Chhattisgarh woos investments in defence sector

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh industries minister Amar Agarwal participated in Global Investors Summit Make in India for Defence Sector Defexpo 2016 in Goa to woo defence investments to state.

At an event organized by ASSOCHAM and Chhattisgarh government, high profile speakers and top management of global defence companies participated. State industry minister briefed about state and shared his vision for industrial development and investment opportunities in defence sector in Chhattisgarh.

Throwing light on specific reasons to do business in Chhattisgarh, the minister elaborated on state’s commitment to support and develop industries in sunrise sectors like defence manufacturing, heavy engineering, railways, electronics and information technology. He also invited corporates across globe to visit and witness the industrial environment.

Led by industries minister, the delegation comprised of CSIDC chairman Chhagan Lal Mundra, industries secretary Subodh Kumar Singh, director industries Kartikeya Goel and CSIDC managing director Sunil Kumar Mishra. The delegation had detailed one to one meetings with senior executives of six companies and two business delegations of defence manufacturing companies. The state delegation also visited Defexpo in which nearly 1,000 companies participated from 47 countries which include Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Russia, Sweden, UK, USA and others.