Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tueday inaugurated the country’s largest Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show under VGGS-2024 in Gandhinagar.
PM Modi inaugurated the Global Trade Show by turning on the switch and unveiling the plaque in the presence of the President of Mozambique Phillip Nyusi, President of Timor Leste Jose Manuel Ramos, Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel.
The Prime Minister will hold a meeting with CEOs of top global corporations. He will then travel to GIFT City where he will interact with prominent business leaders in the Global FinTech Leadership Forum.
The Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit was started in 2003 under the leadership of Modi when he was the state chief minister.
The trade show showcases state-of-the-art products and services in sectors such as agro and food processing, automobiles and auto components, ceramics, chemicals and petrochemicals, gems and jewellery, pharmaceuticals, ports and marine.
Industries including textiles and garments, electric vehicles, green hydrogen, aircraft and allied industries, renewable energy, semiconductors and ESDM, fintech, cyber security, AI, machine learning will be the centers of attraction of this trade show.
Apart from this, 13 different themes including ‘Make in Gujarat’, ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ have been decided in the trade show in a total of 13 halls.
Approximately 450 MSME units are participating to realise the Prime Minister’s resolution of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. Women empowerment, MSME development, new technology, green and smart infrastructure, sustainable energy etc. will be given special focus in this exhibition.
Teched Pavilion is designed to showcase IT and ITES startups and their innovative products and services. Activities like reverse buyer seller meet and vendor development program will be organized during the trade show.
The main pavilion of this trade show emphasizes on important areas for economic development including new technology, green and smart infrastructure, sustainable energy.
The tenth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit is being held from 10 to 12 January in Gandhinagar. ‘Gateway to the Future’ is the theme this year. This is the tenth edition of the summit.
There are 34 Partner countries and 16 Partner organisations for this year’s Summit. The Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region will also utilise the Vibrant Gujarat platform to showcase investment opportunities in the North-Eastern regions.
The Summit will have various events including seminars and conferences on globally relevant topics such as Industry 4.0, Technology and Innovation, Sustainable Manufacturing, Green Hydrogen, Electric Mobility and Renewable Energy and Transition towards Sustainability.
On the occasion, an e-coffee table book titled ‘The Summit of Success Towards Realization of Fullest Potential of Gujarat’ was launched by PM Modi and in the presence of dignitaries.
The Prime Minister unveiled a ‘Commemorative Coin’ commemorating the first Vibrant Gujarat-2024 Amritkal Summit and a ‘Commemorative Stamp’ to mark the successful completion of 20 years of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.
A ‘research report’ was launched by the industrial association on the 20-year impact of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit at the hands of the Prime Minister.
India’s largest global trade-show with an area of two lakh square meters of exhibition and stalls at Helipad Ground Gandhinagar is open for business visitors on January 10-11. It will be open to public on 12-13 January.