Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: Seeking to make the country a global manufacturing hub, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the ambitious 'Make in India' campaign in the presence of global and domestic CEOs on Thursday.
Leading industrialists, including RIL chief Mukesh Ambani, Essar Group Chairman Shashi Ruia and many other global and domestic CEOs will attend the function at Vigyan Bhavan here.
Other high-profile CEOs likely to be present at the launch include Chairman of Tata Group Cyrus Mistry; Mahindra Group CMD Anand Mahindra; Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw; and ITC Chairman Y C Deveshvar; among others.
In his maiden independence day address, Modi invited the global business community to set up manufacturing facilities in India, giving the slogan 'come, make in India'.
To make it more successful, the campaign would be simultaneously launched in different state capitals including Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore.
The campaign will also be launched in countries having similar time zone as that of India.
The move is aimed at generating huge employment opportunities in the country besides boosting trade and economic growth .
"The Make in India Campaign is one of the key missions of the Government and companies from India and outside are being welcomed to expand and set up facilities for manufacturing in India - for servicing the domestic and global markets. CEOs of important manufacturing companies in India both domestic and MNCs will be present in the function," the official invite sent by the Government said.
With agency inputs
