9th CII Manufacturing Excellence Exposition | 13–14 October 2026

Invest Punjab, in partnership with CII, successfully organised the 9th CII Manufacturing Excellence Exposition on 13th and 14th October 2026.

The inaugural session was graced by Hon’ble Cabinet Minister for Investment Promotion, Industries & Commerce and New & Renewable Energy Sources, Punjab, Mr. Aman Arora, and Former Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) B.S. Dhanoa.

Mr. Arora invited industry leaders and OEMs to invest in Punjab, highlighting the State’s proactive policy interventions and the single-window FastTrack Portal enabling time-bound regulatory clearances. Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa encouraged investors to explore opportunities in Punjab’s growing Defence & Aerospace ecosystem.

Vendor Development Programme (VDP) sessions were organised by the Indian Army, HAL, BHEL, Bharat Forge, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (DRDO), 3 BRD Chandigarh (Indian Air Force), and SML Mahindra, among other renowned OEMs.

Invest Punjab also facilitated one-on-one meetings for HAL, TBRL and Bharat Forge with prospective vendors based out of Punjab.

These interactions reaffirm Punjab’s emerging strength as a vendor base for the Defence & Aerospace sector.