Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India has inaugurated Industry and Academia seminar today in presence of Bhagwanth Khuba, Minister of State, (Chemicals & Fertilizers and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy), senior officials from central government, senior captains of industry, academicians, etc in New Delhi.

The Industry Connect 2022 is organized by the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India in association with Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

During the Seminar, “Industry Connect 2022”, there are two technical sessions. These technical sessions will have the presence of officials from the CIPET, TDB (Technology Development Board), and various industry associations to deliberate on the key issues of the sector.

The broad objectives of the seminar are to focus on R&D - Laboratory to industry, skill gap analysis for human capital in petrochemicals sector, support Aatmanirbhar Bharat by providing indigenous technology, atma nirbhar CIPET with the help of industry connect, support of technology with the help of TDB (Technology Development Board) to establish synergy between industry and academia for the sector.