Mysuru (Karnataka), July 13, 2017: Today under the leadership of Sri Prathap Simha Member of Parliement along with Suresh Kumar Jain President Mahamastakabhisheka Exhibition Committee, Sri Vinod Bakliwal, President, Food Committee, M.R. Sunil Kumar, President, Jain Samaj, Prakash Babu, Past president, Jain Samaj and Lakshmi Prasad met Smt. Nirmala Seetharaman, Honorable Minister for Industries & Commerce at Mysore and appealed to provide all assistance and support to organize Mahamastakabhisheka Mahosthava International Exhibition 2018 at Shravanabelagola during February 2018.

In the Memorandum they said
World famous Mahamastakabhisheka Mahosthava- 2018 of Bhagavan Bahuabli Swamy will be held during February 2018. Nearly 30 lakhs Pilgrims, Tourists, Trade & Industry members visit Shravana Belagola on this occasion.
Mahamastakabhisheka Celebration committee is in the process of Organizing an International Religious, Industrial, Agricultural, Horticultural, Archeological and Heritage Exhibition including marketing domestic manufacturing products through Karnataka Exhibition Authority a Govt. of Karnataka organization from 15.02.2018 to 28.02.2018 at Shravanabelagola, Hasan District, Karnataka.
All Ministries & Departments of Govt. of India & Govt. of Karnataka Pavilions will participate in this Exhibition to showcase and propagate their developmental activities.
Special focus will be given to Govt. of India Initiatives like Digital India, Make in India, Skill India, Clean India. Nearly 29 States, all the 30 Districts of Karnataka and few developing & developed Countries are expected to participate in this Exhibition.
In this Exhibition Yoga Training & Demo, Krushi Mela, Ahara Mela, Investors Meet, MSME convention, Farmers Convention, Udyog Mela, Short term Skill Development Training, EDP & MDP Programmes and other Religious, Social & Economic development seminars & workshops will be organized.
It is expected nearly 20 lakhs people will visit this Expo, Efforts are being made to extend subsidy from Union & respective State Govt. for the participants from manufacturing sector under Marketing Development Assistance.
Mahamastakabhisheka Celebration committee also requested Smt Nirmala Seetharaman Honorable Minister for Industries & Commerce to support, provide all Assistance and all other handholding facilities including MDA Assistance to the participants.

Honorable minister assured the eligible support from her ministry after discussion with the officers concern. – Mahamasthakabhisheka Mahotsava Exhibition Committee