April 2013

" O u r m a n d a t e a n d objective, by virtue of being drivers of the India@75 agenda, is to take on initiatives that have a far-reaching, sustainable and systemic

impact on key sectors. These initiatives will eventually help unleash India's optimal potential- thus truly building an India@75."

Adi GodrejChairman, India@75 Foundation

"The India Backbone I m p l e m e n t a t i o n Network can enable business and industry to participate and provide expert support to large p r o j e c t s , b u i l d

c o n s e n s u s w i t h stakeholders and help in implementation of such large projects. I am glad that India@75 is participating in this initiative."

Kris GopalakrishnanChairman, India@75 Apex Council

"This year India@75 is committed to accelerate i t s w o r k o n s k i l l s development and ensure c a t a l y t i c a n d a g g r e g a t i o n interventions to ensure

the 500 million skilled workforce target is realised by 2022. We are also incubating a process of effective implementation in the country through the India Backbone Implementation Network and creating a framework which will enable each individual to participate in nation building through the India@75 National Volunteering Grid."

Rajan NavaniChairman, India@75 National Committee

India@75- CII- Young Indians Conclave in Pune

Power To Empower- Towards a Skilled India

Pro bono in India: Building India's Contribution Revolution

Watch out for the City Connect Program in Trivandrum

The Prahalad family with CII Leadership

At a time when citizen participation and

action in nation building is increasing, it

is important to first understand and

then nurture the positive powers of

India that will lead India to becoming a

sustainable, inclusive and developed

nation by 2022. With 70% of our

population under the age of 40 and

every tenth person being an Indian

under the age of 25, it is imperative that

the younger generation of India have to

take ownership and therefore lead

India to its rightful position on the

global stage over the next decade.

With these thoughts India@75, the

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

and Young Indians, CII's platform for

Indian youth organised the India@75-

CII-Yi Conclave on 1 February 2013 at

Pune. The theme of the conclave was

'Nurturing the Positive Powers of India',

thus the conclave was designed to

streamline the energies of the youth in

India towards development initiatives.

At the start of the conclave, Mr Rajan

Navani , Chairman, CII National

Committee on India@75, set the theme

through his thoughts on how the Indian

society is coming together today like

never before. Ms Anupama Arya,

National Chairperson, Young Indians,

opened the CII-India@75-Yi conclave

with her welcome note. The conclave

saw eminent industry leaders such as

Mr KV Kamath, Past President CII &

Chairman, ICICI Bank and Chairman

Infosys Ltd, Mr S Gopalakrishnan,

President (Designate), CII & Chairman,

Apex Council of India@75, Mr Arun

Maira, Member-Planning Commission,

Government of India, Member Trustee

India@75 Foundation and Member

Apex Council, India@75, Mr Prakash

Javadekar, Member of Parliament

(Rajya Sabha) and Ms Supriya Sule,

Member of Parliament (Baramati Lok

Sabha Constituency).

Along with these, the conclave

witnessed a strong group of panelists

comprising Ms. Meher Pudumjee,

Chairperson Thermax Ltd, Ms. Rati

Forbes, Director, Forbes Marshall, Ms.

Neera Nundy, Co Founder Dasara

Foundation, Mr. Abhi j it Pawar,

Managing Director, Sakal Media Group

spoke on the power of impactful

philanthropy, Ms. Lakshmi Pratury,

Host and Curator, INK Talks, Mr. E

Sarath Babu, Founder Foodking

Catering Services, Ms. Revathi Roy,

Head, Investor Relations Brick Eagle

and Ms. Krushnaa Patil, the well known

Mountain Climber spoke on the power

of youth as change maker. The

concluding session was a tete-e-tete

with Mr. Manish Malhotra who spoke

on nurturing the power of bollywood

and fashion industry.

Power To Empower 2012-2013I n d i a @ 7 5 a n d N a t i o n a l S k i l l

Development Corporation (NSDC) on 21

Feb 2013 announced the winners of the

6-month long 2nd Power To Empower

competition, a skills development

enterprise plan competition, at an

event in the city that saw stalwarts of

the skills development sector in

attendance. The competition, jointly

organized by the two organizations

with TiE-Delhi NCR and Ennovent as

knowledge partners, aims to address

the skills gap in India by encouraging

sustainable enterprise models through

a business plan competition.

At the grand finale event in New Delhi, 9

finalist teams, 4 from student category

and 5 from the non-student category,

from across the country, presented

their plans to an esteemed panel

c o m p r i s i n g M r . M .V . S u b b i a h ,

C h a i r m a n , N S D C , M r . S a u r a b h

Srivastava, Chairman Emeritus, TiE

Delhi-NCR , and Mr. Rajan Navani,

Chairman, National Committee,

India@75. The ceremony was graced by

Mr. Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO, NSDC, who

delivered the keynote address, inspiring

the audience with exciting nuggets of

information about the opportunity in

the skills development space, and

providing encouragement to the

participating teams.

Winners of the student category,

Saksham (Pritish Anand and Anu Gupta

of Vellore Institute of Technology) and

non-student category Elements

Akademia (Nishant Saxena), were

ecstatic at the announcement and were

encouraged by the jury to scale up their

business plans with the support they

will receive. Saksham aims to create a

model which facilitates training of

unskilled unemployed workforce by the

skilled unemployed artisans to create

products meant for local markets and

corporate gifting. The model is to share

the profit with the trainers, while the

newly-trained workers will be salaried.

Elements Akademia, on the other hand,

is modeled to bridge the academia-

industry gap by fully-owning an

underperforming Tier II business

school, and introduce vocational

training into the system, thereby

making students more employable. The

team has been promising minimum

seventy five per cent placement,

working with governments and private

partners.

The winning teams in both the

categories received access to an all-paid

short program by Deakin University,

Australia, complimentary 1-year TiE

Associate Membership and mentoring

support, and a scholarship to attend

S a n k a l p E v e n t 2 0 1 3 , i n c l u d i n g

accommodation and travel. The

runners-up in both categories were

awarded scholarships to Sankalp Event

2013, access to Villgro's regional one day

workshop, short courses from

Sunstone Business School, and

c o m p l i m e n t a r y T i E A s s o c i a t e

Memberships and mentoring support.

These awards are aimed at further

equipping the teams in implementing

their projects, which aim to build

scalable models of bridging the skills

gap in India.

India@75-CII-Yi

Conclave in Pune

At a time when citizen participation and

action in nation building is increasing, it

is important to first understand and

then nurture the positive powers of

India that will lead India to becoming a

sustainable, inclusive and developed

nation by 2022. With 70% of our

population under the age of 40 and

every tenth person being an Indian

under the age of 25, it is imperative that

the younger generation of India have to

take ownership and therefore lead

India to its rightful position on the

global stage over the next decade.

With these thoughts India@75, the

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

and Young Indians, CII's platform for

Indian youth organised the India@75-

CII-Yi Conclave on 1 February 2013 at

Pune. The theme of the conclave was

'Nurturing the Positive Powers of India',

thus the conclave was designed to

streamline the energies of the youth in

India towards development initiatives.

At the start of the conclave, Mr Rajan

Navani , Chairman, CII National

Committee on India@75, set the theme

through his thoughts on how the Indian

society is coming together today like

never before. Ms Anupama Arya,

National Chairperson, Young Indians,

opened the CII-India@75-Yi conclave

with her welcome note. The conclave

saw eminent industry leaders such as

Mr KV Kamath, Past President CII &

Chairman, ICICI Bank and Chairman

Infosys Ltd, Mr S Gopalakrishnan,

President (Designate), CII & Chairman,

Apex Council of India@75, Mr Arun

Maira, Member-Planning Commission,

Government of India, Member Trustee

India@75 Foundation and Member

Apex Council, India@75, Mr Prakash

Javadekar, Member of Parliament

(Rajya Sabha) and Ms Supriya Sule,

Member of Parliament (Baramati Lok

Sabha Constituency).

Along with these, the conclave

witnessed a strong group of panelists

comprising Ms. Meher Pudumjee,

Chairperson Thermax Ltd, Ms. Rati

Forbes, Director, Forbes Marshall, Ms.

Neera Nundy, Co Founder Dasara

Foundation, Mr. Abhi j it Pawar,

Managing Director, Sakal Media Group

spoke on the power of impactful

philanthropy, Ms. Lakshmi Pratury,

Host and Curator, INK Talks, Mr. E

Sarath Babu, Founder Foodking

Catering Services, Ms. Revathi Roy,

Head, Investor Relations Brick Eagle

and Ms. Krushnaa Patil, the well known

Mountain Climber spoke on the power

of youth as change maker. The

concluding session was a tete-e-tete

with Mr. Manish Malhotra who spoke

on nurturing the power of bollywood

and fashion industry.

Power To Empower 2012-2013I n d i a @ 7 5 a n d N a t i o n a l S k i l l

Development Corporation (NSDC) on 21

Feb 2013 announced the winners of the

6-month long 2nd Power To Empower

competition, a skills development

enterprise plan competition, at an

event in the city that saw stalwarts of

the skills development sector in

attendance. The competition, jointly

organized by the two organizations

with TiE-Delhi NCR and Ennovent as

knowledge partners, aims to address

the skills gap in India by encouraging

sustainable enterprise models through

a business plan competition.

At the grand finale event in New Delhi, 9

finalist teams, 4 from student category

and 5 from the non-student category,

from across the country, presented

their plans to an esteemed panel

c o m p r i s i n g M r . M .V . S u b b i a h ,

C h a i r m a n , N S D C , M r . S a u r a b h

Srivastava, Chairman Emeritus, TiE

Delhi-NCR , and Mr. Rajan Navani,

Chairman, National Committee,

India@75. The ceremony was graced by

Mr. Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO, NSDC, who

delivered the keynote address, inspiring

the audience with exciting nuggets of

information about the opportunity in

the skills development space, and

providing encouragement to the

participating teams.

Winners of the student category,

Saksham (Pritish Anand and Anu Gupta

of Vellore Institute of Technology) and

non-student category Elements

Akademia (Nishant Saxena), were

ecstatic at the announcement and were

encouraged by the jury to scale up their

business plans with the support they

will receive. Saksham aims to create a

model which facilitates training of

unskilled unemployed workforce by the

skilled unemployed artisans to create

products meant for local markets and

corporate gifting. The model is to share

the profit with the trainers, while the

newly-trained workers will be salaried.

Elements Akademia, on the other hand,

is modeled to bridge the academia-

industry gap by fully-owning an

underperforming Tier II business

school, and introduce vocational

training into the system, thereby

making students more employable. The

team has been promising minimum

seventy five per cent placement,

working with governments and private

partners.

The winning teams in both the

categories received access to an all-paid

short program by Deakin University,

Australia, complimentary 1-year TiE

Associate Membership and mentoring

support, and a scholarship to attend

S a n k a l p E v e n t 2 0 1 3 , i n c l u d i n g

accommodation and travel. The

runners-up in both categories were

awarded scholarships to Sankalp Event

2013, access to Villgro's regional one day

workshop, short courses from

Sunstone Business School, and

c o m p l i m e n t a r y T i E A s s o c i a t e

Memberships and mentoring support.

These awards are aimed at further

equipping the teams in implementing

their projects, which aim to build

scalable models of bridging the skills

gap in India.

India@75-CII-Yi

Conclave in Pune

Pro Bono in IndiaThe Pro bono Mission is one of the most

high-impact volunteering programs of

India@75's National Volunteering Grid.

Through well crafted models of

engagement, the program aims to

l e v e r a g e b u s i n e s s t a l e n t s o f

professionals and corporations in India

to work with non profit organizations

on areas that can help improve the

nonprofits' internal capacity and

organizational functioning.

Being designed in collaboration with

The Taproot Foundation, the Pro bono

program aims to create

volunteering value of a

minimum $10 Billion in India

until 2022.

In pursuit of measuring the

Pro bono value of India and

understanding the power of

Pro bono in the Indian

c o n t e x t , I n d i a @ 7 5

Foundation and Taproot

Foundation published a report

called 'Pro Bono in India'. The

report is a one of its kind

document in the country. It

matches the needs of non

profit organizations with the talent of

professionals in India, thus presenting a

scenario where participation of skilled

Indians can build a better functioning

and a more efficient civil society.

The report was presented to potential

partners at the 1st Global Pro bono

Summit in New York City in Feb. 2013.

Organized jointly by the Taproot Foundation and BMW Foundation, The Global Pro Bono Summit was a gathering of leaders with a shared vision to make the talents and skills of the business community accessible to non profit organizations. India@75 was a part of the fellowship along with 20 fellows from Canada, Japan, Costa Rica, Germany, United States, France, China, Sweden, The Netherlands, South Korea and New Zealand. All fellows and participating organizations were pro bono leaders in their own country. The summit facilitated learning and collaboration through sessions and workshops on various nuances of pro bono like measuring pro bono impact, using technology platforms to enable pro bono facilitation between pro bono corporations and non profits etc.

India@75's participation at the summit and the presentation of the report to potential partners has given a promising start to the Pro bono Program. India@75 is now in the process of launching the Pro bono Mission. We invite both Corporations and Nonprofits to become a part of the same.

Global Pro bono Summit

National Volunteering GridThe National Volunteering Grid (NVG) is India@75's audacious initiative to create a nation-wide volunteering platform. The NVG will

give an opportunity to Indians to leverage their talents, skills and spend time in nation building activities. Through a robust

technological framework, The Grid will aggregate impact of citizen engagement, offer diverse opportunities to citizens to volunteer

for nonprofits, participate in causes and become a part of a bigger movement. Further, through strategic projects (like the pro bono

mission) The Grid will create an ecosystems for wider collaboration and bring together forces which will ultimately build an

India@75.

Unveiling Vision 2022 at Ahmedabad Management AssociationLate Prof. C.K. Prahalad had a long and p a s s i o n a t e a t t a c h m e n t w i t h Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA). To rekindle this connection, Mr. Rajan Navani, Chairman, India@75

National Committee, presented the India@75 Vision at the weekly AMA forum. The gathering evinced a keen interest in the vision and was eager to get involved in India@75's initiatives.

India@75 Session with AMA

Honouring Late Prof. C.K. Prahalad In the memory and honour of Late Prof C.K. Prahalad, a ceremony to unveil his bust was organized at the CII Southern Region Headquarters in Chennai.

On the occasion, Mr. Adi Godrej, President, CII, and Chairman, Godrej Group, said, "Prof. Prahalad was and will be a guiding force for industry and people of this country. It is time for us to celebrate his contributions and recognize our responsibility to translate his vision to reality."

Launch of City Connect, TrivandrumIn line with India@75's Vision on Urbanization, Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister of Kerala, launched City Connect,Trivandrum (CC-TRV). City Connect is an industry-driven initiative to facilitate urban development through scientific and sustainable means.

With the launch, Trivandrum became the fourth city in the country to

embrace the project after Bangalore, Chennai and Pune.

CC-TRV will comprise members from major industry associations such as Confederation of Indian Industry; Trivandrum Agenda Task Force; Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce; Confederation of Kerala Tourism Industries; Confederation of Real

S. Gopalakrishnan, Co-Chairman Infosys and Trustee India@75 More on ................06

The Prahalad family with CII Leadership

"If you have an aim in life, continuously acquire the knowledge, work hard with confidence to win and have the confidence to defeat problems and succeed with a righteous heart, you will definitely succeed in all your mission."

A Confab with Dr. A.P.J Abdul KalamContinuing on the India@75 theme of

"Nurturing the Positive Powers of

India", Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam interacted

with students at the Indira Institute of

Commerce and Science in Pune.

Dr. Kalam shared his thoughts on the

power of a strong society and said, "The

ignited mind of the youth is the most

powerful resource on the earth, under

the earth and above the earth."

He highlighted 'Agriculture and F o o d

Pr o c e s s i n g'; 'E d u c a t i o n a n d

H e a l t h c a r e'; 'I n f o r m a t i o n a n d

C o m m u n i c a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y';

'Infrastructure, Reliable and Quality

Electric Power' and 'Self Reliance in

Critical Technologies' as important

pillars to achieve an inclusive and

developed India.

He called on students to select one

important task pertaining to any of the

10 pillars enshrined in Vision 2020 as per

their interest and core competence. By

doing so, he said, they would become

partners in national development.

Dr. Kalam in his element!

- Dr. Kalam

Pro Bono in IndiaThe Pro bono Mission is one of the most

high-impact volunteering programs of

India@75's National Volunteering Grid.

Through well crafted models of

engagement, the program aims to

l e v e r a g e b u s i n e s s t a l e n t s o f

professionals and corporations in India

to work with non profit organizations

on areas that can help improve the

nonprofits' internal capacity and

organizational functioning.

Being designed in collaboration with

The Taproot Foundation, the Pro bono

program aims to create

volunteering value of a

minimum $10 Billion in India

until 2022.

In pursuit of measuring the

Pro bono value of India and

understanding the power of

Pro bono in the Indian

c o n t e x t , I n d i a @ 7 5

Foundation and Taproot

Foundation published a report

called 'Pro Bono in India'. The

report is a one of its kind

document in the country. It

matches the needs of non

profit organizations with the talent of

professionals in India, thus presenting a

scenario where participation of skilled

Indians can build a better functioning

and a more efficient civil society.

The report was presented to potential

partners at the 1st Global Pro bono

Summit in New York City in Feb. 2013.

Organized jointly by the Taproot Foundation and BMW Foundation, The Global Pro Bono Summit was a gathering of leaders with a shared vision to make the talents and skills of the business community accessible to non profit organizations. India@75 was a part of the fellowship along with 20 fellows from Canada, Japan, Costa Rica, Germany, United States, France, China, Sweden, The Netherlands, South Korea and New Zealand. All fellows and participating organizations were pro bono leaders in their own country. The summit facilitated learning and collaboration through sessions and workshops on various nuances of pro bono like measuring pro bono impact, using technology platforms to enable pro bono facilitation between pro bono corporations and non profits etc.

India@75's participation at the summit and the presentation of the report to potential partners has given a promising start to the Pro bono Program. India@75 is now in the process of launching the Pro bono Mission. We invite both Corporations and Nonprofits to become a part of the same.

Global Pro bono Summit

National Volunteering GridThe National Volunteering Grid (NVG) is India@75's audacious initiative to create a nation-wide volunteering platform. The NVG will

give an opportunity to Indians to leverage their talents, skills and spend time in nation building activities. Through a robust

technological framework, The Grid will aggregate impact of citizen engagement, offer diverse opportunities to citizens to volunteer

for nonprofits, participate in causes and become a part of a bigger movement. Further, through strategic projects (like the pro bono

mission) The Grid will create an ecosystems for wider collaboration and bring together forces which will ultimately build an

India@75.

Unveiling Vision 2022 at Ahmedabad Management AssociationLate Prof. C.K. Prahalad had a long and p a s s i o n a t e a t t a c h m e n t w i t h Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA). To rekindle this connection, Mr. Rajan Navani, Chairman, India@75

National Committee, presented the India@75 Vision at the weekly AMA forum. The gathering evinced a keen interest in the vision and was eager to get involved in India@75's initiatives.

India@75 Session with AMA

Honouring Late Prof. C.K. Prahalad In the memory and honour of Late Prof C.K. Prahalad, a ceremony to unveil his bust was organized at the CII Southern Region Headquarters in Chennai.

On the occasion, Mr. Adi Godrej, President, CII, and Chairman, Godrej Group, said, "Prof. Prahalad was and will be a guiding force for industry and people of this country. It is time for us to celebrate his contributions and recognize our responsibility to translate his vision to reality."

Launch of City Connect, TrivandrumIn line with India@75's Vision on Urbanization, Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister of Kerala, launched City Connect,Trivandrum (CC-TRV). City Connect is an industry-driven initiative to facilitate urban development through scientific and sustainable means.

With the launch, Trivandrum became the fourth city in the country to

embrace the project after Bangalore, Chennai and Pune.

CC-TRV will comprise members from major industry associations such as Confederation of Indian Industry; Trivandrum Agenda Task Force; Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce; Confederation of Kerala Tourism Industries; Confederation of Real

S. Gopalakrishnan, Co-Chairman Infosys and Trustee India@75 More on ................06

The Prahalad family with CII Leadership

"If you have an aim in life, continuously acquire the knowledge, work hard with confidence to win and have the confidence to defeat problems and succeed with a righteous heart, you will definitely succeed in all your mission."

A Confab with Dr. A.P.J Abdul KalamContinuing on the India@75 theme of

"Nurturing the Positive Powers of

India", Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam interacted

with students at the Indira Institute of

Commerce and Science in Pune.

Dr. Kalam shared his thoughts on the

power of a strong society and said, "The

ignited mind of the youth is the most

powerful resource on the earth, under

the earth and above the earth."

He highlighted 'Agriculture and F o o d

Pr o c e s s i n g'; 'E d u c a t i o n a n d

H e a l t h c a r e'; 'I n f o r m a t i o n a n d

C o m m u n i c a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y';

'Infrastructure, Reliable and Quality

Electric Power' and 'Self Reliance in

Critical Technologies' as important

pillars to achieve an inclusive and

developed India.

He called on students to select one

important task pertaining to any of the

10 pillars enshrined in Vision 2020 as per

their interest and core competence. By

doing so, he said, they would become

partners in national development.

Dr. Kalam in his element!

- Dr. Kalam

Mr KV Kamath's Session with

Pune CREDAI Chapter

India@75 facilitated a round table

session between Mr. K.V. Kamath and

CREDAI's Pune Chapter. Confederation

of Real Estate Developers' Associations

of India, CREDAI, is the apex body for

private real estate developers in India.

Estate Developers Association and Group of Technology Companies; Indian Medical Association; Indian Institute of Architects; Trivandrum M a n a g e m e n t A s s o c i a t i o n ; Trivandrum Development Front; South Kerala Hoteliers' Forum; and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. At a later stage, elected r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , r e s i d e n t s ' associations, NGOs, and other voluntary organisations will also be roped in as members.

"CC-TRV will point out to the g o v e r n m e n t a n d t h e c i t y Corporation the best-in-class plans, programmes, approaches and technologies implemented in other model cities across the world," said c o - c h a i r m a n o f I n f o s y s K r i s Goplakrishnan, who also heads the City Connect Apex Council at the National Level.

......Continued from pg. 5

Launch of City Connect, Trivandrum

Kerala Chief Minister at the launch of City Connect, Trivandrum

Round Table on Manufacturing in Pune

The session deliberated on Inclusive

Urbanization and the role of builder's

therein, especially in rapidly growing

cities like Pune. Affordable housing and

access to finance was also discussed.

Mr. Arun Maira, Member, Planning

C o m m i s s i o n , i n t e r a c t e d w i t h

manufacturers in Pune to understand

ground level constraints ailing the

sector. He emphasized the role and

importance of Manufacturing for its

contribution to the GDP and its

potential for job creation. He reiterated

the need for a National Policy on

Manufacturing citing examples from

countries like Korea, Malaysia and

Singapore.

Multifaceted challenges faced by the

industry- in the areas of water, power,

skilled workforce, etc- were also

discussed.

Mr. Maira highlighted the need of a

sector-wise strategy to be drawn by the

i n d u s t r y . H e r e q u e s t e d t h e

manufacturers to collaborate and work

cohesively to facilitate drawing up of a

national policy.

India@75 - Next Generation Session with Late Prof. Prahalad's family

For achieving India@75 Vision objectives of seeing India as a developed nation and

to propel its journey to a position of global leadership by the year 2022, the Next

Generation Session was organized at Ahmedabad. The brainstorming session was

attended by the academia, industry and youth groups.

India@75- The Next Gen Session

NEWS GALLERY

Mr KV Kamath's Session with

Pune CREDAI Chapter

India@75 facilitated a round table

session between Mr. K.V. Kamath and

CREDAI's Pune Chapter. Confederation

of Real Estate Developers' Associations

of India, CREDAI, is the apex body for

private real estate developers in India.

Estate Developers Association and Group of Technology Companies; Indian Medical Association; Indian Institute of Architects; Trivandrum M a n a g e m e n t A s s o c i a t i o n ; Trivandrum Development Front; South Kerala Hoteliers' Forum; and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. At a later stage, elected r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , r e s i d e n t s ' associations, NGOs, and other voluntary organisations will also be roped in as members.

"CC-TRV will point out to the g o v e r n m e n t a n d t h e c i t y Corporation the best-in-class plans, programmes, approaches and technologies implemented in other model cities across the world," said c o - c h a i r m a n o f I n f o s y s K r i s Goplakrishnan, who also heads the City Connect Apex Council at the National Level.

......Continued from pg. 5

Launch of City Connect, Trivandrum

Kerala Chief Minister at the launch of City Connect, Trivandrum

Round Table on Manufacturing in Pune

The session deliberated on Inclusive

Urbanization and the role of builder's

therein, especially in rapidly growing

cities like Pune. Affordable housing and

access to finance was also discussed.

Mr. Arun Maira, Member, Planning

C o m m i s s i o n , i n t e r a c t e d w i t h

manufacturers in Pune to understand

ground level constraints ailing the

sector. He emphasized the role and

importance of Manufacturing for its

contribution to the GDP and its

potential for job creation. He reiterated

the need for a National Policy on

Manufacturing citing examples from

countries like Korea, Malaysia and

Singapore.

Multifaceted challenges faced by the

industry- in the areas of water, power,

skilled workforce, etc- were also

discussed.

Mr. Maira highlighted the need of a

sector-wise strategy to be drawn by the

i n d u s t r y . H e r e q u e s t e d t h e

manufacturers to collaborate and work

cohesively to facilitate drawing up of a

national policy.

India@75 - Next Generation Session with Late Prof. Prahalad's family

For achieving India@75 Vision objectives of seeing India as a developed nation and

to propel its journey to a position of global leadership by the year 2022, the Next

Generation Session was organized at Ahmedabad. The brainstorming session was

attended by the academia, industry and youth groups.

India@75- The Next Gen Session

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To be called India Backbone Implementation Network (IBIN), it is to identify and remove various hurdles in the way of inclusive economic expansion. Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia will launch IBIN next week. IBIN is an initiative of the Planning Commission and India@75, an grassroots initiative of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The stated dream is an inclusive, sustainable and developed India by 2022.S o u r c e : h t t p : / / w w w . b u s i n e s s -s t a n d a r d . c o m / a r t i c l e / e c o n o m y -policy/plan-panel-cii-body-to-look-into-growth-hurdles-113041500038_1.html

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