- Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel terms it as a matter of pride to host DefExpo 2022 in Gujarat and assures that his Govt would extend its full support to the Ministry of Defence for the successful conduct of the event
NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, FEB 22
Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Tuesday said that 12th edition of DefExpo would give a great opportunity to investments being sought for defence-based industries, especially in Gujarat.
ગાંધીનગર ખાતે કેન્દ્રીય રક્ષા રાજ્યમંત્રી માનનીય શ્રી @AjaybhattBJP4UK ની સાથે ડિફેન્સ એક્ષ્પો બાબતે અપેક્ષા રિવ્યુ કમિટીની બેઠક કરી હતી. pic.twitter.com/xrcnHLidQB
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Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt co-chaired the Apex Committee Meeting for DefExpo 2022 on Tuesday at Gandhinagar.
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⏱️15:30 – 17:30 hrs (IST)Hall No:3
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DefExpo 2022 is Asia’s largest exhibition on land, naval and homeland security systems which will showcase India’s Defence manufacturing capabilities & includes participation from world’s top defence manufacturing companies. This 12th Edition, the biggest ever so far, is being held in the capital of Gujarat, Gandhinagar for five days from March10-14, 2022.
જળ, થલ અને હોમલેન્ડ સુરક્ષા પ્રણાલીઓ પર એશિયાનુ સર્વશ્રેષ્ઠ પ્રદર્શન, #DefExpo2022 માટે કોવિડ પ્રોટોકોલમાં છૂટ આપવામાં આવી અને એક દિવસ માટે વધારો કરવામાં આવ્યો.
પ્રદર્શન હવે 10-14 માર્ચ, 2022 વચ્ચે યોજાશે.@SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/C82z3wqoe0
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Reviewing the planning and arrangements for the event, Ajay Bhatt expressed that DefExpo would give a great opportunity to investments being sought for defence based industries, especially in Gujarat. He brought out that there would be wider participation as government is very keen in indigenization of defence manufacturing sector. India is heading towards becoming self-reliant in terms of Defence production and is now on the path to being recognized as a netdefence exporter. The Minister appreciated the arrangements made by MoD in collaboration with Government of Gujarat for the smooth conduct of DefExpo-2022.
Ajay Bhatt said, “This mega event will provide an opportunity to major Foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to collaborate with the Indian Defence industry and help promote ‘Make in India’ initiative envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
Bhatt further said, “The 12thEdition of DefExpo 2022, the premier Defence Exhibition to be conducted under the aegis of Ministry of Defence (MoD), will be magnificent in many aspects as it is in line with the celebrations of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ where we are commemorating 75 years of progressive India. The theme for the event ‘Path to Pride’ will showcase the glorious history of India’s people, culture and achievements.”
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel thanked the Prime Minister for giving the opportunity to host this mega event in Gujarat and applauded the PM for his vision of ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’. He termed it as a matter of pride to host DefExpo 2022 in Gujarat and assured that his Govt would extend its full support to the Ministry of Defence for the successful conduct of the event and make it a grand success.
During the meeting, Chief Secretary of Gujarat Pankaj Kumar briefed on various initiatives of the Gujarat Government. Senior officials of the MoD & Gujarat Govt, Top officials from all Armed Forces viz Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, Coast Guard & Paramilitary officials from CISF, CRFP, NDRF, NSG, BSF & Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – the nodal agency of event also attended the meeting.
973 Exhibitors, including 121 foreign Exhibitors from 63 countries have already registered & numbers are likely to increase in the coming days with relaxation in Covid restrictions.
DefExpo-2022 will be held in hybrid format, with stalls in both physical and virtual realms to ensure greater engagement as the exhibitors will be able to cater to both physical and virtual attendees. The Exhibition is being planned in a three venue format – exhibition at the Helipad Exhibition Center (HEC); Events & Seminars at the Mahatma Mandir Convention & Exhibition Center (MMCEC) and live demonstration for public at Sabarmati Riverfront. Safety protocols as instituted by Health Ministry will be ensured and followed.
