Lucknow is gearing up to host the UP Global Investors' Summit which will be held from February 10 to 12. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath aims to make the event a grand one and present it as an example for other States. He has set a target to raise investments worth Rs 17 lakh crore through the GIS.
The chief minister is committed to making UP not only a destination for tourists but also the growth engine of the country. More than 20 Union ministers are expected to attend the summit along with investors from around the world.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu may attend the opening and closing ceremonies. Union ministers, including Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, will be attending the summit.
A roster of participants from both India and abroad is being made along with a session-by-session schedule detailing. There will be eight sessions per day, the first being the inaugural session. The rest of the sessions will be dedicated to various partnerships and industry sectors. A cultural event is also planned for the end of each day.
Union ministers will play a crucial role in the event, with Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani, Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy, and Defence Minister Rajanath Singh participating in separate sessions on the first day. Air Chief Marshal (retd) RK Singh Bhadauria is also expected to be part of the summit on the first day. On the second day, many ministers and leaders are expected to attend the GIS, including Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
The third and final day will be the most important, with programmes for Commerce and Industry Minister Anupriya Patel, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who may lead the session on industrial financing.
Separate sessions will be held for partner countries, including Singapore, the Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, the UK, and Mauritius. The sessions will convey messages to investors and will include participation from ambassadors and delegations of 11 nations.