February 2011 - CII

eaching outPolice Department goes hi-tech7 January 2011, LudhianaCII Punjab with the support of its member companies donated an“IBM CENTRALIZED SERVER” to the Police Department, Ludhiana.This server will store all the traffic related data of Ludhiana and helpmake the working of the local police, efficient and streamlined. Theserver costing about Rs. 3 Lakhs has been sponsored by EastmanCaste & Forge Ltd, Avon Cycles Limited, Ralson India Limited andAarti Steel Limited. CII formally handed over the IBM Server at aceremony to Mr P S Gill, Director General of Police. He appreciatedCII’s role in the developmental initiatives being taken in the state.Promoting Road safety7 January 2011, LudhianaCity development and welfare of society being high on priority, CIIPunjab along with Police Department, Ludhiana jointly promoteduse of blinkers and reflectors on vehicles especially during thefoggy winter season to avoid accidents during early morning andlate evening hours. CII members sponsored 20,000 reflectors thatare being fitted on bicycles and two-wheelers of industry workers.CSR-CSO Bridge, 1 February 2011, ChandigarhFostering new partnerships, the CII CSR - CSO Bridge 2011,urged all entrepreneurs in MSME to raise the bar of theirCorporate Social Responsibility. The need is to forge Industry –NGOpartnerships and commit to share values, responsibilities and gains,stated Mr D K Jain, Chairman, CII Regional Committee on CSR.Calling for the need of channelizing MSE efforts for taking upCSR, Mr Mohammed Haleem Khan, Director General, Council forAdvancement of People’s Action & Rural Technology (CAPART) said,“More than 75% of the Indian industry is MSEs. Hence it is time thatMSEs should come forward to join hands and take up corporatesocial responsibility as a mandate for its sustainability in the longrun.” At the inaugural session he also released a CSR dossier jointlyprepared by CII & CPART. Mr Deepak Mailk, Co-Chairman RegionalSub-Committee on CSR was also present at the conference.During the plenary, Industry’s perspective on NGO-Industrypartnership came from companies like Maruti Suzuki India Ltd,Max India, ACC Ltd, NTPC and GPI, while NGO perspectives onIndustry-NGO partnership were given by panelist from Global,Cancer Concern, Umeed Society, Anugraha, BPF, etc.'Pehal’, a dedicated exposition showcasing appreciative work ofvarious CSOs saw participation of more than 20 CSOs. The sessionwas attended by more than 200 stakeholders.30 C I I n o r t h e r n r e g i o n n e w s l e t t e r