𝘌𝘌𝘗𝘊 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢 - 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸 (𝘐𝘌𝘚𝘚) 𝘐𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘪

Chennai, November 27, 2024: “IESS - what started as an event with 220 exhibitors, 6200 visitors, with Canada as the partner country, Maharashtra as the partner state on the 22nd March 2012 at Bombay Exhibition Centre has gone on to become a journey of 11 completed editions. This would be the 12th one in 2024 with more than 300 Indian Exhibitors, around 300 Delegates representing more than 40 nations with approximately 2,000 B2B meetings, over 10,000 visitors  and around 30 speakers addressing 12 -13 Knowledge sessions over the three days, said Mr. Pankaj Chadha, Chairman, EEPC India.

(L to R) Adhip Mitra, Executive Director & Secretary, EEPC India; Pankaj Chadha, Chairman, EEPC India; Dr. Atul Anand, IAS, Principal Secretary, MSME Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu; Vimal Anand, IRS, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Govt. of India; Aakash Shah, Vice Chairman, EEPC India

This year marks the beginning of the 70th year of EEPC India. From $10 million worth of engineering goods exports in 1955, we have grown 10,932 times in these close to seven decades. Our exports touched $109.32 billion in 2023-2024. This remarkable growth is a combination of the forward-looking Foreign Trade Policy and the role played by the Department of Commerce, Government of India. Looking ahead, the Government has entrusted us with an ambitious target of $300 billion in engineering exports by 2030.

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“Circa 2017,2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 and now 2024 will witness IESS for the second time in one calendar year and for the fifth time in Chennai and seventh time in Tamil Nadu - over November 27-28-29 at Chennai Trade Centre, which validate the popularity of this largest Engineering Sourcing Show in India, said Mr. Aakash Shah, Vice Chairman, EEPC India 

IESS-XII theme.

Advocating #SmartSustainableEngineering as the theme of the IESS-XII is in line with the Government of India commitment of reaching zero carbon emissions by 2030. EEPC Indias Green Drive is validated by a film launch on EEPC Indias Green Initiatives and distributing the maiden EEPC India Green Awards. The first Council to launch Green Awards to recognize the Green Engineering Manufacturing excellence, EEPC India today gave out awards to 9 Indian companies and certificates of appreciation to 7 companies.

Mr. Vimal Anand, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, speaking at the inauguration of IESS-XII, said that EEPC has been instrumental in carrying Indian engineering to every corner of the world. Being the face of Indian engineering exports for close to seven decades, it helps the nurturing of Indian engineering exports on its road to achieve over USD 100 billion from mere USD 10 million. He also said that the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has prepared a roadmap to take Indian exports to USD 2 trillion that has been incorporated in the new Foreign Trade Policy unveiled in 2023. 

Tamil Nadu is the second largest contributor to Indias GDP, 3rd largest Exporting State, first in terms of number of Factories and industrial workers, the second-largest engineering exporter among Indian states and  is the favourite choice for  industrial shows of the stature of IESS. In April-September 2024-25, engineering exports from the State surged by an impressive 18% said Shri Atul Anand IAS, Principal Secretary, MSME Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Mr Adhip Mitra, Executive Director & Secretary, EEPC India describing the event elaborated IESS XII brings four Industry Verticals under four Product Group Heads - Subcontract India, Innovation India, Watteg India and Industromech India covering  over 100 Engineering products to be at display over the three days of the event.

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