Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates ‘Advantage Vidarbha 2026’

• Advantage Vidarbha 2026 – Khasdar Audyogik Mahotsav is a regional industrial investment summit held in Nagpur (06–08 Feb 2026), envisioned by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to position the Vidarbha region of eastern Maharashtra as an industrial growth hub.
• Significance: A regional (sub-state) investment summit model — useful for UPSC themes of balanced regional development, cooperative federalism, MSME promotion, and aspirational-district industrialisation (esp. Gadchiroli).