The city is getting ready for hosting the third Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) partnership in succession from Feb 24 to 26 and all arrangements are being made to make the event a grand success, like the previous two, according to G. Srinivasa Rao, the State HRD Minister.
After reviewing the arrangements with the officials here on Monday, he told the media that Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Union Ministers Suresh Prabhu, P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Sujana Choudary, besides Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani will attend the inaugural of the prestigious event.
Srinivasa Rao said that nearly 2,000 delegates from 18 countries like Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Mynnmar, Bngladesh and United Arab Emirates would take part in the summit expected to attract about 150 per cent more investments than in the past.
He said that during the last two Summits as many as 876 MoUs for investments to the extent of Rs.10.97 lakh crore and employment to 14.96 lakh were reached. Some of them were under implementation while efforts were on to get the remaining projects also grounded.
He said the inauguration of the Kia Motors plant under construction in Anantapur district would also be performed on the final day of the summit.
Last week, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu toured Dubai to attract investors from the UAE to the summit and the response was overwhelming, he added.