Mumbai, 28 Apr (HS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi

will inaugurate the World Audio-Visual Entertainment Summit at the Jio World

Centre in BKC, Mumbai on May 1. The summit will be held from May 1 to 4,

Maharashtra’s Industries Minister Uday Samant informed the media on Monday.

The Maharashtra Government, under the leadership of Chief

Minister Devendra Fadnavis, is hosting the Summit. Modi will stay in Mumbai for

the entire day. Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar, Railway Minister Ashvini

Vaishnav, CM Fadnavis, Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar will remain

present.

Mumbai is an important global centre for the entertainment industry, foreign investment, and tourism. The Summit is being

organised to showcase tourists spots at a global level, Samant said. Ministers or

minister-level authorities from 33 nations, CEOs from 120 international

companies, and prominent personalities from the film industry will participate in

the event. Various pandals for Maharashtra, Telangana and other film industries

have been erected and will be inaugurated by Modi. Various cultural

programmes, seminars and round-table conferences will be held during the

Summit, Samant said.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar