Punjab promotes investment in Hyderabad with Sanjeev Arora, highlighting Fast Track Portal, jobs, and opportunities ahead of 2026 Investors’ Summit.

At a high-level roadshow hosted by Invest Punjab at Banjara Hills, Sanjeev Arora, the minister of industries and commerce for Punjab, led a delegation of senior officials from the Department of Investment Promotion and encouraged Hyderabad’s business community to join Punjab’s rapidly expanding investment story. The outreach is a prelude to the Progressive Punjab Investors’ Summit 2026, which will take place at ISB Mohali from March 13–15.

Through the Fast Track Punjab Portal, one of India’s most cutting-edge single-window systems, the Minister emphasized how Punjab has become a sought-after corporate destination thanks to unified business policies, proactive administration, and time-bound clearances. “Punjab is dedicated to providing investors with an open and helpful ecosystem. With half a million job prospects, the state has benefited from significant investments totaling 21.37 lacs crore. We invite the forward-thinking businesspeople of Hyderabad to join us on this path to inclusive and sustainable growth,” he said.

Ceph Life Sciences, Vibrant Energy, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, TIE Global, Baba Group of Companies, Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases, Visakha Pharmacity (Ramky Group), and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) were among the companies with which the delegation met one-on-one. In order to facilitate broader industry participation in electronics production, BEL talked about strategies to expand its value chain in Punjab by onboarding MSMES through Invest Punjab.

Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy, the founder of Ramky Group and a member of the Rajya Sabha, met with Minister Sanjeev Arora earlier in the day. They discussed ways to improve public-private cooperation and look into prospects in the infrastructure and industrial sectors.

Hetero Group Chairman and Rajya Sabha MP Dr. B. Partha Saradhi Reddy praised Punjab’s governance approach during the evening session, saying, “Punjab has immense potential in pharmaceuticals and transparent governance gives investors the confidence to expand.”

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“Innovation, skill, and research must go hand in hand,” said Prof. Dulal Panda, Director of NIPER Mohali, speaking on behalf of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research. The government’s support and Punjab’s research ecosystem can really spur growth and entrepreneurship.

According to Abhijit Banerjee, MD of Linde India, their plant in Hi-Tech Valley Ludhiana benefited from “an advanced, paperless portal, stable infrastructure, and a supportive ecosystem that encourages expansion.” Banerjee expressed gratitude for provincial aid.

According to Varun Surekha of Hartex, “Invest Punjab’s proactive approach makes business easier and efficient—governance in Punjab works with you, not above you.”

ICFAL Foundation for Higher Education Director Sudhakar Rao highlighted Punjab’s vibrant academic environment, pointing out that about one-fifth of CFAI’s Hyderabad students are from the state and that “the State’s education sector deserves to be showcased globally.”

With reference to Punjab’s emphasis on education, skilled talent, and startup culture, Anirudh Gupta, CEO of DCM Group of Schools, revealed plans to establish Zen Alpha School for Young Entrepreneurs in Ludhiana.

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Minister Sanjeev Arora stated during the evening session that Punjab is dedicated to providing the most transparent and enabling environment for investors. We are guaranteeing quicker clearances and a responsive administration with our redesigned industrial policies and unified single-window system. According to the latest amendments to the Right to Business Act, industries situated within authorized industrial parks will be granted approvals in five working days, while all other industries not yet covered by the Act will be approved through the FastTrack Punjab Portal in forty-five working days. The involvement of prominent industrial companies in Hyderabad today is indicative of the nation’s growing trust in Punjab’s plan for inclusive and sustainable industrial growth.

Following the successful roadshows in Bengaluru, New Delhi, and Gurugram, the outreach in Hyderabad is a further step in attracting top-tier investors throughout India to position Punjab as the most forward-thinking and investor-friendly region in North India.