Visit of High level delegation from Uttar Pradesh to attend the Defence &

Security Equipment International (DSEI) in London.

A delegation of the Government of Uttar Pradesh led by Hon’ble Minister for Industrial

Development, Shri Satish Mahana, along with Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary,

Infrastructure and Industrial Development Department, Mr. Amit Singh, Special Secretary to

Hon’ble Chief Minister, Lt. Gen. Jagdeep Kumar Sharma, Senior Advisor- Defence Corridor,

UPEIDA and Mr. Mansoor Katiyar, Regional Manager, Uttar Pradesh State Industrial

Development Authority went to London for a 5 days visit from 09th September 2019 to 13th

September 2019. The objective of the visit was to showcase investment opportunities available

in Uttar Pradesh for the prospective investors in Defence Corridor. It was also intended to

establish a dialogue with the prospective investors of Defence & Aerospace Sector. The

delegation attended the Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) in London. DSEI is

world leading event that connects governments, national armed forces, industry thought

leaders and the global defence & security supply chain on an unrivalled scale. With a range of

valuable opportunities for networking, a platform for business, access to relevant content &

live-action demonstrations, the DSEI is a forum to share knowledge, discover & experience the

latest capabilities across the Aerospace, Land, Naval, Security & Joint domains. DSEI also

showcased the product and offerings of top companies from across the globe in a concurrent

exhibition. The exhibition is divided in five different zones catering to Aerospace, Land, Naval,

Security and other stream of products/services.

DSEI was primarily aimed to be a buyer seller meet in which all participating companies

have showcased their product and service offerings to probable clients/customers. The

delegation of Uttar Pradesh took advantage of this forum to reach out to all the corporations to

consider Uttar Pradesh as destination for their future investment. Along with showcasing

investment potential, the delegation took this opportunity to invite corporations to participate

in forthcoming Def Expo which is to be organised in Lucknow very soon. The delegation also

discussed the prospects available in Defence Corridor of Uttar Pradesh with participating

companies and their view about the same.

The delegation also had number of one to one meeting with senior industrialists in

order to address their issues and convince them to invest in Defence Corridor of Uttar Pradesh

in pursuance of energising the development of the Defence Corridor.

Glimpses