The announcement about the Japan Help Desk was made by Kapil Sibal, minister of communications and IT during his visit to Japan in February 2013.
Taking a step ahead in the direction of building a stronger relationship with Japan, Department of Electronics and Information Technology has established a ‘Japan Help Desk’. The help desk aims to facilitate Japanese investments in India.
The help desk comes as a part of efforts being made by DeitY, which is trying to attract investment in Electronics System Design and Manufacturing from Japan. The Japan Help Desk has been created with the mandate to:
(1) Expedite & facilitate the proposals of investment from Japanese companies;
(2) Facilitate interactions of
Japanese side with other agencies of Government of India; and
(3) Facilitate interactions with State Governments.
Japan Help Desk comprises of Rajneesh Agarwal, director, DeitY, who is the chairperson of the help desk, along with Niharika, consultant, DeitY, who will be the member of the help desk. The formation of Japan Help Desk has also been notified to JETRO and to Indian Embassy in Japan so that any Japanese company interested in investment in ESDM sector in India can seek its assistance. It is worth mentioning here that the announcement about the Japan Help Desk was made by Kapil Sibal, minister of communications and IT during his visit to Japan in February 2013.
