New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Vir S Advani, Chairman, CII Western Region & Chairman and Managing Director, Blue Star Ltd, on Thursday said that India will likely have up to 25 new multinational companies (MNCs) over the next 2-3 years under the CII Western Region's SME-to-MNC programme.

Speaking with ANI, Vir S Advani said the programme will focus on strengthening their capabilities, improving competitiveness, increasing investment in R&D and developing leadership talent, enabling the companies to scale up and eventually become exporters.

"If we are successful, we are hopeful that from western region we can create 20 to 25 such companies over the next 2-3 years, it does not sound like a lot but once we pilot it with these companies, I think the...