Entrepreneurs in the state have urged representatives of various political parties to ensure a peaceful atmosphere for the smooth functioning of the industrial sector, which had been affected by frequent bandhs and other disturbances in the past one year.
The machine tools industry is always the first to be affected in a slowing economy and the last to recover during a revival. However, bucking this trend for the first time, the Indian machine tool sector is poised to grow by over 15 per cent this year.