I have had the opportunity to have
participated as an exhibitor four times and as a visitor twice at the
Hannover Messe, however I must say that this has been the best show ever
for India.
Hannover Messe prides in being the
largest show for Engineering on the planet and India got the desired and well
deserved attention at the fair for the first time. The Made In India graphics
were to be seen all over Germany at the airports, train stations, trams,
hoardings and everywhere at the Messe itself. The whole experience filled every
Indian with joy and pride.
The inauguration ceremony presided by
Honorable Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi and Dr. Angela
Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany was something
never experienced before. The whole atmosphere was charged with pride, goodwill
and friendship. One can only imagine the sentiments in that room by watching
this coverage at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHh7U27z3zM
The following day was even more
interesting when Honorable Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi and Dr.
Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany visited the
Rajasthan Pavillion and met Honorable Industries Minister Sh.
Gajendra Singh ji Khimsar, Sh. Abhay Kumar
ji, Commissioner Industries, Rajasthan and delegates of the
mission from Rajasthan. Sh. Modi visited and encouraged the Indians participating
at the Messe and promised sweeping changes in EOBD and other areas to
boost Make In India and encourage exports from India.
My visit to the Hannover Messe 2015 was
very successful on account of the following achievements :
1.
Launching of our online E Commerce Marketplace for MRO products
and services - WWW.MROMART.IN This is the first of its
kind platform in India and recived a very positive responce from the MRO
community present at the Hannover Messe
2.
I, on behalf of Ahuja Group signed an MoU with Government of
Rajasthan, to set up a manufacturing unit for which 10,000 Sq.mts. land will be
facilitated at Prahladpura Industrial Area, Jaipur. Estimated investment
in the proposed project is about Rs. 20 crores
3.
Introduced my long time associate and consultant, Mr. Wolfgang
Hoeltgen (German Indian Business Centre, Hannover) to
the Government of Rajasthan whereby both the parties agreed to work
towards promoting bilateral trade for mutual benefit.
4.
Introduced my long time associate, Dr. Weisser (Avocado
Rechtsanwalte ) to the Government of Rajasthan whereby both
the parties agreed to work towards promoting bilateral trade for mutual
benefit.
5.
Introduced my long time associate and friend, Mr.
Michael Emmerich (GIZ) to the Government of Rajasthan
whereby both the parties agreed to work towards promoting the
Manager Training Program run by GIZ in Rajasthan.
6.
Re-establishing my old contacts with the Engineering trade and
community.
7.
Represented the SME sector from Rajasthan at the Rajasthan
Meet on 16th April and encouraged SME investors from
Germany to attend the Resurgent Rajasthan in November and come and set up
shop in Rajasthan, for this is one of the most progressive and peaceful states
of all.
The delegation visit was very well managed by CII,
represented by Sh. Bhuvnesh Sharma. Kudos to his hard work and planning that
everything went smoothly.
The continuous guidance, support and vision provided by
the Honorable Industries Minister, Shri Gajendra Singh Ji Khimsar made
this mission a huge success and left a permanent impression of the hospitality
and welcoming attitude of the state of Rajasthan in the minds of the Germans
attending the Messe and looking to expand to India.
It was a pleasure interacting with the fellow delegation members,
· Mr. Dinesh
Pahadia, Senior DGM, RIICO,
· Mr. Anil Saboo,
Managing Director, Electrolites,
· Mr. Sanjay
Shrivastava, COO, Mahindra World City and
· Mr. Abhinav Banthia,
Director, Manu Yantralaya
and I wish them all the luck for their future endeavors with
Germany which have resulted from this visit.
I would like to once again thank the Government of Rajasthan and the Chief Coordinating Officer, Mr. Abhay
Kumar Commissioner of Industries for having given this opportunity to me and
assure of any support that may be required in the future in promoting Rajasthan
as the preferred destination for business to the
Engineering community of the world.
