Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora inaugurates CII Chandigarh Fair 2025

The 28th edition of the CII Chandigarh Fair 2025, the region’s flagship festive shopping and trade event, was inaugurated today by Sanjeev Arora, Punjab’s Minister for Industries & Commerce, Investment Promotion, Power and NRI Affairs, at Parade Ground, Sector 17, here on Friday.

Organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Northern Region, the four-day fair has drawn participation from across India, showcasing products, innovations and heritage under a common platform of sustainability and entrepreneurship.

Applauding the efforts of CII for consistently hosting the event over nearly three decades, Arora urged the industry body to replicate such trade fairs across major cities of Punjab to further promote investment, commerce and local enterprise. “The CII Chandigarh Consumer Fair is very well organised and attended by participants from all over India. I congratulate the entire team for sustaining this successful platform over the years, and I have also requested them to hold similar fairs in other cities of Punjab,” he said after inaugurating the event.

Vivek Verma, vice chairman, CII Chandigarh; Amit Thapar, former chairman, CII Punjab; Ritika Singh, chairperson, Indian Women Network (IWN) Chandigarh; and Sakshi Katyal, co-chairperson, IWN Chandigarh, were also present on the occasion.

With sustainability as its central theme this year, the fair has launched focused campaigns such as ‘Plastic-free city’ and ‘Make Chandigarh honk-free’, reflecting the city’s broader environmental objectives. Members of the Indian Women Network (IWN) presented a sapling to the minister as a symbolic gesture of green commitment.

On the sidelines of the event, SEBI representatives informed the minister of their interest in setting up a full-fledged office in Tricity in the near future, a move expected to strengthen the area’s financial and investment ecosystem.