The 16th IND-EXPO — National Vendor Development Program and Industrial Exhibition will be organised here at MSME Development Institute, Polo Ground from February 6 to 8.
The three-day exhibition which is being organised by the Ministry of Small and Medium Industries, Government of India jointly in association with the MSME Development Institute Indore, Directorate of Industries Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Government, the Madhya Pradesh Small Industries Development Corporation, the Khandi and Gramodyog, Association of Industries, Madhya Pradesh, Pithampur Aydyogiik Sangathan and other associations is aimed at providing platform to small and medium industries to establish coordination with various government and public sectors undertaking like the Defense, Railway in terms of exchanging technologies, technical know-how for mutual benefits of each other, said MSME Development Institute Director Pradeep Kumar while talking to media persons here on Thursday.
He said the exhibition will give an opportunity to government and public sector companies as well as small and medium industries to understand each other’s requirement. He said as per purchase policy 2012 of the Union Government, it is mandatory for Government sector companies to make at least 20 per cent of their purchasing of equipments from small and medium industries.
The Government and public sector companies which will be displaying their products during the three-day exhibition include Ordinance Factory Jabalpur, GCF Grey Iron Foundry, BHEl Bhopal, NTPC Vidhyanchal, Singarauli, Nepa limited, NHDC, Northern Coalfields Singarauli among others.
A total of 120 exhibition stalls would be put on display, Kumar said adding that besides Madhya Pradesh, representatives from small and medium scale industries from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat will also be taking part in the exhibition.
The three-day exhibition will also have seminars on start-up industries, currencies, besides buyers and sellers meet.