Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, has officially inaugurated Perkins world-class engine manufacturing facility in Aurangabad, India. Located in the Shendra Industrial Estate in Aurangabad, Perkins has invested more than $150 million developing a state-of-the-art engine manufacturing facility which is also strategically located within the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor.

In operation since October 2015, the facility produces Perkins largest engines, the 4000 Series, which generate electric power for installations across India and the wider Asia Pacific region. End-to-end machining, engine assembly, test and finish - every step of which follows rigorous manufacturing processes, are undertaken on site, by more than 500 highly trained employees.

Welcomed by Richard Cotterell, Chairman of Perkins India Private Limited, and Jawed Ahmed, Managing Director of Perkins India Private Limited, Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Chief Minister; Subhas Desai, Industry Minister and Haribhau Bagade, Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, were taken on a guided tour of the manufacturing facility.

The Chief Minister said: "This facility encapsulates the Make in India dream of our Honourable Prime Minister, to produce world-class products with zero defects and zero effect. That resonates here. We could see the way the assembly line is designed - it's absolutely faultless. The best quality is ensured here."

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