CII Chandigarh Report

Confederation of Indian Industry

CHANDIGARH ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14

World class Amenities & Habitat !n Chandigarh

For financial year 2014-15 the government's projection for growth

is 5.8% per cent. Foreign Exchange Reserves in India increased to

16659.90 INR Billion in January of 2014 from 16573.40 INR Billion

in December of 2013.Foreign institutional investors (FII) inflows

were at Rs 15,000 Cr, the second highest figure in the past 10

years. The agriculture sector grew by 4.8 per cent in the current

fiscal up from 1.9 per cent while the industrial growth pegged at

2.7 per cent as against 2.1 per cent in 2012-13.India's real

economy is relatively insulated from global developments due to its

domestic demand and low exports/GDP. The government has

pegged the country's fiscal deficit at 4.8 per cent of GDP in FY14

and expects it to be achieved through higher mobilisation of

disinvestment proceeds, tax revenues, telecom receipts and

reduction in expenditure on subsidies.

Given this background, CII Chandigarh focused on strengthening

b r i d g e s t o t a k e u p p o l i c y

matters as well as providing opportunities for business

development for the members.

Regular interface with H.E. Sh Shivraj V Patil, Governor, Punjab &

Administrator U.T. Chandigarh; Mr K K Sharma, Adviser to

Administrator; Home Secretary; Finance Secretary; Secretary

Tourism; Secretary IT; Special Secretary Finance; Commissioner,

Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, Deputy Commissioner and

various other departments of Administration facilitated putting

forth of obstacles, needs & recommendations of the industry.

We continued to advocate for implementation of MSMED Act in

totality, skill development, growth of IT / ITES sector, infrastructure

development in Chandigarh, extending Watch hours at

Chandigarh Airport, Industrial Policy for Chandigarh. We also gave

various suggestions & observations on Draft Master Plan for

Chandigarh 2031 besides giving suggestions on Foreign Trade

Policy 2014 15 to Chandigarh Administration. Objections &

suggestions on the Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) and

tariff proposal for distribution of electricity for FY 2013-14, APR for

FY 2012-13 and provisional true up for FY 2011-12, filed by

Electricity Department, U.T. Chandigarh (Petition No. 100/2013)

were also taken up by CII.

We organised Destination IT@ North jointly with Chandigarh

Administration, Government of Punjab and Software Technology

Parks of India (STPI) with an aim to promote the region as an ICT

Hub. Conference on Promoting Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic

Systems was jointly organised by CII, CREST, MNRE & TERI to

increase awareness regarding solar energy and its feasibility & to

promote the government motive of making Chandigarh the first

complete solar city of India. CII Tourism Fest was jointly organized

with Chandigarh Administration, Govt of Punjab and 5 other

states, primarily with the aim to network strongly with the world

and increase the flow of International and domestic tourists in this

region.

Regular visits & interactions with Regional Chairman & Deputy

Chairman is a testimony to the importance given to deepeningthe

engagement with our members. We added 28 new members to

the CII family, highest in the recent years and organised three

members' meets during the year along with other activities.

Skill development, education (primary, technical & higher) and

university - industry partnership assumed greater importance. Soft

skills projects were undertaken in Government Polytechnic for

Women. 20 students were shortlisted in the placement drive

organized for the students of the college. I would like to thank

Taaleem India for supporting these initiatives & urge more

members to come forward. Regional Workshop on AICTE - CII

Survey of Industry-Linked Technical Institutes was also organized

for better industry academia partnership.

Building on the Leadership Series, Mr Subroto Bagchi, Founder

Chairman of Mindtree Limited and author of various books

including 'The Elephant Catchers' delivered thought provoking

session.

Various training programmes on productivity, quality and selling

techniques were organised to help members become competitive.

Conference on Intellectual Property Rights Intellectual Property

Rights: Planning an IPR portfolio for growth and new Paradigms

was well received. Made in Pakistan show attracted huge crowds

from the city. Business development was given due focus with

India Korea Business Matchmaking Symposium.

Exposing our members to global business opportunities, we held

Seminars on SAIF Zone, opportunities for enhancing Bilateral Trade

between the UK & Chandigarh Region, Fast track to expand

business with China and International Markets via Hong Kong.

Interaction with officials from Korea, Thailand, Australia & Italy

enabled members to forge new business alliances. The Yi

Chandigarh Tricity Chapter led by Mr Robin Aggarwal continued

to strengthen the activities of Yi through their initiatives in

education, healthcare and youth engagement.

I am confident that the Council will play a pivotal role in enabling

members to expand & grow. My heartfelt gratitude to Northern

Regional Council led by Mr Jayant Davar as Chairman, Mr Zubin

Irani as Deputy Chairman and Past Chairmen of CII Chandigarh

Council for their guidance. I am grateful to Mr Darpan Kapoor,

Vice Chairman, CII Chandigarh Council for being a great support. I

thank all the Panel Convenors & CoConvenors, Chandigarh

Council and the entire membership for making the year that it was.

I heartily acknowledge the wonderful support received from CII

Secretariat.

Chairman's Message

Man Mohan S Kohli

Chairman

CII Chandigarh Council

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Tourism Fest 2013

5 December to 7 December 2013, Chandigarh

To boost tourism and hospitality industry and showcase

India as the top Global Tourist Destination, CII North Region

organized the first edition of 3 day CII Tourism Fest.

Chandigarh was the Host City and Punjab was the Principal

Partner State while Haryana participated as the focus state

for the fest. The fest witnessed participation from Madhya

Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh,

Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Jammu &

Kashmir, Tamil Nadu & Delhi in addition to overseas

participation from China, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia,

Indonesia, Turkey and Ethiopia. A CII - KPMG Report on

Travel & Tourism Sector: Potential, Opportunities and

Enabling Framework for Sustainable Growth and

Weekend Lifestyle Tourism was also released on the

occasion.

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Spotlight

Press Coverage

Dancers performing during the International Dance Festival

Winners of the International Chef meet competitions

Linkage between Ministry of Tourism and Private sector

players, mutual co-operation between industry

stakeholders, innovation and creative development of new

concepts of tourism like-eco-tourism, lifestyle tourism,

weekend tourism, farm tourism and medical tourism will

take the Tourism industry to new heights as the industry of

future, - HE Mr Shivraj V Patil, Governor, Punjab &

Administrator, UT, Chandigarh

We are planning to come up with a Single Permit system -

north of Delhi applicable to all northern states viz

Chandigarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, J &K,

etc to make seamless travel possible for tourists, especially

tourist buses and cars coming here. - Mr K K Sharma,

Adviser to the Administrator, UT Chandigarh.

Destination IT @ North

20-21 November, 2013, Chandigarh

For continued development of IT sector in the region and

to promote the region as Knowledge hub, CII Chandigarh

along with Department of IT Chandigarh Administration,

Government of Punjab and Software Technology Parks of

India (STPI), organized the 9th edition of the mega IT

conclave- Destination IT@North

- Mr K K Sharma, UT Adviser to the Administrator

Mr K K Sharma, UT Adviser to the Administrator, UT Chandigarh

addressing the participants at the inaugural session of Destination

IT@North 2013

There is a unique commonality between innovation

and Information Technology. Innovation is to think

differently and generate an idea and our IT professionals

are now in the leage of top IT companies.

- Ms Prerna Puri , Secretary, IT, Chandigarh

Administration

Mr K K Sharma, UT Adviser to the Administrator, UT Chandigarh

and Ms Prerna Puri, Secretary IT, Chandigarh Administration with

the participants of Tech Giddha and IT Fashion show at the

Destination IT@North 2013

Chandigarh is rapidly emerging as an IT

destination in north after Noida and Gurgaon. While the

global economy is struggling, IT industry in this region is

witnessing growth and the real challenge now is fast

delivery to the customers.

-Mr A R Talwar, Principal Secretary, Information

Technology, Government of Punjab

The tricity region is doing really good in IT sector,

providing employment to 35000 people and IT sector here

is growing at 3 times the national growth rate. The

governments of the region are pro-actively encouraging

young entrepreneurs in IT sector and coming out with

policy incentives to support them. If the tricity region keeps

growing at this rate, it is bound to top the table in exports

from India in IT sector by 2020.

-Dr Omkar Rai, Director General, Software Technology

Parks of India (STPI)

The tricity region is fast becoming an IT & ITeS hub

with support ive government pol ic ies and high

entrepreneurial spirit of the youth from this region.

Innovation is indeed the key to achieve our desired targets

in its further development.

- Mr Manmohan Singh, Chairman, CII

Chandigarh Council

To reach out to masses, especially school &

college students and to build the right ecosystem for the

growth of IT/ITES industry in the region many outreach

events were organized. Some of these included

E-waste Awareness Session

Interaction with Young Entrepreneurs

IT Rangoli Competition

Workshop on Digital Signature Certificate

Poster making competition

Session on choosing IT as a career

Mr K K Sharma, UT Adviser to the Administrator, UT Chandigarh with

the winners of STPI awards 2013

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Engaging With Govt Meeting with S. Prakash Singh Badal, Chief

Minister, Punjab

22 January 2014, Chandigarh

CII delegation led by Mr Manmohan S Kohli, Chairman, CII

Chandigarh council along with Prof Piotr Klodkowski,

Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Poland met S.

Prakash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab to discuss the

bilateral trade opportunities between Punjab, Chandigarh

region and Central / Nordic region of Europe

Interaction with Mr V K Singh, Finance Secretary,

Chandigarh

10 April 2013, Chandigarh

An interaction was organised with the UT Finance Secretary to

take up the issues of concern to membership and to discuss

the future growth strategies for the city beautiful.

Finance Secretary interacting with CII Members

Conference on Promoting Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic

Systems

23 December 2013, Chandigarh

The conference aimed at promoting utilization of Rooftop

Solar Photovoltaic Systems in residential as well as

commercial buildings. The conference was partnered by

Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Technology

Promotion Society (CREST), The Energy and Resources Institute

(TERI), Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE),

Government of India and Shakti Sustainable Energy

Foundation (SSEF).

HE Shivraj V Patil, Pb Guv & UT Administrator addressed the

participants and called for adoption of latest solar

technologies, indigenous production of Hi tech solar

photovoltaic panels and most importantly, its acceptance by

citizens, institutes and the industry by aggressive promotion

campaigns to make Chandigarh a model Solar City.3

H E Shri Shivraj V Patil, Governor, Punjab & Administrator, UT Chandigarh

addressing the participants at the conference

President's Members' Meet


Mr S Gopalakrishnan, CII President and Co-Founder and Co-

Chairman, Infosys Limited interacted with CII members at

Chandigarh. He unveiled the CII theme for 2013-14, i.e.

'Accelerating Economic Growth through Innovation,

Transformation, Inclusion and Governance'. Kris highlighted

that in order to attract investments and accelerate growth, it is

essential to speed up the state level reforms to enhance ease of

doing business and transactions in states.

Mr Zubin J Irani, Deputy Chairman, CII; Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director

General, CII; Mr S Gopalakrishnan, CII President; Mr Jayant Davar,

Chairman, CII NR and Mr Pikender Pal Singh, Regional Director, CII NR

at the Members' Meet in Chandigarh.

Chandigarh Annual Session & Session on World-

class Amenities and Habitat !n (WAH!) Chandigarh

1 March 2013: Chandigarh

The Session on World-class Amenities and Habitat!n (WAH!)

Chandigarh was organised alongside Chandigarh Annual

Session to make Chandigarh a world class city.

Mr K K Sharma, Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh

shared the importance of strengthening public transport,

Chandigarh, Draft Master Plan & energy conservation

preempting the problems future can throw in terms of load on

infrastructure.

Mr K K Sharma, Adviser to the Administrator, Chandigarh releasing the

CII Chandigarh Annual Report 2012-13

Meeting with Mr K K Sharma, Adviser to the

Administrator, UT Chandigarh


A CII delegation led by Mr Jayant Davar, Chairman, CII

Northern Region and Co-Chairman & Managing Director,

Sandhar Technologies Limited met Mr K K Sharma, Adviser to

the Administrator, UT Chandigarh to take up the thrust areas

for the development of this region and share the plans for

2013 14.

CII delegation led by Mr Jayant Davar, Chairman, CII NR with Mr K K

Sharma, Adviser, UT Chandigarh

Advocacy for upgradation of Chandigarh Airport

Meeting with Mr H S Toor, Director, Director,

Chandigarh Airport


CII President sent representations for increasing the watch

hours and up-gradation of Chandigarh Airport to

Shri A K Antony, Union Minister of Defence &

Shri Ajit Singh, Union Minister of Civil Aviation

Meeting with H.E. Shri Shivraj V Patil, Governor,

Punjab & Administrator, UT Chandigarh


The meeting was held with H.E. Shri Shivraj V Patil, Governor,

Punjab & Administrator, UT Chandigarh regarding the

Launch Ceremony of Chandigarh Chapter of Indian Green

Building Council on 21 March 2014. The Governor was

apprised of IGBC which is represented by all stakeholders of

construction industry comprising Corporates, Architects,

Developers, Institutions, Government & Nodal Agencies, etc.

Meet ing wi th Mr KK Sharma, Adv isor to


30 July 2013, Chandigarh

Meeting was held to discuss about the promotion of the

Tourism sector in the Chandigarh region and the organization

of the CII Tourism fest 2013

Seminar on Digital Signature Certificate

15 November, 2013, Chandigarh

Dr Balaji Rajendran from C-DAC, Bengaluru, Mr Vikas

Chaurasia from Controller of Certifying Authorities and Mr

Vivek Verma, Senior Technical Director of National

Informatics Centre, Chandigarh, provided an insight into the

process of creating digital signatures for enhanced security of

documents during the seminar.

Other Meetings:-

Meeting with Mr V K Singh, Finance Secretary,

Chandigarh Administration


Meeting with Mr Anil Kumar Secretary - Tourism,


2 April 2013

Mr Santosh Kumar, Director, Department of Science &

Technology, Chandigarh Administration

9 May 2013, Chandigarh

Mr D K Tiwari, Secretary, Department of Science &



Ms Prerna Puri, Secretary IT, Chandigarh

Administration

11 June 2013, Chandigarh

Chandigarh Council Vocational Training Society

Chaired by Adviser

13 June, UT Guesthouse, Chandigarh

Meeting under Chairmanship of Mr K K Sharma on

Chandigarh Innovation Council

23 October 2013, Chandigarh

Meeting with Ms Sumit Kaur, Chief Architect,



Ms Prerna Puri, Secretary IT, Chandigarh

Administration regarding the formulation of new IT

policy in Chandigarh

8 November 2013, Chandigarh

Mr Santosh Kumar, Director, Department of Science &



H.E Mr Shivraj V Patil, Governor, Punjab &



Mr V K Singh, Finance Secretary cum Secretary,

Technical Education, Chandigarh Administration


Meeting in progress


Leadership Talk

Enhancing Competitiveness

Interactive session with Young Entrepreneurs


The session was organized with the aim to encourage the youth to

nurture their dreams of being independent entrepreneurs. Nearly

100 budding entrepreneurs attended the session at

Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC) at the Rajiv Gandhi

Technology Park.

Conference on Intellectual Property Rights Intellectual

Property Rights: Planning an IPR portfolio for growth

and new Paradigms


Dr K S Kardam, Deputy Controller of Patents & Designs & Head,

Patent Office Delhi, Ministry of Commerce and Industry,

Government of India addressing the participants

Session on Service Tax


Mr Man Mohan Singh, Chairman, CII Chandigarh addressing the

participants

Discussion on State of Economy

20 September 2013, Chandigarh

Mr Atul Gandhi, Partner, KPMG presenting the state of economy

26th Quality Circle Competition: Chandigarh

Preliminary


The 26th Quality Circle Competition was organised with the aim

of improving quality through the exchange of ideas and views

and sharing of experiences and various approaches to problem

solving as Quality Circles play a very important role in involving a

wide cross-section of employees in any organization

Mr Man Mohan Singh, Chairman, CII Chandigarh giving the

award to the winning team of 26 Quality Circle competition

Workshops held:-

Workshop on Flow Manufacturing & SMED


Workshop on Building World Class Organizations


Workshop on Selling Simplified through Growth Oriented

Attitude


Session on "Scaling Up" with Mr Subroto Bagchi


Mr Subroto Bagchi, Chairman, Mindtree Limited shared his

insightful thoughts on entrepreneurship, intellectual

infrastructure, strategy building and innovation which were

very well appreciated by the senior government officials,

industry representatives and aspiring entrepreneurs present at

the session.Mr Subroto Bagchi, Chairman, Mindtree Limited addressing the

participants at the session

Meeting with IT CEOs Forum

28 June 2013, Mohali


Business Development CII Chandigarh Fair

25-28 October 2013, Chandigarh

The four-day fair was spread over 16,000 sqm, hosted 230+

exhibitors in 12 concurrent shows, including the North India

Auto display that displayed the latest and the most trendy, fuel

efficient vehicles at one place for the tricity residents and

investors. It showcased variety of products to choose from

countries like Pakistan, Thailand, Afghanistan, USA in

addition to finest products and consumer durables of

domestic and global top brands. More than 60 companies

from Pakistan with their exclusive range of products ranging

from hand-woven carpets to onyx marble products

participated this year.

- Mr K K Sharma, UT AdviseR

S. Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab visiting the stalls at the fair

Coolex 2013

5-8 April 2013, Chandigarh

Coolex 2013, exclusive exhibition on air conditioning and

refrigeration provided the latest, green and eco-friendly

technological advances and variety to the people at one

platform with best offers. The event attracted huge crowds.

Mr V K Singh, Fi2nance Secretary Chandigarh inaugurating the 16th CII

Coolex fair

Mr Anil Kumar, Home Secretary, UT Chandigarh inaugurating the Fair

Mr K K Sharma, UT Adviser, inaugurating the Fair


CII Made in Pakistan Show

17-20 April 2013, Chandigarh

The Made in Pakistan Show was organized with the objective

to promote people to people connect and enhance business

and trade ties between the two countries. It was organised in

association with Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and

Industry & Pak World Trade & Expo Centre.

Skills


Regional Workshop on Industry-Academia

Collaboration for greater employability

28 June 2013, Chandigarh

The regional workshop was organised to launch and share

the key highlights of the AICTE CII Survey on Industry-Linked

Technical Institutes 2013 in Chandigarh. The workshop was

aimed at strengthening the industry-academia partnership.

Dr Avinash Pant, Vice Chairman, AICTE highlighted that the

Strategic partnership between Industry and technical institutes

backed by strong leadership on both sides is the need of the

hour for India to be able to create required number of

employable youth in the next 5 years.

Dr Avinash Pant, Vice Chairman, AICTE, addressing the participants at the

workshop.

Session on Skill Gap

12 July 2013, Kasauli

Ms Leena De Chakravarty, Associate, National Skill

Development Corporation deliberated upon the four big

changes confronting skills development in India. She updated

the members on the NSDC (National Skill Development

Corporation) Model, which encourages the Public Private

Partnerships and the possible areas of cooperation.

Session in progress

CII Recruitment Bridge


CII Chandigarh Council has undertaken a special initiative to

help students of Government Polytechnics in Chandigarh find

jobs with CII members. The objective is to provide

employment opportunities to the students and offer pool of

talented students to Industry.

Seminar on 'Harvesting the Sun'


The Seminar highlighted the need to develop solar power

generation, its importance, the problems and opportunities in

the solar power generation were also discussed. Experts from

Germany were also present at the seminar to share their views

with the participants.

Seminar on 'e-Waste management & its disposal'


Mr Satya Gopal, Secretary Environment, Science &

Technology-cum-Chairman Chandigarh Housing Board

enumerated various initiatives which have been undertaken

by the UT Administration to manage e-Waste. He urged

students to take pledge to reduce, reuse and recycle electronic

products and dispose them through authorized recyclers only.

The seminar on was attended by over four hundred students

from various institutions.

Mr Akshat Ghiya & Mr Aamir Jariwala, Founders, Karma Recycling

addressing the students.

Sustainability


Exploring Horizons Interactive Session with SAIF Zone Authority:

Opportunity of Doing Business Your Way


Delegation led by Mr Humaid Alkhatri, Commercial Director,

SAIF Zone discussed various business opportunities in SAIF

Zone. He shared the advantages of SAIF Zone with over 100

prospective investors present at the session.

Session on opportunities for enhancing Bilateral

Trade between the UK & Chandigarh Region


Mr David Lelliott, Deputy High Commissioner Chandigarh,

British High Commission interacted with the Council members

and discussed about the opportunities for enhancing Bilateral

Trade between the UK & the Chandigarh Region. He also

shared the key advantages of doing business in United

Kingdom.

Session on 'Fast track to expand business with China

and International Markets via Hong Kong

2 August 2013, Chandigarh

The sessions provided an ideal platform to the CII members

looking to expand their business in international markets by

providing them the required know how about the business

opportunities in Hong Kong. Mr Sunny Chau, Marketing

Manager, HKTDC Regional Office, Bangkok showcased Hong

Kong as a gateway to China & international markets.

Mr Chau addressing the participants at the Session

Interactive Session with Members of Board of

Investment of Thailand

21 August 2013, Chandigarh

The sessions mainly emphasized upon the wide range of

services that Board of Investment, Thailand offers to Indian

Investors like-investment matchmaking program, one-stop

service for visas and work permits, Industrial linkage program

and database to link foreign investors with local part suppliers

and country desks to facilitate foreign investors from India.

Industrial visit programme for Members of the Board

of Investment, Thailand

21-22 August 2013, Chandigarh, Mohali & Derabassi

The two-day industrial visit program for the Thailand Board of

Investment members was facilitated by CII. The delegation

visited Infosys Ltd, Mahindra & Mahindra (Swaraj Division),

Ind Swift Laboratories Ltd & Nectar Lifesciences Ltd. The

delegation showcased various beneficial schemes and

programs to attract investments in the sectors like IT,

pharmaceuticals and manufacturing.

Industrial visit programme to Infosys Ltd for Members of the Board of

Investment, Thailand

India Korea Business Matchmaking Symposium


Roundtable on India Australia Partnership in Agri

Business


Ms Nicola Watkinson, Minister Commercial and Senior Trade & Investment

Commissioner for South Asia, Australia Government interacting with the

CII members.

Meeting with Mr David Lelliott British Deputy High

Commissioner


Interactive session with H.E Mr Daniele Mancini,

Ambassador of Italy to India

9 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 , Chandigarh

R o undtable on Promoting Economic Engagement

between India and Central / Nordic Region of

Europe


H.E Prof PiotrKlodkowski, Ambassador, Embassy of the

Republic of Poland apprised the CII members about the

various incentives and attractive taxation regimes offered

by Poland to encourage companies from Punjab and

Chandigarh region to join hands with their counterparts in

central Europe.

Plant visit at Claas India Pvt Ltd

22 January 2014, Morinda

Plant visit and meeting with Mr Srinivas P Kamisetty, President

& MD, Claas India Pvt Ltd was organised for H.E Prof Piotr

Klodkowski, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Poland

and other embassy officials to discuss and enhance the

bilateral trade opportunities between Punjab, Chandigarh

region and Central/Nordic region of Europe

Interactive Session with Mr Arun Bharat Ram

14 August 2013

Global Entrepreneurship Week

The week witnessed Business plan competition in the areas of

Mob i le VAS, Agr i -bus iness & Rea l Es ta te and

Entrepreneurship Development sessions by Mr Akshat

Ghiya, Founder & CEO, Karma Recycling at The Millennium

School & Vivek High School and by Mr Nikhil Mittal, Owner

Nik baker's Chain at Gurukul Global School.

E-waste Collection Drive

13 - 19 January 2014, Chandigarh

Young Indians Running Marathon

19 January 2014, The Millennium School

Policy Workshop

15 February 2014, ISB Mohali


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Yi VividhaSummer Camp

10 - 17 June 2013, Yi Vividha Centre

Summer camp at Yi Vividha centre was organized to provide

an interactive learning platform for the underprivileged

children of Kaimbwala village. The camp witnessed activities

like thumb printing, foot printing, flower pot making, lamp

designing, motivational, creative and team building videos

and games and public speaking sessions.

Summer Camp at Vividha

Skill Building workshop

22 October 2013, Yi Vividha Centre

Skill Building cum Entrepreneurship development Workshop

organized at Yi Vividha - Learning & Resource Centre for

underprivileged children with an objective to enhance the

sense of entrepreneurship among the childrenDance

Workshop

12 January 2014, Yi Vividha Centre

Dance Workshop was organized as part of National Youth

Day celebration for the underprivileged children of

Kaimbwala village at Yi Vividha Centre. Students from the

Indian School of Business (ISB), Mohali campus volunteered

and conducted this workshop for the children.

Workshop in progress

Entrepreneurship Development cum Skill Building workshop at Yi Vividha

Regional Focus Edu Summit 2013


Themed as 'Catalyzing Reforms in Higher Education', Edu Summit

was organised by CII in association with the Government of

Haryana. It brought together academicians, corporates,

bureaucrats, financers and educational consultants to deliberate

and debate on how higher education can be made more

affordable, accessible, relevant to industry needs and job-

oriented.

Mr S S Prasad Principal Secretary- Higher Education, Govt of Haryana (Centre)

releasing the CII KPMG theme paper on Catalyzing Reforms in Higher

Education

Regional Summit on Quality

in Education


Mr A R Talwar addressing the CII Regional Summit on Quality Education

STEEL MART 2013


The main objective of the conference was to specifically focus and

discuss the present and future overview of the Indian Steel Industry

in the northern region, share best practices, latest technologies

and identify new opportunities and the road ahead. A CII

Accenture Report on Indian Steel Industry: An overview and


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Reaching Out

growth prospects in North India was also released on the

occasion.

Mr Karan Avtar Singh, Principal Secretary Industries & Commerce,

Government of Punjab releasing the CII Accenture Report on Indian Steel

Industry: An overview and growth prospects in North India

Northern Region Water Conclave


The conclave was organized by CII NR and CII Triveni water

institute to address the key issues related to water management.

The Conclave aimed at encouraging water conservation by

minimizing wastage and ensuring its more equitable distribution

all across the states through integrated water resources

development and management, by bringing together major

policy makers and stakeholders on a common platform.

H.E. Shri Shivraj V Patil, Governor, Punjab & Administrator, UT Chandigarh

addressing the participants at the Northern Region Water Conclave

CII NR Nanhi Chhaan Day Celebration


CII Northern Region has decided to observe the International

Women's Day on 8th March as the Nanhi Chhaan Day for

Northern Region every year.

Mr Man Mohan Singh, Chairman, CII Chandigarh Council addressing the

CII members & staff during the Nanhi Chhaan Day launch at CII

Blood Donation Camps

12 April 2013 & 16 January 2014, Chandigarh

Blood Donation Camp in progress at CII NR Headquarters in Chandigarh

Session on targeting malnutrition in Chandigarh


Dr Prakarsh Singh, Assistant Professor, Economics, Amherst

College, Massachusetts gave a presentation and shared the

findings of his research on Targeting Malnutrition in

Chandigarh.

CSR CSO Bridge


The conference aimed at establishing a bridge to strengthen

the existing links between industry and voluntary

organizations for sustained inclusive growth. It brought

together leaders from the Government, industry and voluntary

sector for identifying strategies, policy interventions and other

mechanisms for strengthening such connectivity.

Mr. K K Sharma, Adviser to the Administrator, UT Chandigarh releasing

the CSR Compendium at the CSR CSO Bridge

CSR Symposium

12 February 2014, Chandigarh

Ability Job Fair

22 February 2013, Chandigarh


MEMBERSHIP CONNECTNR Chairman's Members' Meets & Press Conference


Mr Jayant Davar, Chairman of CII Northern Region

interacted and unveiled the CII NR theme and focus areas for

the year with the members at Chandigarh.

Mr Jayant Davar, Chairman, CII Northern Region addressing the at the

Members Meet

Meeting of the Past Chairmen & Panel Convenors /

Co-Convenors

25 May 2013, Hotel Hometel, Chandigarh

Induction Meet


CII Chandigarh Council organised an Induction Meet for new

CII members to have better understanding of various CII

activities & services and to connect with fellow members. The

members were apprised of the various verticals & services

of CII.

Mr Man Mohan S Kohli, Chairman, CII Chandigarh Council interacting

with the new members

Members' Meet


CII Chandigarh Council organised the Members' Meet to

further CII's focus on membership engagement and service

delivery and to seek ideas, perspectives and suggestions from

members to further strengthen CII's engagement with its

stakeholders as a Developmental Institute. The members

were also apprised of the various services offered on mycii for

them.

Mr Man Mohan S Kohli, Chairman, CII Chandigarh Council and other

office bearers interacting with the members

Independence Day Celebration with Members

Independence Day Celebrations

IT Rangoli Competition


Rangoli Competition in progress.

Inter-College Information Security Quiz Competition

15 November, 2013, Chandigarh

An Inter-College Information Security Quiz Competition was

conducted as a part of Destination IT @ North 2013 at CCET

College, Chandigarh. Mr Anurag from UIET was adjudged

the winner and was awarded free training at Institute of

Information Security worth Rs. 1 lac and placement offer at

NII.

Poster making competition on 'Innovations in IT'


A poster making competition on 'Innovations in IT' was

organized as a part of Destination IT @ North 2013 where the

students displayed their awareness, creativity and ingenuity by

drawing paintings that beautifully depicted the present and

future innovations in IT.

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