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Good governance is the soul of democracy and key to progress of a nation and its people. Similarly, in the corporate world, ethics and transparency is instilled through corporate governance to ensure business excellence and a healthy economy. Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) owing to their exis- tential motto of serving the people of the nation, have always maintained high ethical standards and have been complying with rules and regulations. However, owing to their governance structure, PSEs have been facing problems to comply with certain norms of corporate governance as laid in Companies Act and SEBI Guidelines. To discuss and elaborate on the corporate governance key issues, SCOPE organized an Interactive Meeting of Chief Executives, Directors and Senior Executives of PSEs with Mr. Ajay Tyagi, IAS, Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) which was attended by many CEOs and Directors from various PSEs including listed PSEs. Various issues concerning PSEs such as limitations of PSEs regarding appointment of Independent Directors, level playing field, size of Board etc. were highlighted during the meeting. SEBI Chairman, assured to look into these issues and also agreed to have another meeting within a short span with select PSEs. As important as corporate governance is to maintain the economic integrity of an organization, sustainable development and climate change is important for the future of the world. The growing chasm between the rich and poor, the alarming scenarios posed by the climate change all over the world, has brought the requirement of serious introspection by the organizations. PSEs, being an important segment of economy, owe the responsibility to support the government in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Considering the importance of sustainable development and climate change, SCOPE recently organized its 2nd National Seminar on the theme. Resource persons from Ministry of Environment and Forests, Niti Aayog, ILO, TERI and leading PSEs addressed the participants. The support received from the PSEs was overwhelming. I am sure, PSEs will continue their stride towards promoting the initiatives of government for bringing sustainable development and climate change. Apart from focusing on SDGs, climate change and corporate governance, SCOPE is also concerned about the changing geo political landscape across the globe which has compelled it to think about the role of PSEs and its governance structure. Advanced Global Leadership Program (AGLP) is one such effort of SCOPE to provide a unique learning opportunity to the top management of PSEs and provide them a wider perspective of the rapidly changing business environment. Sixth in the series, AGLP is being conducted this year in association with IIM-Kolkata which includes visits to industries, international organizations and Universities in Europe and USA. While working with the top level management, it is equally important to hone and prepare the skills of young executives at entry and middle level management, Academy of Public Sector Enterprises (APSE) has been successfully conducting programs to provide comprehensive training to these executives of PSEs. SCOPE-APSE recently organized five days Management Development Program for Middle Level Executives at Jaipur with the theme - Developing Future Leaders: Challenges and Opportunities. With the support of PSEs, I am sure, APSE will further excel in its commitment of creating cadre of talented pool in PSEs. SCOPE is committed to bring excellence in public sector and promoting their cause. With the support of public sector fraternity, we will continue to work for them and represent them at various forums to ensure their smooth functioning to generate a level playing field for them. We are confident that in years to come, PSEs will play a defining role in making this nation a superpower and meet the expectations of the nation.

Ved Prakash Chairman, SCOPE

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 5 ARTICLE Mandatory Accreditation of Corporate Governance

Dr. U.D. Choubey Director General, SCOPE

overnance is the key issue become a movement today is Governance is being adopted all today. It is an essential now a global phenomena. There over the world. Different coun- Grequirement for socio- is fresh thinking at Board level to tries have different models of cor- economic development and for arrive at new institutional mecha- porate governance and rightly so overall inclusive growth. Peter nism, codes and standard, strate- as cultures, traditions, legal struc- Drucker as early as 1989 wrote in gy formulation and its execution. tures and ownership structures Economist that, “the key issue for Enhanced value to the investors, vary from country to country. Yet future is going to be the issue of customers, government and peo- the four core principles have been governance.” Very soon that fu- ple at large are the factors which influential in setting of the Code ture became present in early 90s. are not only responsible for finan- of Governance across the globe. Corporate Governance, from no cial results but are also important Therefore, accreditation model man’s agenda became everyone’s for upliftment of society, protec- will also have some difference agenda. Today corporate gov- tion of environment and commu- from country to country even ernance is a buzz word and has nity relation. Any accreditation though overall evaluation may also become a hot currency for and evaluation of corporate gov- have similar criteria. consultants. ernance would require objective The concept of corporate gover- The key issue today is evaluation oriented criteria to finally decide nance initially emanated from the and accreditation of the level of the rating of the enterprise. Cadbury Committee Report. In achievement of corporate gov- Corporate Governance rests on India, opening up of the economy ernance in an enterprise. So far the four fundamental corne ston- in early 90s and increasing busi- accreditation and evaluation by es of Fairness, Transparency, Acc- ness alliances called for adhering different agencies have come up, ountability and Responsibi-lity. It to international best practices. viz. moody accreditation, qual- is the system by which corporate Recognizing its growing impor- ity accreditation, project manage- entities are run and controlled tance, Securities and Exchange ment and NABL accreditation in effectively and efficiently. Ethics Board of India (SEBI) appoint- different sectors, but incidentally are essential as it extends beyond ed Kumar Mangalam Birla there is no well recognized ac- corporate law. It encompasses the Committee to work for an offi- creditation to evaluate corporate entire spectrum of the function- cial guidelines of corporate gov- governance level in different ing of a company and attempts ernance in Indian context. Based enterprises. Also, there has not to put in place a system of checks on the Report of this Committee, been any full proof mechanism or and balances among all the share- SEBI issued guidelines on corpo- model to evaluate/accreditate the holders, stakeholders, directors rate governance which covered level of governance in the enter- and the management. Therefore, issues like composition of Board prises. Gradation of enterprises is corporate governance is a concept of Directors, Audit Committee missing based on best practices of for maximising long-term value and its functions, remuneration governance. in legal and ethical manner. of Directors, Board procedure etc. Corporate governance which has No singular model of Corporate Enron debacle in US raised

6 KaleidOscope August, 2017 ARTICLE questions about corporate ethics. MoU is nothing but some sort of The Sarbanes Oxley Bill (SOX) The system of accreditation agreement between government was passed in the US Congress should be made mandatory and the enterprise to achieve or which brought with it, fundamen- exceed the target set forth for fi- tal changes in virtually every area to all companies else nancial performance and also of corporate governance. Most the entire reason for non-financial performance such of the countries across the world developing the tool would as CSR, environment protection, sought to move towards consoli- digitalization, employees and dating the corporate governance be lost. Initially, it should gender related issue etc. It is also code in order to facilitate strict be made mandatory for providing a way for performance implementation of the set guide- related pay for employees, but all listed companies and lines and thus avoid Enron kind MoU may not be taken as com- of cases in future. Accordingly, companies proposing to plete evaluation model for evalu- in India too the Department of list their scripts. Further, it ation and therefore, full proof ac- Company Affairs (DCA) appoint- creditation model is the only way ed Naresh Chandra Committee. could be a vital parameter to judge the overall governance. Keeping in view the dynamic in obtaining corporate A robust mechanism based in the nature of business development, rating for the company and objectivity through a system ori- the SEBI Committee on corporate ented module would be required governance chaired by Mr. N.R. its scripts. Alternatively, for rating the enterprise in terms Naryana Murthy drew up a se- SEBI and other regulators of their performance of corporate ries of recommendations to make governance. corporate governance practices can make accreditation stricter in India. Subsequently, of corporate governance Why Accreditation? in October 2004, SEBI came out standards as a prerequisite Companies often are not able to with the revised Clause 49 of the benchmark themselves on their for trading on stock listing agreement for companies corporate governance standards in stock exchanges giving im- exchanges. whereby they are unable to importance to independent direc- provise on their existing practic- tors and revamping the existing es. This is where Peter Drucker’s practices. Presently regulations, in different classes of societ- wrote “...if you can’t measure it, reforms, codes and standards for ies across the globe. Therefore, you can’t improve it.” Hence, it corporate governance are avail- global competitiveness based on is important that an accreditation able for best practices. the accreditation model could be tool is developed so that corpo- Exaggerated financial reporting a good source of bringing free- rate governance status of a com- system, jugglery of accounting dom in doing business globally. pany can be measured compre- procedure, inflated profit, con- The aspect left today is the evalu- hensively and improved upon. cealed income have become days ation and accreditation of the Accreditation would also provide of life in corporate sector, leading level of corporate governance in a standardised and systematic to corporate frauds. Therefore, enterprises. way to analyse corporate gover- ethical consideration has overtak- There has been piecemeal ap- nance across companies operat- en the regulatory norms and di- proach towards performance eval- ing in different sectors. This has rectives. Liberalization and open uation so far. The Memorandum become an essential aspect to im- economic policy has also left of Understanding (MoU) has prove against benchmarks. market aberration and there is re- been a good model but it is lim- This would also help regulators thinking in consolidation of sov- ited to target oriented and com- to monitor the corporate gover- ereign holding of capital by sev- panies opt more for achievement nance levels of companies and eral countries. This is also coming of the target by all means which pave way for further reforms in way of movement of labour sometimes leaves the vision and as it would assist in identifying and transfer of technology result- strategy at distance from sus- strengths and weaknesses in cor- ing into continued disbalance tained existence of the company. porate governance practices. At

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 7 ARTICLE the same time it would incentiv- Responsibility. Micro basis shall quality of assurance processes so ise the company to compete and be multiple parameters such as as to ensure independence and improve their brand. An objec- how much customers are delight- reliability in assessment. tive measurement of observance ed which would be measured by To attain the intent of this - exer of corporate governance norms their satisfaction with respect to cise, it is essential that the ques- would help in developing bench- quality of the product, service tions should cover all aspects of marks thereby promoting better quality/ response time and after corporate governance and should adherence to corporate gover- sale service etc. Similarly, there include detailed parameters of nance norms. This being a con- would be multiple parameters each cornerstone. There should tinuous process would also help to each micro aspect of satisfied be enough questions to obtain organisations to analyse their suppliers, willing investors, completeness of each parameter. progress over time and help them trusted employees, happy credi- Once the parameters are devel- to identify with the best followed tors, assured government, rich oped, the next step would be to corporate governance practices society, unified community and develop the marking system i.e. across the country/globe. A high protected environment. how much weight should each accreditation rating on corporate Accreditation model should be question carry so as to arrive at governance would add positively able to reflect the best global the final scoring. Efforts should to the overall credit rating of the practices of corporate governance be made to keep the total weight organisation thereby making the and hence, should be based on in- to 100 and accordingly marks company more investor friendly ternationally accepted standards. should be awarded to each sec- and also in form of better credit tion. Distribution of marks would worthiness. It has been observed Therefore, it would be best if the make the exercise comparable that companies with higher credit accreditation process adopts the and measurable. ratings or quality standards rat- OECD principles of corporate Last but not least, the system of ings have a better brand image. governance namely ensuring accreditation should be made Similarly, higher the accredita- rights of shareholders and key mandatory to all companies else tion of corporate governance bet- ownership functions and equi- the entire reason for developing ter will be the market valuation table treatment of shareholders the tool would be lost. Initially, of the company. Additionally, including minority shareholders. it should be made mandatory for accreditation helps as a motiva- This should also include disclo- all listed companies and compa- tional tool as it incentivises com- sure, transparency and responsi- nies proposing to list their scripts. panies in adopting improved cor- bilities of the Board. Further, it could be a vital param- porate governance practices. The In addition to the above princi- eter in obtaining corporate rating tools for accreditation would give ples, accreditation should be pro- for the company and its scripts. stakeholders a uniform tool for gressive and not aim at achieving Alternatively, SEBI and other reg- measurement across portfolios, minimum standards i.e. it should ulators can make accreditation of schemes and competitive scripts. encourage companies to impro- corporate governance standards Also, accreditation would help vise their corporate governance as a prerequisite for trading on the lenders to make informed practices. The process should be stock exchanges. lending as it would help them in comprehensive in coverage and being assured of timely payment. aim at covering all stakehold- Way Forward ers. Also, it should be objective, Above model is only suggestive How to develop measurable and universal so as to as developing a system for acc- accreditation model? be applied across all sectors and reditation would require substan- Accreditation framework should industries along with ability to tial efforts. It not only requires be based on the four pillars of cor- identify gaps in corporate gover- knowledge and mathematical/ porate governance i.e. Fairness, nance practices. Lastly, it should statistical expertise, but also en- Transparency, Accountability and be extensive and attain highest tails foresightedness and vision.

The abridged and edited version of the article was published in the Hindu - Businessline dated July 29, 2017.

8 KaleidOscope August, 2017 ARTICLE Integrated Reporting: Closing the Reporting gap

Dr. S. K. Gupta*

here’s a gap between what long term cash flows. Disclosing their businesses and to find mea- investors need to know information about the 80% will sures that reflect all aspects of Tabout business plans and clearly improve reporting as then their ability to create value. long-term strategy and what cor- the reader is being informed about porate reports are telling them. the whole value creation proposi- What is integrated This reporting gap makes it tion rather than just 20% of it. reporting? harder for investors to discern the In a recent PwC survey of invest- There is no universally agreed true drivers of value creation in a ment professionals, nearly two- definition of what constitutes in- business. Reporting requirements thirds believed that the quality of tegrated reporting. Most defini- continue to evolve, with regula- corporate reporting could have a tions refer to the integration of tions looking to help reporters direct impact on its cost of capital, financial and non-financial infor- create better and more concise with nearly 90% feeling that clear mation into a single document. communications, but the issue links between a company’s strate- However, there are considerable still remains that reporting is fi- gic goals, risks, key performance differences of opinion over the nancially and historically biased. indicators and financial state- underlying rationale; the type of Research shows that over 80% of ments would help their analysis. non-financial information that the market value of leading orga- Yet they perceived a substantial should be included and how nizations is not currently reported gap between the importance of the latter should relate to finan- on in traditional financial state- these topics and the effectiveness cial data; and the audiences that ments. The 80% is made up of with which companies report on such a report should address. intangible assets that are not rec- them. Integrated reporting would Acknowledging these challeng- ognized by accounting standards help to bridge these gaps and so es, the International Integrated and so not captured on balance better meet the needs of invest- Reporting Committee (IIRC) was sheets. Often the term ‘non-finan- ment professionals. established in August 2010 to de- cial is applied to the underlying Investor would like to see cor- velop a reporting framework that drivers of this element of mar- porate reporting that effectively would command the support of ket capitalization. However, the and credibly links performance interested parties. The IIRC in- reason such a high proportion of measures both to strategy and cludes representatives from the market value is attributed to the the drivers of business value. corporate, accounting, securities, ‘non-financial’ element is because Integrated Reporting is an ideal regulatory and standards-setting it has such a significant impact on tool to help companies describe sectors and builds upon work

CMA (Dr.) S.K.Gupta Head – Group Internal Audit & Company Secretary, Spentex Industries Limited, New Delhi.

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 9 ARTICLE previously undertaken by the • Improve the information avail- Global Reporting Initiative and In a recent PwC survey of able to investors. the Prince of Wales’ Accounting investment professionals • Encourage more integrated for Sustainability project. thinking and business practices. nearly two-thirds believed An integrated report is a concise communication about how an or- that the quality of corporate Guiding Principles of IR ganization’s strategy, governance, reporting could have a The following Guiding Principles performance and prospects lead underpin the preparation of an to the creation of value over the direct impact on its cost of integrated report, informing the short, medium and long term capital, with nearly 90% content of the report and how in- Integrated reporting refers to rep- formation is presented: feeling that clear links resentation of the financial and • Strategic focus and future ori- non-financial performance of a between a company’s entation: An integrated report company in a single report. This strategic goals, risks, key should provide insight into the helps in providing a greater con- organization’s strategy, and how performance indicators and text to the non-financial data such it relates to the organization’s as how the company performs financial statements would ability to create value in the short, on environmental, social and help their analysis. Yet they medium and long term, and to its governance (ESG) parameters, use of and effects on the capitals. how sustainability is embedded perceived a substantial gap in the core business strategy etc. • Connectivity of information: between the importance Integrated Reporting focuses on An integrated report should show the inter-connectivity of strat- of these topics and the a holistic picture of the combina- tion, interrelatedness and depen- egy, corporate objectives, perfor- effectiveness with which mance measurement, risk assess- dencies between the factors that ment, resource allocation and companies report on them. affect the organization’s ability to governance. create value over time. • Stakeholder relationships: An integrated report should provide Drivers for integrated an organisation’s strategy, gover- insight into the nature and qual- reporting nance and performance. Drivers for adoption of integrated ity of the organization’s relation- • It demonstrates the links be- reporting comprise of both pull ships with its key stakeholders, tween its financial performance and push factors. Stakeholder including how and to what extent and its wider social, environmen- groups such as investors, cus- the organization understands, tal and economic context. tomers etc. can demand greater takes into account and responds level of disclosure and encourage • It shows how organisations cre- to their legitimate needs and companies to adopt integrated re- ate value over the short, medium interests. porting. On the other hand, regu- and long term. • Materiality: An integrated re- lations and compliance standards port should disclose information such as those by stock exchanges, Increasingly, businesses are ex- about matters that substantively government regulatory bodies pected to report not just on profit, affect the organization’s ability to etc. can act as another driver for but on their impact on the wider create value over the short, me- adoption of integrating reporting. economy, society and the envi- dium and long term. ronment. Integrated reporting • Conciseness: An integrated re- gives a ‘dashboard’ view of an Why use Integrated port should be concise. organisation’s activities and per- Reporting formance in this broader context, • Reliability and completeness: Integrated Report demonstrates which will: An integrated report should how organisations really create include all material matters, value: • Enable more effective decision both positive and negative, in • It is a concise communication of making at board level. a balanced way and without

10 KaleidOscope August, 2017 ARTICLE material error. model and future performance? • Consistency and comparabili- • Basis of presentation: How ty: The information in an integrat- does the organization determine ed report should be presented: (a) what matters to include in the in- on a basis that is consistent over tegrated report and how are such time; and (b) in a way that enables matters quantified or evaluated? comparison with other organizations to the extent it is material to Challenges of integrated the organization’s own ability to reporting create value over time. Though a beneficial concept, integrated reporting has many Content Elements of IR challenges associated with it, es- An integrated report includes pecially considering the fact that eight Content Elements that are very few companies across the Responsibility Report (BRR) that fundamentally linked to each oth- world have actually adopted it, pertains to areas such as environ- er and are not mutually exclusive: though the number is growing progressively. ment, governance, stakeholder • Organizational overview and relationships, and the like. Since • The biggest chal- external environment: What Assurance: the Circular does not mandate does the organization do and lenge facing integrated reporting preparation of Integrated Report what are the circumstances under is the question of providing as- (IR), a company may voluntarily which it operates? surance for the reported data by opt to prepare IR. In such a case, the third parties. the company has to provide cross • Governance: How does the or- reference in its IR to information ganization’s governance structure • Materiality: All disclosure in- that has already been disclosed support its ability to create value dicators may not be material for in accordance with any other in the short, medium and long all firms. Materiality will differ national or international require- term? depending on the industry the ment / framework. • Business model: What is the or- company operates in. ganization’s business model? • Diverse beneficiaries: Both fi- Looking forward • What Risks and opportunities: nancial and sustainability report- Corporate reporting will con- are the specific risks and oppor- ing serve multiple and diverse tinue to evolve with the chang- tunities that affect the organiza- stakeholders such as investor, ing business environment tion’s ability to create value over employee, government, commu- and stakeholder expectations. the short, medium and long term, nity etc. Though some of these Adding integrated reporting and how is the organization deal- stakeholders overlap, integrated to management’s agenda and ing with them? reporting may not appeal to all to board strategy sessions may • Strategy and resource alloca- stakeholders help companies determine how tion: Where does the organiza- to meet these evolving expecta- tion want to go and how does it SEBI Circular regarding tions. The integrated reporting intend to get there? Integrated Reporting concepts may provide compa- • Performance: To what extent The Securities and Exchange nies a useful framework when has the organization achieved Board of India (SEBI), by way of considering how to best disclose its strategic objectives for the pe- its circular issued on 6 February environmental, social, and gov- riod and what are its outcomes in 2017 (Circular), advised the top ernance matters that they have terms of effects on the capitals? 500 listed companies in India decided to report. Companies • Outlook: What challenges and to adopt Integrated Reporting may also improve their access uncertainties is the organization on a voluntary basis from the fi- to capital, achieve greater influ- likely to encounter in pursuing its nancial year 2017-2018. Prior to ence internationally and achieve strategy, and what are the poten- that, such companies have been strategic business benefits from tial implications for its business required to submit a Business integrated thinking.

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 11 ARTICLE Bringing Transparency and Enhancing Public Service The Airports Authority of India is making all possible efforts to be a proactive partner ushering in the era of good Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, IAS Chairman, AAI governance through improved transparency and better public service delivery.

ight to Information Act as per their jurisdiction of the AAI Headquarterson RTI online is an effective tool to area of work. portal as well as by post which Rempower the citizens, The RTI applications/Appeals are then forwarded to the con- promote transparency and ac- are received by the RTI Cell of cerned CPIOs / PIOs at Corporate countability in the working of Headquarters or Regional Head- Government and Public Sector quarters or Airports, as the case Enterprises. It has come handy Under the Right to may be. If an applicant seeks in- to contain corruption and em- formation which pertains to more Information Act, the power people in the real sense in than one CPIO, the applications India. Accordingly, AAI is fully Public Authorities have are sent to all concerned CPIOs committed to implement the RTI for sending a suitable reply to an obligation to respond Act in letter and spirit through the applicant in respect of the the offices at Headquarters and to RTI applications and point(s) concerning their jurisdiction besides advising the appli- Field Units. appeals received by them Under the Right to Information cant to pursue the matter directly Act, the Public Authorities have in a time bound manner. In with the CPIO concerned. an obligation to respond to RTI Airports Authority of India, In case of Appeal, the same is applications and appeals re- forwarded to the concerned First ceived by them in a time bound in order to comply with Appellate Authority to dispose manner. In Airports Authority the provisions of RTI Act, off the appeal. of India, in order to comply Airports Authority of India’s with the provisions of RTI Act, 2005, General Managers Corporate Headquarter has 2005, General Managers of vari- of various disciplines have been aligned with the Govt. of ous disciplines have been nomi- India RTI Online portal https:// nated as CPIO/PIOs while the been nominated as CPIO/ rtionline.gov.in/RTIMIS/login/ concerned Executive Directors/ PIOs while the concerned index.php which is live w.e.f. 1st Head of Departments have been September 2015. Similarly, an ex- Executive Directors/Head nominated as the First Appellate ercise was done to align all other Authority (FAA). As on today, of Departments have been offices and airports with this on- around 65 CPIOs and 30 FAAs are line portal on all India basis at nominated as the First nominated at AAI Headquarters. AAI. For the convenience of the Most disciplines in AAI have Appellate Authority (FAA). RTI applicants/citizens, it was de- nominated more than one CPIO cided that the RTI online portal

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necessary guidance of FAAs and CPIOs. The important Supreme Court, High Court judgments and CVC Circulars are also being circulated across the organization for necessary guidance. Recently, instructions were issued to all FAAs and Nodal Officers at Regional Headquarters and to APDs of Chennai and Kolkata Airports to upload all the RTI applications/Appeals received and their replies on the website of AAI and implementation of suo motu disclosure and CVC Circular referring CIC decision will reflect AAI under 8 (eight) India basis. Further, in RTI on- regarding seeking similar infor- areas i.e. AAI Headquarters, AAI line portal, for the convenience of mation through repeated RTI Northern Region, AAI Eastern citizens, AAI has been bifurcated applications. Region, AAI Western Region, AAI and reflecting as eight areas but Workshops are also being con- Southern Region, AAI North- a single consolidated Quarterly ducted on regular basis for edu- Eastern Region, AAI Airport Return to Central Information cating CPIOs and FAAs with Director, Kolkata Airport and Commission (CIC) is being sub- regard and apprising to imple- AAI Airport Director, Chennai mitted by the office of Central mentation of provisions under Airport as has been done by oth- Nodal Officer, RTI at Corporate RTI Act, 2005. Airports Authority er Public Sector entities such as Headquarters. of India is playing a proactive BSNL, LIC etc. which are having In addition, the DoPT guidelines role in implementing the Right to their Regional Headquarters. AAI issued from time to time are be- Information, thereby enhancing has been aligned with RTI Online ing circulated and placed on AAI good governance and improving portal w.e.f. 13th July, 2016 on all website as and when received for public service delivery.

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 13 INTERVIEW Nhpc Aligning its HR Practices for Sustainable Development

Nikhil Kumar Jain Director (Personnel), NHPC

NHPC Ltd., a Schedule A listed Miniratna CPSE, is ranked as a premier organization for development of hydropower in India. The company is going through a phase of retirement, facing challenges of retaining talented knowledge based workforce and competency building.

Mr. N. K. Jain, Director (Personnel), NHPC in an interview with KALEIDOSCOPE highlighted how HR Department of the CPSE is reinventing itself, aligning the systems and processes with the aspirations and developmental needs of workforce and providing growth opportunities to employees. Further to keep NHPC’s dominance intact in hydropower and also to carve a niche for itself in other energy sectors like solar and wind, Mr. Jain mentioned about initiatives taken by NHPC in re-skilling the workforce, making them industry fit and future ready for what industries demands. We give below excerpts of the interview:

In your opinion how has the HR heightened appreciation of the role of HR has trans- Department evolved over the years? formed HR as we knew it, which has now meta- morphosed into employee management along with For years, the Human Resources (HR) department learning and development function. In NHPC a lot has held together the structure and functioning of of HR functions are now ERP enabled, which has an organization by managing its most crucial re- made record keeping easier and efficient and has source - employees. of course, it has often been held also made several benefits and services for the em- back by the archaic practices of ensuring compli- ployees easier to access. ance and record-keeping and has very often been overtly related to the canteen and office cleanliness. You’ve been a part of HR community for As with any other function, HR too has evolved long, how important is it for HR to rein- over the years, gradually changing into technology- vent itself, for the organisation to rein- enabled mode. vent itself ? In this decade alone, HR technology has witnessed In current times, organizations operate in a a tumultuous trajectory influenced by technological complex business environment which throws changes. Digitization, tech-enabled learning and a up numerous challenges at various levels. There

14 KaleidOscope August, 2017 INTERVIEW is a need for the human resource function to play What do you think are the strengths of a critical role in helping organizations navigate Human Resource of NHPC? What makes through the various transitions it goes through to you confident and optimistic about maintain its leadership position. In order to play NHPC’s future? this role, HR will have to increase its real and per- NHPC has maintained its premier position in ceived value. Over the years HR has moved beyond the hydropower sector over the years. Beginning personnel management, routine activities such as with a meagre 3 projects in construction that the administration of payroll and benefits to a more were hardly seeing much headway, NHPC today pivotal role such as developing people strategy has 22 Power Stations with an installed capacity and supporting the organization’s business goals. of over 6,700 MW (including 2 power stations of HR has to hold itself accountable for driving the 1520 MW of NHDC, a JV company of NHPC and business. Govt. of Madhya Pradesh) with another 3 Projects for example the power sector in which NHPC of 3,130 MW under construction. Be it in private operates. The organisation has diversified into sector or Public sector, NHPCians have made their other power generation avenues like renewable presence felt everywhere. It has turned out to be and coal, with hydropower being its core compe- breeding ground for hydropower talents across tency. Considering this it has to recruit and sustain the country. Our greatest strength lies in having a manpower which the requisite skills. It is also a strong technical workforce with the required skills time when a large number of our staff (workmen) and knowledge for all activities from conceptu- are retiring. This manforce once used to be the alizing to operating and maintaining the power backbone of NHPC about 3-4 decades ago when its stations. early projects were being constructed departmen- With anticipated large scale integration of other tally. With time the business scenario has changed renewables like solar and wind of about 175 GW where the work profile of this employee category into the grid by 2022, hydropower has become an became less relevant. HR has understood this imperative for maintaining grid stability and grid scenario and is planning the future manpower discipline. A new Hydro Policy is on the anvil and I needs accordingly, retain the existing talent and am sincerely hopeful that NHPC stands to benefit a manage them. great deal from it. How has NHPC aligned its HR systems and processes to enable sustainable Given the strategic imperative to have people development in the organization? knowledge based workforce, as a head of In NHPC, HR systems and processes are aligned Human Resources how do you strategize with the aspirations and developmental needs of to ensure that knowledge repository is the workforce, and provide growth opportunities kept intact in NHPC ? to employees during their career in the company. NHPC is going through a season of retirements and HR processes are on the online ERP system which in the process, the Company has shrunk from being is integrated with other platforms like finance, ma- 12,000 strong a couple of years back to being 8,000 terials management etc. Employee claims and re- strong now. We are set to lose another 3200 employ- quests are processed online through ESS (employee ees including over 700 executives by 2022. These self service) portal, making all processes seamless numbers are huge; each number represents 30 to 35 and employee friendly. The performance of each years of rich experiences of best in class knowledge employee can also be viewed by each employee by and skill in the tough and complicated area of hy- login in to the intranet portal. The transparency of dropower development. the system has improved employee motivation and To keep our supremacy intact the hydropower and engagement levels, making a remarkable shift the also to carve a niche for itself in other energy sectors in performance level of each employee. like solar and wind, it is imperative that we replen- The needs and satisfaction level of employees are ish our workforce in a seamless manner and make assessed at periodic intervals to review policies and them industry fit and future ready for what indus- processes so that they are customised to satisfy em- try demands. It is our highest priority as our my ployee needs. team shall spare no effort in giving the Company

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 15 ARTICLE a new Succession Policy that will not only help the Keeping in view the attrition rate organisation transfer its knowledge and skills from in your company, what kind of HR the elders to the younger ones but also make the initiatives NHPC extend in retaining field younger ones feel empowered to face the challenges employees and keep them motivated in the future. given that most of the company’s locations are located in remote areas? The other foreseen challenge noticed was the emi- nent shortage of skilled manpower in workmen While the overall attrition is very low at 0.46%, the cadre in the Power Stations going in tandem with figure tends to conceal the attrition among the new surplus manpower in unskilled category. The chal- recruitees. However, overall attrition rate of the or- lenge lies in turning the situation into an opportu- ganization is below normal and low as compared nity and thereby utilizing the surplus manpower in to industry standard. To arrest this trend, few in- the most productive way. To meet the requirement, terventions like revisiting the recruitment policies initiative of reskilling of surplus manpower in defi- of the organization to an extent of selection based cient skill is being introduced based on the profile on factoring socio-economic background of the can- and suitability. In the process almost 400 employ- didates along with industry academia interface can ees identified for reskilling and at the process has be taken as a strategic imperative for better results. already been started through Industrial Training Apart from it, work-life balance is another area on Institute, Patiala. which emphasis can be put on The key challenges that NHPC faces in retaining What HR initiatives taken to align field staff are ensuring and fine tuning social, in- HR with strategic goals? Is there any link- dustry and system compatibility. Due to inherent age of HR in Company’s overall characteristics of hydro power and locations are in- MoU system of performance accessible and and are devoid of modern-day ame- evaluation for the year 2017-18? nities. Fresh engineers, immediately after joining, To align with the strategic goals of organization, find it very difficult to get accustomed to the new it is felt necessary to revisit various employee environment and feel alienated and detached from related policies. Accordingly priority-wise inter- the outer world. NHPC fresh recruits are handheld and mentored right from the initial phase to keep ventions of various policies have been identified the reality shock at the barest minimum. for revisit. The foremost is to review the manpower budget in accordance with organizational require- Being fresh from institutions, most of the engineers ment and business portfolio because considerable and officers not being accustomed to industry lack time has elapsed since last approved manpower interdisciplinary knowledge and are unaware of budget considering change in business portfo- working systems. Therefore, the biggest challenge lio since then. Few other policies like Promotion for HR is to make them ready for industry as soon Policy for executives, Transfer, are also on prior- as possible. customised training programmes are ity list for required interventions to meet business designed for them for induction for smoother tran- challenges. sition in the company . Seniors also play a vital role by passing on knowledge and facilitating their The role of HR has been reinstated in the MoU sys- learning process in their work domain. tem for the financial year 2017-18 with an overall weightage of 10%. Various developmental HR pa- As regards benefits to keep employees motivated, rameters have been incorporated for performance there are bouquet of locational benefits extended to improvement in the areas of system improve- employees posted in fields like Special Allowance, ments by digitization like online submission of North East Allowance, Winter leave for some of Performance Appraisal Report, online submission toughest locations , Special Additional Leave for of Vigilance clearance etc. Further for better plan- Projects and Power Stations, Emergency Passage ning of critical skills, Succession Planning and Concession, Transit Leave to reach nearest rail head Talent Management through developmental train- from Headquarters , Choice for retaining family ing of employees through premier institutes have at anywhere in India, Bachelor Accommodation also been introduced in the MoU parameter. at subsidized rates, and Group Personal Accident

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Insurance, House Building Advance Insurance How do you rate the post-retirement Premium(Insurance premium of HBA advance), etc benefits of NHPC Ltd ? are some of the few to name with. Apart from benefits like Provident fund, pen- sion scheme, gratuity, NHPC has one of the best How do you ensure compliance post-retirement health schemes- Retired Employee to Law in various HR related areas Health Scheme. This scheme provides medical and involve different stakeholders for cover to all superannuated employees of the compa- improving the HR deliverable? ny and their spouses for outdoor and indoor treat- NHPC has streamlined internal system for legal ment in empanelled hospitals all over the country. compliances along-with proper MIS. Any new leg- The scheme also covers those employees who have islation is intricately analyzed, communicated and availed Voluntary Retirement Scheme or taken pre- compiled by the units with centralized monitoring mature retirement. on day to day basis. The ambit of this scheme also stands extended to We have inbuilt system to engage with various the children of deceased employee (death during stakeholders at regular intervals for gauging the service) till the deemed date of retirement of the employee sensitivity and aspirations. Management deceased employee or date up to which the child regularly meets the Officers’ associations/ employ- is dependent as per NHPC Rules. To ease the pro- ees Union. We have very robust grievance handling cess of taking indoor treatment in empanelled hos- mechanism where grievance committee regularly pitals, online issuance of authority letter has been meet to dispose the grievances and the number implemented. of unresolved grievance is almost nil. The overall system takes care of every strata of employees and What would you identify as the key HR anybody can directly approach to management in trends today? case required Well, HR is continuously evolving bringing in new trends every few years. To my mind, with automa- What are your views on succession tion of jobs, people will need specific skills to get planning in PSUs? employment and once employed it will be a task The top management of PSUs are selected by the to retain them. Similarly, as more millennials join Government and hence due to this system succes- the workforce, HR will have to employ analytics to sion planning at the helm is not practically possible. understand the needs of people in a more individual-specific manner, and provide solutions through However at executive level, succession planning the use of technology. The possibilities are endless: has gained prominence in PSUs. It will not be fair mobile-friendly platforms for communication, per- to compare the PSU set up large private companies, formance management, pulse surveys, easier HR where the management can be groomed especially systems, automated processes, and more.The work in family promoted business houses, ie- Reliance, force now is also very much concerned about the Aditya Birla Group, Tatas, Hero Group etc. work space in which they function with office ergo- PSUs are unique in that almost invariably groom nomics assuming a lot of importance. their talent for leadership positions. Public sector Lastly, as companies become more reliant on tech- companies traditionally did not have a succession nology, the employee life-cycle will be scrutinised planning system per se, but they always had a ro- in detail The extent of data available with the HR bust internal promotion system. Recently PSUs have team will go beyond the date of joining and remu- also taken up this aspect more seriously and have neration increase. Details of work profile can now devised their own succession planning programs be captured digitally and analysed. Data analytics for employees.NHPC has worked on establishing will also enable HR to corelate reasons for attrition leadership competency frameworks, assessed man- and client loss, for instance, and take redressal mea- agers for development and taken follow up actions sures. it will facilitate sharper people insights and in terms of internal training and developed courses predictive analytics for proactive and better-quality in collaboration with premier institutes. HR decisions.

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 17 ARTICLE Safety – Specific Transformational Leadership Can Lift Organisation to Safety Excellence

B. B. Chakarvarty Senior HSE Consultant

unning a safe enterprise is at individual & collective levels. industry sectors, some of them fundamentally leadership Therefore, for sustained business having international presence. Rbusiness. While manage- goals and cultural change, or- My observations concerning safe- ment copes with business com- ganisations require both types of ty management of the companies plexities like goal setting & action leaderships. can be summarized: plans, leadership on the other hand copes with changes in cul- Safety leadership • For 90% safety is not a mission or a core value ture, values and integrating them Safety is more cultural and much with those of the organisations less programmatic. Having said • For 95% safety is enforced and and people involved. Changes in that, my apprehension of the not a culture organizational culture, often face situation in India is largely the • For 100% safety first but pro- resistance from the managers, su- opposite. This is borne out of duction must pervisors & workforce and hence my extensive interactions with are always difficult. Because in management people at all lev- • For 100% diverse work safety at- such cases top management has els including conversations with titude – poor category dominates to deal with psychological factors workforce (both employees and • For 90% safety & risk com- such a perception, attitude, moti- contract workers), during my vis- munication inadequate & lack vation and behaviours. Managers its on varied assignments, cover- openness or sometimes called transactional ing a span of about 15 years, to leaders find it difficult to address the establishments of middle and • For 80% Concern for health & adequately these issues & chal- large organisations from different safety of workers inadequate lenges. These managers follow command and control style focusing on safety compliance without changing mind set of their subordinates and hence rarely can bring sustainable change in their behaviors. Transformational leadership breaks down the resistance to change by engaging, encouraging and inspiring people. They will focus on strategy and concept than tactics, engaging heart and mind of followers to participate in decision making and to feel work-ownership

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On analysis of these findings, interaction with workers & su- sustained excellence in safety five undesirable situations were pervisors. Such behaviors from performance in true sense. found very prominent among people of importance, encourage others, undermining develop- negligence and non-compliance Safety leadership ment of safety culture. to safe work procedures, with end role & style When Indian industries have • Priority of safety vs. production result of workforce developing yet to master the art & science seems often as top level rhetoric. low motivation and poor attitude towards safe behaviours. Hence of effective management in the • Top level health & safety com- my proposition that organiza- areas of health safety of employ- mitment is not perceptibly visible tions need manager- cum- trans- ees & contract workers, it is not to workforce. formational safety leaders partic- an easy task to convert manag- • Managers & frontline execu- ularly at middle & lower level. It ers into safety leaders as well. tives largely lack competence & is often found that top level man- Unfortunately, we bring this issue commitment to deal with work- agers & executives do possess knowing that culture of proper place safety issues & challenges. leadership qualities & style, only supervision of work & workforce has gone bad to worse at • Workforce voice in the matters to be more visible through ap- this time. Primarily due to most of Health & Safety, is almost non- propriate behaviours throughout operational works are now done existent due to absence of trust, the organization. When that hap- through contractors. Now let’s honesty & consistency in dealing. pens, managers & frontline executives would embrace the safety see what are the roles & styles of • Safety consciousness at work is leadership styles & roles readily. safety leadership (see Fig.1). often hidden by subjective norms I am sure such organisations will It emerges from study of safety of chance & luck, due to work & leap frog their goal of safety com- leader attributes that they have to time pressure. pliance to safety culture &achieve help developing climate of trust & All those organisations are well established in their respective field of business. Safety performance figures are quite attrac- tive and are well recognized and rewarded by the authorities & other agencies. But we forget that safety is never a number. It is a belief, value, an attitude and these are never observed & reported, but remain hidden in the minds of people to be discovered. Time and again safety audit reports reveal the gaps between the desired level of safety perception, attitude and actually observed levels at workplaces – reflected in existence of unsafe equipment, Fig: 1 tools and workplaces, including substandard works, ignorance of relationship, informedness & participation in the organization at large and negligence to set safe pro- and specifically at workplaces. To be real safety leaders, they them- cedures. In fact the middle level selves have to be the role models and trust-worthy. They should be managers & frontline executives influencing & inspiring the employees/workers by doing right things, remain busy meeting targets, pre- complying with safety systems & set procedures in the first place. paring reports and have very lit- Style is generally represented by openness, trust, good safety com- tle time left for caring, coaching of munication, supporting workforce free thinking & expression, chal- their reports- for site follow-up, lenging existing safety beliefs, values & processes. Their actions match

KaleidoKaleidoscope August, 2017 19 ARTICLE the decisions. They demonstrate or improvement. BBS programs Therefore, developing transfor- their confidence & competence are being introduced with limited mational safety leadership is a by examples at work front. They success for a limited period, being process that would change & have ability to predict behavior of driven by external motivation. transform mind set of the man- workers at workplace by observ- This is world-wide situation. This agers. At the heart of transforma- ing what they do, by listening to route would not help build safety tion process involves assessing & what they think & by conversing culture. So, organisations need dealing with emotions, feelings, what they feel. These abilities are safety Gurus or Leaders, who attitude of people towards safety very rare in the managers and have to know what is going on & safe behaviour.Managers have supervisors because they have in the minds of people in respect to be trained to acquire adequate low concern for the well-being of thinking, feeling & attitude knowledge about cognitive psy- of their workforce. Completion towards safe work behaviours. chology and soft skills. They have of works is more important to Top management must realize to possess empathy skills & com- managers. They remain busy sat- that safety is both an “Art” and passion skills to win the heart isfying the larger interest of run- “Science”. Much improvement & mind of subordinates. They ning the business, conveniently has occurred in the areas of safety need to know worker psychology ignoring or delaying solutions to science and still continuing. But more than technicalities of work. issues of health & safety at work the same can’t be said about safe- Psychologist, particularly expe- places. Top management has to ty art. Art requires devoted heart rienced in cognitive psychology take measures to correct this situ- & mind of people to produce would be necessary to educate ation, before they can think of & deliver. Hence, having good managers & supervisors, also transforming managers to safety safety management systems, is help them learn about mental leaders. not enough to internally motivate processes involved and various people to safe behaviours for all tools to bring changes in behav- Developing safety time to come. Leader - manager ior. Western world has already leadership shall guide & inspire the people started working in this area and Present exercises on job safety to apply their hearts & minds to few leadership models are being and work risk control concentrate improve safety awareness, con- developed. One such model is on work methods & procedures, sciousness, perception to make shown in Fig. 2. paying scant attention to hu- them self- motivated & commit- Applying this path- goal leader- man factors - like latent & active ted to safe behavior. ship model would benefit the errors, violations, supervision, team work, motivation & commitment. Safety leaders would have to know their people, in particular their behavioural & cognitive psychologies. Behaviour –based- safety addresses only behavioural psychology. Whereas, cognitive psychology focuses on study of how people think, understand & know of an object, person or an issue - precursor to actual behavior. There are no structured programs as on date for addressing & improving cognitive psychology of employees. Some organizations at times, Fig: 2 conduct safety culture & attitude surveys, that do not bring any organisations to develop strategic behaviours of the safety leaders. perceptible behavioural change But to operationalize these concepts at workplace require different

20 KaleidOscope August, 2017 ARTICLE approaches. Basic approach uses situational awareness & safety con- transformational safety leader- sciousness, shown in Fig.3. ship would also be to predict Safety Leadership and hazard reducing systems along with desired subordinate unsafe behaviors. Organisational safety climate is an indicator of perception of employees of organizational approach to Health & Safety, and that of commitment of management observed at all levels. These aspects help develop self- motivation to safe behavior at workplace. Good safety leaders work for improving safety climate in the workplace. Therefore, a modified model (Fig.-4) has been put forward by Barling & others. In reality this approach of safety leaders have succeeded in Fig - 3: The variables driving Safety Performace. changing at-risk behaviours. In fact safety climate is precursor of safety consciousness of people individual safety awareness and building safety culture. can lead to improved safety alertness at both behavior and performance by increasing cognitive levels. But purpose of Safety leaders inspire & engage

Fig - 4 people to develop safety con- departments or work areas in- leadership style & roles of indi- sciousness at both behaviour as dividually try to develop and vidual consideration, inspiration- well as cognitive level.They also operationalize them. But that al motivation, idealized influence provide intellectual stimulation does not benefit the organiza- and intellectual stimulationcan influencing employees & contract tion as many others do not ap- only deliver the much sought af- workers to think about safety of preciate and take enough inter- ter strong safety culture & sus- self, others & plant. est. Organisations need strategic tained performance excellence. alignment of good management Professional competency has to Conclusion and effective safety leadership to be supported by moral maturity Safety leadership concepts are excel in inclusive business perfor- & emotional intelligence for tak- not new. Managers of some mance. Transformational safety ing safety leadership to next level.

KaleidoKaleidoscope August, 2017 21 ARTICLE An analysis of quantum and pattern of amount spent on CSR activities A case study of Maharatna CPSEs

Nisha Dewan Research Scholar, Mewar University

The provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) under Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 mandate companies with a net worth of Rs 500 crore or more OR turnover of Rs 1000 crore or more OR a net profit of rupees five crore or more, to spend at least two per cent of their average net profits earned during three immediately preceding financial years on CSR activities.The CSR rules also mandate each such company to constitute a CSR committee and also formulate a CSR Policy. The companies are also required to report annual expenditure under CSR in a prescribed format in the Annual Board Report. In this study an attempt has been made to analyze the quantum and proportion of CSR spend by the 7 maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprises(CPSEs)on CSR in the financial year 2015-16.

The Perspective CSR may also be referred to as communities and resources. The Corporate social responsibility, “corporate citizenship” and can intention was therefore to miti- often abbreviated “CSR,” is a cor- involve incurring short-term gate or reverse the damage inher- poration’s initiatives to assess and costs that do not provide an im- ent in doing business. Now many take responsibility for the compa- mediate financial benefit to the entrepreneurs consider profit and ny’s effects on environmental and company, but instead promote social-environmental benefit to social wellbeing. The term gener- positive social and environmen- be inextricable. ally applies to efforts that go be- tal change. Corporate Social yond what may be required by Responsibility in context of busi- Literature Review regulators or environmental pro- ness refers to business practices World Business Council for Sus- tection groups. Corporate Social involving initiatives that benefit tainable Development (WBCSD) Responsibility is about compa- society. A business’s CSR can en- defines Corporate Social Respo- nies being ‘good citizens’, but the compass a wide variety of tactics, nsibility (CSR) as “The continu- word ‘responsibility’ indicates a from giving away a portion of a ing commitment by business to duty to work for social benefit. company’s proceeds to charity, behave ethically and contribute Corporate Social Responsibility is to implementing “greener” busi- to economic development while the initiatives taken by an entity ness operations. improving the quality of life of to create social awareness or en- Today, a shift has occurred in the workforce and their fami- courage a positive impact on the the way people conceptualize lies as well as of the local com- environment and stakeholders corporate social responsibility. munity and society at large.” including customers, consumers, For decades, corporate business According to CSR Asia, “CSR is a suppliers, employees, investors models have been assumed to company’s commitment to oper- and communities. be necessarily harmful to certain ating in an economically, socially

22 KaleidOscope August, 2017 ARTICLE and environmentally sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility to incorporate the CSR strategy manner whilst balancing the in- Reporting in India: Exploring directly into operations of the terests of diverse stakeholders.” Linkages with Firm Performance companies. According to United Nat-ions examined the corporate social re- With globalization, business is Industrial Development Organi- sponsibility (CSR) strategies and becomingly increasingly inter- zation (UNIDO),” Corporate activities of firms as disclosed nationally oriented, making it Social Responsibility is a manage- in annual reports, and explored more necessary than ever for ment concept whereby compa- its linkages to accounting and enterprises to operate in a re- nies integrate social and environ- market performance of firms. sponsible manner. This forms mental concerns in their business The study finds that CSR report- the backdrop for international operations and interactions with ing may not have any significant efforts in the OECD, the UN and their stakeholders. CSR is gen- impact on accounting and mar- other organizations to establish erally understood as being the ket performance of the firm in a normative and more binding way through which a company the short term. The study also CSR framework for companies. achieves a balance of economic, finds that firms focus heavily on This framework consists partly environmental and social im- employee- and customer-orient- of international conventions that peratives (“Triple-Bottom-Line- ed CSR and the modes of CSR governments are obliged to com- Approach”), while at the same investments are more contribu- ply with, and partly of voluntary time addressing the expectations tory rather than participative instruments for responsible busi- of shareholders and stakehold- in nature. ness conduct that will as far as ers. In this sense it is important to possible ensure that businesses draw a distinction between CSR, CSR – International have CSR as the pivotal element which can be a strategic business Perspective in it strategy. management concept, and char- In the global context there may ity, sponsorships or philanthropy. not be any universally accepted CSR- Legal framework in Even though the latter can also definition of CSR, however each India make a valuable contribution to definition that currently exists India is one of the few countries of poverty reduction, will directly underpins the impact that busi- the world to legislate CSR expen- enhance the reputation of a com- nesses have on society at large diture. The concept of Corporate pany and strengthen its brand, and societal expectations of them. Social Responsibility (CSR) is the concept of CSR clearly goes Some commentators have iden- governed by the provisions of beyond that.” tified a difference between the section 135 of Chapter – IX and Shah, Bashkir (2010), has taken Canadian (Montreal school of Schedule VII of the Companies a case study of public sector un- CSR), the Continental European Act, 2013 read with Companies dertaking i.e. Bharat Petroleum and the Anglo-Saxon approaches (Corporate Social Responsibility Corporation Ltd. in their research to CSR. It is said that for Chinese Policy) Rules, 2014. work. The research has discussed consumers, a socially respon- As per the Section 135 of the that there is a broad relation- sible company makes safe, high- Companies Act 2013 every Comp- ship between the organization quality products; for Germans it any having - and society. Organization has its provides secure employment; in • net worth of Rs.500 crore or existence only with the society. South Africa it makes a positive more, or Organization used the resources/ contribution to social needs such inputs of the society like material as health care and education. And • turnover of Rs.1000 crore or and human etc. In reverse, the even within Europe the discus- more or organization provides services to sion about CSR is very heteroge- • a net profit of Rs.5 crore or the society. From the case study neous. A more common approach more of the BPCL, it was found that to CSR is corporate philanthropy. company has taken a lot of initia- This includes monetary dona- During any financial year shall tives in order to serve the society. tions and aid given to nonprofit constitute a Corporate Social Tirthankar Nag, Asish K Bhatta- organizations and communi- Responsibility Committee. CSR charyya (2016), in an article on ties. Another approach to CSR is committee shall formulate and

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 23 ARTICLE recommend to the Board, a CSR animal welfare, of such project or programs and Policy indicating the activities be • Agroforestry, conservation of implementation schedules for the undertaken by the company and natural resources and maintain- same ; and shall recommend the amount of ing quality of soil, air and water. • Monitoring process of such expenditure to be incurred on projects and programs. • Protection of national heritage, such activities. art and culture including resto- Provided that the CSR activities It is also included in the pro- ration of buildings and sites of does not include the activities un- visions of the Act that such historical Companies to make every en- dertaken in pursuance of normal • importance and works of art, deavor to ensure that at least 2% course of business of a company. setting up public libraries, proof the average net profits of the motion and development of tra- Company made during the three Objectives of the study ditional arts and immediately preceding financial The study has been undertaken years, is spent on the specified • Handicrafts. with the following objectives: activities. • Measures for the benefit of • To analyze the quantum of Schedule VII of the Companies armed forces veterans, war wid- CSR spend in each of the selected Act, 2013 covers wide range of ac- ows and their dependents. CPSEs tivities which can be undertaken • Training to promote rural • To analyze the proportion of by the Companies as a part of sports, nationally recognized CSR spending on different CSR their CSR initiatives. The activi- sports, Paralympic sports and sectors / activities ties involve the following: Olympic sports. • Eradicating hunger, poverty • Contribution to the Prime Data and Methodology and malnutrition, promoting pre- Ministers’ National Relief Fund The present study has been car- ventive health care and sanitation or any other fund set up by the ried out by analyzing the CSR and making Central expenditure and the proportion of CSR spending on differ- • Available safe drinking water. • Government for socioeconomic ent sectors / activities in respect • Promoting education, includ- • development and relief and of the selected 7 Central Public ing special education and em- welfare of the Scheduled Castes, Sector Enterprises of India which ployment enhancing vocation the are presently categorized as the skills especially • Scheduled Tribes, other back- Maharatnas, as per criteria for • Among children, women, el- ward classes, minorities and categorisation of CPSEs as laid derly, and the differently abled women. down by the Department of and. livelihood enhancement Public Enterprises. • Contributions or funds pro- projects. vided to technology incubators Central Public Sector Enterprises • Promoting gender equality, located within academic institu- (CPSEs) have been an engine of empowering women, setting up tion which are approved by the planned socio-economic development in the country. Since in- homes and hostels for women Central Government. and orphans; ception they have assigned high • Rural Development projects. priority to the ideals of CSR and • setting up old age homes, day • Slum area development. their CSR strategies are aligned to care centres and such other facili- national priorities to provide as- ties for senior citizens and mea- The CSR Policy of the company sistance to the deprived and the sures for shall, inter-alia, include the fol- underprivileged of the society. • Reducing inequalities faced by lowing, namely- Even before the introduction of socially and economically back- • A list of CSR Projects or pro- Schedule 135 of the Companies ward groups. grams which a company plans to Act, 2013, directives on Corporate • Ensuring environmental sus- undertake falling within the pur- Governance for Public Sector tainability, ecological balance, view of Schedule VII of the Act, Enterprises, 2010 was issued by protection of flora and fauna, specifying modalities of execution Department of Public Enterprises.

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It was clearly mentioned in the • Indian Oil Corporation exploration and production com- Guidelines that when the new Limited (IOCL): is India’s flag- pany. It produces around 77% of Company Law brings in the pro- ship national oil company with India’s crude oil and around 62% visions in this regard, that would business interests through the of its natural gas. need to be followed by all the entire hydrocarbon value chain • Steel Authority of India companies including the CPSEs. – from refining, pipeline and Limited(SAIL): is a fully integrat- As per the Office Memorandum transportation and marketing of ed iron and steel manufacturer, dated 21st October 2014 issued petroleum products to explora- producing both basic and special by DPE, all CPSEs shall have to tion & production of crude oil & steels for domestic construction, comply with the provisions of gas, marketing of natural gas and engineering, power, railway, au- the Companies Act 2013 and the petrochemicals. tomotive and defence industries CSR Rules. Any amendment noti- • NTPC Limited (NTPC): is and for sale in export markets. fied by the Ministry of Corporate India’s largest power company, Affairs in the CSR Rules, or in it was set up in 1975 to acceler- The study has been carried out by Schedule VII of the Act will also ate power development in India. collecting information through be binding on the CPSEs. It is emerginlg as an ‘Integrated secondary sources of information The study of CSR practices has Power Major’,with a significant Viz. Annual Reports and the web- been carried out in respect of presence in the entire value chain sites of the selected Maharatna the following seven Maharatana of power generation business. CPSEs and website (s) of BSE/ NSE, and other relevant pub- CPSEs: • Oil & Natural Gas Corporation lished / available data sources. • Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (ONGC): is engaged Limited (BHEL): is one of the in exploration and production Analysis and Findings largest engineering and manu- of Crude Oil and Natural Gas. The data pertaining to the facturing companies in India It is India’s largest oil and gas engaged in the design, engineering, manufacture, construc- Table: 1 (Amount in INR Crores) tion, testing, commissioning Amount actually spent on CSR activities by the Maharatnas in the and servicing of wide range of financial year 2015-16 products and services for the core sectors of the economy, viz. Maharatna CPSEs CSR Spent during the Power, Transmission, Industry, FY 2015-16 Transportation (Railway), Rene- wable Energy, Oil & Gas and 1 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) 84.06 Defence. 2 Coal India Limited (CIL) 73.26 • Coal India Limited (CIL): is engaged in mining & Marketing 3 GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL) 160.56 of Coal. It is the largest coal producer company in the world and 4 Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) 156.68 contributes around 82% of the coal production in India. 5 NTPC Limited (NTPC) 491.80

• GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL): 6 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) 421.00 is into Gas Transmission, Gas Trading, Gas Marketing, 7 Steel Authority of India Limited(SAIL) 76.16 Exploration and Production, Liquid Hydrocarbons, City Gas Total 1463.52 Distribution, Petrochemicals, Power and Renewables. (Source: Annual Reports of selected Maharatna CPSEs for the FY 2015-16)

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Table:1.1 (Amount in INR Crores) Details of the amount spent on CSR activities / sectors by selected Maharatna CPSE’ In the financial year 2015-16

Project/Sector BHEL CIL GAIL IOCL NTPC ONGC SAIL Total 1 Education & Skill 43.98 21.56 9.45 22.42 54.49 63.33 16.15 231.38 development 2 Healthcare 1.85 27.64 14.62 12.81 39.76 12.14 5.72 114.54 3 Livelihood Generation 21.65 4.70 26.35 4 Drinking Water & 6.60 0.56 57.73 44.87 287.97 103.74 19.51 520.98 Sanitisation 5 Sports, Art, Culture & 0.33 0.50 2.85 0.56 5.06 12.29 7.66 29.25 Heritage 6 Rural Development 4.42 4.89 48.76 44.21 161.43 8.97 272.68 7 Social Security 1.79 6.03 1.20 9.02 8 Environment 4.83 5.31 40.57 33.85 2.92 11.39 98.87 Sustainability 9 Capacity Building of 4.19 3.13 13.57 0.86 21.75 Personnel 10 Others 17.86 11.01 2.37 35.45 12.89 59.12 138.70 Total 84.06 73.26 160.56 156.68 491.80 421.00 76.16 1463.52 (Source: Annual Reports of selected Maharatna CPSEs for the FY 2015-16).

Figure: 1.1 Key Findings Percentage wise CSR spending on various activities / sectors by • The CSR activities are strat- selected Maharatna CPSEs in the financial year 2015-16 egized and driven by Corporate Social Responsibility committee in each of the selected Maharatna CPSE’s which is a Board level Committee of five to seven members comprising of Independent Directors, Key Managerial personnel such as CMD, Dir- ector Finance, Director HR, Director Marketing or Business development. • An amount of Rs.1463.52 crore has been spent by the selected Maharatna CPSEs on CSR activi- (Source: Annual Reports of selected Maharatna CPSEs for the FY 2015-16) ties / projects in the financial year 2015-16 • The above mentioned quan- quantum and pattern of amount shown in Table 1, 1.1 and Figure tum of CSR spend by the selected spent on CSR activities by the se- 1.1 and findings emanating from Maharatna CPSEs does not in- lected Maharatna CPSEs in the the analysis of data is summa- clude CSR data /information re- financial year 2015-16 has been rized herein below. garding any subsidiary or Joint

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Venture of these companies. References enterprise/policies/sustainable- business/corporate-social-respon- • All the selected Maharatna • The Companies Act, 2013 read sibility/index_en.html accessed on CPSE’s have complied with the with Companies (Corporate Social 24th March, 2017 mandatory requirement of a self Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. declaration with regard to the • Report of Panel of Experts on • Corporate Social Responsibility CSR spend Reforms in Central Public Sector Practices in India - Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in • Broad heads/sectors for CSR ac- Enterprises (CPSEs) http://plan- India - E-book - Times Foundation. tivities are chosen by the selected ningcommission.gov.in/reports/ Available at: http://timesfounda- companies at their own discre- genrep/rep_cpse1912.pdfaccessed tion.indiatimes.com/articleshow tion. In any social context, broad on 16th March, 2017 accessed on 21st March, 2017 contours which attract maximum • Guidelines for Administration attention are: Education, Health Ministries/Departments and Public • Corporate Social Responsibility and Livelihood. Focus of CSR Sector Enterprises, Chapter-XII. in India – Putting Social-Economic is no different. All the selected Available at http://dpe.nic.in/im- Development on a Fast Track: CSR Maharatna CPSE companies have portant_links/dpe_guidelines/ India .Info. Available at http://www. also focused on these areas. CSRandSustainability accessed on csrindia.info/story.phpaid=168 20th March, 2017 • The maximum quantum and • Annual Reports of all the proportion of the CSR spend in • Guidelines on Corporate Social Maharatnas for the financial year the selected Maharatnas CPSEs is Responsibility and Sustainability 2014-15 and 2015-16 attributed to Drinking water and for Central Public Sector Enterprises • Websites of all the Maharatnas sanitation (Rs. 520.98 crore – 35 issued by Department of Public to review the CSR Policies and %) followed by Rural develop- Enterprises. Available at http:// activities ment ( Rs. 272.67 crore- 19%) and www.dpemou.nic.in/MOUFiles/ Education and Skill development Revised_CSR_Guidelines.pdf ac- • International Institute for (Rs. 231.38 crore – 16%) cessed on 12th March, 2017. Sustainable Development (IISD) at https://www.iisd.org/business/ • The quantum and proportion • Guidelines on Corporate Social issues/sr.aspx accessed on 16th of the CSR spend in the areas of Responsibility and Sustainability March 2017 Livelihood generation ( Rs. 26.35 for Central Public Sector Enterprises crore – 2 %) and Social security ( issued by Department of Public • http://indiacsr.in/ accessed on Rs. 9.02 crore – 1 %) indicates lack Enterprises. Available at http://dpe. 16th March, 2017 of CSR spend preference of select- nic.in/sites/upload_files/dpe/files/ • India CSR Outlook Report ed maharatna CPSEs in respect of Guidelines_on_CSR_SUS_2014.pdf 2016-NGOBOX at ngobox.org/me- these aspects of Corporate Social accessed on 22nd March, 2017. dia/India%20CSR%20Outlook%20 Responsibility. • Handbook on Corporate Social Report%202016-NGOBOX.pdf • The quantum and propor- Responsibility in India. Available accessed on 20th March, 2017. tion of CSR spend in the area of at http://www.pwc.in/assets/pdfs/ • Tirthankar Nag, Asish K Sports, arts and culture by the publications/2013/handbook-on- Bhattacharyya (2016) http:// selected CPSEs is also low ( Rs. corporate-social-responsibility-in- journals.sagepub.com/doi/ 29.25 crore – 2% ). It is expected india.pdf accessed on 22nd March, pdf/10.1177/0972150916653032 that this aspect of CSR would get 2017 accessed on 18th March, 2017 higher CSR spend proportion in • Responsible Business Practices: A future years. PSU Perspective. Available at http:// • http://www.bsepsu.com/maharatnas.asp# accessed on 10th • The selected Maharatna CPSE www.dnb.co.in/TopPSU2013/ March 2017 companies have also invested PDF/Responsible_Business_ Practices_a_PSU_perspective.pdf into long term CSR activities / • http://dpe.gov.in/sites/default/ Accessed on 13th March, 2017 projects which are ongoing and files/Chapter_5_Classification_ which would fructify in subse- • European Commission Stra-tegy. Final_0.pdf accessed on 10th quent years. Available at http://ec.europa.eu/ March 2017.

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 27 ARTICLE The Right to Information Act- Experiences of an Oil PSU

Pankaj Kumar Chief General Manager (Law) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

The Legislation & IOC Ltd. India. However, considering the the law in a time bound manner, The Right to Information Act, fact that IOC is involved in ma- while also ensuring accuracy of 2005 which came into force with jor public utility services which the information shared with ap- the objective of providing access in turn also trade in subsidized plicants. The foremost principle to the information held by Public goods like LPG and Kerosene etc., which has led to this success story Authorities for maintaining the number of applications has revolves around the principle of transparency and accountability increased day by day though the voluntary disclosure and robust in the working of Public authori- number of second appeals has de- guidelines and training, which is ties, has by and large achieved its creased tremendously. This goes a continuous process and is man- goal during the last one decade. to show as to how successfully datory for compliance by all con- Like any other legislation, it too this Public Limited enterprise cerned in letter and spirit. had teething trouble at the initial has utilized and improved upon stages, which, with the passage of its system and resources in per- The Success Story time, have been taken care as the fect manner with the passage of As it is rightly said that the sun- organizations have streamlined time. Being a major energy sector light is the best disinfectant, the procedures to be adopted by of India which has to mainly deal Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. em- the officials responsible for its with business anxieties of public phasizes more on voluntary dis- implementation. However, we at large, Indian Oil Corporation closures as per the provisions are at a stage, where we need to Ltd. has also gained rich experi- of Section 4 which prescribes have a relook into the provisions ence by handling and disposing obligations of the Public au- and examine the practical issues thousands of applications and thorities. In turn this not only so as to plug the loopholes, if appeals filed under the RTI Act includes the publication of the any, for ensuring that while there 2005. Therefore, how this mam- relevant information on its web- are no practical difficulties in its moth organization could achieve sites but also takes care of the implementation, at the same time the success in implementation training aspect of the concerned the provisions of this law are not of the RTI Law, is an experience officials at regular intervals. Like left to the exploitation of either worth sharing. any new legislation, at the initial the authorities holding the in- The experience of this commer- stages, there were issues requir- formation or the unscrupulous cial organization in handling RTI ing clarity and guidance on le- applicants. The transparency related issues in the last 12 years gal aspects in large number due and accountability factors are the takes us through the smooth to the absence of precedents and fundamentals based on which practices adopted in its work- also due to different interpreta- the Public authorities are ex- ing which resulted in techniques tion of verdicts, particularly on pected to work and disseminate and methodologies, relied upon the exemptions which could be the information to the citizens of for ensuring the compliance of sought under Section 8(1). With

28 KaleidOscope August, 2017 ARTICLE the good practices adopted and the practical training imparted to various officials, the foremost job was to bring out the role clarity of PIOs, APIOs and First Appellate Authority as well as functional departments who are the custodi- ans of the information. By issuing written guidelines for each role and by exposing various officials to workshops and seminars conducted by persons of eminence in the field like SCOPE trainers and even by inviting Information Commissioners, the anxieties and doubts which could have ob- structed the smooth functioning for implementing this law were of the RTI law. Similarly, to over- to want of information held by taken care and eventually all this come the constraints of timeliness other public authorities. It is per- resulted in better understanding in compliance at each stage, use tinent to mention here that Indian of the objectives and provisions of technology by utilizing e-mail Oil Corporation Ltd. has also of law for the people responsible system and by developing a spe- been encouraging its dealers and right from the First Appellate cific software on the RTI Law has contractors for utilizing the pro- Authority up to the field level. proved to be a boon. visions of this law as applicant In fact, it would not be exaggera- The above mentioned aspects, in getting information from oth- tion to add that the auditing of while depict the positive ap- er Public authorities and Govt. PSU’s RTI working assignments proach and the result oriented Departments when their license through designated auditors steps taken by this Corporation, or a permission got delayed due having expertise in the field, has at times there have been some to unknown reasons affecting the brought us closer to perfection. areas of concern also, particular- business projects adversely. Some of the significant steps tak- ly on the practical aspects when en, were in the form of spread- situations arose, rendering it dif- Way Forward ing awareness on important le- ficult to implement the legal pro- Be that as it may, it will not be out gal issues like compliance and visions of the statute. It is for such of place to mention the future ar- consistency of timeliness, verify- situations that the statute pro- eas of concern which need a due ing precedents and MIS submis- vides for a second appeal level of consideration so that the true sions which were mandatory CIC, where guidance is received objective of this legislation does part from the accuracy and ap- not only in the particular case but not get diluted. Although such plicability of exemptions sought also for all future matters on the anxieties of the public authorities by the Departments holding the similar issue, so long as the Public have been addressed from time information in addition to the Authority has acted in bona fide to time at the level of CIC, one of miscellaneous provisions like manner and took all possible such practical issue is the number Section 7(9) and Section 10 which steps to share the information. It of unlimited questions and the deal with diversion of resources is also observed that public au- ambiguities which creep up due and severability respectively. A thorities at times unnecessarily to the contents and language of continuous effort has also been become defensive and look for the applicant when they submit made in updating the role play- exemptions alone. In the process the application. There is also ers with the latest verdicts and , they tend to ignore other aspect tendency of applicants seeking relevant amendments which took and consequently, have not uti- information in one application place from time to time in rules lized this law as a tool to resolve without restricting queries to one relevant to the implementation own issues which get stuck due particular subject, which practice

KaleidoKaleidoscope August, 2017 29 ARTICLE needs to be curbed. various State Public Authorities under the Public Authority look While the CIC concerned has been is though denied under Section for exemptions but there is no to the rescue of the Corporation 7(9), the seriousness in pursuing definite meaning available for by pulling up the applicants with the application comes to surface such terms. Similarly, seeking fee vested interests and by issuing when the applicant is advised to of Rs.10/- by sending a registered suitable clarification, which may visit various State Offices located AD communication to the appli- not be the option for all times to all over India and the applicant cant may itself result in spending come and hence it needs to be fails to turn up for inspection of more than the fee amount itself, considered whether these issues records. From the angle of the which calls for making the fee can be taken care through amend- Public Authority and with a view amount a deterrent through up- ment of legislation by appropri- to have uniformity in the proce- ward revision. ately inserting the provisions in dure, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. To conclude, it can definitely be the Act. Section 7(9) relating to di- also has circulated the process to stated that the law on the subject version of resources of Public au- be followed for giving inspection is in the right direction and with thorities is also a misnomer in the of records which is akin to the the right objective like any other minds of Public authorities and one when a lawyer seeks inspec- legislation and has also stood the functional departments under the tion of court files. test of time so far. The need is to Public Authority. While the judg- The legislation on the subject remove certain ambiguities in ments are in place to clarify the also refers to some important ex- interpretations through amend- interpretation of this provision to pressions which have not been ments or judicial verdicts and some extent, under the pretext defined and therefore different also by making this law more of avoiding the burden of collat- interpretations float giving op- popular so that it reaches the real ing the information from various portunity of misinterpretation at common citizen of India and does sources, the Public Authorities times. For example, ‘Fiduciary not remain restricted to commer- simply treat it as an exemption. Relationship’ and the term ‘Public cial interests of the trader com- It has also been the experience Interest’, which are common- munity or individuals with vest- that an information spread over ly used when the departments ed interests.

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Socio Economic Parameters & Wholesome Economic Development

Samridhi Jain Consultant, SCOPE

ndia has come a long way economy through urgently need- INR 5.86 lakh crore in 1991, it has since independence. There ed reforms. Controls started to grown to INR 135.76 lakh crore in Ihas been an overhaul on all be dismantled, tariffs, duties and 2015-16. In dollar terms, India’s frontiers be it social, political or taxes progressively lowered, state GDP crossed the USD 2 trillion economic; since the country got monopolies broken, the economy mark in 2015-16. As per IMF, the liberated from the colonial rule was opened to trade and invest- country ranked third in the world 70 years back. While we have ment, private sector investment in terms of GDP at market price moved on a more or less straight and competition were encour- and seventh in terms of nominal line with respect to our political aged and globalization was slow- GDP growing at 7-7.5% as on and social ideology with little or ly embraced. This marked the end 21.02.2017. no deviation from the basic foun- of the License Raj and beginning Not only in terms of GDP, but dations laid down at the time of of liberalisation. investor confidence has also im- independence, the economic eco- proved significantly in India. system of the country has under- Impact of liberalisation This is evident from the fact that gone paradigm shifts at all levels. The idea behind liberalisation FDI (across different sectors after Pre 1991, economy was primarily was to accelerate pace of econom- liberalization) inflows increased kept closed and private participa- ic growth and provide a competi- by 172 times during the 25 years. tion was kept at the minimum. tive business environment so as The first year of reform saw a to- The government adopted a pro- to develop a healthy and a bal- tal foreign investment of only $74 tectionism approach so as to pro- anced economy. millionwhich has grown to USD tect its domestic industry for the Twenty five years have passed 371 billion as of 31 March 2016 benefit and upliftment of all. This since the economic liberalization and has replaced China as the top was also done so as to keep con- of the country’s economic poli- FDI destination. trol over the infrastructural and cies was initiated in 1991 with the As a result of the reforms, the basic development of the country goal of making the economy more sectoral contribution has also as a whole. During this time if we market-oriented and expanding witnessed a shift from being an look at the sectoral share in GDP the role of private and foreign in- agrarian economy to a tertiary or it was skewed towards agricul- vestment. Though late in under- services economy. This is appar- ture at 42% followed by industry taking economic reforms (in com- ent with the shift in the share of and manufacturing at 16% and parison China started economic agriculture in 1991-92 which has 9% respectively and service sec- reforms as early as 1978) India been steadily (but gradually) re- tor less than 30%. has made rapid strides in post ducing from over 40% in 1951- A Balance of Payment crisis in reform period. This is evident 52 to 25% in 1992-93 and 17% in 1991 worked as a catalyst which from the fact that where India’s 2016-17. Alongside, due to slew mandated transformation of GDP (at current prices) stood at of industrial policy measures, the

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 31 ARTICLE share of industry and manufac- we need to do much more in or- governed by the socio-economic turing sector increased to 29%. der to achieve the difficult yet not development of its people. Services sector saw a significant impossible economy of USD 20 grab in GDP at 54% in 2016-17. trillion. GDP not the lone index for Another interesting facet of Another question that still re- economic development Indian economic reforms has mains unanswered is that if we Though economic liberalization been its inherent nature and pur- rank amongst the top 5 in terms has helped India to grow at faster pose the reforms sought to meet. of GDP, then why we still lack in pace and the good news is that To elaborate on this point, na- health, sanitation, education and the overall GDP story is expected tionalisation of banks in 1969 and other basic infrastructure? And to stay intact in the coming future abolishing privy purse of princely the foremost question that needs as well but can economic growth states in 1971 aimed at improving to be asked is why there is such a alone achieve economic develop- credit flow in the economy, end varied income gap? ment or there are more factors which need to be looked upon so of license raj and liberalisation in Hence, we need to look at more as to achieve a holistic economic 1991 aimed at increasing competi- than GDP to understand the real development? tion and improving productivity, economic development in the most recent FDI reforms and GST country. And rightly so as GDP If we look at the dictionary mean- Constitutional Amendment Bill only indicates towards how much ing of economic development it in 2015 aim at improving busi- the country has grown overall but is defined “as efforts that seek to ness environment in the country the real growth of a country is improve the economic well-being and the most controversial black and quality of life for a commu- money bill and demonetisation in nity by creating and/or retaining 2015 and 2016 respectively aim at Economists and reformists jobs and supporting or growing facilitating ease of doing business across the world have incomes and the tax base.” and eliminating corruption identified the need of social Therefore, economic develop- Impeccable growth of ment can only be achieved by a Indian economy but real- development through balance economic and social de- ism essential human wellbeing and velopment, benefits of which are distributed equitably. Post liberalisation, the Indian hence concept of Human economy has grown over 8 times Economists and reformists across with GDP at USD 2.07 trillion in Development index (HDI) the world have identified the need 2015 from 0.27 trillion in 1991. has been developed which of social development through The economy is growing at an human wellbeing and hence con- impressive rate of 7- 7.5% from a assesses human well being cept of Human Development in- mere 1.43% in 1991. It has become from a broad perspective dex (HDI) has been developed which assesses human well being more integrated with the global going beyond income. It economy wherein exports have from a broad perspective going increased 20 times. Share of ser- is based on 3 parameters beyond income. It is based on 3 vices sector has increased to 57% being life expectancy parameters being life expectancy from 45% in 1991-92. determining a long and healthy determining a long and In fact we are aiming at achiev- life, access to knowledge deter- ing an optimistic target of Indian healthy life, access to mining levels of education and a decent standard of living de- economy worth USD 20 tril- knowledge determining lion by 2030. Mathematically, to termining equal distribution of grow to this quantum we need levels of education and income. to register an annual growth of a decent standard of Therefore, simply put HDI and atleast 10-12% per annum for the per capita GDP both togeth- living determining equal next 25-30 years whereas in real- er indicate the extent of eco- ity we are presently at 7-7.5% of distribution of income. nomic development a country GDP growth. This implies that enjoys. Both the measures are

32 KaleidOscope August, 2017 ARTICLE directly correlated. But when both the rankings are low and the ranking of per capita GDP is higher than HDI ranking then it is an indication that though the economy is growing at a satisfactory rat but the benefits of the said economic growth are not being equitably distributed to all sections of society. This is unfortunately the case with India. Our ranking on per capita GDP stands at 126 amongst 189 economies whereas according to UNDP’s Human Development Index, India has been placed at government to work that extra development of the country. 130th position in the medium mile in order to achieve social human development category and economic well being for indi- among 187 countries in 2015. Growth of agriculture- key viduals and country as a whole. to rural development Though it is appreciable that Therefore, in addition to schemes Over the years, India is getting India’s rank has improved from and programs, we need to work skewed towards the tertiary sec- previous year by 5 ranks (previ- at building human capacities tor but even after 70 years of inde- ous year it was 135) but there is through continuous programs so pendence more that 600 million no counter to the fact that there is as to ensure better employment people are engaged in agricultur- ample room for improvement. and income distribution. Human al activities directly or indirectly. capacities development should In order to achieve desired The concern of the government hence, be a matrix of developing results, we need to have two for the agriculture sector is also capabilities through skill devel- fold focus- first to improve apparent as a result of which the opment and continuous training the quality of living of the allocation of government funds to people by providing them programs tailor made and suit- the sector which has been increas- access to education, better able to each individual. ing year on year. Therefore, it health facilities and greater em- Developing human capacities is would not be an understatement ployment in order to rise in HDI. not only pro-growth but also pro- to say that development of the ru- The other being that once there business as a skilled and trained ral economy is highly dependent is access to education and skill person proves to be an efficient upon the prosperity of the farm- development, there should be and resilient worker thereby ing sector. assurance of employability so as improvising on the cost and ef- Presently, the farming sector is to improve the income levels re- fectiveness of supply chains and plagued with multiple problems sulting in better distribution of distribution channels resulting starting with growing uncertain- income thereby improving per in better profits and networth for ty over periodicity of rains lead- capita GDP. the business. And given the youth ing to drought like conditions The government has been tire- population, India has a bright op- affecting the produce and ulti- lessly working towards educa- portunity to shine once the youth mately the income of the farmer. tion and employment through is skilled and made vocational. In addition, there has been grow- extensive programs and schemes. For this purpose, there is need to ing awareness amongst the agri- Complications with India get reach to the remotest strata of the cultural India on use of fertilisers further magnified given the size society thereby integrating rural so as to improve the farm yield of the country both in terms of development with urban devel- but non-availability of the same area and population. Hence, opment so as to create a positive at affordable prices is creating it becomes imperative for the path for wholesome economic issues for the marginal farmers

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 33 ARTICLE resulting in negative impact on international levels so that in- All the said developments seem the farm output. This is due to re- come disparities across the world to create a paradox with SDGs duction in subsidies to the farm- decrease thereby creating a posi- defeating the entire purpose for ers on urea resulting in increase tive environment for world eco- adoption of the same. Hence, of price of the fertiliser which is nomic growth. time is ripe for India to take a not in accordance with the pur- In order to do so all the develop- lead on international forums so chasing power of the farmers in ing nations need to voice their as to bring to light the conflicts/ particularly the marginal farmer. concerns on international plat- paradoxes created by such goals. In addition to the above domes- forms so as to ensure that there tic issues, mounting pressure is no exploitation or violation of Need to work towards sec- from WTO on farm subsidies international standards. toral strengthening and special safeguard measures Identifying this, the United Another area of concern is posi- (SSMs so as to protect domestic Nations (UN) developed 8 tion of our energy sector. It is a farmers) is making difficult for Millennium Development Goals known fact that India is a net oil the Indian government to hold its (MDG) in 2000 which aimed at importer and oil bill comprises stand. These measures if adopt- attaining social and economic of major portion of the governed, would negatively impact the solidarity and success in order to ment’s expenditure. Though nat- Indian farmer as subsidies and create an environment of global ural gas has been a righteous dis- protectionism is likely to reduce prosperity. One of the MDGs per- covery alternating oil in a lot of substantially. tains to Global Partnership for areas as fuel but lot of incentive Hence, the need is to urgently development thereby requiring and thoughtfulness is required make agriculture not only self developed nations to help lesser on part of various agencies so as sufficient but globally competi- developed countries in creating to ensure that right policy mea- tive so as to enable it to survive an open trading economy with sures are taken for the sector so as the domestic and international minimum trade barriers and re- to keep it flourishing. pressures. strictions. The aforesaid MDGs Recent budget announcement of Irrigation facilities need to be were required to be achieved by creating an integrated public sec- strengthened for the Indian farm- 2015 and in September 2016, the tor in the oil sector is one such ing so as to prevent drought like MDG era came to a conclusion move thereby facilitating India situations and improve yield. and new concept of Sustainable to create a niche for itself on the Also, farming need to be made Development Goals (SDGs) global map. technology driven so as to reduce emerged. In SDGs, the UN and In addition we need to strength- cost of production thereby im- its members adopted 17 goals en the manufacturing sector. At proving margins for the farmers. to be achieved by 2030. One of present India ranks at 6th posi- If the yield improves, income the SDGs pertains to promoting tion amongst the largest manu- of the farmers improve which youth employment, importance facturing countries across the would not only benefit the farm- of migrants for inclusive growth world. The ranking has been im- ing community but also help in and sustained development and proving over the years through developing rural economy in refrain from promulgating and slew of measures with respect to terms of income and employabili- applying any unilateral econom- subsidies, special incentives, ini- ty which would reduce migration ic, financial or trade barriers. tiatives such as Make in India etc. to urban areas. However, since 2015, the activities but a lot more needs to be done if of developed economies in par- the share if this sector has to in- World Economy to in- ticular US has been very much in crease to 20-25% by 2030. tegrate and help lesser contradiction with the MDGs and Aggressive plan need to be de- economies to achieve now SDGs. Trade barriers have vised to boost the sector. For this world growth been imposed by many countries. impetus needs to be on develop- It is not only sufficient that there Protectionism approach has been ing industrial corridors by creat- are efforts on the domestic front. adopted thereby restricting inter- ing smart cities thereby creating But we need to take measures at national trade. a conducive environment for

34 KaleidOscope August, 2017 ARTICLE developing the sector and further become self-reliant and have economic growth. transformed into world-class Another area that the government organizations. The stellar per- needs to look at is the complex formance of prominent PSEs is taxation system in India. This has borne out by the fact that out of resulted in complexities in doing the seven Indian companies se- business and reluctance in for- lected in the Fortune Global 500 eign/ new investments in new in- list for 2015, three were PSEsand dustries in India. To counter this, one public sector bank. the government has paved way Against the popular perception for Goods and Services Tax (GST) of inefficient and weak organiza- so as to remove multiplicity in tions incapable of meeting chal- taxation in India and improve lenges of competition, public the credit flow of taxes so as to sector has been instrumental in reduce cost of production thereby generating large scale employ- improving margins for the pro- ment, fostering balanced regional ducers. This dynamic reform is development and creating world also likely to simplify procedural class infrastructure. issues thereby eliminating mid- 298 PSEs have not only anchored Considering the global scenario, dle men and reducing paperwork the economic growth of the coun- it is an opportune time for India so as to promote cost and time ef- try but also acted as a catalyst in to rise up the ladder. Therefore, ficiency. This would in particular fuelling higher GDP growth by it is important to capitalise the benefit the manufacturing sector not only contributing to the gov- available opportunities and in- which is most of the time hard hit ernment exchequer but also by tegrate the benefits of the global by complexity in taxation regime. improving infrastructure in the prospects with domestic schemes country by undertaking capital and programs. For this purpose PSEs contribution to post expenditure targets. successful coordination and part- liberalisation period nerships need to be developed by PSE have played a pivotal role the government with the corpo- Opportune time for India in shaping the Indian economy rate sector. Alongside, PSEs need to move ahead not only on the economic front to be entrusted with greater au- World economy has been grow- but also on the socialistic arena. tonomy and decision making so ing at a steady pace. However, Despite lack of playing field and as to enable them to compete in the earlier fast pace of over 3.5% increasing competition, PSEs global arena thereby leveraging has slowed down to 2-2.5%. The have continued to contribute benefits to the domestic market. World Bank estimates the world significantly in building Indian Such prospects would improve economy to grow at 2.7% in 2017 economy and have demonstrat- not only employment opportu- if both domestic and international ed competiveness virtually in all nities but also employability of trade picks up by way of growth major aspects, viz., productivity, the Indian youth thereby encour- in domestic consumption along technological capability, opera- aging more and more people to with reduction (if not elimina- tional excellence Initiatives, prod- be educated. Greater education tion) of trade obstacles by various uct quality, etc., vis-à-vis their would create better awareness countries. counterparts. towards health and hygiene re- Post-liberalization, the PSEs have This clearly reflects the stagnancy sulting in better living and health continuously focused their efforts in growth of the world economy standards. Hence, with this the in keeping pace with the com- due to many reasons including Indian economy would not only petitive environment to ensure increasing policy uncertainty in grow in size but also lead to a economically viable operations advanced and developing econo- complete socio economic devel- and long-term sustainability. In mies, financial market disrup- opment of the people and the the process, several PSEs have tions, fluctuating oil prices etc. country at large.

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 35 SCOPE has started a column Best Practices in CPSEs. In this issue we are highlighting initiatives taken by MDL, CEL and ITI. Development of a Gram Panchayat undertaken by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited under CSR Commodore Rakesh Anand, (IN Retd) CMD, MDL

azagon Dock Shipbui- Over the years, CSR funds have Villages of Kharade lders Limited (MDL), been utilized in multiple sectors Gram Panchayat, Thane MMumbai, a Mini Ratna with greater focus on Healthcare, District PSU and an ISO 9001:2008 Village Development, Sanitation The Kharade Gram Panchayat of Company, is one of the leading and Skill Development as shown Thane district (Maharshtra), con- shipbuilding, submarine con- in Figure-1. sidered as one of the most back- struction and offshore fabrication This article mainly highlights ward areas of Shahpur Tehsil, yards in India. the work done under one of the consists of 600 households spread The CSR journey of MDL was flagship CSR projects of MDL over two revenue villages and started in FY 2010-11 with a fund i.e. Model Village Development 12 hamlets. With 92.45 % fami- of Rs 43.50 lakhs in Mumbai and in Kharade Gram Panchayat of lies living below poverty line, nearby areas to reach at Rs.1300 Thane District. the villages are lagging behind lakhs CSR funds in FY 2016-17 in all the basic development in- with footprints across multiple Overall Development dicators, including the very basic states of the country. in Two Revenue infrastructure.

MDL, under its CSR initiatives, adopted the Kharade Gram Panchayat in Dec 2015 to be developed as a Model Village in a period of 3 years. Karve Institute of Social Service (KINSS), Pune was identified as the implementing partner for this project.

Subsequent to the Baseline Su- rvey and Need Assessment exercise, a participatory Village Development Plan was formulated for the overall development of Fig 1: Sector-wise Expenditure of MDL in last 3 Financial Years. the village having interventions on

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Fig 2: Village Development Plan at Gram Panchayat Fig 3: MDL CSR Team at the Community Development being discussed. Centre.

Agriculture, Education, Women financial assistance and as a re- to school and e-learning set-up Empowerment, Infrastructure, sult, approximately 600 meter of was also installed in 10 Govt. Water & Sanitation, Livelihood pipeline was laid to ensure water schools benefitting 610 students. and Health. In order to ensure supply to the hamlet. MDL also undertook repair effective coordination amongst works of school toilets for these This has greatly minimised the different schemes and capac- schools to ensure provision of undue hardship faced by the vil- ity building of farmers, wom- basic amenities. For students lagers. As a result, the time saved en & youths, a Community of High School, sessions on in fetching water is being better Development Centre was set-up career guidance were also con- utilised for income generation. by MDL in the village. ducted so as to ensure that students receive proper guid- Providing Potable Ensuring Quality School ance at the critical stage of their Water to Chafyachiwadi: Education schooling. A Dream Come True The hilly terrain of Kharade The outcome of the activity was for the Hamlet Gram Panchayat presents a seri- measured by the attendance re- The Chafyachiwadi hamlet, situ- ous physical challenge to the chil- cords collected from schools. The ated at an altitude of about 300 dren for attending the school. The attendance of students has shown feet, had no source of water, teachers at the Govt. School of a substantial increase resulting in and the resident had to travel Chafychiwadi hamlet stated that improved academic performance. absenteeism, due to accessibility 4-5 kms daily to fetch the water. The e-learning set up with its issues and lack of facilities like This drudgery forced the villag- A/V aided classroom lessons has toilets, has been a major issue hin- ers, particularly the women, to helped in generating consider- dering the education of children spent 4-5 hours daily on a mun- able amount of interest in stu- in this region. Moreover, lack of dane activity. MDL team took this dents and also reduced the aca- adequate number of teachers also problem on priority basis and demic load on teachers especially affected the quality of teaching as started working on a plan to lift in schools having only one teach- some of the primary schools in the water to this remote hamlet. er. This comprehensive approach the area are running with a single While working on the issue, it in ensuring quality education of was found that Government had teacher. the region was greatly appreci- initiated the project of water lift- Considering these issues, MDL ated by the Govt. officials at the ing some years ago but the project formulated a comprehensive block level. didn’t work out due to some tech- plan for ensuring regular atten- nical flaws at the execution level. dance of students and ensuring Women Empowerment: This project was restarted after quality education. Accordingly, Quilt Making Unit coordinating with Govt. Officials. cycles were distributed to the stu- Agriculture is the Primary MDL has given the required dents facing difficulty in coming Occupation of the Kharade Gram

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Fig 4: Laying down of Water Pipeline. Fig 5: Piped Drinking Water in the Village.

Panchayat. However, income lev- the help of training of farmers el of farmers remain low as about Total Number of Quilt and demonstration visits through 98% of farmers are able to take Exhibitions held: 4 agriculture dept officers, the low- single crop per year due to lack of yielding traditional paddy culti- irrigation and traditional agricul- Number of visitors visited vation is replaced by char-sutri ture practices. exhibition: More than 1500 paddy cultivation practices, re- This issue of lack of livelihood sulting in increase of paddy yield Total No. of Quilts Sold: opportunities was understood and farm income. by the Community Development 400 Total Amount Raised: Under the Swachh Bahart Centre at Kharade Gram Rs.3,72,160/- Average Mission, individual toilets are Panchayat and efforts were made being constructed for BPL house- to create alternative source of Income: Rs. 3000/- to 6000/- holds while school toilets are con- income. Quilt Making was one per exhibition structed/ repaired in the villages. such activity identified by MDL- Further, continuous awareness KINSS. Subsequently, the women drives are being carried out on were identified, organized un- regular basis with in school and der group and were further sent amount of Rs 45,000/- as seed market places so as to transform to Pune for training on Quilt money was provided to this 16 the village as an Open Defecation Making. member Group for production of Free (ODF) area. This women self-help group first 100 Quilts. Subsequently, as- MDL has also installed solar was linked with a bank and an sistance was also provided to the street lights in the village so as to Group in procurement of Raw bring out the villages out of dark Material, quilt making and also zone. Further health camps are in selling of quilts. organized at regular intervals to The Self Group is now working cater to the healthcare needs of in a self-sustainable manner since the community apart from train- last 1 year and its members are ing sessions for mother and ado- successfully performing different lescent girls with a special focus roles on their own ranging from on malnutrition. material procurement to manu- It can be seen that the journey of facturing to sale of quilts. transformation of Kharade Gram Other Interventions: The Panchayat has improved the lives Community Development Centre of community and the commu- in Kharade village has played a nity is brimming with confidence Fig 6: Distribution of key role in improving the exist- and hope for a tomorrow, they all cycles. ing agricultural practices. With can be truly proud off.

38 KaleidOscope August, 2017 Best Practices in CPSEs Central Electronics Ltd - A Classic Turn- around Case K. C. Katta Manoj Sharma Adviser, CEL PRO, CEL

entral Electronics Limited been a pioneer in the field of collaboration with DRDO labs. It (CEL), a CPSE under ad- Solar PV in the country with the presently manufactures range of Cministrative control of distinction of having produced products developed in collabora- The Department of Scientific India’s first Solar Cell in 1977 and tion with DRDO/LRDE & IITD & Industrial Research (DSIR), first Solar Module in 1978. It also including PCM, Piezo based fuse Ministry of Science & Technology, set up India’s first Solar Power assemblies and CZT substrates. was established in 1974 with the Plant in 1992. • Security & Surveillance Syst- objective of “Commercializing • Railway Signaling Systems: ems: CEL functions as supplier & Technologies Developed by Na- CEL has developed a range of integrator of security & surveil- tional Laboratories & Institu- advanced Railway Safety & lance systems through tie ups tions”. In its initial decades of Signaling Systems in collabora- with a range of OEMs. existence CEL successfully com- tion with IIT-Delhi and RDSO etc. mercialized a number of technol- Past Performance It has successfully competed with Despite its yeoman performance ogies developed by CSIR/ DRDO top MNC firms in this field. labs as well as IITs & BARC etc. in strategic areas, CEL had been • Strategic Electronics: CEL has in poor financial health for many Presently CEL operates in four developed a number of assem- years till 2013 as is evident from major business verticals:- blies/ components and materials the Sales and profit (Loss) given • Solar Photovoltaics: CEL has for the first time in the country, in in the table 1 & 2.

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The accumulated losses stood development, production, Quality, work. To counter this issue, a reg- at Rs. 49.15 cr. as on 31-03-2013 marketing etc. ular system was put in place for against a paid up capital of Rs Some major issues taken up are:- recruitment of B.Tech graduates 55.77 Cr (i. e almost 90% erosion (based on GATE exam marks), of capital). The plant & machin- HR Related issues M.Tech for R&D, as well as lat- ery and buildings were in a very It was seen that qualified, skilled eral recruitments for various im- dilapidated condition. The finan- and motivated manpower at vari- mediate requirements. Officers cial position was very poor and ous levels with requisite skill sets were also taken on deputation/ company was facing acute liquid- would be a key to the turnaround post retirement contracts to ity crises. To compound the situ- of the company. In this regard, meet immediate and specialized ation, the company was without key issues which were identified requirements. were – a full time CMD for almost two • Employees Participation in years from Mar’11 to Feb’13. The • Need to link performance and Management: The system of Shop tenure of the CMD completed annual evaluation/ promotions. Level Meetings etc for involve- in 2010. Thereafter, adhoc ex- It was seen that in some cases the ment of employees in day to day tensions were given for next six executives were not getting clar- operations had been in abeyance months and finally from March ity as to the results expected of for many years. The same was re- 2011 till Feb 2013 the company them and their own roles. introduced bringing involvement was without a full time CMD. • A performance budgeting sys- of employees at various levels. tem was put in place and KRA Turn Around Strategy system was introduced for ex- Infrastructure In 2013, after appointment of a ecutives with only top level ex- The company’s infrastructure: full time CMD, an internal work- ecutives being covered in the first both civil & electrical, the back- ing group was set up to analyze phase and then subsequently all bone for any production activ- different business segments of executives being covered. This ity, was in a badly run down and the company and finalize the resulted in visibility of the targets dilapidated condition causing strategy for the turnaround of the and also achievements & failures frequent breakdown of equip- company. in an objective manner. ments and even instances of electrical switchboard/ panels An analysis of the business lines • The ACR format was revamped catching fire/ cable bursting etc.. showed that all the four business with KRAs forming 60 percent of The buildings were also in pre- lines of the company viz Solar the marks. Photo Voltaic, Railway Safety carious condition due to corro- • Training, Team Building & & Signaling Systems, Defence sion of supports/ girders as well Motivational programs: There Electronics and Integrated as heavy leakage/ seepages. Scrap was no planned training program Security & Surveillance systems, and junk was accumulated in al- in place and hardly any training were inherently high growth ar- most every building with very was being imparted to employ- eas with huge potential in institu- little disposal having been taken ees. A multi pronged effort was tional/ government space. up for over a decade. A major put in place with team building program was taken up to revamp Major issues facing the compa- programs for top and middle the infrastructure. This included:- ny were taken up from the year management .Various motiva- • Complete revamp of electrical 2013-4 in a systematic manner tion/ yoga/ art of living programs for achieving a sustainable turn- HT as well as LT infrastructure for all executives and shop floor including replacement/ revamp around of the company. These skill based training programs for were in two broad categories:- of cabling, switchgear, switch- workmen were initiated. yard etc.. • Basic hygiene issues for en- • Recruitments: There had been suring functioning of the com- • Replacement of old/ low effi- no regular planned recruitment ciency DG sets with new DG sets pany’s business including HR, for almost 15 years. There was a Infrastructure, Finance/ERP and mismatch in skill sets in modern • Repair/ Replacement of main • Business Growth related is- hi tech areas and very little capa- transformers sues such as New product bility for in house development • Structural revamp and

40 KaleidOscope August, 2017 Best Practices in CPSEs strengthening of weakened of doubtful debtors Rs 4.04 Cr structures • Cleaning up of books through • Major waterproofing of roofs write offs of non recoverable • Complete renovation of the amounts outstanding for over oldest buildings. a decade as well as clearance of C-Forms Pending for many years, • Renovation of toilets in a asset verification on regular basis, phased manner – with toilets in worst condition taken up first. • long term Strategic Business Plan Along with the structural re- • Improvement in Cost Manage- vamp, an exercise was taken up ment system. CEL received “Na- for cleaning and uplift of the sur- tional Award for Excellence in roundings with:- Cost Management 2015” from • Deployment of a team to carry ICMA. out minor repairs and painting • Reduction in Statutory Audit complaints etc was taken up. in a zone wise fashion across the qualification from Six in 2012-13 • Centralization of Quality company. to one in 2015-16 Management • One major drive was carried • Reduction in non moving out for sorting and removal of Inventory from Rs 574.07 lakhsas Business Related Issues scrap and unusable materials on 31-03-2013 to Rs 142 lakhs as Solar Photovoltaic’s from across the company – this on 31-12-2016 A state of the art, automated mod- resulted in almost 50 truckloads • Reduction in Returnable inven- ule manufacturing line was set of scrap/ waste material being tory from Rs 331.97 lakhs as on up in record time of 14 months to disposed off with a total revenue 31-2013 to Rs 41.29 lakhs only. manufacture world class 280-350 of almost rupees two crores. Wp modules at competitive rates. • Thereafter, weekly cleaning Quality exercises were taken up under • Quality Circles have been im- Manufacturing Excellence project Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. plemented in various divisions to was put in place in collaboration with CII, to inculcate Japanese • Clearing of over growth. improve quality and reduce cost. quality management systems in • Greening of the campus - plan- • Manufacturing Excellence pro- the new line. tation of over 2500 flowering trees gram initiated, in collaboration with CII, for Implementation of • At the same time, an exercise Marketing “Toyota Quality Management was taken up for cleaning up • The marketing function was System” in SPV New Module the external surroundings of the strengthened with the recruit- Line. Thus improving quality and company with the foremost NGO ment of a head of marketing and reducing cost. in this field – Sulabh International centralization of most marketing – being roped in to take up a proj- • The Manufacturing Excellence activities. ect for motivation and behavior project was then extended to the change regarding cleanliness/hy- Railway Production Division. • Marketing Set-up has been re- giene in surrounding villages organized with old silo system • Efforts were made for inter- replaced with functional divi- nalization of quality through Finance and ERP sions of work with team looking monthly review of progress on after marketing, proposal/design • Implementation of ERP the QMS (Quality Management development, sales / execution, • Annual Capital & Revenue System) & EMS (Environmental after sales, MIS activities etc. so budgeting exercise started. Management System). that large volume of proposals • Focused efforts to recover sun- • Statistical analysis of produc- could be put out into the market dry debtors which had been out- tion performance including re- and funnel maintained. standing for a long time-Recovery jections, breakages, customer • Project execution has also been

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 41 Best Practices in CPSEs made independent to focus on profitability. One basic handicap railways, metro stations, corpo- the Execution of power plants was that the IPRs of the major rate houses etc. CEL has entered projects in time. products were largely in hands this business with tie ups with • Emphasis was placed on own of private players who had de- OEMs as well as system integra- orders with EPC execution in veloped the same – resulting in tors and is executing orders for place of Channel partner based single source procurement and various state governments, police sales. Even in case of Channel high costs. forces, Railways, PSUs etc. This Partner sales, the modules were to All out efforts were initiated to- business is expected to become be taken from CEL to ensure high wards revamp of the business CELs second largest vertical in value addition for CEL as well as by reduction in costs through the near future and CEL is in the assured quality of modules. takeover of IPRs and in-house process of identifying partners to take up manufacturing under • The company was primar- production as well as competi- the” Make in India” initiative of ily taking up MNRE (Ministry of tive volume based pricing. In- the Govt. New & Renewable Energy) sup- house development work was ported business earlier, resulting initiated for improvement of Improvement in in total dependence of the MNRE existing products and develop- Performance budget planning and bunching ment of new products. All these As a result of the focused and sys- of projects in the last quarter of efforts yielded good results with temic working and team efforts, the year. This was changed with increase in turnover and division the company has consistently a more wide based target mar- making profits every year since made profits for the past three ket including state governments, 2013-14 onwards. years and in the last year 2015- PSU CSR projects, water pump- Integrated Security & 16, the turnover has gone up 25% ing projects, railway projects thru Surveillance (ISS) System (from 168 Cr to Rs 211 Cr) and open tenders etc. There is huge requirement of Profit by over 120% (from 4.96 Cr These efforts resulted in increase Security systems at sensitive to 11.21 Cr). The company perfor- in turnover from Rs 48 Cr to 93 Cr installations such as airports, mance is given below :- in 2015-16 and further target of about Rs 150 Cr in 2016-17. (Rs. in Cr.) S. Year Turnover Net Profit after Accumulated CSR project execution N. tax losses Implementation of solar energy 1. 2013-14 172.06 3.15 46.07 projects in rural/ remote areas has been a core area of strength for 2 2024-15 168.29 4.96 42.00 CEL for many years. Rural devel- 3 2015-16 211.18 11.21 33.45 opment through Solar Energy is a 4. 2016 -17 (Est.) 300.00 20.00 19.00 major area of CSR work for many companies. CEL has taken up this The accumulated losses which stood at Rs. 49.15 cr. as on 31.3.2013 work in a major way in the recent came down to Rs. 33.45 cr. as on 31.03.2016 resulting in the compa- years and has executed a number ny coming out of the category of “Incipient Sick companies “ as on of projects for rural electrification 31-03-2016. etc. for various PSUs bringing light to 38700 beneficiaries. With improvement in the balance sheet of the company, a number of national as well as international companies are showing interest in tie Railway Signaling ups for manufacturing/ marketing of a range of products and discus- This business had been making sions are on for the same. profits for a number of years but The company has a very healthy order position for solar power plants, had become loss making from water pumping station, roof top power plants, Strategic electronics 2010-11 on account of entry of and security and surveillance systems etc. The company is looking for private players resulting in re- a rapid growth in time to come and wipe out the accumulated losses duction of CEL market share and in 2018-19.

42 KaleidOscope August, 2017 Best Practices in CPSEs Swachh Bharat Campaign & CSR by ITI Limited

S. Gopu CMD, ITI Limited

TI Ltd, India’s first PSU, was pledge in their respective Plants families, by focusing on spread- established in the year 1948, and Regional Offices. ing awareness about better sani- Iwith a vision of contribut- At Corporate Office, across tation and hygiene practices and ing significantly in the country’s all Manufacturing Plants and disseminating information about growing telecom network. The Regional Offices of ITI, Senior the importance of cleanliness. company is proud to achieve Officers, Employees participated The families have very eagerly the target to the extent of 50% in Swachhta initiative by cleaning participated in the campaign and of the overall network solutions the office, surrounding premises, made it truly effective and suc- covering the whole spectrum of canteen, township, guest house, cessful. Prizes have been award- Switching, Transmission, Access hospitals, schools, parks, gar- ed for best kept residential area and Subscriber Premises equip- dens, officers club, parking yards with best sanitation and hygiene. ment. These have been achieved of ITI. Banners with slogans de- Swachhta Diwas was also ob- with the help of state-of-the-art picting the message ‘Swachhta served at Mankapur Plant of manufacturing facilities spread Mission 2016’ were displayed. ITI. Special cleanliness drive across six locations and a coun- ITI has also initiated cleanli- was initiated by Senior Officers trywide network of marketing/ ness campaigns for the resident and employees by cleaning the service outlets.

Swachh BHARAT Campaign

Adopting the seed planted by Prime Minister of India, ITI has led the way towards mainte- nance of a clean environment and administered Swachhta pledge to all the employees on November 9, 2016 at Corporate Office urging each and every employee to keep the office, premises, township area hygieni- cally clean on daily basis. All Plant and Regional Office Heads administered the Swachhta

KaleidoKaleidoscope August, 2017 43 Best Practices in CPSEs administrative building, auditorium and office premises. At Raebareli Plant of ITI, Swachh Bharat Mission was initiated to spread the message for keeping the environment clean. Unit Head, Senior Officers, Employees Union and employees took active part in the drive by cleaning in and outside the factory premises.

CSR Initiative

In today’s corporate world, CSR has become an integral part. Corporate houses are going beyond the tradition of focusing on extend the noble cause of spread- children with intellectually chal- just profitability and are fulfilling ing education and established lenged abilities. their social responsibility and “SNEHALAYA” for Specially Started with the strength of 5 contributing to stakeholders, Abled Children in the year 1984 children, the school at present customers, employees and com- under ITI Education Committee. has more than 50 students of 5-25 munity at large. The school since then has been years with 4 teachers and attend- As a part of CSR objective, ITI making striking advances in ees. Necessary accommodations Ltd has firmed up plans to building capacities to empower and modifications are given to the students depending on their special needs. Parents being an integral part are encouraged to carry out the programmes at home. The school focuses on every child in achieving independence in all aspects of life, be it arts, music, sports, yoga, computers, robot- ics and recreation. The children being taken for picnics, educa- tional tours, inter school competi- tions at various places within the state have brought laurels to the school.

44 KaleidOscope August, 2017 SCOPE’s National Convention on Digitalization: Opportunities and Challenges

Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology, Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad releasing the special issue of KALEIDOSCOPE on Digital India. Also seen are: Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, MMTC, Mr. R. K. Bahuguna, Vice Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, RailTel, Dr. U. D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE, Mr. P. K. Sinha, DGM (HR), SCOPE and Mr. Neeraj Singh, KPMG.

In keeping with the Government’s ‘Digital India’ initiative, that aims at transforming the nation into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy, SCOPE organised a two-day National Convention on “Digitalization: Opportunities and Challenges” on 28th -29th June 2017 at SCOPE Convention Centre, New Delhi. The idea of the convention was to better equip employees of PSEs with digital technologies, sensitize them with digital solutions across various disciplines and ac- quaint them with e-security systems. It also focused on various technologies that can help create a participative, transparent and responsive environment in PSEs.

Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology inaugurated the Convention. The Minister also released the Special issue of KALEIDOSCOPE on Digital India and booklet on Best HR Practices. Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, SCOPE and CMD, MMTC, Dr. U.D.Choubey, DG, SCOPE, Mr. R.K. Bahuguna, CMD, RailTel and Vice Chairman, SCOPE also spoke in the inaugural session. Mr. Neeraj Singh, Director, Management Consulting, KPMG India Pvt. Ltd. was the resource person of the Convention.

Mr. Bimal Julka, Information Commissioner, CIC delivered the Valedictory address. The Convention was held in association with RailTel Corporation. KPMG was the knowledge partner and Voice and Data including its wing PC Quest was the media partner. Multi-national IT giants and software products and service suppliers- Oracle, Targus, Juniper Networks, SISL Infotech and Red Hat part- nered the program and made presentations on different aspects of Digitalization and solutions. It was attended by a large number of top management personnel and senior executives of PSEs.

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way. India is the world’s largest sourcing destination for the information technology (IT) industry and Indian IT professionals are recognized all over the globe, he said adding that PSEs have taken adequate steps to adopt digitalization in their business processes. PSEs are also imparting IT Skill building among the masses under their CSR activities. He emphasised that as the digital landscape in the country is increasing at a tremendous speed, fighting Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology, Mr. cyber crimes has to be a multi- Ravi Shankar Prasad giving the Inaugural Address. stakeholder approach. Therefore, Public Private Partnership (PPP) is the way to deal with the r. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Mr. Prasad stated that the princi- threat. Also, he said, that Cyber Union Minister of Law ple of the entire Digital program Security Audit should be con- M& Justice and Electronics is much like the Aadhar card that ducted every year. & IT, appreciated SCOPE for con- contains minimum information Dr. U.D.Choubey, DG, SCOPE in ducting the two- day conven- and maximum utilisation under his welcome address said by or- tion on Digitalization. He said it safest conditions and all of this ganising the two-day convention, is very important to understand without any discrimination. He SCOPE has tried to strategize that Digital India is one of the added that Digital governance is PM’s vision of Digital India. PSEs many transformative programs good governance as it is helping have adopted the challenges of initiated by the Government. citizens in several ways. PSEs he Digitalization in both letter and Digital India is based upon not said, must help BPOs in smaller spirit and are partners of gov- just Digital enablement but also cities and create more job op- ernment in pursuing the same, Digital empowerment of ordi- portunities. For India to become he said emphasising the fact nary Indians, as transformation Digital power, digital payment, that Digitalization is not limited will never happen without gov- digital literacy and electronic to only a cashless economy or ernance. The idea is to bridge manufacturing are being encour- e-procurement, e-auction, com- the divide between digital haves aged by the Government. The puterised salary, file movement and have-nots. Highlighting the Minister also laid emphasis on system and other initiatives taken three principles of the Digital Digital Governance, re-audit of by organisations but is a move- India of having affordable tech- old practices in organisations and ment much beyond that. It is an nology, developmental technol- the need to enhance Digital skill- extremely expensive business ogy and a technology that brings ing to stay ahead. He suggested today and the gap between the about equality and inclusion, the the formation of dedicated teams ideal and the actual digitalization Minister said that this program in PSEs for Digital India. has been realised by all. Efforts of the Government aims at creat- Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, SC- are being made to make constant ing opportunities more than ever. OPE and CMD, MMTC in his innovations which will help in Citing the example of Aadhar address said Digitalization has realising PM’s vision of a digital Card system, Digi-lockers, Jan revolutionized the 21st century nation. Dhan Accounts and India be- and is going to further change the Dr. Choubey said that the biggest ing home to 3rd largest start-up way we do business and see life at challenge being faced by PSEs is ecosystem in the world he threw large. He said that though India workforce skilling and enhancing light on the steps taken by the came late in the race it has capital- organisational capabilities which Government. ized the digital landscape in a big are not keeping pace with the

46 KaleidOscope August, 2017 SCOPE News

From Left to Right: Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, MMTC, Mr. R. K. Bahuguna, Vice Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, RailTel, Dr. U. D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE and Mr. Neeraj Singh, KPMG addressing the National Convention. demand. He encouraged the need Singh of KPMG, made a presenta- come online, Digital is playing for strong digital recognition tion on ‘Need for Digitalization in a more vital role of ‘influencing’ in PSEs, innovation for flat and PSEs.’ He said that in the Digital their thinking, expectations and transparent decision making, da- movement, India is now leading aspirations. As the consumer is tabase for all stakeholders for not on many fronts. Talking about more aware today, PSEs need to only quick responsiveness, deci- the technology utilised in the adapt to their rising aspirations siveness but also to provide an country and the immense use of and provide fluent and quick re- ‘extra mile’ by way of connectiv- mobile phones, he said Digital sponses. Enumerating the three ity through digital mediums. DG, is now a very important part of core objectives, Mr Bajaj added SCOPE also spoke about the risk every citizen’s life. As PSEs are that PSEs must work on Speed of of cyber security which is directly engaged in many sectors like in- information and reply promptly, proportional to the developments surance, manufacturing, coal, oil, build robust system for accurate in IT sector. He also requested the digitalization is needed in every information and transparency. Minister regarding the changes aspect, be it logistics, marketing. In the second session on ‘Digital in the Cyber Policy of India, 2013 He added that the true mean- Technology – Changing the Face and expressed that there must be ing of Digital is that consumer mandatory provision for alterna- of Business, Ms. Rachna Nath, experience can be changed by Head, Digital, KPMG India said tive back up in digitalization so bringing in different models of that in case of any emergency, that Government’s initiatives in business as digital is not just au- the country were providing a backup system could run without tomation but transformation. Mr. hindrance. great push to the entire Digital Rajiv Ranjan Jha, Editor, Niwesh program. The Speaker for the ses- Mr. R. K. Bahuguna Vice Chai- Manthan gave a presentation sion Dr. Omkar Rai, DG, Software rman, SCOPE and CMD, Railtel emphasising that Digitalization Technology Parks of India (STPI) proposed the vote thanks. Tha- is not a compulsion but the only said that digitalization is nothing nking the Minister for gracing the way forward. Giving the perspec- new and that has been happening ocassion and words of motiva- tive of journalist seeing the sea for a long time. The difference is tion, Mr. Bahuguna said RailTel of change through digitalization, the technology that has acceler- has been an important part of Mr. Jha added that if an organisa- ated its pace today. Mentioning the Digitalization story of the tion wanted to stay ahead of the Government’s efforts towards a country! He said a lot still needs curve it needed to adapt to digi- cashless economy, he said that to be done in the area by PSEs. talization. Therefore PSEs must digital payment is presenting op- Appreciating initiatives taken by see it as a tool to move their busi- portunity to create value out of it. the Government he assured the nesses forward. Throwing light Mentioning about the National wholehearted participation of on the same, Mr. Tushar Bajaj, Optical fibre network, he said PSEs as these initiatives were an Associate Vice President, MSL that soon each citizen is going inspiration for the PSEs to follow. Group, Social Hive said that as to be connected through it. But In the first session Mr. Neeraj more and more consumers have with renewed hope of Digital

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 47 SCOPE News applications, challenges have in- and optimisation. Giving the per- Mr. Arpan Bansal, Associate Vice creased as well and proper plan- spective of PSE, Mr. Kamlakar President, Newgen Software ning can help one survive. Kaul, ED (IT), TCIL spoke about Technologies Ltd. gave a presen- Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Director, the initiatives like automation of tation. He explained how pri- Personnel, WCL said that the big- ACRs, e-procurement that have marily made for Government or- gest reality of our times is that of been undertaken by PSEs. TCIL’s ganisations, the new technology Digital Disruption and to over- initiative with Uttar Pradesh helps in paper movement across come competition, PSEs need to Government, ‘Kanpur Dial 100’ organisations. PSEs have been adopt automation and integrate was a successful implementation asked to go paperless as it is easy technology. He gave the example of Digitalization. PSEs can act to adopt, secure to use for long of WCL’s application that helped as catalyst in providing intelli- terms and scalable enough to in water conservation in Kanpur. gent solutions and better disaster spread across a widespread com- Mr. Rajesh Kapoor, Director, management. pany. Paperless office leads to less Technical, TCIL in his address In the fourth session on ‘Leve- time consumption and efficiency. said that Digital technology is raging Innovations in Cloud Mr. Bansal spoke about the user changing the face of business. Technologies’, Ms. Nandini V. friendly software provided by the In telecom digitization talks of Podaralla, Director, Public Sector company and encouraged PSEs content and PSEs like TCIL are Solution Consulting, Oracle India to adopt it for swift and more adopting several technologies. Pvt. Ltd spoke about how the efficient functioning. Providing He mentioned various initiatives innovative technologies drive perspective of PSEs Ms. Savitri like tele-education, tele-medicine companies to newer heights. Srivastava, GM (IT), NHPC said in all African countries. Tele- PSEs, therefore, need to innovate. PSEs use paper a lot as it gives medicine is the only solution for Citing Cloud as an important part security. But moving to paper- remote location population. He she said it helps in fastening pro- less office can prove beneficial also shared how TCIL is promot- cesses. Oracle helps customers to as it adds to the efficiency and ing Cloud technologies in MSME adopt cloud as a technology. For sustainability. She also suggested sectors. By doing so, companies PSEs she explained the need to building a search and retrieval can reduce operating cost, risk bring cloud behind data centres mechanism for PSEs, that will and have better adaptability to a and utilise the same optimally. help them have a proper record new market. Mr. Gaurav Bajpai from Juniper of their documents. Adding a During the third session on Networks spoke about elastic and journalistic perspective to the ses- ‘Building Intelligent Operati- agile cloud systems. He said data sion, Mr. Madhavan Narayanan, ons’, Mr. Himanshu Goyal, India is the most important aspect for renowned technology columnist Sales & Alliances Leader of the providing the right solutions. In said this is a 20 year old debate. Weather Company briefed partic- the past few years, slow innova- He said that if PSEs really wanted ipants on how something as basic tion effected the flow of informa- to achieve a transformation, their as weather can effect business tion, but this new technology can vision needs to be big. SCOPE be- performance and effectiveness. help in providing information to ing the apex organisation of PSEs Giving a presentation on applica- end users more efficiently. Mr. needed to play the role of creat- tions that are utilised to predict Rahul Sharma, Sr. Consultant, ing a panel of CIOs that can form weather conditions by companies Data Security Council of India a base to be adopted by PSEs for around the world, he encour- (DCSI) spoke about how to digitalization. He emphasised on aged PSEs to utilise the same. As choose clouds and what cloud SCOPE’s role in giving direction PSEs’ weather indulgence is enor- system suits which organisation. to rest of PSEs in achieving prop- mous, contiguous data can help Data protection is a key challenge er digitization. ‘Shared services’ them perform better. Adding to now, earlier there were not many approach will guide companies this Mr. Shubham Dhar, Sale devices with personal informa- to march forward and help this Solutions Architect, Red Hat tion of consumers but now there movement. But the main focus highlighted the role and require- are several. needs to be on working in tan- ment of Digital. He said that there Speaking in the fifth session on dem, Mr. Narayanan added. was a need to balance innovation ‘Enabling E-office Applications, The second day of the Convention

48 KaleidOscope August, 2017 SCOPE News began with the Sixth session on ‘Using Internet of Things for Building Effective Business Operations.’ Internet of Things (IOT) is considered the fourth Industrial revolution which is based on creating a cyber physical system, in which any company that has an Internet Protocol address (IP) can be over the internet. Ms. Anvita Sharma, Digital Cons- ultant, Oracle gave a presentation on how Industry 4.0 or IOT is bringing efficiency in businesses. She spoke about the requirement of special skills and data that can Mr. Bimal Julka, Information Commissioner, Central Information nd help drive digitalization and, this Commission (2 from the Right) addressing the Valedictory Session. data can come from multiple assets and vendor networks. She suggested tools to monitor and spoke about one of the three ter- added that IOT has innovative overcome these attacks. PSEs he minals of Jawaharlal Nehru Port strategies that can simplify and said need to be more aware and Trust (JNPT) coming to a stand- bring cost optimisation in vari- be upgraded and skilled on the still because of cyber attacks. He ous supply chains of companies. same. Mr. Rajesh Kumar from said that 70 percent of attacks can Real time visibility in factories Juniper Networks talked about be prevented by maintaining ba- and other floors can be achieved the most lethal of cyber attacks sic hygiene of systems and only in PSES through this technology which are evasive and unknown. 20 percent need sensitive technol- which can help monitor and pre- He said that cyber attacks cost or- ogy for sophisticated attacks. dict business outcomes. ganisation 400 billion dollars loss In the eight session on ‘Effective Mr. R. Sarangapani, AGM, NTPC and therefore are major threat Communication & Digital Mar- spoke about IOT having a role in to Digital India. He also talked keting Management Social Plat- doing digital business and im- about a survey done by Juniper forms’, Mr. A. K. Kamra, Dy. proving operations of the com- Networks and suggested that in DG, DS&D gave a presentation pany through digitalization. the next few years data breaches on Government e-marketplace Citing the example of Amazon, will cause loss worth 2.1 trillion (GeM). He shared that the cre- which brought about Kindle giv- dollars and irreparable dam- ation of GeM that was based on ing competition to its business of age to organisations worldwide. recommendations that Group books. He also gave an insight He suggested ways to mitigate of Secretaries made to Hon’ble into how NTPC has imbibed the threats in an era when hack- Prime Minister exclusively for Digital processes in their day to ers are way more organised and government procurement. He day working. The more IOT de- carry out planned, focused at- said that GeM was created as a vices are there the more virtual is tacks. PSEs too face grave risk one stop e-Marketplace to facili- close to the real. and need to be careful of this tate online procurement of com- In the Seventh session on ‘CIOs organised crime of hacking. Mr. mon use Goods & Services re- Guide to best in class Cyber Rahul Gupta, Director, Advisory quired by various Government Security Practices,’ Mr. B. Srini- Services, KPMG India gave sever- Departments, organizations and vasan from IXIA technologies al examples of cyber attacks in the PSEs. Mr. Kamra briefed the gath- gave a presentation on ‘Harden past. He stated that people are the ering on how GeM has helped your cyber defences, Create cy- weakest link of organisations and PSEs in its one year of existence. ber warriors.’ Discussing on how thus need to be made aware of at- The next speaker, Mr Vishal Sinha, to prevent cyber attacks, he stat- tacks. Mr. Anshul Saxena of Data Govt. & PSU Engagement Lead, ed data breach is a reality and Security Council of India (DSCI) Google India, gave a presentation

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 49 SCOPE News Chairman, SCOPE addresses the Media Persons at Jaipur

Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, MMTC addressed the media persons after the Valedictory session of the Five Day Management Development Programme organised by SCOPE APSE from 31st July 2017 to 4th August 2017 at Jaipur. He apprised them about SCOPE’s APSE programme and the need of such development programs to meet the current age challenges. Chairman, SCOPE highlighted the contribution and improved performance of Public Sector Enterprises. He also apprised the media about SCOPE’s initiatives towards betterment of PSEs and bringing excellence in them.

and said that PSEs need to build participation from Public Sector resistance as they play a pivotal campaigns that reach out to the employees who shared their role. PSEs need to be proactive in correct audiences. He urged PSEs experiences. case of cyber attacks and need to to be more confident and positive In the Valedictory Session, Mr. P. build protectionist mechanisms in the usage of their applications. K. Sinha, DGM, HR, SCOPE wel- that can help prevent attack on Reflecting on Google’s role in comed guests. While Mr. Neeraj systems. Mr. K. N. Dhawan, segregating audiences, he added Singh presented brief preview of Advisor, CC, SCOPE gave the how PSEs can use Google in find- the Summit. The Chief Guest of vote of thanks while reflecting ing and reaching out to their tar- the session was Mr. Bimal Julka, on the changes brought in by get audiences. Information Commissioner, Cen- Digitalization and the steps that In the last session on ‘Digita- tral Information Commission need to be taken in the future to lization – Success Stories, who spoke about the changing escalate the journey ahead. Mr. Pradeep Kumar, ED, times and effects of Digitalization. The two-day convention was RailTel showcased RailTel’s He said that the psychology of designed to have Panel discus- work for Central Coalfields the rural masses is very differ- sions, interactions of participants Limited and other companies ent from the urban people. They across spectrum like IT, HR, where the challenges included are very adamant and connected wide geographical issues like to their lands and heritage, so Finance, Marketing, PR & CC, huge spread of companies, the biggest challenge for a coun- Engineering and various sectors difficult terrains, ever changing try like ours, is to convince and of PSEs with a view to spread approach road, thunder prone include them in the Digitalization knowledge of digital technologies & fire Lit Zone, the rigid mindset program. Sharing his experi- which can help in improving the of company managements and ences of the Digital movement in operational efficiency and quality other problems like coal mafia the country, he advised PSEs to of service besides bringing higher etc. The session saw a good keep moving forward despite of transparency and fairness.

Compiled by Ms. Lipi Singh, Executive (CC), SCOPE

50 KaleidOscope August, 2017 SCOPE News SCOPE organizes Interactive Meeting with Chairman, SEBI

Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) organized an Interactive Meeting of Chief Execu- tives, Directors and Se- nior Executives of PSEs with Mr. Ajay Tyagi, IAS, Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 3rd July 2017 at SCOPE Convention Cen- tre. Chairman, SCOPE and Mr. Ajay Tyagi, IAS, Chairman, SEBI at the Interactive Meeting with CEOs & Senior Executives of PSEs. Present on the dais are, Mr. Ved Prakash, CMD, MMTC Limited, Mr. Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, MMTC (to his left) and Dr. U. D. Choubey, Director Ved Prakash and Director General, SCOPE (to his right). General, SCOPE Dr. U.D. Choubey also spoke during the interactive meeting. Many CEOs, Directors and Sr. Executives from various public sector enterprises – listed and unlisted PSEs interacted with Chairman, SEBI which included – Mr. Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC, Dr. Gopal Dhawan, CMD, MECL and Mr. S. K. Pattanayak, MD, IRFC. Mr. M. E. V.Selvamm, Company Secretary, ONGC made a presentation on the issues of corporate governance of listed PSEs. Mr. Jayanta Jash, Chief General Manager, SEBI also interacted with the top management of PSEs.

r. Ved Prakash, Chai- Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE in with the requirements under rman, SCOPE & CMD, his welcome address mentioned the Companies Act and SEBI MMMTC appreciated that PSEs are an important seg- regulations. and complimented Chairman, ment of Indian economy, and DG, SCOPE also highlighted the SEBI for recent initiative to im- are playing an important role in issues which inter alia include prove governance of listed com- the development and growth of appointment of Independent panies. He also highlighted the economy. On the issue of corpo- Directors in PSEs, level playing need to make the size of the board rate governance, DG, SCOPE said field between public and private more effective so as to engage in that sound corporate governance sector and separation of posts fruitful discussions. Chairman, practices are followed in CPSEs of Chairman and Managing SCOPE also emphasized the need since inception, based on in- Director. He strongly pleaded for a level playing field between built systems and mechanisms. for robust mechanism to select PSEs and private corporate. In addition, PSEs also comply Independent Directors out of

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SEBI nominates Dr. U. D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE as Member of SEBI Committee on Corporate Governance Chaired by Mr. Uday Kotak.

Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, MMTC and Dr. U. D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE paid tribute to our Indian Army by unveiling the statue symbolising with the Martyrs’ Day on 9th August, 2017 at SCOPE Complex and SCOPE Minar, New Delhi.

Dr. Madhukar Gupta, IAS, Addl. Secretary, DPE and Dr. U. D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE paying tribute to the Indian Army at SCOPE Complex, New Delhi.

52 KaleidOscope August, 2017 SCOPE News SCOPE conducts 16th National Workshop on Succession Planning

tanding Conference of Public Enterprises (SCO- SPE) recently conducted 16th National Workshop on “Succession Planning for Board Level Positions” which was inaugurated by Mr. K. V. Chowdary, Central Vigilance Commissioner. Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, MMTC, Dr. U.D. Choubey Director General, SCOPE and Mr. Saptarshi Roy, Director (HR), NTPC also ad- Mr. K. V. Chowdary, Central Vigilance Commissioner, Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, dressed the participants during SCOPE & CMD, MMTC and Dr. U. D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE during the the inaugural session. 16th National Workshop on Succession Planning. Mr. K. V. Chowdary, Central Vigilance Commissioner in his abreast with latest developments. Bhushan, Dr. M. B. Athreya ad- inaugural address said Public Dr. U. D. Choubey, Director dressed a session on “Preparing Sector Enterprises are symbolized General, SCOPE in his welcome to be a Director in today’s Globally as model employers. He advised address said succession planning Competitive Environment”. Mr. the senior executives to prepare is a relatively weaker area in PSEs Atul Chaturvedi, IAS (Retd.), themselves for multiple skills and which needs to be strengthened Former Chairman, PESB deliv- have thorough knowledge of var- as it impacts continuity, competi- ered an address on “International ious disciplines, laws, regulations tiveness and retention of skilled Perspective & Board Level pertaining to the organization. and knowledgeable persons in Competencies”. The session was He also advised to imbibe ethi- the organization. While exempli- followed by a Simulation Exercise cal values and practices that have fying the international practices, for the Selection Process con- been built over a period of time in he emphasized the need to cre- ducted by Mr. C. Phunsog, IAS the organization. He emphasized ate a talent pool so that there is a (Retd.), Former Chairman, PESB. the need for succession planning smooth transition in succession to The second day began with at every level in the organization. the board level positions. Feedback and Observations on Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, Simulation Exercise & Interaction SCOPE & CMD, MMTC in his ad- While proposing vote of thanks, for which Mr. C. Phunsog, IAS dress said corporate structure is Mr. Saptarshi Roy emphasized (Retd.), Former Chairman, PESB becoming flatter. He advised the the need for building a strong was the Resource Person. Post senior executives who are aspir- leadership pipeline in the or- feedback session, Mr. Gurdeep ing for the Board level positions ganization. The Workshop was Singh, CMD, NTPC, addressed to be well versed in all areas of attended by a large number of the participants on “Role & organizational functioning. He Senior Level Executives such as Challenges of Chief Executives stressed the need for equipping EDs, GMs & Dy. GMs from vari- & Directors in CPSEs”. Dr. U. them with IT skills and proac- ous Public Enterprises. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE com- tively participate in training to be Post inaugural session, Padma prehensively addressed the

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Mr. K. V. Chowdary, CVC addressing the participants at the Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, MMTC workshop. addressing the workshop.

Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE delivering the Welcome Mr. Saptarshi Roy, Director (HR), NTPC proposing the Vote Address at the workshop. of Thanks during the Inaugural Session of the workshop. participants on “Corporate Gove- for Board Level Positions” which by Mr. Rajiv Rai, Secretary, P. E. rnance & Reforms in CPSEs”. was addressed by Mr. R. N. S. B on “Modalities for the Board The session on Corporate Nayak, OSD, Central Vigilance Level Appointments”. Mr. R. K. Governance was followed by Commission. The final session Vasudeva, Jt. Adviser (Programs) “Issues in Vigilance Clearance of the workshop was conducted proposed a Vote of thanks.

54 KaleidOscope August, 2017 SCOPE News Promoting Transparency & Accountability Scope National Meet on Rti Act 2005

Mr. R. K. Mathur, Chief Information Commissioner, CIC releasing the Special Issue of KALEIDOSCOPE on RTI during the National Meet on RTI in the presence of Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, MMTC, Dr. U. D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE, Ms. Nishi Saigal, CGM, IOCL and Mr. O. P. Khorwal, Convener, RTI Steering Committee.

SCOPE organized 8th “National Meet on RTI Act 2005” of CPIOS, Appellate Authorities & associated officers on th6 & 7th July, 2017 at SCOPE Convention Centre, New Delhi. The theme of the meet was “Promoting the Transparency & Accountability among the CPSEs” The two day National Meet on RTI was inaugurated by Mr. R. K. Mathur, Chief Information Commissioner, CIC. Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE, welcomed the participants and delivered the opening address. Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman SCOPE and CMD, MMTC delivered the keynote Address during the inaugural session. Mr. O. P. Khorwal, Convener, RTI Steering Committee, SCOPE presented the programme perspective and shared the initiatives taken by SCOPE on RTI. Mr. Yashovardhan Azad, Information Commissioner, CIC was the Chief Guest during the Valedictory Session. Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu, Information Commissioner, CIC shared the views on Pub- lic Vs. Personal Information. Ms. Nishi Saigal, Chief General Manager, IOCL proposed the Vote of Thanks.

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r. R. K. Mathur in his in- He added that to make the Act been uploaded including impor- augural address men- truly inclusive, private corporate tant circulars and notification on Mtioned that among the sector and non-government sec- SCOPE website. SCOPE has also total applications of RTI in the tor including NGOs should be uploaded the important decisions country, 10 percent applications brought under it as huge amount of Supreme Courts, High Courts, are related to CPSEs. However, of public funds are invested in and the templates of various numbers of second appeals to such organizations. DG, SCOPE decisions of CPIO and AA. He CIC are about 20 percent of the further added that there is a need mentioned that SCOPE is play- total appeals. It is a matter of con- for level playing field and both, ing a pivotal and advocacy role cern and needs to be analyzed by Public & Private Sector, should in influencing the policy makers SCOPE. He further mentioned be accountable to its stakehold- of relevant ministries of the Govt. that based on the analysis car- ers. He acknowledged that RTI of India and Central Information ried out by the CIC, most of the Act has, undoubtedly, improved Commissioner. He also explained applications (about 67 percent) transparency and accountability the programme perspectives dur- are related to the grievances of of PSEs and have established it as ing the annual meet on RTI, 2017. the applicants, who not only ask a trustw brand in domestic and Ms. Nishi Saigal, Chief General information, but also seek resolu- international market. Manager, IOCL made Concluding tion of their grievances. He also Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman Remarks of the Inaugural Session asked the CPSEs and participants SCOPE and CMD, MMTC said and proposed Vote of Thanks. to look into how it could be re- that the enactment of RTI Act During her concluding remarks, duced. He stressed for sensiti- 2005 has been a significant step she expressed that the main spir- zation program on RTI for top towards enhancing Efficiency it behind the implementation of level and senior executives level & standards of Corporate the Act to remove corruption and officers, which shall be very help- Governance in CPSEs. Further bring more transparency in the ful in faster disposal of the RTI he mentioned it is a significant country. She said that our system applications. He further opined legislation of our Government in should work based on transpar- that if there is proper grievance order to give citizens an access ency, information, awareness, redressal system in CPSEs, the to information under control of participation and development number of RTI may decrease. public authority & also to bring which shall bring excellence in Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE transparency and accountability the governance of CPSEs. in his welcome and opening rein functioning of Public authori- marks complimented CIC and ties/bodies. He advised the par- Techinical Sessions DoPT for bringing India among ticipants for ensuring proper pro- There were 7 technical sessions top five countries of the world for active disclosure in accordance covering the following important having effective RTI Law in their with Section 4 of the RTI Act. areas related to RTI: respective countries as per the Mr. O. P. Khorwal, Convener, RTI news from UNESCO. He said that Steering Committee of SCOPE • Value of Transparency in the ten least corrupt countries are and coordinator welcomed the Corporate Governance & Inter most transparent & developed, dignitaries, participants, the emi- phase between RTI Law & whereas the 10 most corrupt nent faculty members and the Private Sector countries, are the least transpar- invitees. During his address he Speaker: Mr. A. N. Tiwari, ent & poor who do not have any elaborated on the number of ini- Former Chief Information law in their respective country tiatives taken by SCOPE related Commissioner, CIC related to transparency or free- to RTI activities. He mentioned • Public Vs Personal dom of information. Talking that SCOPE has already prepared Information about the Good governance, he a sample RTI manual for compli- Speaker: Prof. M. Sridhar said that it is increasingly seen as ance of Section 4 for the benefit of Acharyulu, Information an instrument of economic and the member CPSEs. During the Commissioner, CIC social development and RTI or year 2014 as a part of the study Freedom of Information laws are of the consultant, SCOPE creat- • Expectations of CIC in man- its propeller. ed a data base on RTI which has agement of 2nd Appeal &

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Mr. R. K. Mathur, Chief Information Commissioner, CIC, delivering the Inaugural Address.

Sharing of expert views Speakers: Mr. S. B. Mitra, • Provision for review of CIC de- Speaker: Mr. M. L. Sharma, Executive Director (Law & HR), cision in case the IC exceeds its Former Information Commi- GAIL, Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Chief power beyond the RTI Act 2005. ssioner, CIC General Manager (Law), IOCL & • Inconsistent verdicts by ICs . Mr. Deepak Saigal, CPIO, NHPC • Larger Public Interest Vs Mr. Yashovardhan Azad, Inform- Disclosure of Commercial All the sessions were very inter- ation Commissioner, CIC was the Information active & provided lot of infor- Chief Guest during the valedic- mation and regarding smooth & Moderator: Mr. J. K. Bodha, ED tory session who advised partici- (Law), ONGC proper implementation of RTI Act pants to use RTI as their moral 2005. During the programme the responsibilities and in the right Speaker: Mr. S. Prabhakar, speakers shared the finer points spirit. He said it must be used in Advocate of the RTI Act implementation as positive way that helps the coun- RTI Act 2005, Vis-a-vis well as clarified the doubts of the try to develop and improve the Procurement Bill & Lokpal participants related to RTI issues functioning of the system. Speakers: Mr. Amit Meharia, for faster processing of RTI appli- The feedback from the partici- Partner, MCO - Legal & Mr. O. P. cations by the PIOs. pants were very encouraging and Khorwal, Program Co-ordinator, The major points deliberated at participants appreciated the an- SCOPE length were: nual meet and also mentioned Legal Issues & Landmark about various learning’s from it. • Applicants seeking information Court Decisions & Sharing of More than 100 participants from related to in-house engineering, Important CIC Decisions on RTI all over the country, from vari- design, parameters, policy, fea- ous CPSEs participated and pro- Moderator: Mr. S. P. Singh ED to sibility reports, project reports, CMD & AA, NTPC vided useful inputs for the future survey reports and other similar program. Speaker: Ms. Nishi Saigal, information. The programme was concluded General Manager (LAW & CA), • Increase in frivolous and vexa- with the summing up of the sym- IOCL tious applications but CPIO can posium by Mr. O.P. Khorwal. Interactive Session on Good not reject it. Mr. Deepak Saigal, CPIO, NHPC Practices of CPSEs on RTI, is- • Grievances of the employees/ & member of the Steering sues & concerns ex employees etc are increasing Committee RTI made the con- Moderator: Mr. Deepak Dhawan, number of applications, but including remarks & proposed the Former ED, IOCL formation needs to be provided. Vote of Thanks.

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 57 SCOPE News SCOPE Academy of Public Sector Enterprises (APSE) conducts Management Development Program for Middle Level Executives at Jaipur

COPE Academy of Public Sector Enterprises (APSE) Ssuccessfully conducted its Management Development Program for Middle Level Executives of CPSE. The five day program commenced from 31st July, 2017 and concluded on 4th August 2017. The program was inaugurated by Dr. U. D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE on 1st August 2017. In the opening session Dr. U. D. Choubey highlighted the issues of Ethics Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, MMTC addressing the Participants. and Governance and stated that these two aspects of Management are complimentary and supple- becoming highly competitive which is emerging as World’s mentary for management in the whether it is Public Sector or any Largest Milk Producer for last 17 highly competitive global envi- other sector and acquiring cutting years. ronment. Corporate Governance edge skills is the only option. He also said we should empow- rests on the four fundamen- Mr. A.K. Jain, Managing er/ educate/ develop Rural India tal cornerstones of Fairness, Director, Rajasthan Electronics & by bridging the gap and bring- Transparency, Accountability Instruments Limited (REIL) Chief ing the technology outreach to and Responsibility. Corporate Guest at the inaugural function rural masses and now covering Governance represents the value said dynamic leadership results in urban as well. We should endeav- framework, the ethical frame- achieving the milestones and cit- our to give more momentum to work and the moral framework ed as an example his company’s - drive Government’s Missions under which business decisions rapid growth in business both top like National Dairy Plan, Solar are taken. Corporate Governance line and bottom line within a few Mission, Make in India, Digital in PSEs is robust. They are sub- years and the milestones crossed. India and Swachh Bharat which jected to multiple checks and He mentioned some prominent has very positive impact on the balances – CAG, CVC, CCI, CIC achievements of REIL namely, society. etc. These mechanisms have en- launch of World’s first Electronic As MD, REIL, he had undertak- hanced transparency and inves- Milk Adulteration Tester, Largest en CSR initiatives with focus on tors confidence in them. 11 MW offgrid Solar Project at Integrated Rural Development APSE Programs, he said, would, 9400 Gram Panchayats, 1 MWp by addressing rural energy needs besides augmenting the mana- Solar Power Project at Katra and energy security to empower gerial skills, help in grooming Railway Station, over 50,000 so- community living, livelihood, the participants towards a bright lar solutions for low cost rural technology access for commu- future and develop a talent pool housing in Uttar Pradesh, and nication with the external envi- within. This he said is extremely emerged as Largest off-grid so- ronment and growth for good important in the context of the lution provider, besides Largest governance and sustainable external business environment Milk Analyser deployed in India development. These initiatives

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The themes highlighted the role, executives play in the discipline of strategy execution process and in the measurement of its outcomes and impact, the process of strategy deployment - case work and group presentation, accountability and performance measurement, building effective teams – group exercise, processing data, reflection, feedback and learning, emotionally intelligent leaders – data analysis, interpretation and learning and leadership coaching Dr. U. D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE addressing the participants of APSE and mentoring Management Development Program at Jaipur. Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, and innovations had benefited 6 light on overview of labour laws SCOPE & CMD, MMTC Ltd. Crore citizens and 3 Lac villages. with special focus on laws relat- while giving away the certificates of participation, to the partici- Mr Ashok Bhat, Director, ing to contract labour. pants in the valedictory session of Mindshare HR Consulting gave Prof. Virendra Kumar Paul, School the program on 4th August, 2017 an overview of the program con- of Planning and Architecture, interacted with the participants tent and design. While the behav- spoke on Project Management who shared their impressions and ioural and soft skills part of the and its significance. their learning from the five-day program were taken care by Mr. Dr. P.Alli Rani, Director program. He felt that the partici- Bhat. (Finance), Container Corporation pants feedback in such programs CA Shyam Lal Agarwal, Central of India Ltd, Member Advisory is a very useful tool in further im- Council Member, The Institute of Committee, National Institute provement of the program con- Chartered Accountants of India of Financial Management, GOI tent and design. The participants (ICAI), enlightened the partici- spoke on Joint Ventures, Mergers from different CPSEs, who at- pants on understanding and in- and Acquisitions. tended the program, appreciated terpreting financial statements Mr. Ashok Bhat, Director, the entire program and expressed – profit and loss, cash flow, finan- Mindshare HR Consultancy that the total program content cial ratios, etc. and cost control Pvt. Ltd. took the sessions on was very informative and useful. and budgetary management. Behavioural module of the pro- Ms Hema Koul, Program Mr. Inderjit Singh, Advocate gram focused broadly on themes Coordinator proposed vote of &Former Chief Labour critical to the professional success thanks at the end of inaugural Commissioner (Central), threw of executives and career growth. session.

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 59 SCOPE News Scope Promotes Lung Health Awareness for Pses

tanding Conference of Pub- lic Enterprises in association Swith Lung Care Foundation organized a Talk on Lung Health Awareness for PSEs on 19th July, 2017 at SCOPE Convention Centre, New Delhi. Dr. U.D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE gave the welcome address. Dr. Choubey in his address highlighted the grave situation in Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE, Dr. Arvind Kumar, Founder & Managing Trustee, shape of lung diseases that are Lung Care Foundation, Mr. Rajiv Khurana, Founder Trustee, LCF and Mr. P. K. prevalent in the society. He ex- Sinha, DGM (HR) at the talk on Happy Healthy Lung. pressed his concerns about the deaths caused due to respiratory through Education, Research and that make our lungs prone to dis- illness. DG, SCOPE requested the Clinical Care is working towards eases. He comprehensively elabo- participants to make their health enlightening the society towards rated that how we could take care a priority and they should im- healthier and happier lungs. Mr. of our lungs through various vid- mediately avail medical facili- Khurana also conducted few ex- eos and also a presentation. ties in case of any problem. He ercises which participants found A question and Answer session also emphasized that SCOPE is very interesting. was also organized where the par- for the welfare of Public Sector Dr. Arvind Kumar, Founder & ticipants asked questions to the Enterprises and will continue to Managing Trustee, Lung Care experts pertaining to the lung dis- conduct such programs in asso- Foundation, Former Professor eases. At the end of the program, ciation with experts. of Surgery, AIIMS & Director, lung tests were also carried out. Mr. Rajiv Khurana, Founder Institute of Robotic Surgery, Mr. P. K. Sinha, DGM, HR & CC Trustee, Lung Care Foundation Sir Ganga Ram Hospital spoke presented the Vote of Thanks and and a well known industry con- on Happy Healthy Lung and expressed his gratitude to Lung sultant presented the Wellness Medical Perspective to Lung Care Foundation for making the Perspective with specific refer- Care. Dr. Kumar highlighted the event a success. The program was ence to lung care. He elaborated ill-effects of smoking, pollution attended by a large number of that how Lung Care Foundation and even day-to-day activities Public Sector Executives.

Contd... 51 professionals, researchers, aca- of PSEs regarding appointment Dr. Choubey is also a Member. demicians and financial experts of Independent Directors, he re- He also agreed to have another with proven track record. iterated the need for effective meeting within a short span of Mr. Ajay Tyagi, Chairman, SEBI board with requisite number of time with select PSEs. Independent Director, Women in his interaction emphasized Mr. M. E. V. Selvamm, Company the need for uniformity in the Directors and ensure transparent Secretary, ONGC made a pre- corporate governance compli- disclosures with regard to related sentation at the meeting highlig- ance by all the listed companies party transaction. He urged PSEs both in private and public sec- to send their issues to SCOPE so hting the provisions of list- tors. He also assured to look that the same can be discussed by ing regulations which posed into the issues concerning corpo- DG, SCOPE in the forthcoming difficulties to PSEs in achieving rate governance of listed PSEs. meeting of SEBI Committee on cent-per-cent compliance under Empathizing with the limitations Corporate Governance of which listing regulations.

60 KaleidOscope August, 2017 SCOPE News SCOPE-ILO Study on Women in Leadership and Management in PSEs

that promoting gender diversity study including its methodology is a priority. It is a pertinent is- and timeline, and requested par- sue, and a determinant factor for ticipants’ for their inputs. organizations to grow, adapt, innovate and progress. Participants from leading PSEs were actively involved, and made In public sector enterprises, DG, a number of good suggestions to SCOPE noted, “women are inte- facilitate conducting the study. It gral to the workforce”. However, was decided that the study will to keep the momentum going, entail a Survey Monkey with all “we need to take cognizance of the 201 SCOPE members(E-4 all the challenges women con- to E-9 women employees); and tinue to face”. He encouraged multi-level Focused Group participants to freely share their Discussions with 15 organiza- views and suggestions in order tions based on select parameters to make the study more produc- that also includes organizations tive and useful for future policy Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE showing stronger gender equality chairing the meeting on interventions. Elaborating on policy and commitment. A Final SCOPE-ILO Study on Women in the study, Mr. Ravi Peiris, Senior Report based on the study will be Leadership and Management Specialist, Employers Activities, widely shared and disseminated. in Public Sector in India. ILO DWT for South Asia and The meeting also led to the for- Country Office for India said that mation of a steering committee the study will focus on factors in- comprising of members from dif- he Bureau for Employers’ fluencing women’s participation ferent organizations. Activities (ACTEMP) of in public sector enterprises and Tthe International Labour would propose a way forward On behalf of SCOPE and ILO, Mr Organisation (ILO), in collabora- for SCOPE to address these chal- S. A. Khan, GGM(CA), SCOPE tion with SCOPE is initiating a lenges/factors. Mr. Peiris reiter- thanked all the participants for study on Women in Leadership ated that gender inequality has their active involvement and and Management in the Public been recognized with regards suggestions. The meeting under- sector in India. In this regard, to women’s advancement in the lined that the study is in line with on 23rd June 2017, a half-a-day workplace. He said, the aim of the Government of India’s (GoI) consultative meeting was held in the study is to encourage and strong commitment to a transfor- SCOPE Convention Centre, New promote more women in leader- mative change for gender equali- Delhi comprising members of ship and senior management po- ty, women’s rights and empower- Women in Public Sectors (WIPS), sitions within India’s public sec- ment, for an inclusive society and Women Executives from PSEs, tor enterprises. Dr. Malika Basu, development. It was felt that this SCOPE and ILO representatives. Gender Analyst and Knowledge timely and collaborative study The meeting was chaired by Dr. Management Specialist who is the will enable branding, promoting U. D. Choubey, Director-General ILO Consultant for this study fa- and highlighting SCOPE and its SCOPE. Welcoming the SCOPE- cilitated the consultative meeting. member organizations’ contribu- ILO initiative to conduct a joint She made a presentation provid- tions and efforts in accelerating study, Dr. Choubey emphasised ing an overview of the proposed GoI’s commitment.

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Conference Facilities at SCOPE Convention Centre

The centrally air-conditioned SCOPE Convention Centre at SCOPE Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi provides excellent conference facilities to PSEs, Govt. Departments, Autonomous Bodies, Institutions/NGOs etc. The Auditorium and other Conference Halls are equipped with projector and screen facilities, sound & light control room with recording & P.A. facility, etc. Details of the capacity of the Auditorium and other Halls, which are available on nominal tariff are given below.

Auditorium The chamber having capacity of 92 persons (86 Nos. Chairs + 6 Nos. Chairs on Dias) equipped with mikes on dias, tables & podium. Bhabha Chamber

The Auditorium having capacity of 310 persons (300 Chairs + 10 Nos. Chairs at stage) capacity equipped with mikes on dias and podium on stage. Mirza Ghalib Chamber

The chamber having capacity of 44 persons (24 Nos. Chairs on round table and 20 Nos. Chairs on sides) equipped with mikes on dias, tables & podium.

Fazal Chamber

The chamber having capacity of 108 persons (102 Nos. Chairs + 6 Nos. Chairs on Dias) equipped with mikes on table, dias and podium. Tagore Chamber

The chamber having capacity of 25 persons (15 Nos. Chairs on round table and 10 Nos. Chairs on sides) capacity with board room type sitting arrangement equipped with mikes.

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Business Centre Annexe II

The Business Centre having capacity of 7 persons The Annexe-II having capacity of 25 Persons. equipped with multi point Video Conferencing System (1+3), at three locations at a time for National Tansen Chamber at UB & International both. Banquet Hall

The Tansen Chamber having capacity of 50 persons having stage and podium. The banquet hall having capacity of 500 Persons for the purpose of lunch & dinner. Sitting arrangement Amir Khusro Chamber at UB could be done for 90 persons. Annexe I

The Amir Khusro Chamber having capacity of 50 The Annexe-I having capacity of 25 Persons. persons having facility of stage and podium.

For Booking & Tariff details please contact Mr. M. L. Maurya, GM (Tech.) Mr. Nitin Kulshrastha, Asst. Manager, Engineering (Elect.) Mobile: 9313375238 Mobile: 9313989067 • Email: [email protected] STANDING CONFERENCE OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES 1st Floor, Core No. 8, SCOPE Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 Phone: 011-24311747, 011-24360101 • Fax: 011-24361371

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Conference Facilities at SCOPE Minar Convention Centre SCOPE Minar, an architecturally conceived in the form of two high rise curvilinear tower blocks sitting on a four storey circular Podium Block, is strategically located in Laxmi Nagar District Centre, Delhi -110092 and housing around 40 PSEs of repute. It is one of the known buildings of East Delhi. It has a very size Reception Foyer giving ambience look inside the building. There is a green environment all around the SCOPE Minar with large size planters all around. The building is also having state of art Convention Centre, comprising four halls i.e.

Convention Hall Meeting Hall

A large sized Convention hall having sitting capac- Meeting hall having “U” shaped table, with a meet- ity of 300 delegates. Various seminars, training pro- ing capacity of 65 delegates.Most widely used for grammes, presentations, get to gather etc. are con- small size meetings and training programmes, ducted in Convention Hall. It provides ambient and group discussion, power point presentations etc. peaceful environment for the programmes. SCOPE Academy of Public Sector VIP Lounge Enterprises

VIP Lounge having sitting capacity of 60 delegates. SCOPE Academy of Public Sector Enterprises The executives and higher level officers, Directors, (APSE) conducts induction level programmes for CMDs can use it as waiting lounge also. PSEs executives. It has three training halls, one with capacity of 40 persons and two halls with capacity of 30 persons each for training purpose. There is a wide space for vehicle parking that cater for a capacity of 700 cars, including the newly built good quality Banquet Hall wherein 300 delegates can comfortably dine at a time, makes it special to deliver an all-round conducive meeting environment .

For Booking & Tariff details please contact Mr. M. L. Maurya, GM (Tech.) (M) 9313375238 and Mr. Shubh Ratna, DCE(C), SCOPE Minar (M) 9873398242, (O) 011-22458176, 22458178 • Email: [email protected] • [email protected]

64 KaleidOscope August, 2017 SCOPE News

Scope Forum of Conciliation and Arbitration (sfca)

SCOPE had set up an Arbitration Cell known as of Supreme Court, High Court, retired Secretaries, SCOPE Fourm of Conciliation and Arbitration Joint Secretaries of Govt. of India , Chief Executives, a(SFCA) mainly to settle disputes between PSUs Directors and senior officials of Govt. of India and its associates . This was inaugurated on 9th and PSEs, besides Advocates and C.As and other January, 2004 by Shri Santosh Gangwar, the then professionals. Hon’ble Minister of State for Heavy Industries, The Forum has its own infrastructure with a spa- Public Enterprises and Parliamentary Affairs, cious Arbitration Hall having sitting capacity of 15 which was attended by the then Secretary, Ministry persons with all the modern facilities such as projec- of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Joint tor for live projection of record of proceedings on a Secretary, DPE, CMDs and other senior officers of large screen with free service of mineral water, tea/ Govt. of India and PSUs. coffee and biscuits. High tea and lunch can also be SFCA has framed its own rules prescribing consoli- arranged by the Forum on request in advance at the dated fee structure and expenses with the assurance cost of the parties by authorised caterer of SCOPE. that arbitration proceedings shall be completed in PSUs are requested to advise the concerned of- the shortest possible time and shall be more eco- ficials to avail facilities of the Forum and re- nomical in comparison to other institutions. A fer cases to SCOPE Forum of Conciliation and panel of expert Conciliators and Arbitrators has Arbitration(SFCA). also been drawn which consists of retired Judges

For further details please contact For booking and tariff details please contact Mr. M.L. Maurya, General Ms. Anita Kapoor Mr. S. K. Sharma Manager (Technical) Manager(SFCA) (M) 9891781484, 24365739 Mobile No.9313375238. (M) 9810648197, 24360559 e-Mail: [email protected] e-Mail: [email protected]

STANDING CONFERENCE OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES 1st Floor, Core No. 8, SCOPE Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 Phone: 011-24311747, 011-24360101 • Fax: 011-24361371

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 65 PSEs CSR Initiatives Nlc India Ltd CSR Initiatives HAL handovers Kumudvathi at Lord Natarajar Temple, River Rejuvenation Projects to Chidambaram Villagers NLC India Ltd provided a modern Reverse Osmosis Mr. T. Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL handed-over the Water Treatment Plant and a Smokeless Battery Kumudvathi River Rejuvenation projects to vil- Operated vehicle for the Lord Natarajar Temple, lage panchayats of Bengaluru rural district. This Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu for the use of Devotees was implemented as part of HAL’s CSR activities of recently. Mr. R.Vikraman, Director (HR), NLC India 2016-17 for Teppadabeguru mini water shed ben- ltd, formally commissioned these equipments and efiting 35 villages. These projects will help in reviv- handed over to the Temple Management. NLC ing dried natural water resources and the natural India Ltd, spends crores of rupees for the welfare habitat of the region, he said. The event Lokarpana of the people every year under its CSR initiatives. (dedication to people) was held at Arashinakunte Health, Hygiene, Potable water, Education, Water near Bengaluru. Mr. V.M. Chamola, HAL’s Director for irrigation, Infrastructures for the people in rural (HR), other village leaders and officials were pres- areas are some of the welfare measures taken up by ent on the occasion. the company.

Mr. T. Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL, lighting the lamp at Mr. R. Vikraman, Director (HR), NLC India Limited taking a Lokarpane event at village Arashinakunte near Bengaluru. test ride after commissioning the Battery operated vehicle at Lord Natarajar Temple, Chidambaram. Also, seen are Mr. The rejuvenation work at Teppadabeguru included R. Mohan, CGM (CSR), Mr. J. Peter James, GM(CSR) and the planting of saplings (5000), recharging of wells (79) Dikshadhars of the Temple. and borewells (9), creation of water pools (15) and boulder checks (79). In all, in the past three years, Mr. Vikraman, Director (HR), NLC India Ltd, ha- HAL has planted 20,000 saplings, built 50 water nded over a Reverse Osmosis based water puri- pools, recharged 36 borewells and 281 wells besides fying plant and a battery operated vehicle to the carrying-out boulder-checks (281) in the region that representatives of the Lord Natarajar Temple, covers Tavarekere, Thyamagondlu, Mondigere, Chidhambaram. TSimilarly the smokeless Battery Teppadabeguru mini-watersheds. operated Vehicle purchased at a cost of Rupees Nine Lakhs can transport seven passengers and MCL Anand Vihar Hospital will be maintained for the next five years by the vendor. Mr. Vikraman in his address said “The organizes Blood Donation Camp initiatives of the company under CSR is mainly fo- Anand Vihar Hospital, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited cussing on potable and irrigation water for the peo- (MCL) at Burla organized a Blood Donation camp ple and the plants “. on the occasion of International Blood Doner Day.

66 KaleidOscope August, 2017 Corpus Fund from Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC, in the presence of Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu, the then Union Minister of Urban Development, in New Delhi recently. The amount has been contributed by NBCC, expressing its solidarity with the Martyred Jawans of Indian Para Military Forces who lay their lives on line of fire for the security of the Nation. Dr. Mittal, during his interaction on the occasion with the Home Minister, also of- fered that NBCC shall volunteer to take responsibility for the education of 5 children of Martyred Blood donation camp at MCL. Soldiers to be named by the Government. Dr. Mittal The Blood Donation Camp was inaugurated by Mr. also discussed the possibility of NBCC’s participa- L. N. Mishra, Director(Personel),MCL in the pres- tion in initiating Affordable Housing Scheme for ence of Chief Medical Services Dr. Devendra Kumar Martyrs, as per the Govt. directions and guide- Hota, Dr. C. R. Prasad (VIMSAR), Dr. Debashis lines. It may be mentioned that earlier, Dr. Anoop Gupta,MS/IC, Dr. Neera Gupta, Child Spec., Kumar Mittal also contributed his award money Medical Officer, Dr. B. Sahoo and Dr J. Mishra, and of Rs.1 Lac to the Corpus Fund which he received a large number of MCL employees and their family from Hon’ble President of India for being awarded members. SCOPE Leadership Excellence Award (Individual Chief Guest Mr. L. N. Mishra, Director(Personnel) Category). appreciated the residents of MCL Jagruti Vihar and Anand Vihar Colony for such a noble initiative, adding that nothing can be a substitute of blood, if Samarpita Mahila Samiti required to save life.The camp was conducted with NCL distributes umbrellas to the support of doctors and staff of MCL Anand Vihar hospital and VIMSAR,Burla and Red Cross contractual workers Society.

Nbcc Contributes Rs.1 Crore to Bharat Ke Veer Corpus Fund Mr. Rajnath Singh, Union Minister of Home Affairs, received Rs. 1 crore cheque for Bharat Ke Veer

Samarpita Mahila Samiti NCL distributing umbrellas to contractual workers.

Mahila Mandal Team of Jayant Area distributed umbrellas to contractual workers engaged in cleaning works of Jayant colony and township. Ms. Radha Choudhary, President Samarpita Mahila Samiti and her team interacted with workers on importance of cleanliness and readied them for monsoon. The Mr. Rajnath Singh, Union Minister of Home Affairs, receiving Rs. 1 crore cheque from Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, workers thanked Team Mahila Mandal for their NBCC, in the presence of Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu, the then support and assured increased focus in their work Union Minister of Urban Development. in the backdrop of upcoming monsoon.

KaleidoKaleidoscope August, 2017 67 PSEs Ink MoU Mecl Signs MoU productivity, procurement of 2-D Seismic Survey facilities, Induction of 12 Hydrostatic Drilling Rigs, with Ministry of Mines completion of clients order without time over run, Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd. (MECL) bringing transparency in individual performance signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) assessments, timely conducting DPC, vigilance with Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India for the clearance on quarterly basis and turnover of more Financial Year 2017-18 recently at Shastri Bhawan, than 400 crores in the year 2017-18. New Delhi. The MoU was signed by Mr. Arun Kumar, Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Nbcc Annual Pact with Mines & Dr. Gopal Dhawan, CMD, MECL, in presence of Dr. N.K. Singh, Joint Secretary and Dr. Government Targets Joyesh Bagchi, Director (Technical) from Ministry of Mines, Mr. Yogesh Sharma , General Manager Substantial Growth in Profit (BD & P/E) and Dr. Anjani Kumar, HOD (Planning) NBCC signed Memorandum of Understanding from MECL. (MoU) for the FY 2017-18 with its Ministry recently. The annual MoU has been signed by Mr. Rajiv Gauba, IAS, Secretary (UD), Govt. of India, on behalf of the MoUD and Dr. Anoop. K. Mittal, CMD, NBCC, on behalf of NBCC. The MoU outlines targets on various performance parameters for the Company during the year. While Revenue from operations has been targeted at Rs.6850 Cr., the PAT has been projected at Rs. 261.43 cr. (PBT Rs.304.83 cr.). The Company during the year, plans to secure new works worth Rs.8600 Cr. Further, this year’s MoU of NBCC has laid specific emphasis on capacity utilisation, aiming to Mr. Arun Kumar, Secretary Mines and Dr. Gopal Dhawan, CMD, MECL exchanging MoU documents. complete 8 million sq.ft. of structures during the Financial Year. Among the milestones targeted to be achieved include Completion of 36 Towers at the During 2016-17 MECL has carried out more than Mega Redevelopment Project of East Kidwai Nagar; 5 lakhs metres of drilling for various minerals viz, Demolition of - all 628 existing Residential Quarters Coal, Lignite, Iron Ore, Gold, Copper, Lead Zinc, at Nauroji Nagar, 600 existing Residential Quarters Bauxite, Limestone etc. and has added 3184 million at Sarojini Nagar and 500 existing Residential tonnes mineral resources to the National Mineral Quarters at Netaji Nagar, New Delhi which all are Inventory. The Financial performance during 2016- part of integrated Redevelopment of the three colo- 17 has been highest since inception of the company. nies. This apart, the Company also targets demoli- The turn over and the profits (PBT) of the company tion of 75,000 Sqm. area out of total 1,26,829 Sqm. have risen by 28 percent and 38 percent respectively area and Construction of works valuing Rs 250 Cr. from the previous year and the company has paid in its ITPO Project, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi dur- Rs. 23 crore as dividend to Government of India in ing this FY 17-18. The important projects that the the previous year. Company plans to complete include IIT Roorkee Under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, company has con- (UK), Trade Facilitation Centre and Crafts Museum, structed more than 500 toilets & converted 6 vil- Varanasi (UP), ESIC Medical College and Hospital lages Open Defication Free. The MoU has been at Mandi (HP) and VNIT Nagpur (Maharashtra). prepared as per guidelines of Department of Public NBCC’s performance during FY 2016-17 remained Enterprise (DPE). The salient features of the MoU excellent as it registered a substantial 23 percent include 6 lakh metres of drilling with increased Growth in PAT with EBITDA Growth of 31 percent

68 KaleidOscope August, 2017 Power, reiterating the company’s commitment to continued financial and operational excellence for FY 2017-18 on various performance parameters, besides committing time bound implementation support for prestigious Government programs like Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) that includes electrification of un-electrified villages, intensive electrification of villages, re- lease of electricity connections to BPL households, increase in substation capacity and 11 KV feeder segregation. Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC and Mr. Raju Gauba, Secretary (UD) alongwith senior officials from the Ministry and NBCC at the MoU signing ceremony. by achieving a Turnover of Rs.6313 cr. Talking to the Media at the MoU signing event, Dr. A.K. Mittal, CMD of the Company gave an encouraging outlook of the Company for FY 2017-18 and beyond. He informed, the Company during the year 2018 is set to execute a huge redevelopment projects recently awarded to NBCC including the massive development of ITPO Works, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. On the occasion, he also mentioned about some significant initiatives being shouldered by the Company like Monetization of Land of sick PSUs, Dr. P. V. Ramesh, IAS, CMD, REC and Mr. P. K. Pujari, IAS, Housing for All ventures, adoption of new tech- Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Power nologies for faster construction, reconstruction of exchanging the MoU documents. Heritage Buildings, etc. The MoU was signed recently in New Delhi, in pres- REC Signs MoU with Ministry of ence of Ms. Shalini Prasad, IAS, Add’l Secretary, Ministry of Power, Mr. Ajeet Agarwal, Director Power for FY 2017-18 (Finance), REC, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Director Dr. P. V. Ramesh IAS, CMD, Rural Electrification (Technical), REC, and other senior officials of REC. Corporation Limited (REC) signed a Memorandum REC has been demonstrating exceptional perfor- of Understanding (MoU) with Mr. P. K. Pujari, IAS, mance by securing ‘Excellent’ rating on MoU tar- Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of gets for the last 23 years in succession.

Joint Secretary MSME visits NSIC

Mr. Ravindra Nath, CMD, NSIC highlighted the various initiatives of NSIC for the growth and development of MSME sector in the country during the visit of Ms. Alka Nangia Arora, Joint Secretary MSME to NSIC recently. Ms. Alka Nangia Arora, Joint Secretary, MSME applauded the various Initiatives of NSIC. Also present on the occasion were, Dr. P.G.S. Rao, Director, MSME Mr. P. Udayakumar,Director (P&M), NSIC, Mr. A. K. Mittal, Director (Fin), NSIC and senior officials of NSIC

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 69 Dr. Harsh Vardhan commends innovative use of solar energy by CEL Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and applications including home dedicated 1MW Captive Solar lighting systems, street lighting Power Capacity at Central systems, solar water pumping Electronics Limited (CEL), locat- systems, drip irrigation, solar ed in Sahibabad Industrial Area fountains, Solar mini-grid, solar in Ghaziabad District of Uttar tree, net-metering technology for Pradesh. He also inaugurated homes, energy efficient construc- Solar Rickshaw developed by tion technology, etc. Dr. Harsh CEL and laid foundation stone of Vardhan also started a tree plan- the Solar Technology Park. tation program in CEL by plant- Minister of Science and Technology CEL has designed and installed ing a sapling. & Earth Sciences and Environment, a range of power plants on its Speaking on the occasion, Dr Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh campus, which showcase a num- Girish Sahni, Secretary DSIR & Vardhan inaugurating the 1MW Captive Solar Power Capacity at CEL. ber of concepts and technologies. DG CSIR said that “Innovation The Hon’ble Minister also laid is the hallmark of the company the foundation stone of a Solar and over the past few years CEL inister of Science and Technology Park in CEL’s cam- has focused on innovation in very Technology & Earth pus. This will house CEL training critical areas for the country and MSciences and Environ- center and demonstrate a com- for making solar affordable for ment, Forest and Climate plete range of solar technologies the common man.”

REC Takes Up Village Electrification on Mission Mode: 13,685 Villages Electrified up to 20th June 2017

ural Electrification Corpo- his Independence Day address to Rural Households, Metering, ration Limited is the nod- the nation on 15th August 2015 Village Electrification and Ral agency for Deendayal pledged to electrify all 18,452 un- Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana electrified villages within 1000 worth Rs. 42,553.17 cr. have been (DDUGJY), which is an integrated days. Thereafter REC has taken approved. scheme covering all aspects of ru- up village electrification on a More than 350 Gram Vidyut ral power distribution viz. feeder Mission mode targeting comple- Abhiyantas (GVA) have been segregation, system strengthen- tion by May 2018. deployed to monitor the prog- ing and metering. The scheme is DDUGJY has an outlay of Rs. ress of village electrification. The aimed at transforming the life- 43,033 cr. with a grant of Rs. GVAs update field photographs, style of villagers and bringing in 33,453 cr. from the Government data and other information in overall socio-economic develop- of India. New projects for 32 the GARV Mobile App (garv.gov. ment in rural areas. States/UTs including works in), which has been developed The Hon’ble Prime Minister of of Feeder Separation, System for ensuring transparency and India, Shri Narendra Modi, in Strengthening and Connecting accountability.

70 KaleidOscope August, 2017 Pfc Launches its Maiden 54EC Bond Issue

ower Finance Corporation be kept on tap. Bonds will carry Issuer strengths Ltd (PFC) has been al- highest domestic credit ratings • PFC is the lead financier in Plowed by Govt. to raise of ‘AAA’ from CRISIL, ICRA and Indian Power sector. bonds eligible for capital gain CARE. As there is no cap on the tax exemption u/s 54EC of the amount that can be raised by the • PFC is the largest Infrastructure Income Tax Act. Section 54EC issuer, full allotment is assured Company in the country based on provides that capital gain sub- to the investors up to the amount net worth. ject to a maximum of Rs. 50 lakhs permitted u/s 54EC. • As per DPE Survey Mar, 2017, arising from the transfer of a long PFC is the 7th highest profit mak- term capital asset shall be exempt Previously, only NHAI and ing PSU among 320 PSUs. if the assesse invests the whole or REC were allowed to issue these • PFC has consistent track record any part of capital gains in certain bonds. However, in the Finance of borrowing : Rs. 4.5 Lac Crs bor- specified bonds within a period of Act 2017, section 54EC of the rowings till 31.03.2017. six months. An investor can save Income-tax Act was modified to upto to a maximum Rs.10,00,000 include any other bond notified by investing maximum permis- by the Central Government in PFC in addition to the above re- sible amount of Rs. 50 lakhs in this behalf. Based on this, Power ferred bonds also intends to raise these bonds. Finance Corporation Limited has ECBs and Masala Bonds to meet PFC intends to launch its maiden got the government approval for its borrowing requirements for 54EC bond issue shortly and will issuing bonds u/s 54EC. FY2017-18.

FSNL, Bhilai Celebrates International Yoga Day

n the occasion of in the yoga training & workshop of Yoga, Munger. The aforesaid ‘International Yoga Day’ organized at Corporate Office, programme on Yoga was found Oon 21st June 2017, Senior Bhilai, in association with Gyan to be worthy & beneficial to the officials & staff of FSNL, along Darshan Yogashram, Bhilai, participants. with their spouses participated which is affiliated to Bihar School

Fsnl Organizes Yoga Training & Workshop On The Occasion Of International Yoga Day. IndianOil sets up 24x7 control rooms to attend Dealer’s issues on Daily Price Revision of Petrol and Diesel rom June 15, IndianOil stabilizes. Further through its 129 92249-92249. The Dealer Code set up 87 control rooms supply locations spread across of each petrol pump would Fpan India for addressing the country, IndianOil is ensur- be prominently displayed in technical glitches/system issues ing that 90 percent supplies reach the petrol pump premises. that may be arising at Dealer’s Dealer’s fuel station within 24 IndianOil’s nearly 450 sales end. The control room cell at 70 hours. The daily price revision is areas have conducted dealer Divisional Offices will be manned an initiative for ensuring the best training workshops to en- by Technical, Operations and possible prices to the customers sure that customers do not Retail Sales officers, while at its as well as improved transparency face any pricing misinforma- 16 State Offices, the control in the pricing mechanism. tion or glitches. IndianOil has room cell will be manned also re-checked the mobile by Information Systems (IS), While petrol pumps will be dis- number and email data of its Engineering and Retail Sales playing the daily prices, there 25,000 plus dealers to ensure officer. The apex cell at Marketing are various other ways to check that timely information on the Head Office, Mumbai will the daily prices. Customers effective prices at a pre-desig- comprise of officers from IS, can access IndianOil’s mobile nated time i.e. 20:00 hrs for the Pricing and Retail groups. app Fuel@IOC for the rates. next day, reaches the right per- These control rooms will operate Alternatively, customers can son. The dealers will be receiv- round the clock till the system to also check the prices in their ing the updated price via cus- establish an appropriate mecha- cities by sending SMS RSP< tomised SMSs, e-mails, mobile nism for Daily Price Revision SPACE >DEALER CODE to app ad web portal for dealers. Minister of State for Shipping Cuts the First Steel Plate for 1200 Pax Passenger Vessels in CSL r. Pon Radhakrishnan, plate of Ship No. 23 and Mr. N ‘Knud E Hansen’ of Denmark. The Mini-ster of State for K Premachandran, Member of vessels have been model tested in MShipping, Road Transport Parliament cut the first steel plate of MARIN, Netherlands. & Highways cut the first steel Ship No. 24, the two 1200 Passenger cum 1000 Tonne Cargo Ships con- Mr. Madhu S. Nair, CMD CSL, in tracted to be built for the Andaman his welcome speech thanked the Mr. Pon Radhakrishnan, MoS, Shipping, & Nicobar Administration. The Ministry for the role it played in Road Transport & Highways cutting Plate cutting ceremony was held arriving at a contract for building the first steel plate of Ship No. 23 in the recently. These vessels are designed these vessels by including this un- presence of Mr. N . K. Premachandran, and built as passenger vessels with der Make in India Scheme. Mr. Pon Member of Parliament and Mr. Madhu electric propulsion system suitable Radhakrishnan in his speech reiter- S. Nair, CMD, CSL. for carrying 1200 passengers and ated the commitment of the Ministry 1000 T cargo for all weather opera- of Shipping towards the major ex- tion on the main land to A&N Island pansion programmes undertaken in route in India and to be designed for CSL. Mr. N. K. Premachandran, M. P., operation as Class III special trade representing the Shipyard Empl- passenger ship engaged on interna- oyees Union, also spoke on the oc- tional voyage. The basic design of casion wherein he appreciated the these vessels are by a Kochi based efforts of the Central Government in ship design firm M/s SEDS who have awarding the contract to build first teamed up with reputed designers of its kind passenger ships to CSL. NLCIL Doubles its Capacity Record in the Past Three Years Performance

NLCIL joined hands with the Union Government to realise the by AAI Mission of “Power for All”and synchronised two Thermal Power Station namely Thermal for FY Power Station-II Expansion (2X250 MW), NTPL Thermal Power Station (2 X 500 MW) run by NLC Tamil Nadu Power 2016-17 Ltd., a Joint Venture with Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Ltd., during the last 3 years. In addition, the company AI recorded all time entered into the green energy sec- High Total Income of tor and installed Wind Turbines ARs. 12542 cr. (previous of 51 MW Capacity at Tirunelveli year Rs. 10824 cr.), and Oper- district of Tamil Nadu. (46.50 ational Income of Rs.8024 cr. MW commissioned and the 4.50 (previous year Rs.6876 cr.) in MW will be commissioned soon). FY 2017. The Annual Financial The Company also established Statement was approved by the Solar Power Project of 10 MW at AAI Board recently. Neyveli itself. hile the power generat- Apart from this, Thermal Power AAI achieved a record of Rs. ing capacity of NLCIL Projects construction is going 4557 cr. of PBT (previous year Wtill 2014 was 2740 MW, on in different parts of the Rs. 3697 cr.) and PAT of Rs. 3115 by the meticulous planning of the country. (Neyveli 2 X 500 MW, cr. (Previous year Rs. 2537 cr.) Company as well as the Union Uttar Pradesh 3 X 660 MW, in FY 2017. AAI has declared Coal Ministry, now it is operating Rajasthan 2 X 500 MW, Retiring Dividend of Rs. 934 cr. payable power stations with a capacity of of TPS-I (-) 600 MW). By the to GOI. An Interim Dividend of 4295 MW. end of 2021 the Company’s pow- Rs. 560 cr. has already been Achieving the Mission of 24x7 er Generating capacity will be paid on 22.02.2017. Affordable Clean ‘Power for All’ raised to 7811 MW. The Company and ensuring the optimum utili- also plans to achieve 20971 MW The net worth of the zation of natural resources for na- within 2025. Organization as on 31st March, tional development are critical to In addition, NLC India Ltd., 2017 is Rs.15029 cr. (previous ‘Ujwal Bharat’ which will help in has an ambitious plan to set- year Rs. 13038 cr.) and Capital realizing Prime Minister of India, ting 4000 MW Solar Power Employed as on 31st March, Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Projects in association with State 2017 is Rs.11282 cr. (previous New India. Over the past three Governments in line with Solar year Rs. 10540 cr.). Overall, years, the Ministries of Power, Mission. Presently work for the Financial Performance on Coal, New & Renewable Energy 130 MW Solar Power Project at Major Parameters has been and Mines have made consider- Neyveli and 500 MW Solar Power Outstanding. able progress towards achieving Project at different parts of Tamil this goal. Nadu is going on.

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 73 Inauguration of Bengaluru CGD Project by GAIL

Bengaluru takes a giant leap towards clean energy as City Gas Distribution project takes off. Project being implemented by GAIL Gas Ltd. at an investment of Rs 6,283 crore • Project to benefit 106.12 lakh residents • 24x7 PNG supply to 1.32 lakh households in 5 years • One CNG station commissioned, 59 more to come up in 5 years

arking a new chapter in the development of MIndia’s IT capital, the Bengaluru City Gas Distribution (CGD) Project to supply eco- friendly Natural Gas to households, industries and transport sector was inaugurated recently by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Mr. Ananth Kumar. Present on the occasion were Minister for Statistics Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Mr. Ananth Kumar & Programme Implementation, inaugurating the Bengaluru CGD in the presence of Minister, MoSPI, Mr. D. V. Mr. D. V. Sadananda Gowda and Sadananda Gowda, MoS (I/c) Petroleum & Natural Gas, Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan Minister of State (Independent and other senior officials. Charge) for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Mr. Dharmendra Bengaluru East, Bengaluru North, (CNG) stations, the project will Pradhan. The event was also Bengaluru South and Anekal. provide cheaper fuel for the graced by Member of Parliament, The project will provide eco- transport sector and also facilitate Bengaluru (Central) Mr. P C nomical, environment friendly, a healthy lifestyle by creating a Mohan, Member of Parliament, uninterrupted, safe and conve- pollution-free environment. Rajya Sabha, Mr. D. Kupendra nient energy to 106.12 lakh resi- The inaugural ceremony was ma- Reddy and Member of Legislative dents of Bengaluru by supplying rked by a live streaming from Assembly, Bommanahalli Mr. M Piped Natural Gas (PNG) for a house where a PNG powered Satish Reddy and a host of other households, industries and com- burner was lit, followed by an- dignitaries. mercial units. This will signifi- other live streaming from a CNG The Bengaluru CGD Project is be- cantly add to people’s conve- Station of GAIL Gas at Leggere, ing implemented by GAIL Gas nience as there will be no hassles Prem Nagar, Bengaluru. During Limited, a wholly owned subsid- of booking, advance payment, the event, GAIL Gas Limited also iary of Maharatna company GAIL storage, handling of heavy launched a mobile app that will (India) Limited, at an investment weight cylinders and monitor- provide a one-stop solution and a of Rs 6,283 cr. The project will cov- ing of cylinder delivery. Billing user-friendly platform to customer 4,395 sq km in urban and ru- will be done once in two months ers to view and pay their PNG ral Bengaluru, broadly covering based on consumption. Bills, locate CNG stations, know eight sectors - Nelamangala, Dod Moreover, with the setting up about the benefits of CNG, PNG, Ballapur, Devanahalli, Hosakote, of 60 Compressed Natural Gas and get emergency instructions.

74 KaleidOscope August, 2017 THDCIL, NALCO, MCL, NRL, organize Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sammelan

THDCIL organized Sabka Saath Rampur, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Moradabad, Hapur Uttarakhand-Paudi and Gujarat-Patan. This SSSVS Sabka Vikas Convention at at Patan was the first in the series. THDC India Patan in Gujarat Limited (THDCIL) organized Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Samelan (SSSVS) at Hapur, Uttar Pradesh re- Under the aegis of Ministry of Power, Govt. of cently. MP, Lok Sabha, Meerut-Hapur, Mr. Rajendra India, THDC India Limited (THDCIL) organized Agarwal was the Chief Guest on this Occasion. He Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Samelan (SSSVS) at Patan outlined the major achievements of Govt. of India Gujarat recently. in last 3 years. The Convention was conducted at S.S.V. Inter College, Hapur.

Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sammelan organized by THDCIL at Patan, Gujarat. Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sammelan being organized at SSV MoS, MSME, Govt. of India, Mr. Haribhai Inter College Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. Chaudhary was the Chief Guest on this Occasion. He outlined the major achievements of Govt. of On this occasion folk artists presented cultural India in last 3 years. Minister Govt. of Gujarat, Mr. Programmes which were appreciated by the gather- Dilip Ji Thakor, MP (Patan) Mr. Liladhar Vaghela, ing. On behalf of THDCIL Mr. Vijay Goel, General MLA(Patan), Mr. Ranchhodbhai Desai were also Manager (P&A/CC) and Mr. Mukul Sharma, Sr. present on this occasion. Around 2000 people par- Manager were present. THDCIL is implementing ticipated in the Convention. A Promotional Video 1320 MW Khurja Super Thermal Power Project and 24 of THDCIL achievement was screened. On this oc- MW Small Hydropower Project at Dhukwan, Jhansi. casion folk Artists presented cultural Programmes which were appreciated by the gathering. On behalf NALCO holds Sabka Saath of THDCIL , Mr.Vijay Goel, General Manager (P&A/ CC) and Mr. Manoj Sardana, DGM were present. Sabka Vikas Sammelan This initiative will help the Corporation in wider Mr. Radhamohan Singh, Minister of Agriculture Stakeholders Outreach in Gujarat. THDCIL is op- and Farmers Welfare inaugurated the Sabka Saath erating 02 Wind Power Projects in Gujarat (50MW Sabka Vikas Sammelan at Ujjala, Gopinathpur in at Patan & 63MW at Dwarka). The Corporation Khordha district, Odisha recently. He was the Chief has planned to organize SSSVS at total 11 loca- Guest on the occasion and briefed the gathering on tions for wider Mass Outreach in Uttar Pradesh, the various programs and initiatives of the Central Uttarakhand and Gujarat where the Corporation Government in the three years of governance. Mr. has Projects under Operation or Construction. These B.K. Thakur, Director (HR), NALCO and ex-MLA, locations are Uttar Pradesh-Banda, Jhansi, Mahoba, Mr. Jitendra Nath Mitra also spoke on the occasion.

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 75 Central Government, to spread the message of vikas among the common people. Nalco, showcased its success story and contributions towards Nation building and development of Odisha through various CSR activities at both the locations.

MoS Steel & Mines, promotes

Mr. Radhamohan Singh, Minister of Agriculture and Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas, Farmers Welfare addressing the Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas organised by MCL Sammelan. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) organised The event is part of the campaign, being held across Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sammelan at Anandpur the country, to mark the completion of three years in Keonjhar district of Odisha, showcasing the in office by the Central Government and to share achievements of Government of India in the past the message of development among the citizens. three years. The event showcased the social welfare, education, economic and other development programs of the Government of India during last three years besides a short film on the development. Cultural performances by various groups engaged and en- thralled the audience. The sammelan was attended by around 3000 people, including women and children, from nearby areas.

Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sammelan at Mr. Vishnu Deo Sai, MoS, Steel and Mines at the Sabka Umarkote & Jeypore Saath Sabka Vikas Sammelan. The Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sammelan was organized at Jeypore and Umarkote, Odisha recently. Mr. Mr. Vishnu Deo Sai, Minister of State for Steel Ajay Chandrakar, Cabinet Minister for Panchayat and Mines, Government of India inaugurated & Rural Development, Legislative Affairs, Hea-lth the sammelan as chief guest on the occasion and & Family Welfare and Medical Education, Chha- also addressed the gathering on Sab Ka Saath ttisgarh graced the occasion as Chief Guest at Sab Ka Vikas mission of central government. Mr Jeypore. Mr. D.K. Mohanty, ED (M&R)-I/c, NALCO, Sai also promoted Ujjala Yojana of cenral gov- other dignitaries and senior officials of NALCO ernment and provided LPG connections to lo- were also be present on the occasion. cal women at the Sammelan in Deogarh. The The Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sammelan was or- achievements of the Government of India in ganized at various locations across the country to the past three years as well as its popular develop- mark the completion of three years in office by the mental programmes were showcased before the people at the Sammelan, besides MCL’s story of success behind being the largest contributor to Odisha under CSR.

NRL’s Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sammelan held in Hailakandi More than 4000 beneficiaries of various schemes rolled out by the Central Govt. during the last 3 years converged at Rabindramela Ground, Hailakandi, Assam to celebrate 3 years of completion of the

76 KaleidOscope August, 2017 Central Govt. held under the banner of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sammelan. The Sammelan was organized by NRL recently in collaboration with District Administration, Hailakandi. Dr. Mahendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Heath and Rural Development, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and & Ex-Prabhary, BJP(Assam Pradesh) was the Chief Guest for the function. Other invited dignitaries included Dr. Rajdeep Roy, Spokesperson, BJP(Assam Pradesh), Mr. Raj Kumar Sharma-Treasurer, BJP(Assam Pradesh) and Mr. Cultural Program at the Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sammelan. Subrata Nath-President, BJP Hailakandi District. The program began with rendition of the National LPG subsidies are voluntarily given up by citizens Song, ‘ Vande Mataram’ DC Hailakandi - Mr. Moloy who can afford, while transferring the revenue to Bora, IAS delivered the welcome address where he schemes that would benefit the poor, he said. GM, extended a warm welcome to the dignitaries and Mktg. & BD, NRL, Mr. B. Ekka, presented a gist of the audience present. Chief Guest, Dr. Mahendra flagship Govt. schemes that are being implemented Singh elaborated on the Govt. schemes for the by NRL including Make in India, Swachh Bharat benefit of the masses. He focused on the mantra Abhiyan, Skill India, Digital India, Start up India of inclusive development with emphasis on the and several others. Adding colour to the celebra- poor. Schemes like ‘Give it up’ have ensured that tions were a host of cultural programs.

MCL records all time high growth in 2016-17

ahanadi Coalfields Li- production from MCL grew to over 3,157.92 cr. for 2016-17, as against mited (MCL), a flagship 139.2 million tonne coal, the com- Rs 2,550.5 paid to the state gov- Msubsidiary of Coal India pany supplied record 142 million ernment during previous fiscal Limited, registered about nine tonne dry fuel to the consumers, 2016. The company has paid to per cent growth in profit before largely the power plants, during Odisha Rs 1635.96 cr. as Royalty, tax (PBT) at record Rs. 6,853.32 the year ended March 31, 2017. Rs 863.39 as DMF, Rs 586.46 as cr. in financial year 2016-17, Aiming at higher coal production, Sales Tax/VAT and Rs 72.11 cr. as as against Rs 6,283.44 cr. dur- the company registered 25 per cent entry tax or other levies. ing previous fiscal 2016. Despite growth in over burden removal several operational hindrances, (OBR) at 123.34 M.Cu.M in 2016-17, Top contributor to Odisha the company witnessed growth as against 98.41 M.Cu.M removed under CSR in almost all the fields of opera- during previous financial year. MCL has been the leading contributions, said CMD, MCL Mr A. K. tor for socio-economic development Jha. The company has registered of underprivileged segments in growth in all financial (PBT, PAT, Profit After Tax (PAT) sales, Net Sales, EPS) as well as The Profit After Tax of the company Odisha, particularly in the remote physical parameters (coal pro- grew by seven per cent at record Rs peripherial areas under its command duction, dispatch, OBR, OMS, 4491.09 cr. for FY’17 as against Rs in Sambalpur, Angul, Jharsuguda FSA etc.) parameters, Mr Jha in- 4207.75 cr. posted during previous and Sundergarh districts. During formed. With nine per cent growth fiscal. year 2016-17, the company has spent over previous year’s profit, MCL Rs 166.6 cr. for various social de- registered the highest profit among Highest Royalty to Odisha velopmental projects under CSR in Coal India subsidiaries, sharing Contribution of MCL to the Odisha, while it has laid out plans about 48 per cent of Coal India’s Odisha exchequer also witnessed to spend over Rs 600 cr. under CSR net profit of Rs 14,000 cr. While coal an increase of 23.81 percent at Rs. during next five years.

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 77 PSEs Celebrate International Yoga Day 2017

the world recently. In this regard, MRPL conducted a week long program and its inauguration was held at MRPL Employees Club. Dr K. Krishna Sharma, HOD and Chairman, Department of Human Consciousness and Yogic Sciences, Mangalore University was the Chief Guest of the inaugural program. Mr. H Kumar, Managing Director, Mr. M Venkatesh, Director Refinery, Mr. Rajeev Kushwah, CVO, Mr. B. H. V. Prasad, GGM(HR) and other senior officers and employees of MRPL, CISF personnel and DPS School children participated in the program. Airports Authority of India’s officers and employees in the Inaugurating the event, Dr. K. Krishna Sharma spoke Yoga posture in the Yoga Session. on the ‘’Importance of Yoga and Yoga Therapy in today’s lifestyle”. He said that Yoga is India’s con- n the occasion of International Yoga Day, tribution to the world and highlighted why Yoga is ‘Yoga Week’ was organized recently at gaining prominence in recent times. Right kind of Othe Corporate Headquarters of Airports food and proper sleep is essential for a healthy life Authority of India. This Yoga Week was orga- he elaborated. An interactive session followed in nized in the Corporate Headquarters Library, Rajiv which many children and others interacted. Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi. On this occasion, special invitee Dr. Poonam Singh gave detailed information on the significance of MCL promotes wellness on Yoga to the officers and employees of Airports International Yoga Day Authority of India. The attendees were made aware of leading a healthy life through yoga. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) organised 32 special camps across coalfields to promote wellness in life through yoga, as it celebrated 3rd International Yoga Day International Yoga Day recently. Mr A K Jha, CMD, MCL inaugurated yoga camp at the headquar- celebrations in MRPL ters company recently and participated in ses- International day of Yoga was celebrated all over sion which was designed to curb lifestyle diseases

Employees of MCL practicing Yoga.

78 KaleidOscope August, 2017 among employees and promote wellness in life. Mr locations followed by lecture session by yoga ex- Munawar Khursheed, IRPF, Chief Vigilance Officer perts on Yoga & its advantages in every day’s life and Mr O P Singh, Director (Technical & P&P) were of all with a particular reference to Employees and prominent among senior officers who participated Executives. Apart from celebrating the occasion at in the yoga session. the Complexes, BEML has organised similar pro- The second camp at MCL Anand Vihar, Burla, was grammes at Company run Schools wherein large inaugurated by Director (Technical/ Operations) Mr. number of students of different age levels have J. P. Singh in the presence of Director (Personnel) participated in the practice session of Yoga organ- Mr. L. N. Mishra. ised to commemorate the occasion. BEML is continuously encouraging practice of yoga amongst its Similar camps were organised at all the areas of MCL Employees & Executives by conducting regular Free spread over in Angul, Jharsuguda and Sundergarh Yoga Classes for its employees and family members districts of the state wherein large number of peo- through Company’s Welfare bodies and many are ple participated. benefitted through the Yoga Classes . To celebrate 3rd International Yoga Day MCL organised 32 four-day-long special yoga camps to promote wellness. International Yoga Day celebrated in MRPL Beml Celebrates International day of Yoga was celebrated in MRPL rd recently. A Yoga session was held in the morning in 3 International Yoga Day MRPL Employees Club under the guidance of Yoga BEML Limited celebrated 3rd International Yo- teachers from Mangalore University in which large ga Day across the Company. Employees and number of employees participated. Later a sepa- Executives of the Company at HQ and Complexes at rate Yoga session was held for CISF personnel from Bangalore, Kolar Gold Fields, Mysore and Palakkad CISF Unit MRPL and family members of MRPL enthusiastically participated in the programme in employees. large number. Mr. Aniruddh Kumar and Mr. R. H. Muralidhara, Functional Directors of the Company graced the occasion at HQ. Heads of Complexes lead the celebration programme at Company’s Units at the locations in Bangalore, Kolar Gold Fields, Mysore and Palakkad. The Programme to commemorate 3rd International Yoga Day comprised of Yoga practice with the guidance of renowned Yoga Gurus at respective

Employees of MRPL practicing Yoga.

Earlier, Dr. K. Krishna Sharma, HOD and Chairman, Department of Human Consciousness and Yogic Sciences, Mangalore University inaugurated a weeklong Yoga programs in MRPL. Mr. H. Kumar, MD, Mr. M. Venkatesh, Director Refinery, Mr. Rajeev Kushwah, CVO, Mr. B. H. V. Prasad, GGM(HR) and BEML Employees of Mysore Complex are seen taking other senior officers and employees of MRPL, CISF part in the Mass Yoga Programme organised at Palace personnel and DPS School children participated in Ground, Mysore. the program

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 79 3rd International Yoga Day Celebration at Pdil Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL), celebrated the 3rd International Yoga Day at PDIL Bhawan, Noida and Vadodara under the support and guidance of The Art of Living Foundation. Mr. D. S. Sudhakar Ramaiah, Chairman & MD and D(F) PDIL, thanked Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji for getting Yoga at International platform. He also advised all PDIL employees to do

Yoga for being healthy and also asked them to remain committed to the “Sankalp” that was taken by them on the occasion. The event was conducted as per the Common Yoga Protocol, issued by Ministry of Ayush, wherein a brief introduction about Yoga was given, Prayers alongwith asanas with standing and sitting postures, kapalabhati and pranayama were performed. At the end, all PDIL officials and other participants took oath of committing to make themselves into a healthy, peaceful, joyful and a lov- ing human being by making yoga a part of their life. Personalia

Mr. Sanjeev Singh Mr. S. Chakravarty Mr. M. V. Subba Rao Mr. Suresh Warior Mr. Sunil Mehta takes over as appointed as CMD, Director (Commercial) has takes over as appointed as Chairman, IndianOil. ECL. been assigned additional additional charge of Managing Director & charge as CMD, KIOCL. CMD, RCF. CEO, PNB.

Mr. J. C. Nakra Mr. Ashutosh Vasant Mr. Varanasi Venkata Mr. Suvamay Halder Mr. T. Venkatasubramanian takes over as Director appointed as Director Venu Gopal Rao assumed appointed as Member takes over as (Projects), EIL. (POM), RailTel. charge as Director (Fin), RINL. (Finance), DVC. CVO, NLCIL.

80 KaleidOscope August, 2017 India’s First Canal Top Solar PV system at NTPC Mouda

TPC has energized 150 kWp Canal Top Solar PV NSystem on cooling water (CW) channel at its 2320 MW Mouda Thermal Power Project, near Nagpur in Maharashtra. This novel Solar PV system makes use of side walls of CW channels as load bearing structure thereby significantly decreasing cost of civil and mounting structure. The system also has several other unique advantages such as Land Conservation, water conservation due to reduced evaporation, India’s 1st Canal Top Solar PV System at NTPC Mouda. increased PV generation due to cooling and reduction in dirt, Energy Technology Research in places where grid is weak or leaves thereby reducing chemi- Alliance (NETRA), the R&D arm absent. Climate change, waste cals for water treatment. of NTPC Ltd, Greater Noida. management, carbon capture and System architecture and central- Utilization, new and renewable NTPC Installs 110 kWp AC ized control has been designed energy, efficiency improvement Microgrid at NETRA in-house to monitor and control and cost reduction are core areas An AC Microgrid test bed of 110 all generating sources, storage of research at NETRA. It is also kWp Solar PV with demand side and loads. The system is designed providing scientific support to management to cater three phase to maximize the PV generation in NTPC and other power utilities critical loads has been installed case of grid interruptions. This for improving availability, reli- and commissioned at NTPC type of Microgrid will be useful ability and efficiency.

CEL baggs Hindustan Ratna PSU Award

Dr. Nalin Shinghal Chairman & Managing Director, CEL receiving Hindustan PSU Award for Best Turnaround Strategy from Sh. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping, Sh. Piyush Goyal Hon’ble Minister for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines and Sh.Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble Minister of Communication and Minister of State for Railways and other dignitaries.

Kaleidoscope August, 2017 81 Minister, MSME applauds Achievements of NSIC

r. Kalraj Mishra, Minister, MSME applauded the achievements of NSIC dur- Ming the performance review meeting of NSIC held at Udyog Bhawan recently. Also present on this occasion were Mr. Giriraj Singh, Minister of State, MSME, Mr. Haribhai Parthibhai Choudhary, Minister of state, Mr. K. K. Jalan, Secretary, MSME, Mr. S. N. Tripathi, AS&DC (MSME), Mr. Ravindra Nath, CMD, NSIC Mr. B. H. Anil kumar, Joint Secretary, Mr. P. Udaya kumar, Director (P&M), Mr. Kalraj Mishra, Minister, MSME, Mr. Giriraj Singh, MoS, MSME and Mr. Ravindra Nath, CMD, NSIC during the Mr. A. K. Mittal, Director (Finance) and senior of- performance review meeting of NSIC. ficers of NSIC.

NCL organises ‘Digital Literacy Workshop’

lock-B Area of NCL in collaboration with Common BService Centre (CSC) Singrauli organised Digital Li- teracy Workshop recently in Worker’s Club. In addition to employees and contractual workers, villagers from nearby communities also attended the programme. Content delivery on various modes of digital payment remained major attraction amongst the participants. Short Digital Literacy Workshop organized by NCL. video clips on Digital India were also screened during the work- only attaining financial indepen- Centres Scheme provides web en- shop. Both the CSC District dence but also contributing in im- ablement and consolidation in ru- Manager of Singrauli, Mr. Ram plementation of Digital India ini- ral areas which includes utilities Manohar Bais and Ranjeet Singh tiatives of Government of India. like filling of application forms, motivated villagers and suggest- Run under the aegis of Ministry generation of certificates, pay- ed ways to become Village Level of Electronics and Information ment of bills and other applica- Entrepreneur (VLE CSC) for not Technology, Common Services tions supporting e-governance.

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