Hannover, Germany, April 14, 2015: Six MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) were signed by Indian public sector companies today at Hannover Messe 2015 to enhance cooperation with global firms, during a special event organised by Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC) on the second functional day of the prestigious fair. Senior Indian government officials and business leaders today reached out to representatives of German industries and technology institutions at Hannover Messe, 2015 to collaborate with the Indian Government for scaling up the country's manufacturing and connecting its entire rural landscape through flagship programmes of 'Make in India'.

The MoUs, signed by companies under Department of Heavy Industries, consisted of tie-ups between Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) India and Russian Joint Stock Company, INTMA for upcoming projects in Russia and Kazakhstan; Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd (REIL) and Milkotronics Ltd, Bulgaria for manufacturing milk analysers in India; Instrumentations Ltd and KE Kauer Engineering, Germany for production of control valves; and three MoUs by Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) with Num Controls, Switzerland for manufacturing of CNC controls, systems and drives; FT Machine Tools, Germany for collaborating on flow forming machines and Enit GmbH, Germany for total engineering solutions.

The fair, where India has been granted the coveted Partner Country status, was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India along with the German Chancellor, on April 12. With the 'Make in India' theme splashed all over, the Indian presence was pre-dominantly visible all over the ground and the city of Hannover.