₹12.14 lakh crore MoUs lined up at 31st CII Partnership Summit in Vizag
Synopsis
Visakhapatnam is hosting the 31st CII Partnership Summit with ₹12.14 lakh crore in MoUs and GOs on the table — more than 141 agreements that could generate over 2.46 lakh jobs. With Union Ministers, the Vice-President, and trade delegates from over a dozen countries in attendance, this is Andhra Pradesh's biggest single-event investment pitch yet under Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
Key Takeaways
The 31st CII Partnership Summit 2026 opened in Visakhapatnam on 13 November 2026 , organised by the Government of Andhra Pradesh with CII .
141 MoUs and 30 Government Orders worth ₹12,13,853.23 crore are lined up, with potential to create 2,46,373 jobs .
Pre-summit regional conferences already secured 194 MoUs worth ₹86,522.07 crore and 1,47,951 jobs .
Since June 2024 , Andhra Pradesh has drawn investment intent worth ₹22.6 lakh crore across 714 projects , targeting 19.3 lakh jobs .
Union Home Minister Amit Shah , Piyush Goyal , and Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan are among the senior dignitaries attending.
Overseas ministers from the UAE , Singapore , Canada , Slovak Republic and several other nations are participating.
The 31st CII Partnership Summit 2026 kicked off in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, 13 November 2026, with 141 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and 30 Government Orders (GOs) worth a combined ₹12,13,853.23 crore scheduled for signing across two days — carrying the potential to generate 2,46,373 jobs. The two-day summit is being organised by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) under the theme 'Navigating the New World Order: Trade, Technology, Trust and Thought Leadership.'
Scale of Investment on the Table
Among the agreements lined up is a dedicated MoU with automaker Kia and two MoUs under the P4 (Public Private People Partnership) framework. The sheer magnitude of commitments places this edition among Andhra Pradesh's most significant investment mobilisation events to date.
Prior to the main summit, five regional conferences held across Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Amaravati, Ananthapuramu, and Tirupati had already secured 194 MoUs worth ₹86,522.07 crore, with the potential to create 1,47,951 jobs.
Andhra Pradesh's Broader Investment Story
According to official figures, since June 2024, Andhra Pradesh has attracted investment intent for 714 projects worth ₹22.6 lakh crore, with the potential to generate 19.3 lakh jobs. Of these, 526 projects worth ₹17.2 lakh crore have been formally converted, and 303 projects worth ₹7.1 lakh crore are grounded or in the process of being grounded as of the end of October 2026.
This comes on the heels of the 30th Partnership Summit held in Visakhapatnam in 2025, which attracted more than 3,000 delegates from 62 countries and recorded over 600 investment commitments worth more than ₹13 lakh crore, with over 16 lakh jobs projected.
High-Profile Attendees and Government Participation
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu posted on X welcoming delegates to Visakhapatnam, calling it the 'City of Destiny,' and expressing hope of 'unlocking new opportunities and taking Andhra Pradesh's growth story to greater heights.' Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal are participating in the inaugural session.
Other Union Ministers attending include Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu (Civil Aviation), Pralhad Joshi (New and Renewable Energy), Sarbananda Sonowal (Ports, Shipping and Waterways), Chirag Paswan (Food Processing Industries), and Nitin Gadkari (Road Transport and Highways). Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan will serve as chief guest at the valedictory session. Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer will also lead sessions during the event.
International Participation and Summit Agenda
Several overseas ministers are set to participate, including Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri (Minister of Economy and Tourism, UAE), Ladislav Kamenický (Minister of Finance, Slovak Republic), Gan Siow Huang (Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Energy, Trade and Industry, Singapore), and Maninder Sidhu (Minister of International Trade, Canada), along with ministers from Nepal, Mauritius, Guatemala, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Tanzania.
Day one's agenda spans the AP Pavilion and MSME Exhibition, an inaugural session, a Special Ministerial Plenary with overseas trade ministers, and focused sessions on ports and shipbuilding, energy, aviation, food systems, and river interlinking. Country sessions covering Japan, the UAE, Russia, Europe, and Africa are also scheduled.
Day two features a fireside chat with Chief Minister Naidu on P4 and zero poverty, followed by sessions on space, AI, quantum technology, skills, tourism, and energy resilience. The AP Women and Growth Summit 2026 will run on 12 and 13 November, with Smriti Irani, Founder and Chairperson of Alliance for Global Good, addressing participants.
With MoUs still to be formalised and global ministers engaged across thematic sessions, Andhra Pradesh's ambition to emerge as a preferred investment destination on the eastern coast will face its clearest test in the commitments that translate into grounded projects over the coming months.
Point of View
But the more telling number is the conversion rate: of ₹22.6 lakh crore in investment intent attracted since June 2024, only ₹7.1 lakh crore is grounded or being grounded — roughly 31%. That gap between intent and execution is the real story Andhra Pradesh needs to address. The 30th summit produced over ₹13 lakh crore in commitments; how much of that has translated into factories and payrolls is a question the government has not yet answered publicly. Without a transparent project-tracking mechanism, successive summits risk becoming an annual exercise in headline accumulation rather than structural transformation.
NationPress
11 Nov 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 31st CII Partnership Summit 2026?
It is a two-day investment summit organised by the Government of Andhra Pradesh with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Visakhapatnam, beginning 13 November 2026. The summit brings together domestic and international investors, government ministers, and industry leaders to sign investment agreements and explore trade partnerships.
How much investment is expected to be committed at the summit?
A total of 141 MoUs and 30 Government Orders worth ₹12,13,853.23 crore are scheduled for signing across the two days, with the potential to create 2,46,373 jobs. This excludes 194 MoUs worth ₹86,522.07 crore already signed at five regional conferences held ahead of the summit.
Which senior government officials are attending the CII Partnership Summit?
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal are participating in the inaugural session. Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan will be the chief guest at the valedictory session. Several other Union Ministers — including Nitin Gadkari, Sarbananda Sonowal, Chirag Paswan, and Ram Mohan Naidu — will lead thematic sessions.
How does the 31st summit compare to the previous edition?
The 30th Partnership Summit, also held in Visakhapatnam in 2025, attracted more than 3,000 delegates from 62 countries and recorded over 600 investment commitments worth more than ₹13 lakh crore, projecting over 16 lakh jobs. The 31st edition builds on that momentum with a fresh round of MoUs under a broader international delegation.
What is Andhra Pradesh's overall investment track record since 2024?
Since June 2024, Andhra Pradesh has drawn investment intent for 714 projects worth ₹22.6 lakh crore, targeting 19.3 lakh jobs. Of these, 526 projects worth ₹17.2 lakh crore have been converted, and 303 projects worth ₹7.1 lakh crore are grounded or in the process of being grounded as of October 2026.
