Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 29 (ANI): The third version of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for the South Gujarat area is scheduled on Gujarat Day on 1st and 2nd May 2026 at AURO University, Surat.
In conjunction with the Conference, Gujarat Sthapana Divas celebrations are scheduled on the night of 1st May by the State Government in Surat. The celebrations will characteristic tableaus of varied departments throughout a parade, ranging from Y-Junction and a cultural programme curated by the General Administration Department at Dumas Seafront.
According to the CMO, VGRC South Gujarat will begin with the inauguration of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Exhibition (VGRE), adopted by the inaugural session of the Regional Conference. Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel will tackle the gathering through the inaugural session.
The inaugural session will begin with opening remarks and a presentation by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, and addresses from Ambassadors or High Commissioners of Partner Countries and distinguished industrialists, the press launch said.
For VGRC South Gujarat, Japan, Rwanda, Ukraine and Singapore have confirmed as Partner Countries and Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), Trade Representation of the Russian Federation, US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in India and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) as Partner Organisations, respectively.
Over the two-day convention, a collection of seminars, panel discussions and roundtables shall be organised, overlaying a large spectrum of sectors and rising alternatives. Day-1 will characteristic seminars on sectors equivalent to agriculture and horticulture, textiles, chemical compounds & petrochemicals, startups, nuclear energy, fertiliser, pure fuel, and so on., amid evolving world provide chains. Additionally, nation seminars shall be performed by Japan and Ukraine, in addition to on themes like girls’s empowerment.
On day-2, the Regional MSME Conclave shall be performed, together with sectoral seminars on gems & jewelry, round financial system, talent improvement, aerospace and defence, fisheries & cooperatives, inexperienced vitality & inexperienced hydrogen, eco-tourism, metropolis financial area improvement, and so on.
Alongside the convention, the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Exhibition shall be organised on the identical venue from May 1 to five. It will comprise parallel occasions such because the Vendor Development Programme, International Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet (RBSM) and the Udyami Mela. The exhibition will supply an enhanced platform for industries, MSMEs, startups and authorities departments from South Gujarat districts, specifically Bharuch, Dang, Navsari, Surat, Tapi and Valsad.
Through key enablers equivalent to strategic partnerships and investor engagement, the State Government goals to speed up industrial improvement whereas making certain inclusive and sustainable development throughout South Gujarat.
The Regional Conferences will enhance regional industrial development, entice sector-specific investments and strengthen world engagements, in alignment with the imaginative and prescient of Viksit Bharat@2047.
Earlier this yr, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated VGRC (Kutch & Saurashtra), which was held on Eleventh-Twelfth January 2026 at Marwadi University, Rajkot. Japan, South Korea, Rwanda, and Ukraine had been Partner Countries for this VGRC. Ceramics, engineering, ports and logistics, fisheries, petrochemicals, agro and meals processing, minerals, and inexperienced vitality ecosystem had been focus sectors for VGRC (Kutch & Saurashtra).
The 1st version of VGRC, inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, was held on October 9-10, 2025, at Ganpat University, Mehsana. During VGRC (North Gujarat), key sectors equivalent to agro and meals processing, auto and auto parts, inexperienced vitality ecosystem and engineering had been highlighted.
VGRCs additionally function devices for co-creating Gujarat’s development story by empowering regional economies, selling innovation and facilitating strategic investments throughout the State. (ANI)