AMARAVATI: Preparations are in the final stretch for the 31st CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam on November 12–13, to be held at the Andhra University Engineering College grounds. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu reviewed the arrangements on Saturday and told officials to link state industries and MSMEs with global markets and to push green energy, technology and semiconductors. CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee attended the review.
The summit in numbers
- Theme: "Navigating New World Order: Trade, Technology, Trust"
- Delegations from 59 countries, including 15 foreign ministers
- About 1,250 participants: 40-plus international speakers, 350 foreign and 900 Indian delegates
- About 400 B2B and B2G meetings
Deals already signed
Officials said five regional meets at Amaravati, Kakinada, Tirupati, Anantapur and Visakhapatnam produced 195 MoUs worth ₹85,561 crore, with 1.56 lakh jobs expected. The 2025 summit drew more than 600 MoUs worth ₹13 lakh crore, and officials say they aim to sign more this time.
Kia India is reported to be planning about $1.5 billion (roughly ₹14,167 crore) more to expand its Penukonda plant in Anantapur district from 3 lakh to 5 lakh cars a year, with an MoU possible at the summit; Kia has not confirmed this. The opposition YSRCP has not commented on the summit.
