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nation buildingcover storyCII National ConferenceTurning Crisis into Opportunity:Reforms and Governance hold the keySpeakers at the CII National Conference unanimouslyhighlighted the critical role of reform and governance forthe revival and recovery of the Indian EconomyVenu Srinivasan, President, CII (then President-Designate, CII),Dr D Subbarao, Governor, RBI and K V Kamath, then President, CIIDr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman,Planning CommissionThe Confederation of Indian Industry conveneda gathering of its top membership, governmentofficials, PSU heads, stalwarts of industry andthought leaders to deliberate on ‘Turning Crisisinto Opportunity: Role of Governance and Reform’to mark its National Conference on 26-27 March inNew Delhi. Speakers from across thespectrum, while acknowledging thedepth and gravity of the prevailingglobal economic crisis, felt thatchallenges could indeed be convertedinto opportunities supported by timelyreforms and strong governance.The collateral damage and impact ofthe global financial crisis on India hasshown that our financial and bankingsystems are more integrated with globalsystems than previously believed,said Dr D Subbarao, Governor, RBI,at the session on ‘Indian Economy:Reforms Required.’He explained thatC K Prahalad, Paul and Ruth McCrackenDistinguished University Professor ofStrategy, University of Michigan, USAthree channels – financial, real, and confidence – haveaffected India. Though there were enough reasons foroptimism of revival in India, based on strong growthfundamentals, he said no one could predict whenthis revival would take place. In the meantime, painfuladjustments are inevitable, he warned.Indian industry must think long-termto emerge competitive through theslowdown, instead of resorting toshort-term measures of fine-tuningto reduce costs temporarily, advisedDr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, DeputyChairman, Planning Commission,addressing a special session of theconference.The new government, he said,should try to maintain India’s growthperformance with a combinationof additional monetary and fiscalmeasures. Acknowledging that 2009would be tougher than the previous4 | April 2009 Communiqué

cover storyyear, Dr Ahluwalia said that a well-calibrated economic policywas critical to minimise pain and ease recovery.The Indian agricultural and rural economy is not badly hit andis likely to remain buoyant. That’s where the Indian industryshould find new markets, while export-oriented firms wouldneed to discover new markets that have remained largelyunexplored thus far, he suggested.Dr Arvind Virmani, Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry ofFinance, said the country needs to move still faster on marketreforms, and fiscal policy has to address the demand problemof slowdown. In the short-term, this increase in deficit isnecessary and can be brought down to comfortable levelsas soon as the economy picks up, he said.India Must Seize OpportunityEarlier, in the opening session, Prof C K Prahalad,Management Guru, whose vision of ‘India@75’ has becomeCII’s aspirational agenda for a ‘developed’ India in 2022,said the restructuring of global companies will changethe competitive landscape of international markets in amanner that will also impact Indian companies. Volatilityand discontinuities offer Indian companies a level-playingfield to compete globally, he noted.Sustainable development, inclusive growth, global markets,connectivity and social networks are the four forces that drivethe economic system, he said. A combination of these forcespresents tremendous opportunities to Indian companiesto innovate and emerge competitive, while extending thebenefits of economic growth to those currently excludedand marginalised. ‘The country needs many more TataNanos’ he said.Mr K V Kamath, then President, CII, observed that in theturbulent year of his leadership of the apex body, India’sreaction has mostly fluctuated between being fearful to beingbuoyant ! Overall, there is lot of optimism and hope amongIndian companies, which expect the Indian economy to dobetter again in the next few months, he felt.Mr Venu Srinivasan, President, CII, (then President-Designate,CII), advised Indian companies to leverage emergingsustainability and build a flourishing innovation culturethrough a collaborative approach.Speakers at the Plenary Session on ‘Global Economy and itsImpact on India: The Outlook’ stressed that Indian Industryneeded to proactively adopt self-regulatory mechanisms andavoid ostentatious expenditure.From Top:Gopal K Pillai, Commerce Secretary, Ministry of Commerce &Industry and K.M. Chandrasekhar, Cabinet SecretaryChandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII and Venu Srinivasan,with Dr Montek Singh AhluwaliaSunil Bharti Mittal, Past President, CII and Chairman & GroupCEO, Bharti Enterprises and Rahul Bajaj, MP, & Chairman, BajajAuto Ltd.Gopal Srinivasan, CMD, TVS Capital Funds Ltd andShekhar Datta, Past President, CII and Director, Wockhardt LtdCommuniqué April 2009 | 5

cover storyMr Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation(India), urged industry to resist the urge towardsprotectionism, noting that “the current situation is notakin to a recession, it is a fundamental reset of theworld economic order”. Emphasizing that the next leapof growth would come from innovation, he urged theGovernment to invest in ‘soft infrastructure’ to build anexpansive knowledge economy.Mr. Jamshyd N Godrej, Past President, CII, and Chairmanand Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce ManufacturingCo. Ltd. urged industry to go green,reduce energy and water consumptionand minimize waste.Dr. Janmejaya Sinha, Managing Director,BCG, felt there is optimism for sectors suchas FMCG, Agriculture, Pharmaceuticals,Telecom and rural-based industries. Hismantra – ‘do with care, energy anddiscipline’.India as the second-fastest growingeconomy, and China as the fastest growingeconomy in the world, will lead the world out ofrecession, predicted Mr Surjit Bhalla, Managing Director,Oxus Research and Investments.Indian PSEs on the Fast TrackIndian Public Sector Enterprises are not slowing downand many are making large investments: this was theclear message emerging from the Panel Discussionon ‘The Emerging Role of the Public Sector in a PostCrisis Economy.’India’s recoveryfrom the crisiswill be swifterand sharper thanthe advancedeconomies”– Dr D Subbarao,Governor, RBI“Our Board took a decision not to slowdown despitethe global crisis”, said Mr. R S Sharma, Chairmanand Managing Director, ONGC, stressing that the firstpriority for any organization has to be good ethics,good governance and absolute transparency. ONGCis currently investing more than Rs. 60,000 crores onvarious projects and is making the highest profit amongstboth the Public and Private sectors in India, he said.“We are not slowing down and have decided to goahead with all our investments”, said Mr. S K Roongta,Chairman, Steel Authority of India Ltd.“Four major steel producers from Indiafind a place amongst the 20 best in theworld. The Indian steel industry has learntto be competitive in the face of globalcompetition.”Mr. P S Bhattacharya, Chairman, Coal IndiaLtd highlighted that the PSEs while turningprofit making organizations, continue tohave the nation’s interest at their core.“We have foreseen the possible coal crisisthe country might face 30 years on and have startedreverting to underground mining practices,” he said.Mr. Mukesh Rohatagi, Chairman and Managing Director,Engineers India Ltd, highlighted the PSU’s peoplefocus.Mr. Tarun Das, Chief Mentor, CII, who moderated thediscussion observed that “the PSUs are subject tovolatility, government intervention and controls and yetthey perform both in India and internationally”.R S Sharma, CMD, ONGC, K Ravi Kumar, CMD, BHEL, Tarun Das, Chief Mentor, CII,S K Roongta, Chairman, Steel Authority of India Ltd., and P S Bhattacharya, Chairman, Coal India Ltd6 | April 2009 Communiqué

cover storyAgenda for the New GovernmentAddressing National Security, Economy and Governancewould be the priority agenda of the new government,said Mr Shekhar Datta, Director, Wockhardt Ltd, atthe Session on ‘Agenda for first 100 days of the newGovernment.’ The security front, he said offers ampleroom for improvement, while infrastructure developmentand labour reforms, if acted upon promptly, would helpattract the much needed investment for the economy.Mr Shekhar Dutt, Deputy National Security Advisor, calledfor greater vigilance and surveillance atall levels. The new government, he said,should reassure citizens that in spite ofthe crisis, the path to growth is intact andsustainable. It would also be important toproject India as an attractive destinationfor investment, he felt.Mr Gopal Srinivasan, Chairman &Managing Director, TVS Capital FundsLtd, said that the biggest challenge for thenew government would be to build uponthe confidence which helped India achieverobust growth post liberalization. The way forward couldbe to draft an ambitious agenda on key developmentissues such as Education, Sustainable Developmentand urbanization, he suggested.Moderating the session, Prof Sugata Bose, GardinerProfessor of History & Director, South Asia Initiative,Harvard University, felt that addressing the concerns ofprotectionism would be among the biggest challenges for“India@75 isa catalyst forIndian companiesto turn theprevailing globaleconomic crisisinto opportunity ofglobal influence”– Prof C K Prahaladthe incoming government. The first 100 days of the newgovernment, he said, would be the time to implementthe priorities set out in the election manifestos and alsoset the stage for the new government’s agenda for thenext five year term.Political and Electoral ReformsPolitical and electoral reforms such as ensuring crediblecandidates, state funding elections, simultaneousassembly and parliamentary elections, are critical forbetter governance in India, opined panelists at thePlenary Session on ‘Governance: Whatare the Reforms Required.’“No criminals should be given ticketsand we shouldn’t vote for them”, saidMr. Rahul Bajaj, Member of Parliament,and Chairman, Bajaj Auto Ltd. A politicalsystem that disregarded merit and offeredrights and power without responsibilitieswas a sure recipe for disaster, he said.Mr. T S Krishna Murthy, Former ElectionCommissioner, listed four major areasrequiring reform in India as the electorate,the judiciary, civil services and police administration. Heurged the media to exercise self regulation and refrainfrom biased reporting.Mr. Subodh Bhargava, Past President, CII, and Chairman,Tata Communications Ltd. said that law breakers cannot become law makers, emphasizing the importanceof restoring the credibility of the legislature, parliamentand the judiciary in the process of good governance.Venu Srinivasan, C K Prahalad, K V Kamath, Jamshyd N Godrej, Past President, CII, andCMD, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd.Communiqué April 2009 | 7

At the HelmVenu SrinivasanPresident, CIIMr Venu Srinivasan, Managing Director, Sundaram-Clayton Ltd andChairman & Managing Director, TVS Motor Company Ltd, has beenelected as the President of CII for the year 2009-10.An engineer with a Masters’ Degree in Management from PurdueUniversity, USA, Mr Srinivasan is the Honorary Consul General of Republicof Korea, Chennai, and a Member of the Prime Minister’s Council onTrade & Industry. Mr Srinivasan has also held positions as President ofThe Automotive Research Association of India and President, Societyof Indian Automobile Manufacturers.Mr Srinivasan was chosen as a ‘Star of Asia’ by Business WeekInternational, along with the Chairman of Toyota, Japan. He is the firstIndian industrialist to receive an honorary ‘doctorate degree in science’from the University of Warwick, UK, for excellence in manufacturing andcontribution in the field of technology and R & D. He also receivedthe Jamshetji Tata Life Time Achievement Award 2004 from the IndianSociety for Quality.Under his leadership, both Sundaram-Clayton Ltd and TVS MotorCompany have been awarded the prestigious Deming Prize by theUnion of Japanese Scientists and Engineers, Japan.Hari S BhartiaVice President, CIIMr Hari S Bhartia, Co-Chairman & Managing Director of JubilantOrganosys Ltd, has been elected as the Vice President of CII for theyear 2009-10.A chemical engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi, Mr. Bhartia was conferred the Distinguished Alumni award byIIT Delhi in 2000.Mr. Bhartia’s institutional work includes his role in various capacitieswith IIT, Delhi and IIT Kanpur as Chairman of the Board of Governors,and Confederation of Indian Industry. He has been a member ofseveral educational and science and technology programmes of theGovernment of India.Communiqué April 2009 | 11

Heading the Regional TeamsEASTChairmanMr Mukul SomanyChairman, CII Eastern Region &Joint Managing DirectorHindustan National Glass &Industries Ltd2 Red Cross PlaceKolkata 700 001Tel: 033 2254 3107Fax: 033 2254 3130Email: msomany@hngil.comNORTHChairmanMr Harpal SinghMentor & Chairman Emeritus,Fortis Healthcare LtdPlot No. GP-26Maruti Industrial EstateSector 18, GurgaonTel: 0124-4278421Fax: 0124-4278423Email: harpal.singh@fortishealthcare.comDeputy ChairmanMr Kurush N GrantDeputy ChairmanCII Eastern Region &Divisional Chief ExecutiveIndia Tobacco DivisionITC LtdVirginia House, 4th Floor37, J L Nehru Road, Kolkata 700 071Tel: 033 2288 1315Fax: 033 2288 2953Email: kurush.grant@itc.inDeputy ChairmanMr Deepak PuriChairman & Managing Director,Moser Baer India Ltd43-B, Okhla Industrial EstatePhase III,New Delhi – 110 020Tel: 011-41630101/41635201-07Fax: 011-41635211/26911860Email: deepak.puri@moserbaer.net;deepak.puri@moserbaer.inSOUTHChairmanMr C R SwaminathanChairman, CII Southern Region &Chief ExecutivePSG InstitutionsP B No. 1609, Avinashi RoadCoimbatore 641 004Tel : 0422 - 4344000 /Fax : 0422 - 2573833 / 4344204Email : charity@psgtech.eduWESTChairmanEmail : naushad@forbesmarshall.comDr Naushad ForbesChairmanCII Western Region & DirectorForbes Marshall Pvt LtdP.B.No. 29, Mumbai-Pune RoadKasarwadiPune-411 034Tel : 020 3985 8403 / 2714 5595Fax : 020 2714 7413Deputy ChairmanMr S GopalakrishnanDeputy Chairman,CII - Southern Region &CEO & Managing DirectorInfosys Technologies Ltd.Electronics CityHosur RoadBangalore 560 100Tel : 080 - 2852 0261Fax : 080 - 2852 0352Email : kris_sg@infosys.comDeputy ChairmanMr Arun NandaDeputy ChairmanCII Western Region &Executive DirectorMahindra & Mahindra Ltd.Mahindra Towers, 5th FloorDr. G M Bhosale Road, WorliMumbai - 400 016Tel : 022 24975179 / 24931441Fax : 022 2497 5180Email : NANDA.ARUN@mahindra.com12 | April 2009 Communiqué

spotlightafrica conclave5th CII-EXIM BANK Conclave on India Africa Project Partnership 2009Celebrating PartnershipsThe presence of 25 key ministers from Africa heading37 delegations clearly showed that the CII Conclave hasbecome a brand that invites active and relevant participationJonathan Wutaunashe, Ambassador, Dean, African Group of Heads of Mission, Alian Bedouma Yoda, Minister of Foreign Affairs & RegionalCooperation, Burkina Faso, Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of External Affairs, India, Sanjay Kirloskar, Chairman, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd., andChandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII at the release of CII Publication “Connecting India-Africa-The Way Forward”The effectiveness of the CII Exim Bank AfricaConclave was best assessed by Mr PranabMukherjee, Minister of External Affairs, India, inhis keynote address, when he said ‘the Conclavehas become a prestigious event for Indian and Africangovernments and industry to meet and explore newavenues of partnerships. The annual gathering enablesthe Indian and African leadership to take stock of theprogress of the partnership and address future needsin this regard’.Mr Anand Sharma, Minister of State for External Affairs,and Minister for Information & Broadcasting, India, in hisvaledictory address, reiterated that ‘the annual Conclavehas opened up innumerable cross-border businessopportunities. The presence of high-level delegationswas proof enough of the importance that Africa hasattached to the Conclave”.The 5 th CII Exim Bank Conclave on India Africa ProjectPartnership 2009, held on 22-24 March in New Delhiwas a landmark event in connecting people from Indiaand Africa. With 483 African delegates and 318 Indiandelegates, this year’s conference was the 2 nd largest heldby any Indian organisation in the country. (The largestwas the 4 th CII-Exim Bank Conclave in 2008 where morethan 600 African delegates participated.) The presenceof 25 key ministers from Africa heading 37 delegationsshowed that the CII Conclave has become a brand thatinvites active and relevant participation. We, at CII aregrateful for the continuing support received from theMinistry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Commerceto make the Conclave a platform that matters.The 5 th CII Africa Conclave worked towards• Building upon the momentum gathered with thelaunch of the India Africa Forum Summit takingforward the actionable agenda put forward duringthe deliberations.• Promoting partnerships at the Government,Institutional and Enterprise level14 | April 2009 Communiqué

africa conclave• Increasing the outreachof information onIndian enterprise inthe identified sectorsto Africa• Increasing interactionb e t w e e n I n d i a nindustry and Africato address specificopportunities• Discussing possibilitiesfor Indian participationin long term projects• Initiating programmesrelated to capacitybuildingincludingresource mobilizationfor the same.At the CII-COMESA MoU signing: Chandrajit Banerjee and Dev K Babbar,President, Zambia Manufacturers Association, & Member, Executive Board,COMESA Business Council. Also seen: Keli Walubita, High Commissioner,Zambia; Syamal Gupta, Chairman, CII Africa Committee & Chairman,Tata International; Anand Sharma, Minister of State, External Affairs, &Minister, Information & Broadcasting, India; and Jonathan WutaunasheThe thrust of the CII Conclave has been to encourageIndian exporters to access the African countries andincrease their presence in the region. While one measureof this success may be the numbers that attend the CIIConclave, another is the number of MoUs that are signedand the value of projects that are discussed. A total of193 documented projects worth USD 17.2 billion werediscussed during the two days of this Conclave.Several company MoUs were signed, relating to sectorsof agriculture, SMEs and IT training.The Conclave also saw Indian companies looking forbusiness opportunities that go beyond the Governmentof India lines of credit. CII has initiated a dialogue withother financial institutions in the African region withcompetitive credit facilities to support the business effortby Indian companies. The participation of regional banksand the presence of a representative of the World Bankhelped facilitate these discussions.Sessions in the Conference discussed specific sectoralopportunities. Severalministers addressed theconference and cited theirvision for their country,while addressing issuesas spokespersons for theirregion and the continent.The CII Africa Committee’sstated vision is to multiplytrade and investments inthe region. A target of10‐12% increase has beenset since 2006, with newcountries getting added tothis vision each year.T h i s m u l t i - p r o n g e dtarget of increasingtrade, investment anddevelopmental activities requires sustained andconcentrated effort. The effort from CII has been to keepup the momentum and keep the Africa agenda on theforefront of Indian exporters. CII has continuously createdprogrammes and platforms to encourage Africans tomeet with Indian partners. Breaking perceptions andcreating confidence has been the first step in increasedbusiness engagement.The increasing participation of the African nations inthe CII-led Conclaves and the growing relevance ofthe platform has given shape to policy dialogues of theGovernment of India, Exim Bank and the industry. CIImembership too has greatly benefitted from the platform,and, as an institution, CII has shown its continuingcommitment to the relationship.The report on the 5th Conclave suggests a set ofrecommendations that will help industry and theGovernment of India and African countries to workpurposefully together towards creating greater synergiesfor the future.The Heads of African Missions in India with Tarun Das, Chief Mentor, CII, Sanjay Kirloskar,S R Rao, Executive Director, Exim Bank of India and Chandrajit BanerjeeCommuniqué April 2009 | 15

sectoral synergiesagriculture & food processingPolicy Advocacy in Food RegulationsNew Labelling LawsNew labelling regulations have been introduced vide gazette notificationGSR 664 (E) dt. 19 September 2008 by the Ministry of Health andFamily Welfare, Government of India.This notification mandates declaring the percentage of ingredientswhen emphasized on the label (known as Quantitative IngredientDeclaration (QUID)), Nutritional labelling (energy, carbohydrate quantityof sugar, fats and proteins), and many other provisions related tolabeling, except for very small packs.CII has been closely involved in the evolution of these labellinglaws, addressing several concerns of the packaged food industryas it evolved.After extensive policy advocacy by CII, the Government has furthergiven a time period of 3 months to enable a large number of industries,including those in the small-scale sector, to comply with the newregulations and deplete their old label stocks.CII is now in continuous dialogue with the regulatory authorities ofIndia on resolving some of the pending issues.TMA OFFICE –BEARERSM r A n j a n i k u m a rChoudhari, Chairman,Swaraj AutomotivesLtd and MahindraShubhLabh ServicesLtd., and Memberon a number ofMahindra & Mahindramanagement boards both in India andoverseas, is the new President of theTractor Manufacturers Association (TMA).Mr. Rohtash Mal,Executive Director& CEO, EscortsLtd (Agri MachineryGroup), has beenelected as the VicePresident of TMA forthe year 2009-10.defenceThe Indian Armed Forces need an IT force capableof executing effect based operations, said Lt Gen. PMohapatra, AVSM, Signal Officer-in-Chief & SeniorColonel Commandant, Integrated HQ of MoD. Technologyis a catalyst in undertaking effective operations, he said,calling on Industry to come up with secure defenceintegrated technology, at the'DEFCOM INDIA 2009: CurtainRaiser', jointly organised by CII,Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) andCorps of Signals in New Delhi on30 March.The event marked the releaseof the brochure: DEFCOMINDIA 2009: Informatics forDefence Force Transformation& Technology Development inthe Information Age. The 8thedition of DEFCOM INDIA 2009is scheduled to be held in NewDelhi on 27-28 May.ICT Strategy for the Armed ForcesLt Gen. Mohapatra said that technology interoperabilityand battlefield transparency should be maintained withinthe three services of the Armed Forces. Therefore a policystructure is underway to draft a comprehensive InformationAjai Chowdhry, Chairman, CII National Committee onTechnology and Chairman & CEO, HCL Infosystems Ltd,and Lt Gen. P Mohapatra, AVSM, Signal Officer in Chief,Integrated HQ of MoD (Army)and Communication Technology (ICT) strategy for theforces, besides streamlining knowledge managementaspects of technology implementation and transparency.Mr Ajai Chowdhry, Chairman, CII National Committeeon Technology & CEO, HCL Infosystems Ltd, saidIndia offers a dynamic market for defence productsand is positioned as a potentialmanufacturing hub for Indian aswell as global defence products.Technology, which was tillrecently seen as a supplementarydomain in defence services, hasbeen mainstreamed today, hesaid, calling for network basedcollaboration that address crisismanagement, security features,scalability, and user friendlinesswith sustainable technology.The session highlighted thatthe biggest challenge for the Indian Armed forces isto transform itself into a flexible, versatile and agileorganisation, well-set to handle the spectrum of futuremissions, crisis, enemies and wars in the uncertain worldof the 21st century.20 | April 2009 Communiqué

sectoral synergiesenergyNational Conference on Power 2009 ‘Power for All’Vipul Tuli, Partner, McKinsey & Company, V S Sampath, Secretary, Power, R S Sharma, Chairman,CII National Committee on Power and CMD, NTPC Ltd and V Raghuraman, Principal Adviser, CIIToday, equipment, construction and engineeringcapacities have been substantially tied up in thepower sector, and we are now in a position to meetannual capacity addition targets, said Mr V S Sampath,Power Secretary, on 20 March in New Delhi.Addressing the CII National Conference on Power 2009,‘Power for All’, Mr Sampath said one major issue thatneeds to be tackled on a war footing is the lack ofadequate porting facilities to improve transportationof fuel.The way ahead was challenging, he said, putting theoverall resource requirement of this sector at over Rs10.5 lakh crore. Conceding that capacity addition hadnot been up to the mark, Mr Sampath said that thegovernment had taken the necessary steps to scaleup capacity addition to 20,000 MW a year. “Ultimately,we need to ensure that power is available to all in thecountry.”Mr Vipul Tuli, Partner, McKinsey & Co, pointed out thatIndia's power demand was likely to cross 300 gigawattsin the next 10 years, requiring a five-fold to ten-foldincrease in the pace of capacity addition. A step-up ofthis magnitude is unlikely to materialise with a traditionalapproach, he felt. He listed a 10-point programme toaddress four critical issues:• viability and market risks• capacity addition• fuel supplies• operational inefficienciesThis included reducing AT&C losses, stepping upequipment manufacturing and related supply chain, andtraining and developing the necessary base of skilledand semi-skilled workers.Mr R S Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, NTPCLtd, and Chairman, CII National Committee on Power,said the biggest challenges to stepping up capacityaddition were availability of funds, low equipmentmanufacturing capacity, suitable fuel supply infrastructureand the low number of construction agencies. Stepshave been initiated to overcome them, he said, pointingto the joint venture between NTPC and BHEL in thisregard. Putting the manpower requirement of the sectorat 2,65,000 skilled workers, Mr Sharma said that NTPChad already linked up with 20-25 ITIs in this regard andwas also opening 5-6 ITIs on its own.Mr V Raghuraman, Principal Advisor and Chief Coordinator,Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, CII, said thatthe time was right to look at low carbon technologiesto address the issue of climate change. He advocatedincreased public-private partnership in R&D.Defending the power subsidy being given to farmers,Dr Kirit S Parikh, Member, Planning Commission, said inthe valedictory session that state power utilities must set upseparate feeders for the agricultural sector. "If this is done,the utilities can actually tabulate the subsidy being givento the farm sector and then seek direct reimbursementfrom the state governments. However, such subsidiesare important as they enable the government to keepthe prices of farm produce down."Dr Parikh said that while there is optimism that the 11 thPlan capacity addition target of 78,000 MW would bemet, private investors were concerned over the highlevel of AT&C losses, which they feared could affecttheir returns.Another area of concern, he noted, was the huge fundrequirement of the sector to expand capacity. For this,22 | April 2009 Communiqué

sectoral synergiesinfrastructureConstruction SummitInfra spending needed to boost confidenceThe infrastructure sector can play a significant rolein boosting the confidence of developers andconstruction companies, said Mr Anwarul Hoda,Member, Planning Commission. In the wake ofeconomic downturn, infrastructure spendingassumes more significance as currentlymore and more service providers are shyingaway from entering this sector, Mr Hoda tolddelegates at the CII Construction Summit,set around the theme ‘Infrastructure in thetime of Economic Crisis', in New Delhi on13 March. While government is consideringan extensive roads development programmeof 40,000 kms, developers are cash-strappedand are finding it difficult to put in equity inPublic-private partnership (PPP) projects ininfrastructure, he added.Earlier, Mr SS Kohli, Chairman and ManagingDirector, India Infrastructure Finance CompanyLtd (IIFCL), noted that the government haspumped Rs 4 trillion (Rs 4 lakh crore) intothe financial system to ease the liquiditycrunch. To boost spending in infrastructure,IIFCL itself has been allowed to raise Rs10,000 crore to refinance bank lending forinfrastructure projects. IIFCL has received188 proposals in the recent past, 88 of themhave been approved and 75 have reachedthe financial closers, committing an investment of $3.8billion, he said.He said the present crisis is the most ideal time forinvestors and developers to invest in infrastructureprojects as the prices of steel, bitumen and cementhave come down considerably. Elaborating further,Anwarul Hoda, Member,Planning CommissionSS Kohli, CMD, IndiaInfrastructure FinanceCompany LtdAjit GulabchandPresident, CFI and CMD,HCC Ltd.Mr Kohli described the government’s recent initiativesto provide comfort to investors, including creating aProject Development Fund, finalisation of the ModelConcession Agreement and revisiting theBidding Process. He expressed confidence inthe country's banking system, saying it waswell-equipped to fund infrastructure projects.Despite the ongoing credit crunch, publicsector banks had been able to register acredit growth of about 25 per cent.Mr SK Garg, Chairman and ManagingDirector, NHPC Ltd, said infrastructure,specially hydro power has great scope andopportunity in the country. However, to realisethe potential fully, certain issues such as landacquisition, rehabilitation and replacement,environment and forest clearances, etc needto be addressed speedily.Mr Ajit Gulabchand, President, ConstructionFederation of India, and Chairman andManaging Director, Hindustan ConstructionCompany Ltd, said that although thegovernment had announced a series offiscal stimulus packages, there was no welldefinedmonetary policy that would providenecessary liquidity for infrastructure. "Theseare difficult times and we are confronted by anumber of issues, both micro and macro,” hesaid, lamenting that the government’s target to increaseinfrastructure spending to 9% of GDP by 2012 would berealized only by 2014! He called for concerted effortsto improve the delivery eco-system in the country, andstressed the need for a standard bidding document aswell as a strong mechanism to resolve disputes.Shailesh Pathak, Senior Director, Investments, ICICI Venture, Bhaskar Chatterjee, Principal Adviser, Planning Commission,Athar Shahab, Deputy MD, IDFC Projects, and Amitabh Sharma, Partner, J Sagar Associates, Advocates & Solicitors26 | April 2009 Communiqué

sectoral synergieslife sciencesSMEs in the Pharma IndustryThe CII Life Sciences Sector andExpress Pharma hosted a paneldiscussion focused on the Smalland Medium Enterprise (SME) playersin the Indian pharmaceutical industry on18 March in Mumbai.Representatives from pharma associationslike IDMA and CIPI, as well as fromSBI, which offers funding options forIndian pharma SMEs, participated inthe discussion, which highlighted on thevarious issues and perspectives of theIndian pharma SME players, which area crucial link in the value chain of thissector in India.Mr. T S Jaishankar, Chairman, CIPIand Head, CII Pharma SME task forcegave an overview of issues facing thepharma SME sector, including lawsand amendments. He suggested thatGovernment should create policies afteranalysing the feedback from SMEs aswell as other players. He also underlinedthreat areas such as the drug pricecontrol order, Intellectual Property Rights,pollution control schemes and fundingissues.Mr. S V Veerramani, Vice President & Chairman, SMESub-Committee, IDMA, said pharma SMEs have thepotential to become the MNCs of tomorrow. The exportmarket in India currently worth around $8-$9 billion, isestimated to be a $30 billion market by 2020, but thereis lack of guidance and adequate support from thegovernment for SMEs. He felt that developing Class Iand Class II tier cities as pharma clusters would helpSMEs.Dr. R B Smarta, Managing Director, Interlink MarketingConsultancy, Mumbai, cited the example of Scandinaviancountries which are SME driven,by companies with high businesscompetencies and risk bearing capacityto capture opportunity.To encourage pharma units to investin better technology and pollutionequipment, Mr. T S Krishnaswamy,Deputy General Manager, SME Tradeand Services, State Bank of India,recommended that the governmentconsider offering higher depreciationbenefits of say 150 percent. This willbe an incentive where there is nooutflow of money, which effectivelyuse the carrot instead of the stickmethod, to encourage upgrades tobetter technology and pollution control,he felt.Mr. Krishnaswamy suggested that SMEsinvolved in clinical trials can tie up withmedical colleges. Government canincentivize such SMEs and colleges,he felt.With opportunities emerging in Africa,Latin America and CIS countries, thegovernment should have a focusedmarket scheme which will have a reduction on exciseduty and also reduce product registration fee.Mr. Anant Thakore, Managing Director, AvikPharmaceuticals and Past President, IDMA, highlightedthat most of the pharma research work in China is donein universities. Land is made available at cheaper ratesand the Chinese government has created industrialtownships with various amenities to benefit to SMEplayers. He mooted public private partnerships for theIndian pharma SME sector.T S JaishankarChairman, CIPI and Head,CII Pharma SME Task forceS V VeerramaniVice President & Chairman,SME Sub‐Committee, IDMAR B Smarta, MD,Interlink MarketingConsultancyT S KrishnaswamyDeputy General Manager,SME Trade & Services,SBIAnant Thakore, MD,Avik Pharmaceuticals, andPast President, IDMA28 | April 2009 Communiqué

manufacturing servicesminingCanada toInvest in MiningThe CII National Committee on Mining, along withthe Ministry of Mines, attended the Prospectors andDevelopers Association Convention (PDAC) 2009in Toronto from 1- 4 March. The 25 member delegationwas coordinated and led by Mr. Vijay Kumar, AdditionalSecretary, Ministry of Mines.The delegation met Mr. Kevin Constante, DeputyMinister, Northern Development and Mines, Canada,who emphasized the importance of Ontario specificallyin mining and related equipment.In a meeting with Bennett Jones, a reputed law firm,CII assured providing full support to them in providinglinkages with relevant authorities for Uranium safety andrehabilitation in India.The delegation also hada meeting with the Bank ofMontreal, which has a specializedsegment that invests in miningassets in Canada. This grouphas shown keen interest toventure into the Indian miningsector.Select members of the delegationincluding the representative fromCII had an exclusive meetingwith Mr. Micheal Gravelle,Minister Northern Developmentand Mines, Canada.During the India Day function on 3 March the Indiandelegation spoke about the forthcoming National MineralPolicy that calls for an investor friendly approach to theIndian mining sector. Mr. Vijay Kumar said that enoughprovisions have been included in the National MineralPolicy to provide seamlessness in concessions fromReconnaissance Permits to Prospecting License andthen to Mining Leases for interested companies. Heassured that there would be enough back-up guaranteesto safeguard against legislative and judicial issues.Mr. Vijay Kumar noted that though India’s forthcomingelections could delay the implementation of the MineralPolicy by a couple of months, this should not be animpediment for the development of the sector.Visitors at the India Stall at theTrade Show in PDAC 2009, TorontoMr. Micheal Gravelle, in his keynote address at theIndia Day, reiterated that Canada sees India as a focuscountry for strategy and growth. He emphasized theneed for closer ties with India and sought opportunitiesto increase bilateral trade in mining.India’s growing presence in the Canadian markets wasevident when Mr. John Baird, President, PDAC, made anappearance at India Day and spoke on India’s growingalliance with Canadian mining know-how and technology.Mr. Baird also hosted a special dinner for the visitingIndian delegation.On India Day, the state governments of Orissa, Karnatakaand Chhattisgarh showcased their mineral wealthand invited investment in thesestates. During an interactivesession with the AdditionalSecretary, many overseascompanies who are currentlymining in India highlighted theneed to speed up proceduresalthough they recognized thatthese were necessary. Mr.Vijay Kumar assured that theseissues were being covered in theanticipated mineral policy.For the second time, the Ministryof Mines took a stall at thePDAC Trade show. This stallshowcased India’s mining resources predominatelythrough the Geological Survey of India, NationalMineral Development Corporation, National AluminiumCorporation and the mineral rich states of Orissa,Karnataka and Chhattisgarh. Numerous enquires werereceived at the booth.This was the fourth visit of the Indian mining delegationto PDAC. CII met representatives from Madagascar andshowed interest in taking a mining delegation there inthe future.The Consulate General of India based at Torontofacilitated local logistics and meetings for the delegationwhile in Toronto. The Consulate also hosted a dinnerfor the delegation.30 | April 2009 Communiqué

manufacturing servicesMSMEsEconomic Stimulus Package Working:CII SME SurveyIn wake of the present economic slowdown and thestimulus package announced by the Governmentof India, CII conducted a snap poll to analyse theimpact of various initiatives, announced as part of thefirst and second stimulus packages on the Micro, Small& Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).The findings of the snap poll revealed that as part ofthe first stimulus package, the reduction in CENVATby 4%, followed by interest rate cut of 0.5% for smalland 1% for micro enterprises by PSU banks, exportsupport by interest subvention of 2%, reduction inlock-in period under the CreditGuarantee Scheme from 24 to18 months and additional planexpenditure of Rs 20,000 crores,will have a beneficial impact onthe MSMEs.Also as part of the first stimuluspackage, initiatives such asMSME sector refinance facilityof Rs 7,000 crores, PSEs andgovernment departments to paypromptly to MSMEs, RBI stepsto ease liquidity by reducing repo, reverse repo andCRR, public sector banks agreeing to enhance workingcapital by 20% payable in one year with six monthsmoratorium and extension of the Credit Guarantee fromRs 50 lakhs to Rs 1 crore, would immensely contributetowards easing the liquidity for the MSMEs.The snap pool also revealed that as part of the secondstimulus package, initiatives such as restoration of DEPBrates prior to November 2008 till 31 December 2009,duty drawback benefits for certain products like bicycles,agricultural hand tools, and specified category of yarnswith retrospective effect from 01/09/2008, assistance tostate governments to purchase buses for their urbantransport systems and accelerated depreciation of 50%for commercial vehicles purchased between 1-31 January2009 will have a beneficial impact for the MSMEs. Atthe same time, initiatives such as the special monthlymeeting of SLBC to look into matters between MSMEsand banks not resolved within a fortnight, enhancementin the guarantee cover under the Credit GuaranteeScheme from 50% to 85% for loans up to Rs 5 lakhsand Rs 5,000 crore RBI credit to EXIM Bank for preand post shipment credit, would also contribute towardseasing liquidity for the MSMEs.According to Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII,the last few months have witnesseda series of initiatives beingannounced by the Governmentof India and the Reserve Bankof India, as part of the stimuluspackage, and supplemented withannouncements by the IndianBanks Association, for theMSMEs. He added that clearly,the intent is to help the MSMEswith additional liquidity, in themidst of the current economiccrisis.Mr Ramesh Datla, Chairman, CII National MSME Council,noted that the present economic environment is moreglobal than when previous downturns happened, so thereis enough reason to believe that concerted governmentaction (globally) will make the reversal more shallowthan predicted, although it could last slightly longer.He applauded the government’s effort through thestimulus packages. Mr Datla added that CII had metand presented to Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Ministerof India, a note on ‘Dealing with the Impact of GlobalFinancial Crisis - MSME Agenda for Indian Economy’,along with a representation received from 31 associationsfrom across the country, in December last year.32 | April 2009 Communiqué

skills developmenthuman capitalTrain the Trainer Workshops forWorld SkillsDemonstration session on WeldingCII, WorldSkills International (WSI) and WorldSkillsKorea are jointly developing e-learning modules forIndustrial Control and Welding as part of the WSIinitiative to share best practices in skills developmentamong technicians across the world. These e-learningmodules would enhance the skill levels of the techniciansand also prepare competitors from developing countriesfor the WorldSkills Competitions.The modules in welding and industrial control havebeen developed by skill champions from Korea incollaboration with Indian experts. The draft version isnow ready which would be validated in India by trainingabout 1000 students for its effectiveness. The e-learningmodules are currently available in CD and DVD format.Each module consists of 22 hrs of instructions both ontheory as well as practice in line with WSI standards.Best practices are demonstrated through video clippingsand master trainer’s instructions.Two workshops were held in Bangalore in early Marchto train 16 trainers in each skill. Master Trainers fromKorea explained the e learning modules supported bypractical demonstration of best practices.The modules will now be used to train about 1000students during April-June. Only students who alreadyhave the basic skills and theoretical knowledge in thechosen trade will qualify for this advanced training.Using feedback from the training, suitable changes, ifrequired, will be made before the modules are launchedfor worldwide application in September this year inCalgary, Canada. World Skills International plans tocover more skills after evaluating the success of thesetwo modules.WorldSkills CompetitionThis year the WorldSkills Competition will be held inCalgary, Canada from September 1-7. Industry andother institutes can also send in their representativesas observers apart from participants. This will give anexposure to world class skills at work in the biggestskills competition in the world. For more details on thecompetition, please contact Wg. Cdr. B. C. Prabhakarat b.c.prabhakar@cii.inThe e-learning modules provide great opportunityfor training institutes to raise their standard oftraining to world class levels. Training institutesseeking to use these e‐learning modules andparticipate in the skills competitions, may also contactb.c.prabhakar@cii.inCommuniqué April 2009 | 33

towards excellencesustainable developmentBusiness Response to Climate ChangeA seminar on Business Responses to Climate Change focused onthree significant aspects: Energy, Water and Green IndiaThe global economic slow-down and climatechange are the top issues which dominateddiscussions and deliberations of world leadersin governments and businesses in 2008. Thesentiments echoed in the World Economic Forum AnnualMeeting 2009 in Davos, too.Climate change has a multitude of long termenvironmental, social and economic impacts thatthreaten the world’s prospects and prosperity. Strongscientific evidence shows that humankind needs to limitthe increase of global mean temperature to, at the most,2°C above pre-industrial levels. Beyond this threshold,climate change is likely to become unmanageable anddangerous, pushing the Earth’s complex ecology pastknown and as yet unknown tipping points. Staying below2°C will be challenging; the latest scientific evidencesuggests that the climate system already containssubstantial warming potential due to the increase ingreenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the planet’sdecreasing capacity to sequester carbon in natural sinks.The threat is enormous, and the solution equally so: adrastic decarbonisation of our energy system - in effect,a third Industrial Revolution.India is also witnessing the impact of the climatechange by way of unprecedented heat waves, floods,cyclones, and other extreme weather events affectingthe productivity of crops, food security, infrastructure,livelihoods and human health.Shyam Saran, Prime Ministerof India’s Special Envoy onClimate ChangeDr. Kirit Parikh, MemberPlanning Commission of IndiaDeepak Gupta, Secretary,Ministry of New &Renewable EnergyU N Panjiar, Secretary,Ministry of Water ResourcesB M Jha, Chairman,Central Ground Water BoardRavi SinghSecretary General, WWF India34 | April 2009 Communiqué

sustainable developmentIf not controlled now, climate change will affect thebasic elements of life for people – access to water,food production, health, and the environment. Hundredsof millions of people could suffer from hunger, watershortages and coastal flooding as the world warms.By enabling large-scale infrastructure investments andtechnological innovation, a global deal on climatechange could help bring the world economy back ontrack, laying the foundation for quicker recovery andfuture prosperity. The costs of stabilizing the climatesystem could be relatively low, perhaps just 1 - 2% ofglobal GDP. This amount would slow economic growthby only a few months by 2030 - a modest investmentcompared to the cost of not acting. However, this lowcostscenario requires that action be taken quickly andthat effective institutions and technologies be put intoplace on a global scale.While the business world acknowledges the challengesof climate change it needs to assess its preparednessand respond accordingly. India’s National Action Planon Climate Change (NAPCC) provides a frameworkfor industry to shape its active response along with thecreation of business opportunities. By working with thegovernment it will not only play its role as a partner todevelopment, it will also be able to demonstrate its owncompetitive edge, ultimately enabling the desired paceof economic growth.While countries, companies and communities continueto grapple with re-thinking strategies, the imperativegoing forward will be to “connect the dots” in order tounderstand the relation between issues, interests andinstitutions in order to catalyse solutions for the longterm. The need, therefore, is to give impetus to timely,measurable and verifiable business responses to therisks and opportunities posed by climate change.The CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for SustainableDevelopment organised a Seminar on BusinessResponses to Climate Change on 16 March in NewDelhi. The Seminar was supported by WWF India,the Department of Science & Technology, Ministry ofScience & Technology, and the Ministry of New &Renewable Energy. The seminar focused on the threemost significant missions of NAPCC, i.e.: Energy, Waterand Green India.Mr. Shyam Saran, Prime Minister of India’s Special Envoyon Climate Change, who was the Chief Guest, saidthat climate change and the development imperativeare inseparable, and the world should work along toachieve sustainability. The onus to adopt environmentallyfriendly technologies should not completely lie on thedeveloping world. Science suggests the current climatechange is due to accumulated emissions of over 200years of industrialization. The world, therefore, shouldwork together to achieve sustainability.He outlined practices like IPR and trade competitivenessas major obstacles for environmentally friendly technologyadoption. Positioning India’s NAPCC as a new strategyfor sustainable development, Mr. Saran highlighted thatthe issue of climate change, particularly for India, isclosely linked to development. He was of the view thatIndia’s development denominator is associated withhuge population; ongoing industrialization; extensiveurbanization and need for greater agricultural output.Other key speakers at the Seminar included Dr. Kirit Parikh,Member, Planning Commission, Mr. Deepak Gupta,Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy,Mr. U N Panjiar, Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources,Mr. B M Jha, Chairman, Central Ground Water Board,Mr. Ravi Singh, Secretary General & CEO, WWF India,Mr. M L Pachisia, President, Indian Paper Manufacturers’Association and Managing Director, Orient Paper &Industries Ltd., Mr. Harpal Singh, Chairman, CII NorthernRegion and Chairman Emeritus, Fortis Healthcare Ltd.,Mr. Atul Singh, President & CEO, Coca Cola India andMr. Roop Salotra, President & CEO, SRF Ltd.Communiqué April 2009 | 35

towards excellencecompetitivenessCII – Avon Cluster LaunchedNine vendor companies of Avon Cycles at Ludhiana have come togetherto form a cluster and go through the proven programme for 12 months.Mr Onkar Singh Pahwa; MD Avon Cycles Ludhiana, would mentor thecluster.CII and its strategic partners have so far formed 150 Clusters coveringover 1200 companies, out of which 60 clusters are currently runningwith almost 500 companies.CII-Avon Cluster launch in LudhianaEnergy Saving: A Core IssueA workshop on Energy Management on 28 March in Gurgaon deliveredthe knowledge and techniques to conduct effective energy managementto reduce thermal and electrical energy consumption. The unique deliverypoint of the workshop was the self energy auditing techniques impartedthrough case studies.Effective Cost ManagementA workshop on Cost Management on 20 March in Faridabad, offeredindustry suggestions on how to cope with uncertain economic conditions,increased global competition and constantly demanding shareholders.The workshop highlighted the need for companies to develop in-houseskills on Total Cost Management tools like Activity Based Costing (ABC),Activity Based Management (ABM), Target Costing (TC) & InventoryManagement.Geometric Designing & TolerancingA 2 day workshop was held on ‘Geometric Designing & Tolerancing(GD&T)’ on 20-21 March in Pune. The workshop discussed the standardmethod of interpreting the Geometric dimensioning and Tolerancinggiven in the drawing, and how inspection gages and fixtures have tobe designed based on the GD & T given in the drawing.Communication and Presentation SkillsAn interactive ‘Workshop on Communication and Presentation Skills’ on30 March in Noida used mock presentations and intensive feedback todevelop various aspects of employee enhancing performance.36 | April 2009 Communiqué

logisticstowards excellenceUK-India Partnership in Ports and LogisticsThe seminar provided a platform to match Indian requirementswith UK capabilities, paving the way for future collaborationsThe CII Institute of Logistics, Chennai, in collaborationwith the British Deputy High Commission, organizeda seminar on ‘UK-India Partnership in Ports andlogistics’ on 17 March in Chennai.The seminar was held during the visit of a delegationof 10 ports and logistics companies from UK to exploreoptions for investing in development of ports in India.The companies included port operators, shipbuilders,equipment suppliers, security companies, engineeringconsultants, lawyers and bankers.The seminar was held to• Present the UK’s capabilities in the ports and logisticssector• Raise awareness of opportunities in the Indian portssector for UK companies• Promote greater collaborative business opportunitiesbetween the UK and Indian companies in the portssectorThe UK has a rich maritime history and its ports todayare among the most competitive in the world. The UK’ssuccess across the entirerange of port managementfrom privatisation of portsto adopting security andenvironmental practices,has created a hugedemand for its knowledgeand expertise. In India, thegrowth of the economyand the increasing shareof India in internationaltrade have created animmediate requirementfor the modernisation of Indian ports. The IndianGovernment has also opened the sector for private sectorparticipation for a variety of port services. The seminarprovided a platform to match Indian requirements with UKcapabilities paving the way for future collaborations.Mr R. Dinesh, Core Group Member, CII Institute ofLogistics and Joint Managing Director, TVS Sons,speaking at the seminar, invited UK-based companiesto have direct involvement in India’s infrastructureprojects.Mr. Gordon Rankine, Chairman, UK Ports and TerminalsGroup, pointed out that five different logistics companieswere already involved in port-related developmentactivities in Tamil Nadu alone. “We find the policyframework, which encourages any infrastructure-relatedactivity and allows us to get involved in port operationsin partnership with Indian companies, also favourablefor investment,” he said.The delegation emphasised the need for a logistics parkto manage the cargo that India handles. The visitorsexpressed interest in engaging in partnerships in areasof technical consultancy,port management andoperations. Their mainattractions were thegovernment’s stimulusp a c k a g e a i m e d a taccelerating the growth ofinfrastructure in India andthe PPP working model.R Dinesh, Core Group Member, CII Institute of Logistics, and Jt MD,TVS Sons, Dr C B S Venkataramana, Jt Director General of Shipping,India, Mike Connor, British Deputy High Commissioner in South India andGordon Rankine, Chairman, Ports and Terminals Group, UKThe UK delegation alsovisited Hyderabad andMumbai.Communiqué April 2009 | 37

awardtowards excellenceThe CII-EXIM Bank Awardfor Business Excellence wasinstituted in 1994, jointly bythe Confederation of Indian Industryand the Export Import Bank ofIndia, to promote the awarenessof business excellence as anincreasingly important element incompetitiveness. It is regarded asthe most prestigious award in Indiafor Business Excellence for Indiancompanies.The CII-EXIM Bank Award forBusiness Excellence, 2009Assessment• Based on EFQM Model ofBusiness Excellence• By a team of 4-6 qualifiedprofessionals• Over 1000 hours invested foreach application• M o s t r i g o r o u s , t r a n s p a r e n tand internationally benchmarkedassessment processTo be an Award winner, a company must demonstrateExcellence in results with respect to its various stakeholders(customers, employees,society and investors) achievedthrough leadership directing itspolicy and strategy, its people,resources and processes. The CIIInstitute of Quality administers thisaward in India with technical supportfrom the European Foundation forQuality Management (EFQM).All organisations operating inIndia, their operating units andSBUs, besides overseas units ofIndian companies can participate. Small and MediumBusinesses also participate in the Award process.The Award ModelBenefits of Participation• get an external perspectiveon the current status of theorganisation’s practices and performance, beyondfinancial performance• measure the organisation’s progress on the journeytowards Excellence and compare with the best inclass companies• facilitate learning opportunitiesand professional developmentfor managers• accelerate improvement effortsand provide motivation tomanagersBesides, each participatingo r g a n i s a t i o n r e c e i v e s acomprehensive feedback reportThe TimetableLetter of Intent 30 April, 2009Submission ofApplication Document15 June, 2009Site Visits September -October 2009Results November 2009e n u m e r a t i n g t h e i r‘Strengths’ and ‘Opportunitiesfor Improvement’ which could beleveraged into the strategic planning oforganisations. The recognition in line with the Awardcriteria is a bonus!The Award is the highest level of recognition followedby Prize, Commendation for Significant Achievement andCommendation for Strong Commitment to Excel.Past Award Winners include TCS(2006), Tata Motors, CVBU (2005),Infosys (2002), Tata Steel (2000),Maruti Suzuki (1998) and HP(1997). The Tinplate Companyof India (2008) and BHEL, HeavyElectrical Equipment Plant,Haridwar (2006) have been prizewinners too.For more details please contact: n.deep@cii.in or visit www.cii-iq.inCommuniqué April 2009 | 39

qualitytowards excellenceFood Safety, Quality & NutritionProgramme for School Meal OrganisersA capacity buildingprogramme helped develop35 noon-meal organisers asmaster trainers and changeagents in Tamil NaduCII-IQ, in its endeavor towards capacity buildingin Food Safety and Quality among mid-daymeal organisers of schools, created yet anotherlandmark. Its Education and Food Desks, with the supportof the Department of Social Welfare and Noon-MealPprogramme, Tamil Nadu, conducted an 8 day-capacitybuilding programme for 35 noon-meal organisers ingovernment schools from 10 zones of Chennai.The programme was inaugurated on 25 February byMr. K. Manivasan, Commisioner, Department of SocialWelfare, Tamil Nadu and was conducted in 2 phases;25-28 February and 11-14 March.The programme helped develop 35 noon-meal organisersas master trainers and change agents to bring abouta radical change in the overall attitude of the noonmealorganisers across the state. The highly interactivesessions facilitated understanding of Food Safety andQuality and Personal Safety and other aspects ofimplementation related to stakeholders associated withthe Noon-Meal programme. The subsequent action planis to cascade the learnings to around 42,000 noonmealcentres which cater to students from Class I to Xacross Tamil Nadu!The importance and implementation aspects ofestablishing food safety policies, fire safety, food safetyand nutrition, food preparation while retaining nutritivevalue, personal hygiene, teamwork, leadership and theskills required for master trainers were covered throughenthusiastic group exercises, discussions, team activities,team presentations, team games and power pointpresentations, including real life cases captured throughphotographs, pictorials and video clippings.It was the first of its kind programme in this area ofcapacity building and received a highly positive responseand feedback from the participants. The journey ofputting learnings to practice has only just begun forthese Noon-Meal organisers!Although for most of the participants it was their first ofits kind exposure, they were quite comfortable and keenlyparticipated in group activities, made very informativeK. Manivasan, Commissioner, Department of Social Welfare,Tamil Nadu, delivering the inaugural addressNoon-meal organisers engaged in group activitiesCommuniqué April 2009 | 41

qualityand interesting charts for presentations and were veryconfident in putting forth their suggestions. Their ratingsfor the programme varied between ‘Excellent’ and‘Very Good’ with no adverse comments. Some of thesignificant feedbacks included:• I will implement whatever I have learnt in theprogramme.• Should have been implemented 15 years back.• Will be a role model for other organisers.• Thanks to the department and all officials.• Attitudinal change in us.• Should be extended to entire Tamil Nadu.• Number of training days can be increased.• Banana can be given to the children everyday.Mr. A Ingersoll, Joint Director, Noon-Meal Programme,and Mr. Peer Mohamed, AEO, Noon-Meal Programme,Chennai Corporation, were actively involved in theprogramme, with CII-IQ resource persons.The midday meal scheme was initiated in 1960 by Mr.Kamaraj to enhance the literacy rate, reduce dropoutsin schools, increase the attendance of children goingto school and enhance the learning and cognitivedevelopment of the students. It was further expandedby Dr. M G Ramachandran, former Chief Minister ofTamil Nadu. As the scheme provides a nutritious mealto the students of classes 1-5, it has been re-christenedas the Nutritious Meal Programme.For more details please contact S Sayeelakshmi ats.sayeelakshmi@cii.inFood Safety and Quality for SMEsA Quality Council of India (QCI)-CII SensitisationProgramme on Food Safety sensitized food processingsector personnel, hotel management students andhoteliers on the advantages of implementing Qualitytools and techniques, in Siliguri on 14 March.Dr Indrani Ghose, Principal Counsellor, CII Institute ofQuality, said that Quality tools and techniques reduceworkers’ fatigue, process variations and waste, makinglife easier for the food handlers, and thereby providethem with adequate time and motivation to implementHACCP and ISO 22000 Food Safety Standards.MSME and SME units were urged to join the CII FoodClusters and be a part of the nationwide thrust on FoodSafety initiated by the Ministries of Food Processing andHealth, QCI and Food Safety and Standards Authority,India. Mr M. Jena of QCI explained the importance ofaccredited certificates and establishing their authenticity.The workshop was inaugurated by Mr G.S. Hora andMr R. Jajodia, Chairman and Vice Chairman, CII NorthBengal, and Mr A. Roychowdhury, Deputy Director,Tea Board.CII-IQ has been pursuing efforts since 2004 to sensitisethe food industry and its stakeholders and upgradeprocessing units to international food safety standards.Around 46 Assam tea units, facilitated through CIIFood Clusters, are food safety certified, with more inthe pipeline.Food Safety Systems in the FoodProcessing SectorThe importance of Food Safety to avoid food-borneillnesses was underlined in the sensitization programmeon Food Safety Systems organised by CII UttarakhandState Council, in partnership with QCI and CII-IQ inDehradun on 19 March.The programme provided awareness on implementingGood Hygiene, Good Manufacturing and ISO 22000based Food Safety systems through employeeinvolvement programmes like 3M and 5S. It alsodiscussed the expectations of the retail trade in respectof food safety and the role of accreditation in the foodsector, besides touching on some Codex guidelines.The messages that Food Safety and Quality werecomplementary and the need for the retail trade tofocus more on primary producers to control food safetyissues at the initial stage were reiterated.Food Safety Systems programme in Dehradun42 | April 2009 Communiqué

green businesstowards excellenceCII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business CentreInternational Award for GBCThe CII- Sohrabji Godrej GreenBusiness Centre received theinternational Aspen Institute Energyand Environment Awards underthe NGO category, during theAspen Environment Forum held atAspen, Colorado, on 27 March.The award is given for contributionsin increasing renewable energygeneration, increasing efficiency,achieving radical price reductions,or developing new green marketsin developing countries.Mr S Raghupathy, Senior Director& Head, CII-Godrej GBC receivedthe award on behalf of CII.The Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Award2009 presented to the CII-Sohrabji Godrej GreenBusiness Centre, under the NGO category at the AspenEnvironment Forum.CII – TCM Maturity ModelCII has launched a novel initiative called `TCM – MaturityModel’, in order to evaluate, assess and rate the costmanagement systems of the companies. The model isthe first of its kind in India.The model has been developed to evolve a certificationprocess to facilitate a company to become world classin cost management. The TCM Maturity Model whichrates the cost management systems at the unit levelhas 5 hierarchical levels. The model is administered bythe CII TCM DivisionTo take this initiative forward, CII TCM Division jointlywith the Department of Public Enterprises, Governmentof India, organised an interactive session on 17 March inNew Delhi. Chaired by Mr R Bandyopadhyay, Secretary,Department of Public Enterprises, session was attendedby over 36 participants including CEOs and seniorofficials from Public Sector Units from all over India.Francois Binder, Country Director- India, SDC, addressing the WaterInvestor’s Meet - India 2009of water resources,resulting in imminentthreat to the very supplyof the finite resource.On the other hand, theemerging problemsaffecting Indian watersupply offer significantbusiness opportunitiesfor various stakeholdersto promote and deliverwater-efficient equipments and devices, solutions andservices.To catalyse and facilitate investments in the water sectorin India, CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centreunder the banner of Indian Business Alliance on Water,(IBAW- a partnership with UNDP, USAID, SDC and theWorld Economic Forum to facilitate PPCP in water andwatershed management) organised a ‘Water InvestorsMeet - India 2009’ in New Delhi on 17 March.Mission on Sustainable GrowthThe Mission on Sustainable Growth (MSG) initiative waslaunched at the CEO’s Meet on MSG in Ahmedabadon 19 March. Earlier similar CEOs Meets on MSGhave been held in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi,Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi and Pune.The core purpose of the Mission is to promote andchampion conservation of natural resources in IndianIndustry without compromising on high and acceleratedgrowth.Mr D J Yadav, Convenor, CII Gujarat Environment Panel& Chief Executive Officer – Project Management, ArvindLtd & Arvind Accel Ltd spoke about the Mission and theWater Investors Meet – India 2009The rapid economic growth and urbanization occurringin India is manifesting into the increased consumptionD J Yadav, Convenor, CII-Gujarat Environment Panel & CEO, ProjectManagement, Arvind Ltd & Arvind Accel Ltd, Piruz Khambatta, PastChairman, CII Gujarat State Council & CMD, Rasna Pvt Ltd, andYatindra Sharma, Vice Chairman, CII Gujarat State Council & Jt MD,KHS Machinery Pvt. Ltd.Communiqué April 2009 | 43

green businessCII Code for Ecologically Sustainable Business Growth.He invited industry members to sign the CII Code. Atthe Meet, 15 companies signed the CII Code.So far, 220 companies in India have expressed theircommitment to the CII Code for Ecologically SustainableBusiness Growth.New Ventures India road showsNew Ventures India (NVI) is a centre of sustainableentrepreneurship, specially designed to meet the needsof Indian entrepreneurs in the domain of sustainability.It helps entrepreneurs overcome common businesschallenges; and enables sustainable businesses todeliver environmental and social benefits in addition toeconomic development.New Ventures India, as part of their green and sustainablebusiness proposal identification process, organised roadshows in Hyderabad and Chennai on 23 March and 30March respectively. The roadshows were held to attractentrepreneurs to apply for New Ventures India cycle2009. More than 40 participants attended each show.More road shows are lined up by NVI in Bangalore,Cochin, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Consequently,New Ventures India will select potential green andsustainable business proposals from the applicants.Select business proposals will get pro bono mentoringand business advisory services. Finally, the selectedbusiness proposals will be showcased during theInvestor Forum 2009.on energy-intensive systems such as process heating,steam, pumps, fans and compressed air.The workshops also witnessed a panel discussion onexploring opportunities for future cooperation betweenthe DOE and CII.Key VisitorsDelegates from the US Air War CollegeA high-level delegation from the US Air War Collegevisited the Centre on 5 March. Mr S Raghupathy, SeniorDirector & Head, CII-Godrej GBC took the delegationon a green building tour and briefed on the energyefficient, eco-friendly and sustainable features of theCII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre. The tourwas followed by a presentation on the centre activitiesand initiatives.Students from ASEAN CountriesA group of 50 students from 10 ASEAN countries visitedthe CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre on 25March to learn more about the green building featuresof the Centre. The visit was a part of their trip of sightsand sounds of modern and ancient India.Students were taken on a green building tour andwere briefed on the energy efficient, eco-friendly andsustainable features of the Centre.Workshops on EnergyJames Quinn, Supervisor andTeam Leader Technology Delivery,US Dept. of Energy IndustrialTechnology ProgramConfederation of IndianIndustry and the USDepartment of Energyjointly organised twoworkshops on the SaveEnergy Now initiative forindustry on 31 March inChennai and on 2 Aprilin New Delhi.Save Energy Now (SEN),is a national initiative of theIndustrial TechnologiesProgram (ITP) of the US DoE to drive a 25% reductionin industrial energy intensity in 10 years.The workshops helped companies learn about the SENinitiative to reduce energy consumption in US industryand to identify key opportunities for savings by focusingStudents from ASEAN Countries atthe CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre44 | April 2009 Communiqué

missionindia@75India@75: The People's AgendaIndia@75 reflects CII’s aspiration to facilitate India’s transformationinto an economically vital, technologically innovative, and sociallyand ethically vibrant global leader by the year 2022CII, Yi, and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)announced the launch of India@75: The Peoples’Agenda with an objective to spark a transformationof India by the year 2022, on 26 March in New Delhi.The ‘Peoples’ Agenda’ was commissioned to involvepeople across the country in a visioning of how Indiacould be at 75 years of independence.Professor CK Prahalad, Paul and Ruth McCrackenDistinguished University Professor, Ross School ofBusiness, University of Michigan, USA, said that India@75is the most tested and supported idea in India today. Hesaid that India@75 was an election manifest.If politicians wanted to know what peoplewanted they should look to what India@75had unearthed.BCG developed an innovative approach thatwas structured at the grassroots level of thestate level, since each state is unique, at itsown stage of development, facing its ownunique sets of issues. This included hearingand studying voices across many differentgeographies, different socio-economic classes,different age groups, different occupations, differentgenders and different religions.Mr. Gopal Srinivasan, Chairman, CII Mission onIndia@75, said that, across the country, people hadstrong aspirations of what they wanted for India@75.The five aspirations that cut across all geographies andpeople were:• Education and skills is a top priority for all thepeople: 100% literacy; 200 million college graduatesand 500 million skilled workforce• Efficient infrastructure deployment can change thepace of India’s growth dramatically• Development has to be environmentally sustainable,that is non-negotiable• Innovation and ‘next practices’ are key to progress:we must find new ways to do things• Corruption is seen as a major corroding influenceeating away the vitality of India: India can becomea moral leader in the world.Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, saidthat India@75 showed how to take advantage ofthe current economic situation. He noted thateveryone sees India becoming a global leader,and this crisis is an opportunity.Mr Rajan Navani, Co-Chair, CII Mission onIndia@75 said that India@75 was a rallyingcry for the young in the country. He saidthat a volunteer corps of young peoplewould be created for working with institutionsacross the country at the grassroots level to make thevision a reality.Mr James Abraham, Senior Partner & Director, BCG, saidthat crises would come and go. Only a shared aspirationlike India@75 would keep us on track and point to thethings that we have to get done, no matter what.For more details on India@75, please log on to www.indiaat75.inVenu Srinivasan, President, CII, (then President Designate, CII), CK Prahalad, Paul and Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor,Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, USA, K V Kamath, then President CII, and Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII,releasing the National Vision Document, India@75: The Peoples' AgendaCommuniqué April 2009 | 45

-Yi Office Bearers 2009-10Dr. Rahul Mirchandani,Executive Director,A r i e s A g r o L t d ,is the Yi NationalChairman for 2009-10. Dr Mirchandani,who was the Yi ViceChairman last year,has led Yi YouthAffairs activities bothin Mumbai and laternationally. In 2007, heconceptualised the firstDr. Rahul Mirchandani,National Chairman, YiCII-Yi National Young Farmers Network, in partnershipwith Aries Agro Ltd, to enable young farmers acrossIndia to share and learn agricultural best practices.Bhairavi Jani, National Vice Chairman, Yi, with Shashank Agarwal,Chairman, Yi Indore ChapterMs. Bhairavi Jani, Director, SCA Group of Companies isthe Yi National Vice Chairman, 2009-10. She has heldvarious portfolios in Yi, including National Finance Chair,National Learning Chair and Mumbai Chapter Chair.National NewsYi Pathfinder 2009Yi conducts Pathfinder, a strategy cum direction workshopat the beginning of each year. This year the 3 rd editionof the Pathfinder workshop was organised on 14-15March in Gurgaon. Forty Yi members charted out thework plan and processes for the year under the variousplatforms, initiatives, organisations and events.Interaction on e-solutionsYi organised an interaction with Mr Robert Blackwell Jr,Founder and President of Electronic KnowledgeInterchange (EKI), on 2 March. EKI is an e-solutionapplication, development and implementation companyspecialising in Intranet, Extranet, Workflow and webbased supply chain management and other e-commercesolutions. Mr Blackwell, a founder of many companies,was closely associated with the ‘Obama in America’campaign and has been a member of the ChicagoBoard of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.He shared his entrepreneurial experiences with a groupof 25 young entrepreneurs.Chapter UpdatesOral Health CampYi Pune carried out an oral health and dental checkup camp at the Bebawadi Prathmic Vidalaya, a PuneMunicipal Corporation school for underprivileged childrenon 9 March. A team of interns and post graduate studentsfrom Bharti Dental College examined 244 children fromStd 2-7 as per WHO norms.IndiaPreneur Business PlanYi Pune Indira Net organised a business plan competition,‘IndiaPreneur 2009’, on 9 March involving 400 studentsfrom different management institutes across India,along with mentors from industry. ‘IndiaPreneur’ was anattempt to develop employment creators rather than justemployment seekers. The competition offered a cashprize of Rs. 1.25 lakh and an opportunity to pitch to‘IndiaCo Venture’ & ‘Young Angels’ for funding.Yi NIT Net at RourkelaYi Bhubneshwar launched its 1 st Net at the NationalInstitute of Technology, Rourkela on 19 March. On thisoccasion, a blood donation camp was also organisedin association with the Ispat General Hospital and CWSHospital. A total of 92 units of blood were collected.Blood Donation Camp at Rourkela46 | April 2009 Communiqué

Yi Cleanliness DriveA cleanliness drive was organized at the Juhu Beach,Mumbai by the students of K. J. Somaiya Institute ofManagement Studies and Research in association withYi Mumbai chapter and other bodies on 18 March. Morethan 100 students gathered to perform small skits, unfurlbanners with motivational messages and pick garbagelying on the beach.Yi Net at GandhinagarThe Institute of Petroleum Technology, Gandhinagar(IPTG) signed an MoU with Yi Ahmedabad Chapter,for a Yi Net on 27 March. Subsequently, IPTG studentsdistributed 400 deworming tablets to labourers on theircampus.Learning to play GolfYi Chandigarh chapter organized a session on ‘LearningHow to Play Golf’ for its members on 28 March. Thesession was facilitated by Mr Jesse Grewal, class ‘A’teaching professional, who was assisted by Mr MaheshKumar, class ‘B’ teaching professional at the ChandigarhGolf Association. Mr Jesse Grewal articulated thetechniques of driving, putting, chipping and striking theball. He also spoke about rules of golfing, various kindsof clubs and the origin of Golf.Chapter Annual SessionsAnnual Sessions were conducted across the Yi Chaptersin March and office bearers were appointed for theyear 2009-10.Suresh Kalmadi, MP, and President, Indian Olympic Committee,Chetan Wakalkar, Immediate Past Chair Yi Pune, Rohit More, PastCo-Chair Yi Pune at the Yi Pune Annual DayShivinder Mohan Singh, Immediate Past Chairman, CII Delhi StateCouncil, Naveen Munjal, Chair, Yi Delhi Chapter and Rahul Chawla,Incoming Chair, Yi Delhi Chapter at the Yi Delhi Annual SessionJay Galla, Yi National Chairman, Utpal Sen Gupta, Immediate PastChairman CII, Andhra Pradesh, and Harish Chandrash Prasad, ChairmanCII, Andhra Pradesh at the Yi Hyderabad 4th Annual SessionThe latest edition of the CII Directory of Members 2009is now available. The Directory contains comprehensiveinformation of over 7000 member organisations - large,medium and small – both from the public and theprivate sectors, as well as MNCs /associations affiliatedto CII, which together form the powerhouse of India’seconomic growth.The Directory, in a CD format, is priced at Rs 5,000 percopy (plus Rs 50 for courier and handling charges). Thereis a discount of Rs 1000 off the regular price for CIImembers, who would pay Rs 4000 (+Rs 50) per CD.Directory of MembersYou may buy your copy1. Online from our website www.cii.in2. In person from CII offices at New Delhi, Gurgaon,Mumbai, Chennai or Kolkatta3. By sending a cheque/ demand draft payable at NewDelhi in favour of ‘Confederation of Indian Industry’to the address below. (Please remember to cite yourmembership number, if you are a CII member.)CII PublicationsConfederation of Indian Industry249-F, Sector 18, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV, Gurgaon - 122 015, Haryana, INDIATel: 91-124-401 4060-67 Fax: 91-124-401 4080Communiqué April 2009 | 47

India World& theEast AsiaASEANFifty students from the 10 ASEAN member countriesvisited India at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Indiato experience resurging India firsthand. The studentsvisited Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai, and the GoldenQuadrilateral – Delhi, Jaipur and Agra over 10 days.The programme, the third of its kind, was organised byIndia’s Ministry of External Affairs and CII.ChinaForeign Trade DropsTrade January 2009 February 2009$ bn, Change $ bn, ChangeTotal 141.8; -29.02% 124.95Exports 90.45; -17.5% 64.9; 25.7%Imports 51.43; -43.1 60.05; 24.1%Source: MOC, PRCEconomic FiguresASEAN students at MahabalipuramCPI: Down to 1.6% in February, 1st negative growthin 6 yearsPPI: Down 3.3% in January and 4.5% in February.Retail sales: Up 15.2% in first 2 months to$293.8 billionUrban fixed asset investment: Up 26.5% in first 2months to $150.35 billionIndustrial output: Slows to 5.2% in January andFebruaryFDI: $7.54 billion in January and$5.83 billion in FebruaryExport Tax RebateThe actual export tax rebate in thefirst two months stood at $9.77 billion,up 20.8%. China has also raisedthe tax rebate rate on some textile,iron and steel, nonferrous metal,petrochemical, electronic informationand light industrial exports from1 April.Chinese Trade Team Visits EuropeA high-powered Chinese trade and business delegationled by Mr Chen Deming, Minister of Commerce, visitedGermany, Switzerland, Spain and the UK. Chinesecompanies signed 37 procurement deals with Germancompanies covering areas like electronics, automotive,textile and medical industries among others, worth11 billion euros ($14 billion).China Rejects Coke BidChina has rejected the Coca-Cola Co.’s $2.3 billionbid to buy the largest Chinese juice producer, ChinaHuiyuan Juice Group. This purchase would have beenthe biggest foreign acquisition of a Chinese companyto date.World Bank Cuts China’s GDP ForecastThe World Bank has notched down its projectionfor China’s GDP growth for this year to 6.5%, butsaid the country is still likely to outgrow most othereconomies.New Stimulus Package, if NeededPremier Wen Jiabao said that China has prepared plansto cope with even bigger difficulties amid the financialcrisis and is ready to put forward a new stimulus48 | April 2009 Communiqué

eportpackage at any time, if needed. Chinahas already rolled out a 4-trillion-yuantwo-year stimulus package includinghuge government investment, taxreform, industrial restructuring, scientificinnovation, social welfare and promotingemployment.Pressure on Yuan RejectedChinese Premier Wen Jiabao said thatno country in the world has the rightto put pressure on the devaluationor appreciation of the Chinesecurrency, and the requirement for thedevaluation of the yuan does not fit the country’s currentsituation.Yuan Settlement in Foreign TradeSix Chinese regions, including Guangdong, Shanghai,Guangxi, Yunnan, Hong Kong and Macao are competingto begin a pilot programme that allows the yuan to beused as settlement currency in regional trade, localmedia reported.Defence SpendingChina plans to increase its defence budget by 14.9%in 2009. Defense expenditure accounted for 1.4% ofGDP in 2008.India, China Joint Trade PanelMr G K Pillai, India’s Commerce Secretary, and thevisiting Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce, Mr ZhongShan, have agreed to set up a joint panel comprisingjoint secretary-level officers from the governments ofIndia and China to settle all bilateral differences on tradeand investment. The Chinese delegation also met India’sDirector General of Safeguards and Director General ofAnti-dumping and Allied Duties, as well as the RevenueSecretary. China has taken up the issue of the Indianban on import of toys from China with the WTO.India-China: Drivers of the Asian CenturyBy 2025 India and China will be among the top fivemost important nations in the world and are wellpositioned to be the drivers of world economy in a postcrisisworld, said Mr. H. S. Puri, Secretary (EconomicRelations), Ministry of External Affairs. He was addressinga conference on “India-China: Drivers of the AsianCentury in a Post Crisis World”, organized jointly byCII and the Aspen Institute on 4 March in New Delhi.At the conference on ‘India-China: Drivers of the Asian Century in a Post Crisis World’.Mr. Puri felt India and China can together draw up aresponsible global financial architecture to overcomethe current crisis.He highlighted the need for greater regional cooperation;discouraging trade protectionism; and undertakingmeasures for building confidence in the economy. Heremained confident about India’s huge domestic marketand the emergence of rural India. He also released thebook ‘Getting China and India Right’ co-authored byProf. Anil K Gupta and Ms. Haiyan Wang.Mr. Zhang Yan, Ambassador, China, said that China haslaunched a RMB 4 trillion investment scheme which isequivalent to 16% of the country’s GDP in 2007. TheChinese financial sector remains intact, but the realeconomy has suffered gravely. Around 670,000 smallscale enterprises have been shut down since the adventof downturn, leaving 6.7 million people jobless. Today10-15 million migrant workers in rural China are waitingfor new jobs, he shared.The Ambassador believed that China and India’seconomies have strength and resilience against thecrisis. He highlighted proactive initiatives for restoringeconomic delight: beefing up confidence betweenIndia and China; mutually looking out for investmentopportunities; discarding protectionist tendencies;preparing the foundation to lift up the economy; andmaintaining social equality.Mr. Salil Singhal, Chairman, CII (NR) & ChairmanSecure Meters Ltd, said the well strategized nationaldevelopment policies adopted by India and China will seeglobal GDP contribution to the tune of 45-50% comingin from both the nations in times to come.Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, said thatCII would soon open its office in Beijing.Communiqué April 2009 | 49

eportJapanIndustry WoesJapan’s manufacturing output led by automobileproduction has fallen for the fifth straight month inFebruary. Industrial production fell 9.4% annually, butrebounded from January’s record 10.2% plunge.Foreign Trade (provisional)Trade February 2009 February 2008 % ChangeExports 3,525,454 6,973,675 -49.4Imports 3,443,102 6,037,854 -43.0Balance 82,352 935,821 -91.2Japan logged its first current account deficitin 13 years in January. Japan’s trade deficitin January also reached 952.6 billion yen($9.9 billion).Business Conditions DeclineThe Japanese government has downgraded itsassessment of the nation’s business conditionsfor the sixth straight time since December2007 as the ongoing financial crisis tooka heavy toll on its economy. In its latest report, theMinistry of Economy, Trade and Industry lowered theoverall business trend to “receding” from the previouslyreported “weakening further” in December 2008 amiddeteriorating production and employment situations. Innine of Japan’s 10 regions, business conditions were“receding” or “weakening further,” said the ministry.Economic StimulusJapan’s Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano told US TreasurySecretary Timothy Geithner that Japan would exceed theUnited States’ request to implement stimulus measuresequivalent to at least 2% of GDP. Mr Yosano said Japanwould spend at least 3 trillion yen more to boost theeconomy.Big Business Sentiment FallsThe business sentiment index among large Japanesecompanies in the January-March quarter was minus 51.3,a significant deterioration from the previous period’sminus 35.7. The figure is expected to improve to minus24.8 in second quarter.Business Seeks New Economic MeasuresBusiness leaders have urged Prime Minister Taro Asoto compile additional economic steps worth 30 trillionyen after the main budget for fiscal 2009. The JapanBusiness Federation and Japan Chamber of Commerceand Industry made the request at a meeting of anexperts’ panel with the prime minister.Seminar on Japanese Business in IndiaCII and the Japan Foundation organised a seminar on17 March on ‘Japanese Business in India: StrengtheningTies’ in New Delhi. Dr. Masanori Kondo, Senior AssociateProfessor of Economics, International Christian University,Tokyo, said it was an opportune time for JapaneseSeminar on Japanese Business in Indiacompanies to improve their business image in India, andurged them to look at trade opportunities in sectors likefinance, retail and applied research industries.South KoreaSteps for RecoverySouth Korea’s ruling party agreed with the governmenton creating a supplementary budget of $20.6 billion forjob creation and economic recovery.TaiwanEducation Delegation from TaiwanA Taiwanese education delegation led by Dr Si-Chen Lee,President, National Taiwan University and comprisingrepresentatives of the Ministry of Education and relevantassociations of universities of Taiwan visited CII on 24March.Dr Y S Rajan, Principal Advisor, CII, interacted with thedelegation and discussed various points like internshipof experts and students, placement of students andindustry persons and cooperation between CII andTaiwanese educational institutions.50 | April 2009 Communiqué

South East AsiaAustralia• Australia’s national accounts data (seasonallyadjusted)indicated that the economy contracted by0.5% in the December quarter, putting GDP growth forthe year at 0.3%. Stronger performances in agriculture,forestry and fishing helped offset negative contributionsfrom manufacturing, property and business services,and wholesale trade.• Mr Ric Battellino, Governor, Reserve Bank, saidAustralia’s economy was likely to contract in 2009 butwould likely see some recovery towards year end.• The Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)is looking at re-establishing itself in India as a topfourforeign and super regional bank in Greater Chinaand the Indian subcontinent. It is obtaining a newbanking licence and hopes to begin business in 6 to12 months.• Australia will slash its quota of skilled migrant visas by14% as the global economic crisis fuels unemployment.The government earlier warned that the slowing economycould send joblessness up to 7%.Cambodia• The Cambodian government has undertaken a $12.6million World Bank administered Trade DevelopmentSupport Programme to help expand its internationaltrade. The programme will focus on legal reforms,trade facilitation and product standards by improvingregulations and internal processes. The World Bankrepesentative in Cambodia said there was a need towiden export markets and woo larger investors as thecountry’s economy comes under pressure.• Cambodia has been selected as pilot country fora $50 million pilot programme for climate changeadministered by the WB.• The Bank of India has received RBI permission tolocate offices in various countries, including Cambodiaand New Zealand. These overseas offices are likely tobe opened in a year or two.• The IMF has revised its 2009 growth projections forCambodia to 4.25% from 4.75%, saying the economicenvironment would remain ‘extremely challenging’ intonext year.Indonesia• Bank Indonesia cut its key rate by half a percentagepoint to 7.75% to boost the country’s declining exportperformance. Export sales plunged 36% in Januarycompared to the year before, marking the biggest dropin 22 years for Indonesia.• Inflation has dropped well below the historicalaverage, but the falling inflation is putting pressure onIndonesia’s balance of payments.report• Indonesia’s National Development Planning Agencyhas put the export growth rate for the current year at-6%, anticipating a decrease in both volume and pricingin oil & gas product exports, and related goods andservices.• President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says hisgovernment will disburse $6.1 billion in April towardsstimulus spending to finance massive infrastructureprojects to create jobs and boost economic growth.• The Indonesian Employers Association said thecountry’s unemployed population grew to 240,000in March, mostly from labour-intensive industries.Government data showed unemployment was 37,909.• Foreign bank branches in Indonesia posted fairlystrong growth in 2008 despite heavy losses by a numberof head offices inflicted by the financial global crisis.Citibank chalked up a 14.8% increase in profit to US$173million last year from the previous year.Malaysia• January saw Malaysia’s sharpest export decline in15 years. Overseas shipments plunged 27.8% y-o-yafter slipping 14.9% the previous month. Exports ofelectrical and electronic products and palm oil werebadly affected. Imports dropped 32%.• Fitch Ratings expects Malaysia’s non-performingloan ratio to rise beyond 6.5% from 4% at end 2008 inthe light of worsening unemployment. Malaysian banks’asset quality is also expected to deteriorate, but willbe mitigated by the recent interest rate cuts and fiscalstimulus measures.• Malaysia pumped $16.26 billion into the economyas part of the second stimulus package in March,expects to see its economy either contract or grow by1 percent in 2009. The $16 billion package, the biggesteconomic stimulus initiative Malaysia has ever taken,is equivalent to 9% of its GDP. The government aimsto increase employment, boost consumer confidence,improve infrastructure and help the private sector. Thetextile, electrical, and automotive industries, which aremost affected, will be granted additional benefits.• Fitch says the stimulus package will put pressure onthe country’s sovereign rating in spite of its strong foreignreserves. The stimulus will worsen the country’s alreadyweak fiscal position owing to its high debt levels. Fitchwould probably revise its 2009 economic growth forecastfor Malaysia to a contraction, as well as raise the fiscaldeficit projections for the current and next year.Last month, Fitch lowered Malaysia’s local currencyrating outlook to negative from stable, but kept the localcurrency rating at A-plus.• More than 26,000 people have lost lost their jobsin Malaysia since the beginning of this year as theeconomic slowdown forced employers to cut back. TheCommuniqué April 2009 | 51

eportgovernment is reported to have slashed work permitapprovals by 70% so far and cancelled work visas of55,000 Bangladeshi workers. The Malaysian EmployersFederation expects unemployment to rise.• Malaysia’s Ministry for International Trade & Industryis drawing a 5-year masterplan (2009-2013) to increaseBumiputra participation in the manufacturing and servicesindustries. The master plan will identify challenges facedby Bumiputra entrepreneurs in these sectors, and detailstrategic thrusts to improve business.• Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, prior to assumingoffice as Malaysia’s premiere on 3 April, said Malaysiacould embrace some reforms such as liberalising theservices sector, but would not dismantle policies favouringethnic Malays. The system of economic preferences forethnic Malays was introduced by Najib’s father in theearly 1970s after race riots, to help Malays catch up withthe more prosperous ethnic Chinese community. Callsfor the policies to be dismantled have grown.• Maxis Communications Bhd has committed $10billion investment for the expansion of Aircel, in whichit has 74% stakeholdership.• Ingress Engineering Sdn Bhd and Mayur IndustriesLtd have entered into a 40:60 joint venture to design,develop, manufacture, sell and distribute automotivecomponent products in India.• Diversified pharmaceutical maker Hovid Bhd iscompleting its $2.66 million acquisition of a 51% stake inIndia’s Biodeal Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd. This will expandits tablet/capsule production capacity by 100%.• Emas Kiara Marketing Sdn Bhd has secured a $19.88million contract from the Assam government to raiseand strengthen the Brahmaputra Dyke to protect theMajuli and Dhakuakhana areas against flood devastation.The project will be undertaken by its joint-venturewith Vietnamese partner firm, Thinh Toan Trading &Construction J.S. Co.• Several oil & gas companies are keenly exploringopportunities to make Malaysia a regional hub on theback of growing demand from China and India, saidthe Malaysia Industrial Development Authority.Myanmar• Myanmar’s 2008 foreign trade volume increased17.8% from 2007, with natural gas topping the country’slist of exports. [Asian countries account for 90% of itstotal trade.]• Upgradation work on the 160-km Myanmar-IndiaFriendship Road stretching from Kalewa-Kale-Tamu onthe Myanmar side is targetted for completion by 2010.Opened in February 2001, the border road forms animportant link from the India-Myanmar border andMandalay.New ZealandThe New Zealand economy shrank 0.9% in Q4 lastyear - its biggest decline in 16 years. New Zealand’seconomy began contracting in the first quarter of 2008and some analysts are predicting a six-quarter-longrecession.• New Zealand’s current account deficit widened to anew record high of NZ$16.1 billion in the year, as deficitexpanded to a colossal 8.9% of GDP.• This yawning current account deficit spurred Standard& Poor to lower the nation’s AA+ credit rating outlookto ‘negative.’• New Zealand’s trade surplus widened to NZ$489million in February – as exports fell and imports tumbled,as the nation’s prolonged recession sapped demandfor foreign goods. The improving trade balance bodeswell for the current account deficit, which heightenedto a record NZ$16.1 billion last year.• The New Zealand government is reviewing itsoverseas investment policies to attract foreign investment,while at the same time protecting sensitive land, assetsand resources.Philippines• The Philippine Stock Exchange has set new rulesallowing brokerages to trade anonymously to attractmore foreign investors and boost liquidity in the equitiesmarkets.• President Gloria Arroyo has signed a $29.2 billionbudget to boost state spending and stave off recession.This includes a 330 billion peso stimulus package forinfrastructure, temporary jobs and cash handouts for thepoor to keep the economy in motion as exports tank.• Bangko Sentral Pilipinas cut its the key policy interestrates by 25 basis points.• Net FDI inflows into the Philippines fell 48% to US$1.5billion last year. The Balance of Payments (BoP) surplusin 2008 tumbled to a four-year low of $89 million froma record $8.58 billion in 2007. The central bank hasyet to make FDI estimations for 2009 but forecasts thatinvestment flows would stay in the black along withremittances, to lift BoP to $700 million by year end.• Tech outsourcing solutions firm, Cybernet-SlashCupport has established a technology supportoffice in Taguig City in the Philippines to complementits offshore facilities in India, US, and Poland, and willhire 100 technical support engineers locally over thenext couple of months.Singapore• Singapore’s key non-oil domestic exports plunged24% in February for a 10th straight month. Total52 | April 2009 Communiqué

eporttrade in February fell 22.1% to almost S$54 billion asshipments to the city-state’s top 10 markets, exceptChina, continued southwards. Demand from the USshrank most. Analysts said double-digit contraction inexports could be expected uptil at least the first halfof the year, with a chance for a turnaround late in theyear, as the effects of massive stimulus packages inmajor world economies would kick in.• Economists expect the Monetary Authority ofSingapore to re-center the trading band for the Singaporedollar and allow a one-off depreciation that will seethe local currency decline by about 4% against thegreenback by the end of Q2 this year. Analysts viewthe Singapore dollar extremely overvalued and opinethis move will restore a measure of competitiveness inSingapore exports.• ST Kinetics, the land systems and speciality vehiclesarm of state-linked Singapore Technologies Engineeringgroup, is the frontrunner for a key contract to supplyultra-lightweight cannons to the Indian Army in a contractreported to be worth $ 650 million.• India Infoline Ltd is seeking license to offer brokerageand investment banking services in Singapore and aimsto begin operations in the next 12 months. It also plansto commence offshore fund management services basedout of the island republic once the market recovers.Thailand• Thai Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said the Thaieconomy may shrink by 3% this year despite governmentstimulus measures.• Thailand lacks a safety net. Under further downwardpressure from the global recession, reports say the Thaieconomy faces its toughest year since the Asian financialcrisis of a decade ago. A university study predicts theThai economy will contract over Q1 and Q2 of 2009 by upto five percent. Now there are warnings of unemploymentreaching over one million people. Thai economists, in apaper to the United Nations, said the crisis would hit the“grassroots” low income populations the hardest. TheThai government has already announced a package ofover $3 billion to flow into the economy in the comingmonths, and further spending by the government maybe necessary.Vietnam• The Vietnamese government estimated growth willhave slowed to 3.1% in the first quarter of 2009 froma 7.4% expansion in the same period last year. Hanoistill projects annual growth of 6.5% this year after aslowdown in 2008 from the previous year.• The International Monetary Fund revised its growthforecast of 5% for Vietnam in 2009, saying the economywas likely to slow to 4.75% this year, in the face ofglobal economic turmoil.• Vietnam widened the trading band of the dongagainst the US dollar from 3% to 5% allowing its currencyroom to depreciate against foreign currencies. TheState Bank of Vietnam said this would facilitate flexibleadjustment of the economy and allow the exchangerate to stay close to the supply and demand of foreigncurrencies in the market.• Vietnam plans to invest $115 million through 2015in the exploration, exploitation and construction of threeilmenite ore (used in titanium production) and titaniumpowder production plants. The country’s titanium oredeposits account for 6% of the total titanium reservesin the world.• In a bid to help local food producers, Vietnam’sMinistry of Finance has hiked the import tarriffs on cattlemeat and pork. The import tax on some steel categorieswas also raised to help local steel firms liquidate theirgrowing stickpiles.• India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry hasimposed an initial anti-dumping duty of 16.32% on yarnand fabric imported from Vietnam based on preliminaryfindings by Indian authorities that Vietnamese fabricswere being sold at 16.32% below cost. This order willremain until 25 September when India completes itsinvestigations and decides further action. Vietnam saysthese textile firms are SMEs and lack the needed capitalto dump goods below cost.• India’s Ministry of Commerce has also accusedVietnam of dumping recordable compact discs (CD-R)into the Indian market and will impose an anti-dumpingtax rate over the next 3 months.• Vietnam’s compact flourescent lamp exporters willalso face steeper import tariffs in India as the DirectorateGeneral of Antidumping and Allied Duties, on concludinginvestigations, confirmed that Vietnamese-made lampswere being sold in India at a price lower than the normalvalue. The dumping margin was 70 - 85% dependingon the type of lamp.• A recent survey by A C Nielsen found mobile phoneownership percentage in Vietnam surpassing that ofChina (46%) and India (30%). The study showed upto 74% of the Vietnamese people surveyed owned amobile phone.• Vietnam has been ranked among the top 10 countrieswith quickest growth in Information and CommunicationTechnology by the International TelecommunicationUnion, among the 154 nations surveyed.Communiqué April 2009 | 53

CIS & RussiaCII CIS CommitteeThe traditional markets for the Commonwealth ofIndependent States (CIS) Region in Europe and thewestern regions have been severely affected by theglobal economic slowdown. The CIS business communityhas now started looking at new markets in neighbouringregions and South East Asia including India.CII CIS Committee Meeting in progressreportVarious delegations from CIS Region visiting India in thelast one year have highlighted the immense potentialfor bilateral trade with India. This increased frequencyof interaction from both sides led to the formation ofthe CII - CIS Committee to explore mutually beneficialbusiness opportunities.The CII CIS Committee, in a meeting in New Delhi on 18March outlined the strategy for economic engagementwith the CIS region. The primary focus will be onpromoting bilateral trade and investmentsthrough workshops and exhibitions,building academic linkages, developingcapacity building initiatives and takingup policy issues with representativegovernments. The emphasis was onstrengthening ties with existing MoUpartners and initiating new MoUs withall countries in the CIS region.Mr. S Sen, Principal Advisor, CII, chairedthe meeting.EuropeFranceAs the economic crisis deepened, the social temperaturerose, prompting warnings of class war, even as thesecond general strike in two months that succeededin getting close to three million people to join streetprotests passed off peacefully. A shaken governmentstarted looking for more carrots to offer!Government & Politics: The Unions clearly won thisround. In an unprecedented show of strength, bothpublic and private sector employees joined the strike,spearheaded by students and teachers. Though thecountry was not paralysed, recent laws on minimumservice in public transport ensuring that, the governmentwas jittery about unrest in the universities where bothstudents and teachers are opposed to proposed reform,which has now been shelved. People seem to bepassing from the initial stage of denial to anger as thecrisis deepens. Unions are seeking stimulus throughincreased consumption fuelled by higher wages andwant the government to drop plans for a cap on publicsector hiring.Student unrest has provided them and oppositionSocialists a cover to push their demands. Hauntedreportby the spectre of the 1968 student revolt that broughtFrance to near collapse, governments of all politicalhues are cautious in dealing with them.Public anger, directed at large public funding ofbank bailouts, has been sharpened by the insensitivebehaviour of the bosses of some companies receivinggovernment assistance, who want to help themselvesto large bonuses and golden parachutes in case ofdeparture. There was clamour for a law against bonuses.Medef has stressed its existing voluntary code of selfregulation as a model, warning against a ‘one size fitsall’ law as solution.Finally, the government passed a decree banningbonuses for companies, mostly bank and car producers,which received government aid aimed at their survival.The Government's margin of manoeuvre is limited; itcannot meet Union demands without abandoning itsproposed reforms as funding for both is just not availablein the current economic recession.While holding out the promise of some extra effort forstudents worried about their job prospects, PresidentSarkozy has refused to increase wages or taxes,arguing that the money he is allocating to themes like54 | April 2009 Communiqué

eportinfrastructure development will actually create real jobsand stimulate the economy. At the same time, he hasbeen stressing that capitalism must have moral valuesand has put pressure on employers to be ethical andexemplary leaders. Luckily for him, so far, the oppositionSocialists, weakened by ongoing internal feuding, havebeen unable to cash in on public discontent. But hecontinues to help them in unexpected ways! Amid allthis, President Sarkozy chose to push through France’sreintegration in NATO, not important in itself today, buta highly symbolic and emotional issue for many whosee it as repudiation of Gaullist heritage.Economy: The Economy, already in recession, is setto contract by 1.5% in 2009, in the worst post warforecast reversing previous projections of moderategrowth. Further, combined with €30bn expenditure oneconomic stimulus and a budget deficit of €103bn or5.6% of GDP, the country’s debt ratio will be 73.9%, goingto 77% in 2010! Low inflation at 0.4% evokes fears ofdeflation, but on the positive side, consumer spendingseems relatively steady despite rising unemployment,probably because the French system of social benefitsacts as a cushion.For the London G20 Summit, France and Germany,despite Merkel-Sarkozy antipathy, were one in opposingthe US proposal for greater financial stimulus, and,instead, stressed greater financial regulation and sealingof tax havens. Mr Sarkozy threatened to walk out if themeeting did not come up with a concrete programme,saying a soft consensus document was meaningless!Business & Industry: The Medef President’s reply tothe government that she had ‘neither the power, nor thedesire’ to ask members to forego bonuses provoked aSarkozy rebuke. Several companies, including ArcelorMittal went for complete or partial plant shutoffs withworkers in some cases responding with gherao tactics!Peugeot has summarily fired its chief executive, MrChristian Streif.GermanyThe German Government’s second economic stimuluspackage, which includes Euro 50 billion ($66 billion)worth of investments, aid to businesses and tax breaks,has been passed by both the houses of GermanParliament.EU bans Dimethyl Fumarate(DMF) in consumer productsThe European Commission, in its letter, has drawnattention to the emerging health risk to consumersposed by the use of Dimethyl Fumarate (DMF) inconsumer products, particularly in furniture andfootwear. Indian producers of consumer goods mayalso be using this chemical. The EC is temporarilybanning the use of DMF in consumer productsuntil a permanent solution under REACH can beestablished.A notification in the form of a Commission Decisionin this regard is being drafted. The EC has, therefore,advised that no consumer product made available inEU market, including imports, should contain DMF.The absence of DMF in consumer products shouldmean a maximum concentration of 0.1 mg/kg. Themeasure would be effective from 1 May 2009.As part of the package, the composition of the newvehicle tax would partially be based on the Co2emission of the vehicles. According to the legislation,which comes into effect on 1 July, 2009, all new carswill be taxed according to a combination of both Co2emissions per kilometre travelled as well as the enginesize of the vehicle.As per the regulation, until year 2011, there would be abasic free allowance of 120 grams of Co2 per kilometre(for which no Co2 vehicle tax would be levied). Beyondthis limit, Co2 vehicle tax would be Euro 2 per gram ofCo2 emitted by the vehicle per kilometre. Further, thebasic free allowance would be reduced to 110 gramsof Co2 per kilometre in 2012 and 2013 and thereafterto 95 grams of Co2 per kilometre from 2014 onwards.The vehicle tax would also depend on the engine sizeof the vehicle. The vehicle base tax here would be Euro2 per every 100 cubic metres of vehicle cubic capacityfor petrol-driven cars and Euro 9.50 per every cubicmetres of vehicle cubic capacity for diesel cars.The new legislation brings Germany into line with agrowing European Union consensus on the virtues ofemissions-based automobile tax rules. Over a dozen EUcountries have now inserted CO2 emissions into theirvehicle tax formulas, including France, Italy, Spain andthe United Kingdom.Communiqué April 2009 | 55

eportUnited KingdomThe G20 Business SummitThe G20 Business Summit, held at No.10, DowningStreet, London, on 18 March as a precursor to thePolitical Summit, was attended by business leaders fromthe countries invited to the G20 Political Summit on 2April, The Business Summit had as its focus economic,trade and investment protectionism, and the impact ontrade and capital flows.The Rt. Hon. Mr. GordonBrown, Prime Minister ofBritain, participated in thediscussions in his roleas Chairman of the G20,together with the Secretary ofState for Business, Enterprise& Regulatory Reform, LordMandelson, and six otherBritish Ministers. Addressingthe business participants, MrBrown said that the globalfinancial crisis needed aglobal approach to findingand implementing solutions.The situation in the bankingsystem and the decline intrade had three major policyresponses:1. Global interest rates have been cut significantly tostimulate the world economy.2. A huge injection into the banking system has alreadyenabled $2.5 trillion of extra lending.3. When monetary measures are not enough, quantitativeeasing and fiscal stimulus packages are the onlyoptions.Further decisions would be needed at the G20 Summit,however, in three particular areas.• The Doha round must be moved forward, mechanismsmust be put in place for effective monitoring ofcommitments, protectionism must be resisted andthe focus should be shifted to removing ratherthan creating barriers to trade and investment. Thereduction in the availability of trade credit and financeneeded to be reversed.This would mean mobilisingexport credit agencies, the private sector and newfunding.• Countries that could not restructure their ownbanking systems by themselves should receiveRt. Hon. Gordon Brown, MP, Prime Minister of UK;Rt. Hon Lord Peter Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business,Enterprise & Regulatory Reform; and Jamshyd N Godrej,Past President, CII, Chairman, CII Mission for Sustainable Growth& Climate Change, Chairman, CII Finance Committee and Chairmanand Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltdassistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and regionaldevelopment banks.• The flow of credit was a matter of confidence. Rulesthat govern this should be global; there can be noroom for avoiding the regulatory net. Trust in thebanking system was vital, which in turn requirednew standards, closer contact between regulatoryauthorities and effective supervision, and the abilityto provide early warning of potential problems.There was a need forambition at the G20, and thePrime Minister concluded bysaying that if the G20 couldcooperate to address theseissues, he was confidentof the future for the globaleconomy.The Business Summit endedwith a clear consensusa g a i n s t “ t o o m u c hregulation”.I n d i a n i n d u s t r y w a srepresented by Mr JamshydN Godrej, Past PresidentCII, Chairman, CII Missionfor Sustainable Growth &Climate Change, Chairman,CII Finance Committee, andChairman and Managing Director, Godrej & BoyceManufacturing Co. Ltd. Mr Godrej, said that to dealeffectively with the global downturn, it was essential to reestablishtrade finance and capital flows. He said that themeasures taken by India were only in response to thosetaken by others. He pointed out that people protectionismwas a big concern, especially with the movement ofprofessionals such as software engineers.Mr Martin Broughton, President, Confederation of BritishIndustry, said that it was important that business had avoice in these debates and decisions.The four major areas of business interests, as reportedto Prime Minister Brown were:Protectionism & the Doha Round: Agreement tocomplete the Doha round quickly would be the bestsignal against protectionism. Until then, a legally bindingstandstill commitment from the G20 to maintain tariffs ata maximum of existing applied rates would be a visiblesign of commitment to open markets. Participants wereextremely concerned that 17 of the G20 countries haveintroduced some form of trade or investment protectionsince the Washington commitment. Business felt that56 | April 2009 Communiqué

eportcountries should look beyond the WTO-consistentmeasures when examining trade, investment, capital andpeople protectionism. A proposal for a joint technicaltask force was made to monitor protectionist action.The business participants also felt that Russia’s accessionto WTO should be fast-tracked.Trade Finance, Capital Flows & Multilateral Institutions:Capital flows to emerging markets have dropped from$929bn (2007) to $165bn (2008) and were currentlynegative. As much as 90% of global trade needs credit,insurance or guarantees, which export credit agenciesare the best vehicles to provide. There was a need toconsider a role for the IFC, which could include fundingof export credit agencies. More bilateral and multilateralco-operation was needed on trade finance.The IBRD as well as the IMF had a role in restoringinternational capital flows. The capital adequacyrequirements of BASEL II had led to drying up of lettersof credit. Local regulators could address this issue.Multilateral institutions and the IFIs need more funding,and a major revision to their governance, votingarrangements and roles.Fiscal & Monetary Stimulus: Action has already beentaken but the results and impact are still to come. Thelatest IMF revised global growth forecast, down from+0.5% to – 0.6%, is alarming.The structural imbalances that partially caused thecrisis cannot be ignored and the maximum stimuluseffect should come from high surplus countries. If usedproperly, there would be a high multiplier effect.There needs to be an exit strategy for governmentinvolvement in the economy. A joint business-governmenttask force could examine these issues.Financial Stability & RegulationThe business participants felt that the crisis had not yetbeen universally eliminated. Systemic issues still exist,as, for example, in eastern Europe. The core issuewas confidence. Business participants believed that allfinancial markets should be regulated, however, it wasa question of better regulation and not necessarily moreor burdensome regulation. There was greater need fortransparency, measurement of results, and internationalregulatory co-operation.Participants stressed the necessity of reviving the lettersof credit and felt governments and business should worktogether to achieve this.Overall, the leaders at the G-20 Business Summit wantedto see the supply of credit turned on again to get theglobal economy moving, for governments to help getpeople spending, to keep markets open and to makesure such a crisis cannot happen again.Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, saidthe level of expectation from business leaders whoalso represented their business communities had beenmade clear to the British Prime Minister. Confidencewas the key point and this could be better deliveredthrough small, practical steps rather than throughpolitical grandstanding and statements that are notadhered to.The Business Summit ended on a positive note with Mr.Brown saying that it was important to show confidence inthe future and to take decisions today that matter. He wasencouraged by the strong anti-protectionist statementsfrom business leaders. He also believed that the Doharound’s completion was vital to global trade.The Prime Minister said that countries had taken differentapproaches to restoring confidence. There were threecommon objectives: the identification and isolation oftoxic assets, underpinning banks where necessary andgetting credit moving again. There was agreement onthe need for international financial co-operation in theFinancial Stability Forum and it could have a larger rolein future. Cross border supervision would be achievedthrough colleges of supervisors.Significant stimulus packages had been put in place bysome countries. But co-operation was needed.The IFIs had been established in the 1940s for differentreasons to today. There was a need to review their rolesand operations.Mr Brown hoped that participants would take themessages about the importance of fighting protectionism,restoring financial stability and maintaining open marketsback to their governments, and to the rest of theworld.The UK Government was represented by Mr Brown,Lord Mandelson, Mr Denham, Secretary of Statefor Innovation, Universities and Skills; Lord MallochBrown, Minister of State, Foreign and CommonwealthOffice; Mr Thomas, Minister for Trade, Developmentand Consumer Affairs; Baroness Vadera, Minister forEconomic Competitiveness and Small Business, andMr Pearson, Economic and Business Minister.Communiqué April 2009 | 57

eportBusiness Community at the SummitMr Martin Broughton, President, CBI, & Chairman, BritishAirways plc, UKDr Juan Carlos Lascurain, President, UIA, & Executive Director,M Royo, ArgentinaMs Heather Ridout, Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group,& Director, Australian Super & Electrolux Household Products,AustraliaMr Carlos Mariani Bittencourt, Member of the Board, CNI, &President, Abiquim, BrazilMr Paul Desmarais Jr, Vice Chairman, Canadian Council ofChief Executives & Chairman & Co-CEO, Power Corporationof Canada, Canada;Mr Yu Ping, Vice Chairman, China Council for the Promotionof International Trade; ChinaMr Ernest-Antoine Seilliere, President, Business Europe &Chairman, Supervisory Board, Wendel, EUMs Laurence Parisot, President, MEDEF & The Parisot Group,France; Dr. Hubertus Erlen, Chairman, International BoardBDI & Member, Supervisory Board, Bayer-Schering PharmaAG, GermanyMr Jamshyd N Godrej, Past President, CII, Chairman, CII Missionfor Sustainable Growth & Climate Change and Chairman,CII Finance Committee, IndiaMr John A Prasetio, Deputy Chairman, Indonesian Chamber ofCommerce (KADIN) & Chairman, CBA Asia, IndonesiaMs Emma Marcegaglia, President, Confindustria & CEO,Marcegaglia Group, ItalyMr Keikichi Honda, Chairman, BIAC Committee, NipponKeidanren & Chairman, EFI K.K, JapanMr S R Cho, Chairman, Federation of Korean Industry &Chairman, Hyosung Corporation, KoreaMr Claudio X Gonzalez, Chairman, Mexican Council ofBusinessmen & Chairman, Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, MexicoMr Bernard Wientjes, President, VNO-NCW, NetherlandsMr Alexander Shokhin, President RSPP & Board Member,Lukoil, TNK-BP & Renaissance Capital, RussiaMr Brian Molefe, President BUSA & CEO, Public InvestmentCorporation, South AfricaMr Jose Luis Feito, Member of the Board & Chairman ECOFINCommittee CEOE & President, ASETA, SpainMs Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag, President, TUSIAD & President,Dogan TV, TurkeyMr Donald J Shepard, Chairman of the Board, The US Chamberof Commerce & Chairman, Aegon, USAStephen Green, Chairman, HSBC Group Holdings plc and MrJohn Buchanan, International Chamber of Commerce – UK,participated by special invitationOIFCmissionThe Overseas Indians Facilitation Centre (OIFC)accompanied a seven-member delegation led by Mr KMohandas, Secretary, Ministry of Indian Affairs (MOIA)to the United States of America from 8-14 March thisyear. The conferences, held to apprise the IndianAmerican community leaders about the recent initiativesundertaken in India for the benefit of the OverseasIndians, took place at three locations: New York, SanFrancisco and Houston. The Consulate Generals of Indiaorganized the sessions in the respective cities.The conferences involved interactive discussions onthe recent projects and organisations launched in Indiato facilitate diaspora investments, philanthropy andknowledge sharing.Three recent initiatives undertaken in India to expandinglong term sustainable engagement with the overseasIndians are: Global Indian Network of Knowledge (Global-INK), India Development Foundation (IDF) for OverseasIndians and the OIFC. Mr Mohandas stressed on theschemes, programmes and policies implemented by theGovernment for the benefit of the NRIs and PIOs in thefield of education, employment generation, healthcare,financial services,etc. Mr HS Sethi,then CEO, OIFC,described theservices offeredby OIFC to ensurei n v e s t m e n tfacilitation in thecountry throughRajiv Ranjan, Consular, Community Affairs,and K Mohandas, Secretary, MOIA, at theinteractive session in San Franciscoa transparent process. A number of queries wereaddressed on the investment front, knowledge network,and consular issues. The delegates expressed theirkeen interest in connecting with their home countrynot just financially but also culturally, socially andintellectually.Apart from the interactive sessions, luncheon meetingsand networking dinners were organized by prominentassociations of overseas Indians like Global Organizationof People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), The IndusEntrepreneurs (TiE) and the Consul Generals, in selectlocations.58 | April 2009 Communiqué

Latin America & the CaribbeanreportChileOn the occasion of the official visit of Dr Michelle BacheletJeria, President of Chile, to India, CII organised a lunchmeeting for the visiting delegation with CEOs of membercompanies in Chennai on 20 March.Speaking at the event, Dr Bachelet emphasised onthe need to promote bilateral trade between thetwo countries, as well as to promote cooperationin Biotechnology and Information Technology. Hugeopportunities for cooperation also exist in education,renewable energy, agriculture, textiles and manufacturing,she said.Mr Venu Srinivasan, President, CII (then President–Designate, CII ) called for a strong partnership betweenIndia and Chile leveraging their inherent strengths formutual benefit. Chile should look at providing accessto the Indian services sector including IT and Indianeeds to learn about raising agricultural productivityfrom Chile, he said.A MoU was signed between the Confederation of IndianIndustry and the Chile-India Chamber of Commerce(CAMINDIA) to promote economic and industrialcooperation. Mr Venu Srinivasan and Mr HernanSomerville, President, CAMINDIA signed the MoU.A CII paper released on the occasion recommendedsetting up an an institutionalised bilateral Trade andInvestment Promotion Forum between India andChile with the active participation of both governmentsas well as industry leaders in key sectors. The papercited the chief barriers to improving trade as distance,lack of information, poor connectivity of air and shippinglines, language, unfamiliarity with local trade regulations,etc.In Chennai, Dr Bachelet inaugurated an exhibition titled“Selvedged Voices: Women’s Narrative Textiles fromChile and India” brought together Chilean and Indiancreative textile storytellers.Earlier, addressing a Seminar on ‘Chile-India: GrowingBusiness Opportunities & Cooperation’, organised bythe Embassy of Chile in association with CII and othersin New Delhi on 17 March, Dr. Bachelet said the PTAbetween Chile and India has facilitated the growth inbilateral trade which reached US$ 2.3 billion in 2008from US$ 300 million in 2004. “The Chilean Governmenthas decided to open a commercial office at its embassyin New Delhi this year, making the conditions ripe fordoubling of the trade between the two countries in theVenu Srinivasan, President, CII (then President Designate) withDr Michelle Bachelet, Jeria, President of Chile, in Chennainext five years,” she said. Describing India as a “prioritycountry’” in Chile’s Asia policy, Dr. Bachelet said Chileoffers India a bridge for trade with other Latin Americannations.Mr. Anand Sharma, India’s Minister of State for ExternalAffairs, and Minister, Information & Broadcasting,expressed confidence that it would be possible todouble the trade volume between India and Chile infive years.FDI Inflows Swelled in 2008Foreign investment inflows into India grew by 67%during April – December, 2008 with actual inflowsamounting to a total of USD 21,152 million ascompared to the total inflow of USD 12,700 millionduring April – December 2007.Further, according to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)statistics released by the Department of IndustrialPolicy and Promotion at the Ministry of Commerceand Industry, FDI inflows into India grew by 72% overJanuary – December, 2008 amounting to a total ofUSD 33,033 million as compared to the total inflowof USD 19,156 million during January – December2007.Mauritius was the largest contributor to FDI equityinflows during April – December, 2008, with investmentamounting to USD 8, 606 million, followed bySingapore with investment amounting to USD 2,101 million and the United States with investmentamounting to USD 1, 335 million. Mauritius,Singapore, USA, UK, and the Netherlands were thehighest contributors to FDI inflows over April 2000to December 2008. Mauritius, Singapore and Japancontributed towards 55% of the FDI inflows into Indiaduring April 2000 – December 2008.Source: Website of Ministry of Commerce, IndiaCommuniqué April 2009 | 59

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United States of AmericamissionCII CEOs Mission to USAThe delegation touched base with the new US Administration,business, and thought leaders in New York and Washington DC, to furtherstrengthen US-India bilateral ties and explore possible ways to revive theglobal economy through international collaborationMr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, PastPresident, CII, and Chairmanand Group CEO, BhartiEnterprises, led an 8-memberCEOs delegation USA from17-19 March. The delegationtouched base with the newUS Administration, business,and thought leaders in NewYork and Washington DC.The visit aimed at furtherstrengthening of US-Indiabilateral ties and exploringnew avenues of partnershipand also focused onpossible ways of revivingglobal economy throughinternational collaboration.In Washington DC, the CEOs met with key USAdministration officials including Mr Lawrence Summers,Director, National Economic Council; Mr Timothy Geither,Secretary, Department of Treasury; Ambassador RichardHolbrooke, US Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan andMr Jim Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State.On Capitol Hill, the delegation met with CongressmanHoward Bermen, Chairman of the House Foreign AffairsCommittee and Congressman Gary Ackerman, Chairman,Tarun Das, Chief Mentor, CII, Robert Zoellick, President,The World Bank, and Sunil Bharti Mittal, Past President, CII, andChairman and Group CEO, Bharti EnterprisesHouse Sub-Committee onMiddle East and SouthAsia. They also met with MrRobert Zoellick, President,The World Bank.In New York, the CEOsmet with their Americancounterparts at a meetingchaired by Mr. TerryM c G r a w, C h a i r m a n ,Business Roundtable andChairman, President & CEO,McGraw Hill Companies andalso had a session withDr Henry Alfred Kissinger,Former Secretary of Stateand Chairman, KissingerAssociates.CII and the Asia Society, in partnership with USIBC,held a session on ‘Global Economic Recovery: Need forGreater India US Partnership’ in New York. USIBC alsohosted a session on ‘India and US: Partners in GlobalEconomic Recovery’ in Washington DC. The visitingCEOs participated in both the sessions, reaffirmingthat US and India are inevitable partners and the twonations must continue to collaborate to address theAt a meeting with Jim Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State: Richard Boucher, Asst Secretary of State for South & Central Asian Affairs;Kiran Pasricha, Deputy Director General, CII; Vijay Thadani, CEO, NIIT; Tarun Das, Sunil Kant Munjal; Past President, CII & Chairman,Hero Corporate Services; Ambassador Arun Kumar Singh, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India; Jim Steinberg; Sunil Bharti Mittal,Shobhana Kamineni, Executive Director, Apollo Group of Hospitals; C K Birla, Chairman, Hindustan Motors;and Pawan Munjal, CEO and MD, Hero Honda MotorsCommuniqué April 2009 | 61

missionchallenges confrontingthe world today.The CEOs visit to USA,within 60 days of theObama Administrationcoming to power, wasa reinforcement ofCII’s commitment tobuild stronger US-Indiarelations, encompassingeconomic, business,political and sociald i m e n s i o n s . T h eimportance of a strongIndia-US relationship wasemphasized at every meeting during the visit. Enhancedcooperation in energy, climate change, education,healthcare, agriculture and urbanization was identifiedas cornerstone of a strong bilateral relationship.The CEOs delegation underlined that India could be astrategic partner of the US in South Asia and MiddleEast. The visitors underscored the need to enhancecounter terrorism cooperation and to conclude theUS-India Bilateral Investment Treaty. The CEOs alsoMembers of the CEOs delegation with Lawrence Summers, National Economic Council, atthe White House, Washington DCexpressed that protectionism in the form of ‘BuyAmerica’ provisions, H1-B visa restrictions or outsourcingrestraints would only worsen the pain of economic crisisand undermine the gains of open trade realized thusfar. Several meetings underscored the message thatthe US, as a leader of open markets, free trade andglobalization must demonstrate leadership in revivingglobal economy.reportCII-IBF MeetingsIn a day long programme on 18 March in WashingtonDC, chaired by Mr David Good, Chairman, CII-IndiaBusiness Forum (IBF) and Chief Representative, TataSons, USA, IBF members engaged with the Organizationfor International Investment (OFII) and the East- WestCenter, and participated at the USIBC session on‘Global Economic Recovery: Need for Greater India USPartnership. ’ This was followed by an interaction withAmbassador Arun Kumar Singh, Deputy Chief of Mission,at the Indian Embassy in the US. The programme alsoincluded a brief interaction with members of the CEOsdelegation.At the meeting with Ms Nancy McLernon, President &CEO, OFII, the IBF members discussed the implicationsof the ‘Buy American’ policy, tax issues and theoutsourcing debate, particularly regarding H1B visas andother issues concerning Indian companies operating inthe US. OFII and IBF agreed to work together to addresssome of these challenges.The meeting with East West Center (a Think Tankestablished by the US Congress) featured discussionson the ‘Asia Matters for America’ initiative of the Center,which includes an innovative website and brochure-mapdemonstrating interactions between all US States andCongressional Districts with 40 countries in the Asia-Pacific. The East West Center is currently workingon creating individual country versions of the initiativefocused on Australia, India, Japan, and Taiwan. CII-IBFmembers discussed the possibility of a joint (CII/IBF-The East West Center ) India initiative, which might becalled ‘India Matters for America’.Ambassador Singh, in a separate interaction with IBFmembers, highlighted the need to work on sectorslike GSP,IPR, Environment, Labour, Cap & Trade,Aviation, Food Safety etc. He also emphasized theneed for engaging with the US on Biofuels, Water,Nanotechnology and Education.Kentucky Trade MissionCII hosted a Leadership Trade Mission from Kentucky,led by Ms. Constance Lawson, Governor of Richmond,Kentucky, to India. The delegation comprised of statelevel government representatives, members fromChambers of Commerce, business leaders in corporateconsultancy services and experts from the healthcaresector. A meeting on 3 March in New Delhi brought forth62 | April 2009 Communiqué

eportthe countless possibilities to boost bilateral trade andinvestment engagements between India and Kentuckyacross a wide array of sectors. While Ms. IndraniBagchi, Diplomatic Editor, Times of India, presented aperspective on US-India relations to the delegation, CIIrepresentatives gave an overview of the Indian economyand the role of CII in facilitating economic change. CIIalso facilitated one-to-one meetings for some membersof the delegation with retail companies based in Delhiand Mumbai.US EXIM Bank Interactive MeetAn interactive meet with USEXIM Bank in Ahmedabadon 24 March focused ondisseminating informationabout how the EXIM Bankcould facilitate Indianindustry’s efforts in procuringgoods and services fromDiane Farrell, Exim Bank, USA the US. It was a highlyinformative session for member companies who gainedknowledge on the kind of support that US EXIM Bankcould provide for transport security, special credit facilityfor renewable energy, procurement of engineeringservices by US professionals, purchase of technologyfrom US and procurement of space application programsfor civilian use.The Indian side solicited support from the US EXIMBank for the 6000 mega watt nuclear power plantplanned in Bhavnagar, Gujarat and also for promotingthe upcoming Gujarat International Finance Tech CityModel, which presents an opportunity for American realestate developers and ICT companies.US-India: Bilateral UpdateIndia-US Trade (Dec 2008 - Jan 2009)TradeMembers of the Kentucky Trade Mission withCII representatives in New DelhiValue $ billionTotal trade 2.97US’s exports to India 1.138India’s exports to US 1.83• Indian Foreign Secretary visits USA: Mr ShivShankar Menon, India’s Foreign Secretary, during afour day official visit to the USA from 11- 15 March,met with top officials of the Obama Administration.In the first Indo-US interaction with the new USadministration, Mr. Menon met key Congressionalleaders and discussed a wide collaborativeagenda.• Sunil Mittal joins Carnegie Board of Trustees: MrSunil Bharti Mittal, Past President, CII, and Chairmanand Managing Director, Bharti Group, has joined theBoard of Trustees of the Carnegie Endowment forInternational Peace, a Washington think tank.• India makes record Defense Purchases: Indiahas purchased eight Boeing Co P-8I maritime patrolaircraft, the largest US arms transfer to India to date,costing $2.1 billion• New Indian Consulate in Atlanta: To boost trade,India will soon open a full-service consulate in Atlanta,drawn by Atlanta’s growing clout as a business huband its burgeoning Indian population, estimated atabout 80,000. The office will make it more convenientto apply for Indian visas and likely boost Georgiatrade with India as well.US Economic Watch• US Gross Domestic Product: Real GDP decreasedat an annual rate of 6.3% in the fourth quarter of 2008,according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Inthe full year 2008, real GDP rose 1.1%, comparedto 2.0% in 2007.• US Employment Rate: The US unemployment ratein February 2009 reached 8.1%, the highest levelsince 1983. The stunning pace of job losses raisesthe possibility that perhaps as early as this summer,one in 10 Americans will be out of a job, eventhough they are actively looking for work.• US International Trade Deficit: The total trade deficitin January 2009 declined to $36.0 billion from $39.9billion in December, revised. Exports fell by 5.7%and imports declined by 6.7% .• Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009: Senateapproved a $410 billion Bill to provide fiscal 2009funding for nine federal departments, coveringall government activities other than defence andhomeland security-related agencies. Congressalready has approved a $700 billion financial bailoutand a $787 billion economic stimulus package.Communiqué April 2009 | 63

IndiaRegional round upeastCII Eastern Region MeetingKolkata, 10 MarchCII Eastern Region organised its Annual RegionalMeeting with a focus on “India@75: The Next Agenda- Addressing the Economic & Security Challenges”.The panel discussion on the “Emerging EconomicOrder” was addressed by Dr. Vikram Akula, CEO, SKSMicrofinance, Mr. Koushik Chatterjee, Group ChiefFinancial Officer, Tata Steel Ltd, Mr. S.S. Nandurdikar,Managing Director, Paradeep Phosphates Ltd and Dr.Shekhar Chaudhuri, Director, IIM Kolkata.JharkhandJharkhand Annual DayRanchi, 4 MarchThe Jharkhand vision document – Jharkhand @ 2022was unveiled at the Annual Session of the CII JharkhandState Council.Dangers of Pollution ControlJamshedpur, 6 MarchAn interaction was held with Mr R K Sinha, MemberSecretary, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board, tocreate awareness on acid rain, airpollution, hazardous waste, ozonedepletion, smog, water pollution,and destruction of forest coverleading to global warming.Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII; Rajive Kaul, Past President, CII; Sandipan Chakravortty,Chairman, CII (ER) and Mukul Somany, Chairman, CII (ER) (then Deputy Chairman, CII - ER)At the session on “Security – The ImmediateResponse” the speakers included Mr. AlokeMukherjee, Chairman, Flakt India Ltd, Gen.(Retd) Shankar Roy Chowdhury, PVSM,Maj. Gen. Anjan Mukherjee, MG (Artillery),HQ, Eastern Command and Col. (Retd)Sandeep Sudan, Regional Head – North India,Mahindra Special Services Group.OrissaOrissa Annual DayBhubaneswar, 3 MarchCII Orissa State Council held itsAnnual Day with a session on‘Creating a platform to connectancillary and downstreamChhattisgarhCII meets Governor of ChhattisgarhRaipur, 2 MarchA CII delegation led by Mr. Virendra Goel, Chairman, andMr. Narayan Agrawal, Vice Chairman, CII Chhattisgarh,met with Mr E.S.L. Narsimhan, Governor of Chhattisgarh,and shared the vision document Chhattisgarh@2022,prepared by CII, with him. The Governor requestedCII to partner the state government in implementingthe vision.Unveiling of Vision Document Orissa@2022industries. The vision document, Orissa @ 2022 wasunveiled at this forum.Waste ManagementBhubaneswar, 18 MarchCII Orissa in association with the L M Thapar Centrefor Competitiveness for SMEs organised a TrainingProgramme on “Waste Management through 5S, 3Mand Kaizen.64 | April 2009 Communiqué

newsWest BengalNorth Bengal Annual DaySiliguri, 1 MarchMr Asok Bhattacharya, Minister, Urban Development andMunicipal Affairs, West Bengal was the Chief Guest atthe North Bengal Zonal Council Annual Day. Mr MunsiNarul Islam, Mayor, Siliguri Municipal Corporation, alsoaddressed the gathering.West Bengal Annual DayKolkata, 4 MarchMr. Sandipan Chakravortty, Chairman CII (ER) and Mr.Mukul Somany, Deputy Chairman, CII (ER) participatedin the Annual Session of the CII West Bengal StateCouncil.Manager, JWT, and Ms Meera Harish, Head, Strategy& Business Development, Titan Industries, besidesothers, shared their experiences with other womenemployees.Unveiling of West Bengal@2022Kolkata, 10 MarchUnveiling of West Bengal Vision Document West Bengal@2022West Bengal Annual Day MeetBreaking the Glass CeilingKolkata, 7 MarchAt a seminar on ‘WomenProwess: Breaking the GlassCeiling in the Workplace,’Ms Beth Payne, US ConsulGeneral, Kolkata, MsBeth Payne, US Consul General,KolkataRaji Ramaswamy, SeniorVice President & GeneralCII West Bengal State Council unveiled West Bengal@ 2022 - a Vision Document. Mr Rajive Kaul, PastPresident, CII, Mr Sandipan Chakravortty, Chairman CII(ER), Mr Mukul Somany, Deputy Chairman, CII (ER)and Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, werepresent on the occasion.Session with Industry in HaldiaHaldia, 26 MarchThe Haldia Zonal Council organized an interactive sessionwith Dr Rashmi Kamal, Sub Divisional Officer, HaldiaSub Division, Purba Midnapore, for local industry to flagissues relating to development of industrial and socialinfrastructure, law and order, land availability, etc.IndiaRegional round upRoadmap for India’s TransformationNew Delhi, 13 MarchIn sync with the theme “North in Challenging Times-10Ideas that will Transform”, the Annual General Meetingof CII Northern Region saw insightful deliberations oninnovative solutions and out of box ideas by eminentspeakers.Mr Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of State forCommunication and IT said, “Investments in healthand education, which are normally the last on theagenda of any corporate or are limited to CSR acts,need to be brought to the top of the industry roadmap,if development and progress has to reach all parts ofnorththe country.” Mr Scindia pointed out that industry coulduse the reach and strength of the Indian postal systemto reach out to the unreached.Painting an optimistic view of India in 2026, Mr SunilKant Munjal, Past President, CII, & Chairman, HeroCorporate Services Ltd, said sustainable economicactivity would help rural areas grow in a healthy manner,and provide job opportunities, growth and markets forthe rest of India.Sharing his experience in taking education to the masses,Mr Hari S Bhartia, Vice President, CII (2009-10), andChairman & Managing Director, Jubilant OrganosysLtd said that it was important for industry to join handsCommuniqué April 2009 | 65

newsJyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of State for Communication and IT, Harpal Singh, Chairman, CII Northern Region & Chairman Emeritus,Fortis Healthcare Ltd, Omkar Goswami, Chairman, CERG Advisory Pvt Ltd, Salil Singhal, then Chairman, CII (NR) and Chairman,Secure Metres Ltd, Sunil Kant Munjal, Past President CII & Chairman, Hero Corporate Services Ltd, and Hari S Bhartia, Vice President, CII(2009-10) and Chairman & MD Jubilant Organosys Ltd,with the government. Sounding a note of caution, MrOmkar Goswami, Chairman, CERG Advisory Pvt Ltdsaid the 6 per cent GDP growth rate forecast for thecurrent year would not be enough to tackle the fastincreasing inequalities in income and opportunities inthe country.Mr Salil Singhal, then Chairman Northern Region, andChairman, Secure Metres Ltd, said that a major challengefacing the northern region was the fragile governancestructure. He felt that a confluence of demographicaladvantage, entrepreneurial spirit and good governancecould help the region leapfrog on the developmentalfront. Emphasising that “India had a chance todayto shape the future.” Mr Harpal Singh, Chairman, CIINorthern Region & Chairman Emeritus, Fortis HealthcareLtd said that industry must be flexible in its approachto the emerging new institutional frameworks. He saidthat inclusiveness needed to be redefined, specially interms of the North-South divide.Outlining CII’s unique initiative India@75, Mr ChandrajitBanerjee, Director General, CII, said it captures the‘voices’ and ‘aspirations’ of the people of the countryinto a vision for the country.Demographic Dividend on our Side:Nandan NilekaniNandan Nilekani, Co-Chairman,Infosys Technologies LtdThe Annual General Meetingalso presented Mr NandanNilekani, Co-Chairman,I n f o s y s Te c h n o l o g i e sLtd, in conversation withMr Vir Sanghvi, EditorialDirector, The HindustanTimes, on the ideas that willherald in the new centuryfor a young, impatient and vital India in a session on‘Impatient India: Transforming Ideas.’With a young population we have the demographicdividend on our side, said Mr Nilekani. However thisdividend is as good as our ability to cash it. If we arenot able to provide education, skills and employmentopportunities to this youth, the dividend could turn intoa nightmare with a great potential for social unrest, headded.Areas where there is consensus on undertaking reformsand making progress include education, infrastructure,growing urbanization, and the move towards creating acommon single market, he said. However, areas whichstill remain contentious include labour reforms, reformsin higher education, and issues related to affirmativeaction, he added.Among India’s structural advantages, said Mr Nilekani,the foremost is India’s demographic dividend. India’sattitude towards entrepreneurship has dramaticallyimproved and technology finds greater acceptance.The large English speaking population and evolveddemocracy are other assets.On what the future holds for India, he said that Indiawould be one of the first countries to recover fromthe slowdown. He also emphasized on the need forbalancing development objectives with environmentalconcerns. India should look at building itself as a lowcarbon economy, he added.ChandigarhChandigarh: Where does the Future Lie?Chandigarh, 9 MarchThe session on ‘Chandigarh: Where does the FutureLie?’ deliberated on ideas and suggestions that wouldform a foundation for the future of Chandigarh. Mr HarpalSingh, Chairman, CII (NR) (then Deputy Chairman, CII(NR)), Mr Partap K Aggarwal, Chairman, CII ChandigarhCouncil, Mr Y Saboo, Past Chairman, CII ChandigarhCouncil, and Managing Director, KDDL, and Dr S CVaidya, Dean – University Instructions, Panjab University,discussed a roadmap to upscale this city as the world’sbest city to live in. Based on the recommendations of66 | April 2009 Communiqué

newsthis Panel, CII also submitted a draft industrial policyfor Chandigarh.Meeting with Chandigarh AdministratorChandigarh, 24 MarchA CII delegation led by Mr Partap K Aggarwal, Chairman,CII Chandigarh Council met Mr Pradip Mehra, Adviserto the Administrator, UT Chandigarh, to take forwardthe agenda for the rapid, sustainable and coordinateddevelopment of the city.DelhiDelhi & Haryana Annual SessionNew Delhi, 7 MarchAs a part of the annual session for Delhi & Haryana,a panel discussion on ‘Delhi & Haryana: Agenda forPartnership Focus: Commonwealth Games 2010’ wasorganized, where the Government of Haryana assured fullsupport to the Delhi Government for the CommonwealthGames 2010.Mr Rakesh Mehta, Chief Secretary, Delhi, announced thatmost of the infrastructure projects for the Commonwealthcompletion of Commonwealth Games related projects,he added.The panelists included Mr. V K Verma, Director General,Commonwealth Games Secretariat, Mr. Sarban Singh,Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary (Sports& Youth Affairs), Haryana, Mr. Samir Mathur, FinancialCommissioner & Principal Secretary, Transport & CivilAviation, Haryana , Mr Vishva Mohan, Joint Commissioner(Transport), Delhi Government, and Mr. Kulvinder Singh,DCP – Gurgaon, Haryana Police.Safe and Secure ShoppingNew Delhi, 24 MarchMaj Gen G D Bakshi (Retd); R C Sharma, Chief Fire Officer, Delhi;Arvind Nair, MD-DLF Retail Developers Ltd and L N Rao, AssttCommissioner of Police (Special Cell), Delhi Police at the sessionThe Seminar on Safe & Secure Shopping outlined theneed for strategic security managementduring the upcoming CommonwealthGames Delhi 2010. It also urged forwomen-friendly shopping complexes, withdesign and surveillance module to dealwith potential safety threats. The seminarmooted employing technology to ensuresafety.Rakesh Mehta, Chief Secretary, Delhi, releasing the Delhi Vision 2022 reportGames 2010 Delhi would be completed by December2009 and all the 120 projects were being constantlymonitored by the government for timely completion. Anefficiency rate of 15% per month has been maintained forHimachal PradeshSurviving beyond 2010Parwanoo, 3 MarchCII Himachal’s Annual Session on “Surviving Today &Beyond 2010”, highlighted that tourism, infrastructure,skilled manpower, strong governance were critical forHimachal Pradesh’s survival beyond the incentive yearof 2010.Putting up the case for overall strong governance,the speakers emphasized on the initiatives needed tobuild industrial and social infrastructure in HimachalPradesh.At the Haryana Annual SessionWaste Management and DisposalChandigarh, 17 MarchA meeting was organised to address the issue indifferential in tariff on solid and hazardous wasteCommuniqué April 2009 | 67

newsmanagement and disposal in differentparts of Himachal Pradesh.HIV/AIDS AwarenessHimachal Pradesh, 26- 30 MarchCII Himachal Pradesh State Councilin collaboration with H P State AIDSControl Society organised workshopsat Kala Amb, Parwanoo, Baddi andUna to galvanise awareness andsupport of industry towards the issue.Over 180 industry representativesfrom 80 industries including industry giants as well asSMEs were sensitised.PunjabCII Punjab State Annual SessionChandigarh, 10 MarchS. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab,releasing Punjab Vision 2022An interaction with Mr Sukhbir Badal, Deputy ChiefMinister, Punjab, marked the CII Punjab State AnnualSession. Mr Badal expressed keenness to acceleratethe industrial growth of Punjab by strengtheninginfrastructure and simplifying procedures, with the StateGovernment acting as facilitator in development process.Mr Badal released Punjab Vision 2022. Mr RameshInder Singh, Chief Secretary, Punjab, also participatedin the session.Business Delegation from UKPunjab, 3-6 MarchA 15 member business delegation from East Midlands,UK visited Punjab to forge business ties in differentsectors in the state. The CII Punjab State Councilfacilitated one-to-one meetings with industry membersfor the business delegation. The delegation, led byMs Helen Deas, Head, East Midlands, India BusinessBureau, visited Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar andAmritsar.Delegation from East Midlands, UKTeam from Burkina Faso, AfricaLudhiana, 26-27 MarchA 29 member business delegation visited Ludhianato explore business opportunities and joint venturesspecially in the sectors of food processing, autocomponents and textiles. CII Punjab State Councilorganized business meetings for the delegateswith various industries. The delegation was ledby Mr. Franck Tapsoba, Managing Director,Burkina Faso Chamber of Commerce andIndustry.RajasthanChallenges for RajasthanJaipur, 28 FebruaryA Session on “Developmental Challenges forRajasthan” was held on the Annual Day of theCII Rajasthan State Council. The programmesought a consensual approach to securityand skill development. Mr K S Bains, DirectorGeneral of Police, Rajasthan, Mr M L Mehta, Chairman,Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation and Mr Salil Singhal,Chairman, CII (NR) addressed the session.Interaction with US Solar Energy TeamJaipur, 24 MarchCII organised a B2B Interactive Session with the visitingUS Solar Energy Trade Mission, to explore opportunitiesfor mutual cooperation between Rajasthan and the USKishore Khaitan, Chairman, CII Rajasthan State Council withthe US Solar Energy Team68 | April 2009 Communiqué

newsin the field of Solar Energy. The 12 member mission,led by Mr William Zarit, Deputy Assistant Secretary,US Department of Commerce, had fruitful discussionswith over 40 industry members / representatives from17 organisations.Meeting with Industry MinisterJaipur, 25 MarchKiran Bedi at the HIV/AIDS helpline stallHIV and AIDS. To reach out to the masses, CII UttarPradesh State Council showcased the CII HIV/AIDShelpline activities through a stall at CII Coolex-2009 inLucknow.Rajendra Pareek, Minister, Industry, Rajasthanwith the CII delegationA CII delegation led by Mr Kishore Khaitan, Chairman,CII Rajasthan State Council called upon Mr RajendraPareek, Minister, Industry, Rajasthan, to discuss issuesrelating to industry in the state. The Minister assured ofa meaningful engagement and partnership on issues ofmutual significance after the general elections.Uttar PradeshExploring Opportunities in Crisis6 March, NoidaRecessions are known to push people intoentrepreneurship. The session discussed the scope ofstarting an enterprise in difficult times, and discussedthe initiatives of the state government in this regard.CII Colloquium on WaterVaranasi, 18 MarchA CII Colloquium on Water was held to sensitise industryon water conservation and management throughresource optimization.Elaborating on the theme, Conserve, Mr PraveenAggarwal, General Manger, Coca Cola India, said theimmediate focus of the project would be on watershedbased co- management of water by industries and localcommunities and water use efficiency in the industry.Best practices on water conservation were shared atthe session.HIV/ AIDS Helpline ActivitiesLucknow, 27 MarchCII Uttar Pradesh State Council is running a HIV/AIDShelpline 9839222444 since July 2003 offering confidentialadvice, information and referrals on anything to do withDr Kiran Bedi, social activist, Magsaysay awardeeand former senior police officer, visited the stall andappreciated this intervention.Coolex 2009Lucknow, 27 MarchDr Dinesh Sharma, Mayor, Lucknow, inaugurating Coolex 2009Coolex 2009, 12 th in the series, presented a wide rangeof the latest products in refrigeration and air conditioning,with varied cooling solutions to counter the soaringmercury levels. Dr. Dinesh Sharma, Mayor of Lucknow,was the Chief Guest at the inauguration of the expo.UttarakhandCII Delegation meets the Chief MinisterDehradun, 5 MarchA CII delegation led by Mr Rakesh Oberai, Chairman CIIUttarakhand called on Maj Gen (Retd) B C Khanduri,Chief Minister, Uttarakhand, to seek his views andguidance on how CII could contribute better to thedevelopment of the state.The Chief Minister suggested that CII leverage its vastnetwork of resources and knowledge base to identifyspecific activities that could be promoted in the Hills.The CII delegation also discussed key policy issues inthe state, including linking Uttarakhand to the proposedCommuniqué April 2009 | 69

newsMaj Gen (Retd) B C Khanduri, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand,with the CII delegationEastern Freight Corridor, which would lead to significantreduction in transportation costs for industry in andaround Haridwar.Meeting with Chief SecretaryDehradun, 5 MarchCII delegation with I K Pandey, Chief Secretary, UttarakhandIndiaRegional round upA CII delegation led by the new office bearers called onMr I K Pandey Chief Secretary, Uttarakhand to discusskey policy issues including Linking of Uttarakhand to theproposed Eastern Freight Corridor and Strengtheningof the Single Window System.Training Session on Hospitality & RetailDehradun, 7 & 24 MarchCII in partnership with National Institute for Entrepreneurshipand Small Business Development (NIESBUD), underthe Ministry of MSME, organized training sessions for57 SC/ST & BPL candidates in the hospitality and retailsectors. To enhance the quality of the programme, CIIUttarakhand organised guest lectures by industry expertsand arranged study tours to hotels and big retail stores.The candidates would also be provided placement assistanceon successful completion of the training.Interaction with RBI27 March 2009CII Uttarakhand presented its recommendations duringan interaction with RBI on the flow of credit to distressedsectors in Uttarakhand including auto, real estate,hotels, other service providers in the tourism sectorand pharma – especially after the announcement ofexcise duty cuts as the projects are being viewed asunviable by banks.southCII Southern Region Annual MeetingHyderabad, 7 MarchCII Southern Region’s Annual Meeting was organizedfollowed by a Session on “South India@75 - TheEmerging Agenda”.In his special address, Mr R Seshasayee, Past President,CII, and Managing Director, Ashok Leyland, pointed outthat the key for future growth is innovation. He calledupon the Indian government to initiate confidenceboostingmeasures for the Indian industry and generaleconomy, besides cash and fund-aid, to meet thechallenge of the global meltdown.Mr R Raghuttam Rao, Managing Director, IMaCS,presented the newly created District Development Plans(DDPs) for the 17 selected districts in the region, coveredunder the India@75 initiative.Chaired by Mr Gopal Srinivasan, Chairman, Mission onIndia@75 & Chairman, TVS Capital Funds Ltd, the paneldiscussion on South India@75 highlighted education andskills development, infrastructure, innovation, environmentand moral leadership as key focus areas.Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, said CII istaking all steps to make India@75-The Emerging Agendainto a People’s Agenda. Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan, ChiefExecutive Officer & Managing Director, Infosys, calledfor a radical shift in the infrastructure policy. He stressedthe need to develop new, completely integrated andself-sustained cities and also preserve and protect theold cities with their history and culture.Mr Vikram Akula, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, SKSMicrofinance Pvt Ltd, called on the government to createwin-win models for the Bottom-of-Pyramid market. MrPradipta K Mohapatra, Past Chairman, CII (SR) wantedmore investments in education, and a modality workedout for identifying the people who need proper training inorder to produce 200 million graduates and 500 millionskilled labour, as aimed in India@75.70 | April 2009 Communiqué

newsC R Swaminathan, Chairman, CII (SR), Chandrajit Banerjee, DirectorGeneral, CII, and Dr B V R Mohan Reddy, Immediate Past Chairman, CIISpeaking on the impact of global warming,Mr M M Murugappan, Chairman, CarborandumUniversal Ltd, opined that integrating activities of variousorganizations and people with that of governmentalstrategies would achieve greater success.Mr Ashish Iyer, Partner & Director, The Boston ConsultingGroup said India should aim for being in 10 most ethicaland moral group of countries and ensure that all sectionsof her people are provided with equal opportunities.The Annul Regional Meeting also welcomed thein-coming Chairman for the year, Mr C R Swaminathan,Chief Executive, PSG Industrial Institute andMr S Gopalakrishnan, CEO & Managing Director, InfosysTechnologies Ltd as the new Deputy Chairman for theSouthern Region.Advocacy Meet on Skills SchemeKanchipuram, 3 MarchAn advocacy meet was conducted to generate awarenessamongst industry members about the innovative schemeby the Government of India to impart specific skills tothe youth of the country. ‘MES – A Boon to Industries’was chaired by Mr Santosh K Misra, District Collector,Kanchipuram. He urged industries to form consortiumsfor training youth in specific sectors. He also suggestedtraining of SHGs, promotion of Public-Private Partnershipsin skills training and creation of a course module one-waste management.Women’s Day 2009Chennai, 5 March 2009The programme reached out to working women, throughthe theme “The 21 st Century woman: A Great Manageror Leader?” Dr Poongothai, Minister for InformationTechnology, Tamil Nadu, who was the Guest of Honour,called for intensive social engineering and more supportfor women at home.College Excellence Cluster LaunchedCoimbatore, 27 MarchThe CII – College Excellence Cluster has been launchedto provide frequent intervention support to the clustercolleges by continuous Industry- Institution intervention.CEOs, COOs and CFOs will interact with the studentsand faculty to help them understand how to cope withthe economic slowdown; develop a robust businessstrategy; manage and lead teams; competitiveness andmanagement strategies; aligning financial strategies withbusiness goals etc.Launch of CII College Excellence ClusterSkill AssessmentsMarch 2009CII is one of the assessing agencies for issuingthe National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT)certificates under the Modular Employable Skills scheme.Around 8000 candidates were assessed in March 2009in sectors including electricals, ICT, security, garments,fabrication, construction and hospitality.Andhra PradeshSkills Assessment- SwavlambhanHyderabad, 4 MarchAs a skill development initiative under the HindustanPetroleum Corporation Ltd-supported Project,‘Swavlambhan’, CII has trained under privilegedstudents in basic skills required by the industry. ExternalAssessments were conducted by Deloitte to evaluatethe performance of the students in basic IT and officeWomen’s Day conference 2009Communiqué April 2009 | 71

newsThe agenda talked about the need for policystandardization and employment generation;improvement in infrastructure; growth of smallscale industries; encourage anchor industries;improving the human development index; growthof textile industries; and encourage SEZs in therain shadow and degraded soil areas.Trainees with CII representatives and the Deloitte teamautomation batch. Carrier Air conditioning was theexternal assessor for the AC & Refrigeration Mechanismbatch.Industry-Farmers’ MeetWarangal, 14 MarchThe Industry-Farmers’ Meet was held to link industryand farmers, and to offer business opportunities tofarmers groups, by helping them add value to the readilyavailable local resources.Car Sharing SchemesHyderabad 19 MarchThe session with Mr Conrad Wagner, Consultant, MobilityServices and Car Sharing Applications, UK, exploredpossibilities for the car sharing business in India, whichoffers traffic and energy conservation solutions.Blue Book Orientation WorkshopHyderabad, 20 MarchThe orientation workshop addressed queries on theimplementation plan of 300 ITIs covered in 2008-09under the Upgradation of ITIs scheme.Economic Agenda for Andhra PradeshHyderabad, 23 MarchA dialogue with political parties on the industrial scenarioin Andhra Pradesh discussed the 15 point CommonMinimum Economic Agenda on “Sustainable InclusiveGrowth with Employment Generation in Andhra Pradesh”.KeralaOpportunities in EuropeKochi, 28 MarchThe one to one meeting with Mr. WolfgangBergthaler, Managing Director, Maya Indiadiscussed sector-specific information on marketand business opportunities for Indian companies inEurope. Maya India supports European-based SMEsto explore the Indian market (partnership, selling, andsourcing) and similarly provides assistance on the EUmarket for Indian companies.PuducherryPuducherry Vision 2025Puducherry, 3 MarchAt the annual Day Public Session, Mr Cholleti Prabhakar,Secretary, Revenue and Tourism, Puducherry, spokeon ACT (Aspire, Contribute and Transform) which is achallenge to the society and requires an action force.He concluded that health, education, water supply, reallivelihood generation and rural and urban developmentwere the basic amenities which had to be given firstpriority to fulfill the vision 2025 goals.Mr Mathew Samuel, Special Secretary, Industry, andDirector, Tourism, Puducherry, said that the vision reportclearly indicated the main drivers of the economy.NCVT Assessment ProgrammePuducherry, 30 MarchThe programme mine was conducted to benefit the highersecondary vocational stream students for upgradingthemselves for NCVT (National Certificate for VocationalTraining) under the Modular Employable Skills Scheme.Madan Mohan, Congress Party, N Narasimha Reddy, Telengana Rashtra Samithi, P Madhu, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Dr AChakrapani, AP Congress Legislative Council, K Vidyadher Rao, Praja Rajyam Party, Dr K Narayana, Communist Party of India, Kishan Reddy,Bharatiya Janata Party, Y Harish Chandra Prasad, Chairman, CII AP, and Shakti Sagar, Vice Chairman, CII AP72 | April 2009 Communiqué

newsSeventeen trades such as auto mechanic, electricaland domestic appliances, welding, accountancy andauditing, dress designing, etc were covered in thisassessment.Tamil NaduAgenda Setting WorkshopChennai, 1 MarchOffice bearers of various zones and districts deliberatedon the District Development Plans of the seven districts(Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Erode, Karur &Thoothukudi) selected under the India@75 initiative inTamil Nadu. Mr Gopal Srinivasan Chairman, Missionon India@75 & Chairman, TVS Capital Funds Ltd, andrepresentatives from Boston Consulting Group andIMaCS addressed the workshop.Tamil Nadu@75 Transformational IdeasChennai, 2 MarchIn line with the national theme of India@75, theconference addressed six key areas of concern to makeTamil Nadu a developed State by 2022:• Healthcare for all• Improved Public Distribution System• Quality education• Skill development opportunities for all• Balanced industrial development• Unleashing the innovative entrepreneurship of TN.In his keynote address, Prof Abhijit Sen, Member, PlanningCommission said that there is a need to transfer subsidyto the buyers in expensive areas such as the PublicDistributive System. Mr S Ramasundaram, Chairmanand Managing Director, TIDCO, in his special address,emphasized the need for “big ticket” investments todevelop the industrially backward southern districts.Prof Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission, Virendra Gupta,then Regional Director, CII (SR), B V R Mohan Reddy,then Chairman, CII (SR), Manikam Ramaswami, Chairman,CII Tamil Nadu & S Ramasundaram, CMD, TIDCOStrengthening ArbitrationChennai, 21 MarchThe conference, organized with the Nani PalkhivalaArbitration Centre and the Singapore InternationalArbitration Centre, brought together more than 60 leadingarbitration practitioners and lawyers from Singaporeand India to discuss a wide range of arbitration relatedissues.ZonesMaduraiIntegrated 5-S ActivitiesMadurai, 20 MarchThe programme explained the need to implement 5-Spractices for a sustained competitive edge, with shortexercises for the participants.VisakhapatnamRoadshow & Members’ MeetVisakhapatnam, 12 MarchThe session showcased the agenda and activities ofCII in Visakhapatnam based on the theme - SustainingInclusive Growth in a Challenging Economy. A talkon the present industry scenario by Mr Ajeya Kallam,Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, and an addresson Recession & Tool Kits for SMEs by Mr B Madhav,Investment Banker, were also held.CII InitiativesVijayawada, 19 MarchA road show, members’ meet and press meet wasconducted to update the participants in CII’s activitiesand agenda. The Chief Guest, Mr M K Durga Prasad,Vice Chancellor, Krishna University, Machilipatnam, spokeon Industry – Institution Linkages.IPR Awareness CampaignVisakhapatnam, 21 MarchThe session was held as part of a nation-wide IPRcampaign to nurture an eco-system which encouragesinnovation, inventions and creation of IntellectualProperty, while facilitating mechanisms for IP protectionand enforcement. The programme was conducted incollaboration with the Office of the Controller Generalof Patents, Designs and Trademarks and Departmentof Industrial Policy and Promotion, under the Ministryof Commerce and Industry.Communiqué April 2009 | 73

IndiaRegional round upwestCII Western Region Annual SessionMumbai, 6 March“GDP growth rate for India can be reasonably forecastedafter the publishing of figures for agricultural output”,projected Dr Arvind Virmani, Chief Economic Adviser,Department of Economic Affairs, Union Ministry ofFinance, at the CII Western Region Annual Meeting.In her keynote address, Ms Usha Thorat, DeputyGovernor, RBI, was optimistic about the Indian economicrebounding with vigor. She felt that the tendency of largemanufacturers and companies to hold back paymentsto SME vendors must be discouraged.Anubhav Jain. Chairman CII Task Force on Anti-Counterfeiting andPiracy & Brand Protection, South Asia, Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd.,inaugurating the workshop in MumbaiController General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks,is conducting this campaign to create comprehensiveawareness and training in IPR for all the stakeholders.Dr Arvind Virmani, Chief Economic Adviser, Dept. of Economic Affairs,Union Ministry of Finance, with Usha Thorat, Deputy Governor, RBIMr Banmali Agrawala, then Chairman, CII WesternRegion and Executive Director - Strategy & BusinessDevelopment, The Tata Power Company Ltd. observedthat power sector was not heavily impacted as thedemand for power has not slackened but only grown.He called upon India Inc to look at the opportunitiesthrown up by the crisis and meet the challenges.Dr Naushad Forbes, Chairman, CII (WR), (then DeputyChairman, CII Western Region) and Director, ForbesMarshall Pvt. Ltd., wanted media to play a positive rolein raising the confidence levels of the people, and thusboost investor outlook.Pranav Adani, Chairman,CII Gujarat CouncilAwareness Programmeson IPRMumbai, 3 MarchAhmedabad, 20 MarchThe sessions were held under theon-going nation-wide awarenesscampaign on IPR.CII in associationwith Department of IndustrialPolicy and Promotion, Ministry ofCommerce, and the office of theGoaCII Goa Annual DayGoa, 2 MarchMr. Digambar Kamat, ChiefMinister of Goa, was the chiefguest at the CII Goa AnnualDay. He said that in spite ofhis Government’s decisionto scrap the SEZs in theState, Goa still remains themost sought after industrialDigambar Kamat destination. He informed thatChief Minister, Goa an area of 2 lakh sqm atSancoale has been earmarked for a ‘Logistic Hub.’Mr Nasser Munjee, Chairman, Professional AdvisoryBoard, Government of Goa, made a presentation onthe ‘Global Economic Crisis’ while Mr Dean Menezes,Chairman, CII Goa Council, highlighted that logisticsin Goa can be an alternate option for industry andtrade as other parts of the country were facing lackof infrastructure facilities. Mr Lalit Saraswat, VisionAmbassador, India@75 / Goa@60 and Director SancoaleShipping spoke about the needs and aspirations of thepeople of Goa. Mr V K Jha, Secretary Industries, Goa,also spoke on the occasion.GujaratDelegation from SpainAhmedabad, 4 MarchCII Gujarat organised one-to-one interactions with avisiting Spanish delegation from AMDA Energia. Mr74 | April 2009 Communiqué

newsAdrien Mallet, Business Head, Wind Division, AMDAEnergia, interacted with companies from the fieldof alternative energy to explore options to set up ajoint venture for the production of renewable / windenergy.HR Study MissionAhmedabad, 7 MarchTo study best practices of Human Resources and IndustrialRelations, CII, Gujarat organised a mission to understandthe manpower planning and recruitment practices takingplace in reputed organisations. The mission also includeda plant visit to Claris Lifesciences.Sessions on ERM/ ERPVadodara, 13 MarchAhmedabad, 14 MarchERM / ERP session in VadodaraCII, with Ernst and Young, organised these seminars tohighlight the importance of risk assessment, not only toidentify threats but also to enlist potential opportunitiesthat one must not allow to be foregone.Entrepreneurship WorkshopNadiad, 17 MarchThe workshop, held to encourage entrepreneurshipamong students, included a real case study on buildingup a successful techno-venture.Workshop on Lean ManufacturingRajkot, 17 MarchIn order to apprise industries in Rajkot about theimportance of lean manufacturing in building a worldclassmanufacturing organisation, CII organised thisworkshop with Mr D T Rathnam, consulting engineer,as faculty.Energy ManagementAhmedabad, 20-21 MarchSenior technical staff from CII-Energy Management Cellconducted a training programme on enrgy conservationand management.Opportunities in NanotechnologyVadodara, 27 MarchThe seminar on Entrepreneurial Opportunities inNanotechnology highlighted business-ready projectsin the field of decorative and industrial coating, textiles,construction and agriculture.Madhya PradeshIndustries – Institute InteractionDewas, 7 MarchThe road show presented to industry the achievementsand modern facilities available in ITIs. An MoU hasbeen signed between ITI Dewas and Prestige Instituteof Management, Dewas, for training students in softskills, in addition to their technical training. Throughanother MoU signed with Indo German Tool Room,Indore, the latter will provide faculty and technicalsupport to train students and employees of Industriessituated in Dewas.Basic HydraulicsIndore, 21 MarchCII Madhya Pradesh & CII–LM Thapar Centre forCompetitiveness for SMEs, organised a programme onthe basics of the hydraulic system, to ensure troublefreeoperation and diagnosis of faults.MSME IPR ProgrammeBhopal, 26 MarchCII jointly with the Union Ministry for Micro, Small andMedium Enterprises organised a sensitization programmeto disseminate knowledge on IPR, effectively addressthe role of IPR in today’s world and to recognize therole of IP in nurturing innovation and its benefits fortechnological advancement.MaharashtraAccreditation of NGOsMumbai, 1 MarchCII Western Region has undertaken accreditation ofNGOs in the context of strengthening Industry-NGOpartnerships. The CSR sub committee had a series ofdiscussions on support to resource strapped NGOs andthe adaptability of norms developed by the CredibilityAlliance for accreditation. A project proposed by a smallrural NGO was taken as a test case.Maharashtra Annual DayMumbai, 3 MarchThe theme for the Public Session was ‘BusinessContinuity Planning: The Indispensable Arthashastra forCommuniqué April 2009 | 75

newsexperiences on Japanese businessin India, at a seminar on Indo-JapanBusiness Ties.Maharashtra Annual DayIndia Inc’ with speakers from both the Government andcorporate sector, as well as ordinary citizens.Plant Visit for Finishing School StudentsPune, 14 MarchCII organised a plant visit for 22 students of theSymbiosis Finishing School students to Demag Cranes& Components (I) Pvt Ltd, Hinjewadi, to give thempractical experience about the working environmentin industry.IFRS SummitMumbai, 18 MarchThe Summit was held to sensitizeIndian companies about the need toconvergence to IFRS (InternationalFinancial Reporting Standards) by2011. The Summit was chairedby Mr S Mahalingam, ExecutiveDirector & Chief Financial Officer,Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., with the support of theUnion Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Institute ofChartered Accountants of India.Finishing School Valedictory SessionPune, 21 MarchAs a part of CII Affirmative Action Initiative, the fifth batchof CII – Symbiosis Finishing School was successfullycompleted. Over 42 students completed their courseas part of this batch.BANKing TECH Summit 2009Mumbai, 23 MarchStudents at the Hinjewadi plant ofDemag Cranes & Components (I) Pvt LtdJapanese Business in IndiaPune, 18 MarchDr Masanori Kondo, Senior Associate Professor ofEconomics, International Christian University, Tokyo,Japan, an expert on India shared his views andSuhas Baxi, Vice Chairman, CII Pune Zonal Council & MD,Demag Cranes & Components (India) Pvt Ltd, andDr Masanori Kondo, Sr. Associate Professor of Economics,International Christian University, TokyoAt the CEOs Interactive Roundtable“Navigating Through The Recession”‘The way to manage downturn and sustain growth inthe banking and financial sector is to take advantageof the present crisis and move forward by making ITspending cost effective and revenue generating’ said MrsShyamala Gopinath, Deputy Governor, RBI, who was theChief Guest at the Summit. The Guest of Honour, Dr KC Chakrabarty, Chairman & Managing Director, PunjabNational Bank, said that this was the time for the Indianbanking and financial services industry to turn crisis intoopportunity. He called for a focus on inclusive growthby generating domestic demand.Lecture on CSRMumbai, 24 MarchSNDT University invited CII to deliver a lecture on CorporateSocial Responsibility for its post graduate students. Mr.Ram Vaidya, Chairman, CSR sub-committee delivered thelecture which was followed by a vibrant discussion.76 | April 2009 Communiqué