<p>New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell has left on his third official visit to India to promote trade and investment opportunities for the Australian state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>During the week-long visit, O'Farrell will meet senior government representatives and business leaders in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai with a focus on the infrastructure, education, financial services and tourism sectors.<br /><br />"I’m looking forward to returning to India to build on the strong relationship between NSW and India, which is a priority market for our State," O'Farrell, who left from Sydney airport yesterday, said.<br /><br />"I will reinforce my message that NSW is open and ready for business with India.<br /><br />"NSW and India are both pursuing ambitious infrastructure programs, with the Indian Government aiming to invest a staggering USD 1 trillion into infrastructure in the five years to 2017.<br /><br />"I am confident NSW has the strong infrastructure services capabilities that could support the delivery of many of these planned projects.<br /><br />"My visit also reaffirms our strong friendship with India, which was highlighted last month when NSW hosted the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Overseas Indians Day) – the first time this event has been held in Australia.<br /><br />"In 2012–13, India was Australia's largest source of permanent and skilled migrants and the Indian community is the fourth-largest migrant community in our country.<br /><br />"India is NSW's second largest source of international students, with almost 11,300 Indian student enrolments in NSW in 2012."<br /><br />O'Farrell will address several high-level industry and investor groups focusing on opportunities in financial services, infrastructure, clean technology and tourism.<br /><br />"I will also meet the Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, Prithviraj Chavan, to discuss the next stages of the NSW-Maharashtra sister-state memorandum of understanding," he said.<br /><br />"Our MoU with Maharashtra - India's leading industrial State and home of Bollywood - is an important step forward in the relationship between our two economies," he added. <br /></p>
<p>New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell has left on his third official visit to India to promote trade and investment opportunities for the Australian state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>During the week-long visit, O'Farrell will meet senior government representatives and business leaders in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai with a focus on the infrastructure, education, financial services and tourism sectors.<br /><br />"I’m looking forward to returning to India to build on the strong relationship between NSW and India, which is a priority market for our State," O'Farrell, who left from Sydney airport yesterday, said.<br /><br />"I will reinforce my message that NSW is open and ready for business with India.<br /><br />"NSW and India are both pursuing ambitious infrastructure programs, with the Indian Government aiming to invest a staggering USD 1 trillion into infrastructure in the five years to 2017.<br /><br />"I am confident NSW has the strong infrastructure services capabilities that could support the delivery of many of these planned projects.<br /><br />"My visit also reaffirms our strong friendship with India, which was highlighted last month when NSW hosted the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Overseas Indians Day) – the first time this event has been held in Australia.<br /><br />"In 2012–13, India was Australia's largest source of permanent and skilled migrants and the Indian community is the fourth-largest migrant community in our country.<br /><br />"India is NSW's second largest source of international students, with almost 11,300 Indian student enrolments in NSW in 2012."<br /><br />O'Farrell will address several high-level industry and investor groups focusing on opportunities in financial services, infrastructure, clean technology and tourism.<br /><br />"I will also meet the Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, Prithviraj Chavan, to discuss the next stages of the NSW-Maharashtra sister-state memorandum of understanding," he said.<br /><br />"Our MoU with Maharashtra - India's leading industrial State and home of Bollywood - is an important step forward in the relationship between our two economies," he added. <br /></p>