Chief Minister asks Opposition to support ‘Make In India’

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday appealed to opposition Congress-NCP leaders to join hands with the government to make the ‘Make In India’ week a big success. He made a presentation on the initiative before the Opposition leaders and asked them to cooperate with the government. The initiative is the biggest event of organised by the government this year by which it hopes to attract a lot of investment for the state.

“The chief minister explained to the Opposition leaders the entire concept of the ‘Make In India’ and how it would help them in attracting investment for Maharashtra. He wants the opposition leaders also cooperate in the initiative,” MIDC CEO Bhushan Gagrani said after the presentation.

The city is expected to witness a blitzkrieg of business events, investor summits from February 13 in the ‘Make In India’ week. The event is slated to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and about seven countries are expected to be a part of it. The week will have sessions on global design and innovation, CNN Asia business forum, seminars, exhibitions, TIME India awards etc. Mumbai will be in special focus during the event with exhibitions organised across all museums and art galleries, music, street art, sound and light shows and a street food festival that will showcase the local cuisine of the city.

“The Centre is highlighting 11 focus sectors aerospace and defence, automobiles and automobile components, chemicals and petrochemicals, construction equipment, materials and technology, food processing, infrastructure development, IT and electronics, industrial equipment and machinery, micro, small and medium enterprises, pharmaceuticals and textiles to attract investments,” an official from the industries department said.

The state is also planning to sign MoUs with a few foreign companies on February 15 in the presence of Mr Fadnavis.