Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate Uttar Pradesh government’s second groundbreaking ceremony of projects worth Rs 65,000 crore in Lucknow on Sunday.
The memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for these projects were signed during the UP Investors’ Summit held in Lucknow in February last year.
The state capital has been decked up like a bride for the ceremony which will be held at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan.
On Saturday evening, Chief minister Yogi Adityanath hosted a dinner for the corporate honchos, investors and other guests who will be participating in the ceremony on Sunday.
In Sunday’s groundbreaking ceremony, foundation stones of 292 projects worth over Rs 65,000 crore will be laid. These projects are expected to generate 2.5 lakh jobs.
These projects were announced at the UP Investors’ Summit held in Lucknow in February last year during which the Yogi Adityanath government signed 1,047 MoUs for investments totalling Rs 4.68 lakh crore.
A number of top industrialists are to grace the occasion and the state government has accorded them the status of state guests.
Industrial Development Minister Satish Mahana said in Lucknow on Saturday that arrangements for the smooth conduct of the second groundbreaking ceremony had been completed.
The entire state capital has been decked up with LED lights and bill boards have been put up to welcome the guests.
All roads connecting with the venue have been repaired and flower pots have been placed on road dividers.
Besides, roadside encroachments have been cleared and elaborate security has been made for the guests.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s participation highlights the political significance of the event as he is also the Bharatiya Janata Party national president. During his brief visit, Shah will discuss various issues, including the much-awaited expansion of the Yogi cabinet.
The Industry Minister said that six sessions would be held through the day in which different topics would be discussed.
Later, a CEO Round Table and Business to Government (B2G) meeting will take place followed by an award ceremony.
The programmes will start from 11 am and the sessions would be organised between 2 and 5 pm.
The first session would be on food processing industry, the second on defence and aerospace manufacturing, third on electronic manufacturing, fourth for tourism and films, fifth on electric mobility and the last on power and renewable energy.
Nine government departments have been assigned the task of looking after guests. A total of 200 VIPs are expected to turn up for the event along with 11 VVIPs.
Among industrialists accorded state guest status are Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Chairman Anand C Mahindra, ITC CEO Sanjeev Puri, Medanta Group Chairman Naresh Trehan, HCL Group founder-Chairman Shiv Nadar, PepsiCo India President & CEO Ahmed El Sheikh, Tata Sons Chairman Chandrashekharan, Samsung India President & CEO HC Hong, Adani Group Chairman and Managing Director Gautam Adani and Torrent Group Chairman Sudhir Mehta.
The projects lined up for laying of foundation stones at the second groundbreaking ceremony relate to different sectors, including electronics, infrastructure, food processing and textiles.
The companies and industrial houses whose projects are likely to be launched include Aditya Birla Group, Vivo, Azure Power, Adani Gas, Samsung, Torrent, Medanta Hospital, JK Cement, among others.