LUB, IMS with Karnataka govt to organise MSME Aerospace & Defence Expo

Bengaluru, Feb 4 (KNN) Laghu Udyog Bharati and India Manufacturing Show (IMS) foundation with the support of Karnataka government will organize MSME Aerospace and Defence Expo from September 27th to 29th, 2021.

''As you are aware that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji wants MSMEs to play a very important role in AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. To realize his dream, Laghu Udyog Bharati and IMS foundation with the support of Government of Karnataka is organizing MSME Aerospace and Defence Expo from 27th to 29th September 2021 at Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre,'' said BS Yeddiyurappa, the Chief Minister of Karnataka during an inaugural address at the AERO INDIA Show.

He also requested Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to extend full support of the ministry to make this event a grand success.

“India today offers a unique opportunity in Aerospace and Defence manufacturing. Domestic manufacturing of rare and complex Defense platforms has now become the focus of our policy under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. We encourage global OEMs to set up their own manufacturing facility or enter into a strategic partnership with Indian companies,'' said Rajnath.

He further added that India is steadily marching from Make in India towards Make for the World.

''We have a strong and diversified micro small and medium enterprises sector with more than 85,000 units. We also have one of the fastest growing start-up ecosystems catering to niche technologies,” he added.

The three-day expo spread over 20,000 m² will be the largest exhibition for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in the Aerospace and Defence industry. IMS 2021 will provide opportunities to MSMEs from diverse Industry sectors like Auto Industry, Industrial Engineering, Electronics and Automation etc.

IMS 2021 will also host Vendor Development Program, B2B meetings and Workshops. The event will be supported by Indo German Chamber of Commerce as well as leading Industry bodies of India.

The Chairman of India Manufacturing Show and former National President of LUB, H V S Krishna said, “We met the Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh Ji and his in-principle has agreed to extend full support of defence ministry to this show. We are expecting over 500 exhibitors, 20000 business delegates and 150 experts addressing conferences and workshops and VDPs. The participants in the event will include leaders from large defence global and Indian OEMs, defence PSUs and Ordnance Factories as well as DRDO Labs.''

''We are also glad that CM has declared complete support of the government of Karnataka to this event,” he added.