Amit Shah, Piyush To Attend Vizag CII Summit

 Visakhapatnam: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal will attend the inaugural session of the 31st CII Partnership Summit-2026 in Visakhapatnam on November 12, while Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan will participate in the valedictory programme, the following day.

Chief minister Chandrababu Naidu will arrive on November 11.

Representatives from 59 countries, 15 foreign ministers and more than 1,250 industrialists are expected to attend the prestigious two-day summit on November 12 and 13.

District in-charge Minister Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy on Monday directed public representatives and officials to make foolproof arrangements for the successful conduct of the international event. He held a virtual review meeting with the district Collector, local MP, MLCs and MLAs to assess the preparations and provide directions on various aspects.

District Collector M Abhisikth Kishore briefed the minister on arrangements for the summit, the arrival of delegates and coordination among various government departments.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, delegates and senior officials are scheduled to arrive in Visakhapatnam on November 11, while related programmes and VIP visits will continue until November 14.

Meanwhile, Special Chief Secretary to the Industries and Commerce departments N Yuvraj, reviewing the arrangements, directed organisers to complete preparations at all venues by Tuesday and hand them over to the police for inspection.

He said the police should inspect structural arrangements, fire safety systems, power supply and audio equipment and issue necessary clearance certificates before the event.

Officials have identified 580 rooms in 26 hotels for the delegates and VIPs. The Collector said accommodation allocations had already been communicated to liaison officers. Seating and dining arrangements were also being finalised at the main and other venues.

Yuvraj instructed hotel managements, transport coordinators, liaison officers and protocol officials to ensure seamless accommodation, transport and catering facilities for VIPs and delegates.

The GVMC Commissioner was asked to beautify tourist destinations and beaches identified for VIP visits on November 14, with proper lighting, floral decorations and greenery, besides ensuring cleanliness. Only official backdrops designed by the Information and Public Relations Department should be used at the venues.

Police Commissioner Shankha Brata Bagchi, GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg, Joint Collector Vidyadhari, APIIC MD Dinesh Kumar, EDB CEO Shanmohan and other senior officials attended the review meeting.