“Make in India Week in Mumbai has been phenomenal hit. It has successfully brought manufacturing, design and innovation to the centre-stage”, Kant told in a press statement.
Maharashtra , which hosted the mega event, alone attracted more than half of the investment at Rs 8 lakh crores across sectors. The state Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said a Task Force is being set up headed by the State Industry Minister to ensure that MoUs signed are translated into actual investments.
Key MoUs signed for investment:
- Sterlite Group company TwinStar Display Technologies & MIDC for LCD manufacturing unit in technical collaboration with Autron of Taiwan
- BAE Systems and Mahindra for assembling and testing of M777 Howitzers
- ORACLE’s USD 400 million investment in India to set up 9 incubation center
- Trivitron healthcare manufacturing unit in Chennai
- Gujarat Government and Vestas (Denmark) for wind mill blades manufacturing unit at Ahmedabad
- Raymond Industries to invest Rs. 1400 crore for manufacturing linen yarn and fabric facility
- Mahindra & Mahindra: Investment – Rs. 8000 crores (Nashik: Rs. 6500 crores, Chakan – Rs. 1,500 crore)
- Gujarat Government and Tar Kovacs Systems (France) for offshore platform to develop marine applications in Gujarat
- Tar Kovacs and Government of Karnataka for setting up ocean based renewable energy project
- Yes Bank and IREDA for financing of renewable power projects
- Ascendas | Investment: Rs. 4571 crore | Employment: 1.09 Lakh
- Mercedes | Investment: Rs. 1500 crore | Employment: 4270
- Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers | Investment: Rs. 6204 cr | Employment: 140
- Godrej Industries| Investment: Rs. 3000 cr | Employment: 2000
- JSW Jaigarh Port Ltd | Investment: Rs. 6000 crores | Employment: 1000
- CREDAI and MCHI for 5.7 Lakh affordable homes with an investment of Rs.1.1 lakh crore and 7.6 lakh jobs
- Government of Jharkhand and Vedanta Ltd
- Government of Jharkhand and Adani group to set up a thermal power plant with a total capacity of 1,600 MW to be supplied to Bangladesh Grid
- Agreement between Government of Jharkhand and Adani Group to set up a Coal based Methane fertilizer plant
- Uber and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Department (SDED) of the Maharashtra government
- Solar Industries and Government of Maharashtra to set up a Nagpur plant for manufacturing of ammunition for armed forces
Source: PIB