Lok Sabha Question No. 509 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: International Engineering Sourcing Show
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, DHARMENDRA YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 509 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  APRIL, 2017

## INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING SOURCING SHOW

## *509.  SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government organised the 6th edition of the International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS) at Chennai recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with its aims and objectives;
- (c) the  details  of  the  foreign  delegates/  companies  participated  in  the  event,  countrywise along with the details of issues discussed with them including with Russia and Eurasian Economic Union therein and the outcome thereof;
- (d) the details of the Memoranda of Understanding signed, country-wise along with the terms and conditions thereunder and the extent to which the 6th edition of IESS has been able to facilitate export increase and enhance trade ties with the participating countries; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  boost  the  Indian  Engineering exports?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- a) to  e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 509   FOR ANSWER ON 10 TH  APRIL, 2017 REGARDING ' INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING SOURCING SHOW '

(a) to (d) EEPC India, the Council for promoting engineering exports, organised the VI Edition of its annual export promotion event, at Chennai on 16 th - 18 th March, 2017. The  event,  titled  "International  Engineering  Sourcing  Show  (IESS)",  was  aimed  at enhancing exports through demonstration of Indian engineering capabilities in various focus sectors, viz., Industrial Supply & Subcontracting, Metal & Shop Floor, Industrial & Electrical Machinery, Automobiles and Auto Components and Innovation & Technology; establish linkages between the academia like Indian Institute of Technology, Council of Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  labs,  Bhabha  Atomic  Research  Centre  etc.  and  the Micro, Small and  Medium  Enterprises (MSME)  for  technological upgradation of engineering products; facilitate interaction amongst the MSME participants from various industrial clusters spread in India, etc.

The three-day event witnessed a footfall of around 10,000 visitors, presence of 481  delegates  from  46  nations,  over  300  exhibitors,  a  large  number  of  Business  to Business  meetings,  15  conferences  with  participation  of  around  100  speakers  and thematic seminars. The country-wise details of the foreign delegates / companies who participated in the event are furnished in Annex I.

Russian Federation was the Partner Country for the Show, with participation of a sizeable delegation.   The event, therefore, witnessed several concurrent sessions with Russia in focus which included India-Russia Business Forum based on the theme "New Activities in  Trade & Economic Cooperation" in which areas of mutual cooperation to bring about  efficiency in material technology, metrological technology, aviation, security, bio-technology, medical technology, power technology, defence & energy, etc were discussed, and a Round Table on 'India-Russia scope for Industrial Manufacturing Cooperation'  wherein  the  prospects  and  plans  for  cooperation  in  the  fields  of  heavy engineering, automotive, electrical engineering, power engineering etc. were discussed.

The  Show  also  included  a  Global  Sourcing  Meet  with  key  stakeholders  and Vendor Development sessions by the Indian Public Sector Enterprises, Industrial Design Forum and Orientation Programme by the National Institute of Design, ZED Certification  session  by  the  Quality  Council  of  India,  a  session  on  making  MSMEs globally  competitive  and  Accreditation  session  by  National  Accreditation  Board  for

Certification Bodies (NABCB) which were attended by delegates and visitors.

A  Technology  Meet  to  create  awareness  among  Indian  MSMEs  on  technology upgradation, and a session on Executive Knowledge Series conducted by Indian School of Business were also held as part of the Show.

EEPC India signed the following Memoranda of Understanding during the event:

- (i) With  JSC  'Moscow  Region  Development  Corporation'  (MRDC),  to  promote trade and investment and development of business relations between members of EEPC India and MRDC in the field of engineering business and investment.
- (ii)  With BVV Fairs, the organisers of 59th edition of the MSV Engineering Trade Fair to be held in Brno, Czech Republic, in October 2017, where India will be the Partner Country.
- e) The  major  steps  taken  by  the  Government    to  promote  Indian  engineering exports through EEPC India, inter alia, include promotion of Brand 'India Engineering' in  India  and  abroad  in  major  international  engineering  shows;  supporting  Technology Upgradation particularly of the MSME sector; organizing seminars and workshops across India on export finance, quality upgradation, focus country programmes etc.; organizing India shows/Indian engineering exhibitions;  participation in various exhibitions abroad, etc.

## Country wise details of foreign delegates/ companies who participated in the IESS 2017, Chennai

| S. No   | Country                  |   No. of Delegates |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | ALGERIA                  |                  3 |
| 2       | ARMENIA                  |                  1 |
| 3       | AUSTRALIA                |                  1 |
| 4       | BAHRAIN                  |                  1 |
| 5       | BANGLADESH               |                 60 |
| 6       | BELGIUM                  |                  1 |
| 7       | BENIN                    |                 14 |
| 8       | BOTSWANA                 |                  2 |
| 9       | BRAZIL                   |                 13 |
| 10      | CAMEROON                 |                  1 |
| 11      | CANADA                   |                  2 |
| 12      | COLOMBIA                 |                  3 |
| 13      | CZECH REPUBLIC           |                  9 |
| 14      | EGYPT                    |                  5 |
| 15      | ETHIOPIA                 |                  7 |
| 16      | FINLAND                  |                  1 |
| 17      | GERMANY                  |                  5 |
| 18      | GHANA                    |                  6 |
| 19      | GUATEMALA                |                  2 |
| 20      | INDONESIA                |                  1 |
| 21      | IRAN                     |                  1 |
| 22      | IVORY COAST              |                  1 |
| 23      | JORDAN                   |                  2 |
| 24      | KENYA                    |                  7 |
| 25      | LUXEMBOURG               |                  1 |
| 26      | MALAWI                   |                  1 |
| 27      | NAMIBIA                  |                 28 |
| 28      | NEPAL                    |                 23 |
| 29      | NIGERIA                  |                 17 |
| 30      | OMAN                     |                  1 |
| 31      | PHILIPPINES              |                  1 |
| 32      | RUSSIAN FEDERATION       |                113 |
| 33      | SAUDI ARABIA             |                  2 |
| 34      | SINGAPORE                |                  2 |
| 35      | SOUTH AFRICA             |                  5 |
| 36      | SRI LANKA                |                 54 |
| 37      | SUDAN                    |                  3 |
| 38      | TANZANIA                 |                  2 |
| 39      | THAILAND                 |                  1 |
| 40      | UGANDA                   |                  8 |
| 41      | UKRAINE                  |                  6 |
| 42      | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES     |                  2 |
| 43      | UNITED KINGDOM           |                 12 |
| 44      | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |                  4 |
| 45      | UZBEKISTAN               |                 32 |
| 46      | VIETNAM                  |                 14 |
|         | Total                    |                481 |