Toronto: Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) launched its eight-city India Mission 2015 on Monday January 4, 2016,and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Uttar Pradesh Government on the first day in Agra. The 2016 trade mission is a sector-focused one. The Chamber is participating in the Uttar Pradesh Pravasi Divas as a partner organisation.

“Our focus is to take the business relations to the next level in the light of Indian government’s initiative of ‘Make in India’ and develop linkages between the small businesses in Canada and India. ICCC has lined up interactive sessions, B2B meetings, seminars, and workshops during the next two weeks,” Sanjay Makkar, President of ICCC and the leader of the delegation said.

ICCC President with UP Chief Minister    ICCC President signing the MoU

The two-week India Mission 2015 commences on January 4, and concludes on January 16. The mission will be visiting Agra, Amritsar, Delhi, Thiruvanthapuram, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Mumbai. The highlights of the Mission are participation in the UP Pravasi Divas (UPPD) in Agra. 

ICCC President Sanjay Makkar is one of the key speakers at the UP Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Agra. He will be participating in the Plenary Session. The event is also being supported by top industry organisations. Some high-profile names like Indian-American CEO of Infosys Vishal Sikka, entrepreneur Frank Islam, film maker Sanjay Khan would be among the other noted speakers at the event.

The Uttar Pradesh government would also be announcing the setting up of an NRI Corporation with regional centres in Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Kanpur and Noida besides Lucknow to deal with NRI and PIO-related activities. A Migrant Resource Centre for placements.

Some the highlights of UPPD are sharing of investment plans and policies in Uttar Pradesh on sectors like, manufacturing, infrastructure development, urban transports, smart cities, industrial and social development, electronics, IT and ITeS and tourism etc., appraising steps taken for “Ease of doing business” initiatives by Government of Uttar Pradesh pertaining to industrial development and setting-up of your business, exchange of views of Indian diaspora(s) for developing Uttar Pradesh as a smart State and others.