Andhra to hold five regional MSME conferences from October 7 ahead of CII Partnership Summit

Minister for MSMEs Kondapalli Srinivas. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Minister for MSMEs Kondapalli Srinivas announced on Thursday (October 1, 2026) that five regional conferences would be organised across the State as a prelude to the CII Partnership Summit-2026 scheduled to be held in Visakhapatnam on November 12 and 13.He said these events would act as a bridge between local MSMEs, large industries, and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). They were in alignment with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s vision of ‘One Family, One Entrepreneur’.​The Minister revealed that the regional conferences open up new opportunities for youth, women, and small-scale industries. They would be held in Visakhapatnam on October 7, Kakinada on October 12, Guntur on October 16, Anantapur on October 23 and Tirupati on October 26. ​Each conference would feature MSME exhibitions, buyer-seller meets, and awareness sessions on MSME Policy 4.0 subsidies, loans, and government procurements.The focus of the conferences in Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Anantapur would be on technology & deep-tech, electronics, and green energy and heavy industries respectively. The Speed-of-Doing Business reforms and the Single Desk system would be duly highlighted. Mr. Srinivas appealed to the aspiring entrepreneurs, startups, self-help group members, students, and MSMEs in the State to attend the regional conferences nearest to their places and make the best use of the opportunities. Published - October 02, 2026 10:01 am IST