According to Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, the length of the road network in Maharashtra had tripled in the last couple of years. The Centre is planning to upgrade the Mumbai Port Trust and JNPT with investments of Rs. 5,000 crores and Rs. 20,000 crores respectively.
The session also witnessed the unveiling of several new policies of the Maharashtra Government. These include policies pertaining to the retail sector, port sector, electronics, with an emphasis on fabrication, single window clearance and promotion of SC/ST businesses.
The session was also addressed by leading industrialists such as Mr. Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Trusts, Mr. Baba Kalyani, Chairman, Bharat Forge, Mr. Dilip Shangvi, Managing Director, Sun Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Mr. Nikhil Meswani, Executive Director, Reliance Industries Ltd., Mr. G.V.K. Reddy, Founder & Chairman and Managing Director, GVK Group, and Mr. Sajjan Jindal, JSW Steel Ltd.