Punjab’s South India Roadshows Spark Major Investor Interest for 2026 Summit
November 14, 2025
Ikramudin / Ludhiana
The Government of Punjab’s investment outreach in Hyderabad and Chennai has generated significant interest from major South Indian industries, strengthening the state’s preparations for the Progressive Punjab Investors’ Summit 2026.
Punjab’s high-level delegation, led by Cabinet Minister for Industries & Commerce, Investment Promotion, Power and NRI Affairs Sanjeev Arora, held a series of strategic meetings with leading industrial groups to showcase the state’s improved business climate and expanding investment opportunities. Senior officials from the Department of Industries & Commerce, Punjab Development Commission and Invest Punjab were part of the team.
The roadshows connected Punjab with key companies across mobility, aerospace, defence, electronics, IT, food processing, healthcare, tourism and engineering services. During the Hyderabad engagement, the delegation met Ceph Life Sciences, Vibrant Energy, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, TiE Global, Baba Group of Companies, Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases, Visakha Pharmacity (Ramky Group) and Bharat Electronics Limited. BEL expressed interest in onboarding more Punjab-based MSMEs into its defence and electronics supply chain, while Ramky Group Founder and Rajya Sabha MP Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy discussed large-scale collaboration in infrastructure and manufacturing.
The team also visited the BrahMos Aerospace facility to explore opportunities for Punjab’s MSMEs in the country’s expanding aerospace ecosystem. A visit to Sindhu Hospital, operated by the Hetero Group under MP Dr. B. Partha Saradhi Reddy, opened discussions on cooperation in advanced healthcare and medical technology. An interaction later in the evening brought together senior leaders including Dr. Reddy, Prof. Dulal Panda of NIPER Mohali, Abhijit Banerjee of Linde India, Varun Surekha of Hartex, Sudhakar Rao of ICFAI and Anirudh Gupta of DCM Group, who praised Punjab’s research ecosystem, transparent governance and ease-of-doing-business reforms.
The Chennai roadshow mirrored the strong response. The delegation met leadership from Hatsun Agro, Portman Enterprises, CavinKare, Garuda Aerospace, Bahwan CyberTek, GlobalLogic, Virtusa, Rattha Group and Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital. Discussions focused on food processing, clean mobility, digital transformation, engineering design and healthcare services. The meeting with the Murugappa Group stood out, with the group acknowledging Punjab’s reliable workforce, transparent governance model and expressing interest in expanding into sectors such as electric mobility.
Several companies conveyed their intent to evaluate opportunities in Mohali, Ludhiana and Rajpura, citing Punjab’s strategic access to North India’s markets and quick facilitation systems. Executives from Bahwan CyberTek described Mohali as “the next Gurugram of North India,” highlighting its growing appeal for technology-driven enterprises. Punjab’s power-surplus status was viewed as a major advantage for data centre investments.
Minister Arora briefed industry leaders on Punjab’s credentials as a top-performing investment destination, reiterating the state’s recognition as a “Top Achiever” in the national Ease of Doing Business rankings. He highlighted that Punjab has already attracted ₹1.37 lakh crore in serious, on-ground investments and created nearly five lakh jobs. He noted the strengthened Right to Business Act, under which units in approved industrial parks receive in-principle approval within five working days, while all other applications are resolved within 45 days through the FastTrack Punjab portal.
Industry leaders in both cities commended Punjab for its modern infrastructure, efficient logistics, peaceful labour environment, strong talent base, high-quality research institutions and fully digitised governance model. Many acknowledged Punjab as a dependable and competitive alternative to traditional industrial centres in North India.
Following the successful completion of the Hyderabad–Chennai outreach, the Invest Punjab team has returned to Chandigarh to prepare for the next phases of national and global investor engagements. The momentum generated during the South India roadshows is expected to translate into deeper partnerships and a strong pipeline of strategic investment proposals ahead of the Progressive Punjab Investors’ Summit 2026.
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