Lok Sabha Question No. 2528 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: INNOPROM, 2016
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., ANTO  ANTONY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2528 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  AUGUST, 2016

## INNOPROM, 2016

## 2528. SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  participate  in  INNOPROM,  2016  the  largest international industrial trade fair of Russia;
- (b) if so, the details and  the advantages  thereof along with the number  of  Indian
- companies/foreign countries which are going to participate in the said fair;
- (c) whether the States and various Government Departments are also likely to take part in the fair and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  develop  the  privileged  strategic partnership between other countries through the said fair; and
- the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  enhance  trade  with  Russia  along  with  the details  of  bilateral  agreements  signed  with  them  during  the  last  three  years  and  the

## ANSWER

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- (a) to  (d)  :  INNOPROM  is  the  largest  Industrial  Trade  Fair  in  Russia  held annually  in  Yekaterinburg.    India  participated  in  INNOPROM,  2016  held  on 11-14  July,  2016  as  the  Partner  Country,  with  117  Indian  companies.The States  of  Maharashtra,  Rajasthan,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Gujarat,  Himachal Pradesh  and  Jharkhand  also  participated  in  the  event  along  with  various Ministries/Departments / Public Sector Undertakings of Central Government,
- (e) current year?

such  as  Department  of  Heavy  Industry,  Department  of  Electronics  &  IT, Ministry  of  Tourism,  National  Institute  of  Design,  National  Thermal  Power Corporation, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation and Power Grid Corporation. The Trade Fair was attended by around 700 exhibitors from 95 countries.

Participation in INNOPROM 2016 provided opportunities for direct interaction with  the  global  and  Russian  producers,  awareness of the best  in-class new manufacturing technologies,international and inter-industrial networking, etc.

On  the  sidelines  of  INNORPOM-2016,  a  Russia  -India  Business  Forum, Strategy  session  on  Industry  &Internet,  Session  on  Opportunities  in  Indian States, Conference on Standardization, IndustrialAutomation&Robotics, Session  on  International  Cooperation  on  Logistics,  Future  Energy,  New  & Renewable Energy technologies, etc., were also organised.

- (e) The  details  of  bilateral  agreements  signed  by  Government/Government bodies  with  Russia  to  enhance  trade,  in  last  three  years  and  the  current year,is annexed.

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1.  Treaty between the Republic of India and the Russian Federation on Transfer of Sentenced Persons.
2.  Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Energy Efficiency of the Republic of India and Federal State Budget Organisation "Russian Energy Agency' of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation in the Field of Energy Efficiency.
3.  Memorandum of Understanding in the field of Standardization and Conformity Assessment  between  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  (BIS)  [Republic  of  India] and  Federal  Agency  on  Technical  Regulation  and  Metrology  (GOST-R) [Russian Federation].
4.  Programme  of  Cooperation  in  the Fields of  Science,  Technology  and Innovation between the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India  and  the  Ministry  of  Education  &  Science,  Government  of  Russian Federation for the period 2014-2017.
5.  Programme  of  Cooperation  in  the  Area  of  Biotechnology  between  the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of the Republic of India and  the Ministry of  Education  and  Science, Government of Russian Federation for the period 2014-2017.
6.  MoU between ACRON of Russia and NMDC of India (consortium leader) to implement  the  understanding  reached  to  acquire  stake  in  a  potash  mine  in Russia.
7.  MoU between 'Oil India Limited' and 'Zarubezhneft'.
8.  MoU between news agencies PTI and TASS.
9.  MoU  between  Electronics  and  Software  Export  Promotion  Council  of  India (ESEPCI) and Skolkovo Foundation of Russia.
10.  Plan  for  Cooperation  between  the  Federal  Customs  Service  of  the  Central Board of Excise and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Republic  of  India  and  the  Russian  Federation  for  combating  Customs violations in 2015 - 2017.
11.  Memorandum  of  Understandingbetween  the  Ministry  of  Railways  of  the Republic of Indiaand the Joint Stock company "Russian Railways'on technical cooperation in railway sector.
12.  MoU between Solar Energy Corporation of India and Russian Energy Agency regarding construction of solar energy plants in the Republic of India
13.  MoU for cooperation between HEC & CNIITMASH for development of Centre of Excellence for heavy engineering design at HEC.
14.  MoU  for  cooperation  between  HEC  &  CNIITMASH  for  upgradation  and modernization of HEC's manufacturing facilities.
15.  Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC), OJSC "GLONASS' and GLONASS Union
16.  MoU  for  Cooperation  for  geologic  survey,  exploration  and  production  of hydrocarbons onshore and on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation.
17.  MoU  for  Cooperation  for  geologic  survey,  exploration  and  production  of hydrocarbons onshore the Russian Federation between Rosneft oil company, Oil India Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited.

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