IEEMA, the apex industrial body of the electrical equipment industry, has decided to organise a virtual exhibition to showcase AatmNirbhar Bharat for its domain industry.
The exhibition “Digielec Bharat” being a virtual exhibition will technically be open throughout the duration of the show i.e. from September 24 to September 27, 2020. A two day high-level conference titled “Transforming Business through Technology” is also being organized concurrently on September 24 and 25, 2020.
In a release, IEEMA asserted that the Indian electrical equipment industry is AatmNirbhar and not only capable of meeting domestic requirements but also continues to export both to the developing and developed countries.
Digielec Bharat will be held from September 24 to September 27, 2020.
Prime Minister’s call for AatmNirbhar Bharat was announced at a time when the Nation was grappling with Covid-19 and issues at the border.
IEEMA has been always been working with the Government of India, its various ministries and related organs to find practical and viable solution to the changing paradigm in the short, medium and long run, keeping interest of the electrical equipment industry in mind.
It is against this backdrop that IEEMA decided to organise this virtual exhibition, IEEMA said.
R.K. Chugh, President, IEEMA expressed, “We are at an inflection point, one that happens rarely, but when it does, transforms the industry to a higher realm of growth and opportunity. Our dependence on our neighboring countries for imports of electricals and electronics had been substantially increasing and we at IEEMA were continuously taking this up with the government to protect domestic industry against ‘artificially cheap’ imports from our neighboring country. The clarion call given by the Hon’ble Prime Minister for an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat or self-reliant India’ and ‘Vocal for Local’ gave us the opportunity to increase our global footprint. Digielec Bharat will showcase our capabilities and preparedness for the future.”
A high-level conference “Transforming Business through Technology” is being organized concurrently on September 24 and 25, 2020.
Vijay Karia, Mentor, Digielec Bharat, stressed on the point that India should be self-reliant, not just in terms of managing companies but also owning them. “India needs to be independent and self-reliant, and also whatever is consumed in India should be made by Indian companies, and by Indian companies it does not mean Indian management only but it means Indian ownership. First stage of AtmaNirbhar Bharat would mean that India should stop import of material which are manufactured or can be manufactured in India and for that a long term policy needs to be in place. The main objective of Digielec exhibition is to promote exports and position our indigenous electrical industry as an alternative to China,” Karia said.
Viewing India as a base
Anil Saboo, President Elect, IEEMA, was of the view that India is being viewed favourably as a manufacturing base for companies around the world, and this exhibition could act as an effective facilitator. “There are so many companies around the world wanting to set up their manufacturing facility in India. This exhibition will give them that platform to come here and set up world class manufacturing facility in India,” was how Saboo put his point across.
(Featured photograph, courtesy of Siemens, has been used for illustration only.)
