Overview
- Punjab officials met Mahindra Group and Sanathan Textiles to explore new investments and expansions across textiles, automotive, farm equipment, defence manufacturing and supply chains.
- A PE CXO roundtable with Baring PE India, JM Financial, Avendus, Neo, OAKS, Alvarez & Marsal and Think Law focused on financing routes and governance support to scale MSMEs.
- Discussions with DP World examined rail-linked inland terminals and multimodal logistics to strengthen the state’s export competitiveness.
- Avenue Supermarts, UPL and the International Institute of Sports Management discussed opportunities in organised retail, agri-inputs, food systems, sports education and infrastructure; the CM did not attend Wednesday’s one-to-one meetings.
- The Hinduja Group signalled strong interest after earlier talks with CM Bhagwant Mann, as the government touted a ₹1.5 lakh crore proposal pipeline, job potential above 5.3 lakh and its FastTrack single-window ahead of the March 13–15 summit in Mohali.