Thursday, June 4, 2015

Visit to Hannover Messe' 15 (12th - 17th April '15)



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.