Mumbai, June 26 (KNN) With the view to invite investors and expertise from various sectors to ‘Make in India’, Maharashtra from chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will visit New York City next week. He will meet political and business leaders during the trip, being pegged as ‘Mumbai meets Manhattan’.
 
During the day-long visit on June 29, Fadnavis is expected to meet the Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie as well as other senior political leaders from New York City and neighbouring Connecticut.
 
India’s Consul-General Dnyaneshwar Mulay told presspersons here that given the large population of Indians in the New York-New Jersey area, Fadnavis will hold meetings with the states’ leadership and promote the state as an attractive investment destination not only among the diaspora but to a larger American audience.

Mulay said the Chief Minister will have a packed schedule for the day and will meet CEOs of companies from sectors identified as crucial for investment by the state government.

A grand community reception has also been organised for Fadnavis by the Friends of Maharashtra, a not-for-profit group of individuals and partner associations working towards strengthening ties and promoting co-operation between the US and India.

He stressed that states will have to reach out to “capital destinations” such as New York and invite investment and expertise in sectors such as trade, education, health, skill development, rural development and tourism. (KNN Bureau)