded the Gujarat authorities led by PM Modi for the assist in establishing the ability.
“When we searched for one more Nano plant, we wished to maneuver to peace and concord. Gujarat stood out in opposition to all others in guaranteeing us all that we wanted. ‘It was not simply Tata’s mission, it’s our mission’, Modi instructed us. We owe an important lot of gratitude for the help and confidence positioned in us,” Mr Tata mentioned.
Tata discontinued the manufacturing of Nano automobiles in 2018.
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