CII Communique - October, 2010

egionsCEOs Round Table on HRD8 September, HyderabadThe CEOs Round Table with Ms DPurandeswari, Union Minister of Statefor Human Resource Development,was organized on International LiteracyDay, to encourage industry leadersto actively participate in the adultliteracy initiative of Government of Indiapopularly known as Sakshaar Bharat.D Purandeswari,Union Minister ofState for HRDhailed the Public Private Partnerships in this sector inAndhra Pradesh, citing the examples of Aarogyasreeand Emergency services of 108 & 104.KarnatakaIndustrial Relations & Employee Contracts28 September, BangaloreEmerging Technologies in Food Processing17 September, HyderabadThe seminar on Emerging Technologies in FoodProcessing Industry. Discussed the policy initiatives andinterventions required to achieve a quantum increasein the growth of the food processing industry. It alsodeliberated on issues like infrastructure, finance, qualitycertification, packaging, Supply Chain Management andR & D technologies in food processing.Conference on Infrastructure Development25 September, HyderabadJayadev Galla, Vice Chairman, CII AP; D Lakshmi Parthasarathy,Principal Secretary, Transport, Roads & Buildings, AP; J P Nayak,Whole-time Director & President (Operations), L & T Ltd;Aruna Kumari Galla, Minister for Roads & Buildings, AP; andRajiv Yadav, Member (Admin), NHAIThe second edition of the Infrastructure Conferencefocussed on the Road Sector. It highlighted theimportance of PPPs in the sector along with the policyinitiatives and the impetus required to boost the sector.Mr. Rajiv Yadav, Member, National Highways Authority ofIndia, emphasized the need for making the Private Publicpartnership projects more acceptable to the public.Healthcare Reforms30 September, HyderabadDr. P V Ramesh, Principal Secretary, Health, AndhraPradesh, urged all the stakeholders to contribute in theform of ideas, actions, partnerships and educating public,to enhance the healthcare standards of the state.Dr. Varma Vegesna, Convenor, Healthcare Panel,CII Andhra Pradesh and Managing Director, LazaursHospitals, suggested that the Government combineall the healthcare regulations in a single window, tofacilitate more private investment in the sector. HeS N Murthy, Senior Advocate, Karnataka High Court;Soumitra Bhattacharya, Convener, CII Karnataka HR/IR Panel;Dr R Krishna Murthy, Director, Industrial Relations Institute of India;and Aroon Raman, Chairman, CII KarnatakaThe Conference on ‘Challenges of Industrial Relations& Enforcement of Employee Contracts in a GlobalisedIndian Economy’ discussed how to arrive at a win- winsituation between industries, Government, unions andassociates.Interaction on Environment16 September, HubliThe interaction with Mr R Shyamsundar, SeniorEnvironmental Officer, Karnataka State Pollution ControlBoard, enabled members to seek clarifications on issuesof concern.Environment Management System16-17 September, BangaloreFollowing the workshop held in the BommasandraIndustrial Area in June, the workshop in the PeenyaIndustrial Area was an excellent opportunity for industriesto interact with environment management experts.Corporate Wellness10 September, BangaloreThe aim of this programme was to create a healthy, happyand more productive work force. Dr Narayan Murthy,Senior Cardiologist, BGS Global Hospitals, Dr MahendraP Sharma, Associate Professor NIMHANS, Dr AjayPatwardhan, Director, India Medical Services, GE IndiaTechnology Center P Ltd and Dr Sudha, Senior Physian,Soukya International Holistic Health Center describedsimple and achievable ways towards a fit life.Transfer Pricing9 September, BangaloreThe seminar provided insights and perspectivesfrom consultants and industry experts on TransferCommuniqué October 2010 | 75