Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be on a two-day visit to the United Kingdom on September 26 and 27. This visit is in response to an invitation by Priti Patel, Secretary of State for International Development, UK Government.
Chouhan will study the smart city concept and smart city management mechanisms there and meet the smart city management experts.During his stay, Chouhan will also meet investors showing interest in investment in Madhya Pradesh. He will arrive in london on September 25, Sunday.
On September 26, Chouhan will meet Priti Patel and also hold discussions with UK's city management experts. In the afternoon, he will meet executive heads and owners of different companies. He will meet the founder of Purico Group Nathu Ram Puri and hold discussions on investment opportunities. Purico Group is engaged in manufacturing of paper, polymers and plastics. It is also into hospitality and real estate business.
Chouhan will then meet head of De la Rue Pic Group, which specializes in supply of cash handling equipment and security products. The vice-president of Rolls Royce Maghin Tamilarasan will meet Chouhan and have discussion on setting up of defence equipment manufacturing units.
Notably, the Rolls Royce provides integrated power and propulsion solutions. It is also manufacturing high end cars. Chouhan will also meet Kevin Sabin, Business Development Director, Hargreaves Industrial Services. It provides operation and maintenance materials handling and facilities management services to power, port, steel, water and other industrial sectors in the UK and abroad.
Martin Hatfull, Director of Government Relations Diageo of Scotch Whisky Association will meet the Chief Minister and explore the opportunities about beverage units in State.
The Association promotes interests of whisky industry in Scotland and around the world. Chouhan will also meet other investors on the day, mainly Phillip Bouverat of JCB, which is a multinational corporation manufacturing construction equipments.
The Chief Minister will attend dinner hosted by Gopichand Hinduja, who is co-chairman of Hinduja Group of Companies. He will have discussions on investment in automobile, agribusiness and food processing, renewable energy, smart city management and integrated industrial township.
On the second day of his visit on September 27, Tuesday, Chouhan will meet Professor Mike Parker, Chairman of Indo-UK Institute of Health and Dr. Ajay Gupta, CEO and Mike Nithacrianakis of Department for International Trade UK.
Chouhan will meet Deputy Mayor of london Rajesh Agarwal and address a seminar on opportunities in Madhya Pradesh organized by CII and UK India Business Council. Chouhan will depart for New Delhi on September 28.