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Rajeev Chandrasekhar to visit Indore on Friday

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, minister of state for electronics and information technology.

“During his visit, the minister will attend the Invest Indore programme, give away Pride of MP Awards to IT/ITEs companies working in Madhya Pradesh at a ceremony organized by Sankalp Seva Sadan Mission in Indore," said the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in a press release.

Awards will be given to the best startups and IT and ITEs companies based in Indore for their contribution to the development of the city’s business environment.

Neevcloud - an indigenously built super cloud marketplace will also be launched at the event.

Chandrasekhar will also address a session at CII Madhya Pradesh’s Digital Acceleration Conclave. Speakers at the conclave will focus on the future of digitalization, with particular reference to how it can help businesses grow and innovate for the goal of a ‘Aatmanirbhar’ Madhya Pradesh and a ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.

He will also be meeting CEOs and founders of IT companies from Madhya Pradesh on the sidelines.

“The minister will speak about the transformation that has been ushered in by the Digital India programme in various sectors across the country and how the Government intends to take the campaign to Tier 2 and 3 cities in a big way now," the ministry added.

Later in the day, he will deliver the convocation address at Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore.

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Swati Luthra

Swati Luthra writes on climate change, water, environment and forest issues for Mint. A graduate in Psychology, Swati has been mapping India’s policy initiatives to help meet the pledges made at CoP-26 including achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2070.
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