Secretarial Audit
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Vol. 35 No. 2 July, 2015 Chairman’s Desk .........................................................................................................................05 Articles SCOPE Initiatives in Smooth Implementation of RTI Act, 2005 in CPSEs by Dr. U.D. Choubey ................................................................................................................07 Indian Economy on Road to Recovery but Road Blocks not yet full Cleared by K.R. Sudhaman ....................................................................................................................09 Conformance vs Performance: Strategic thinking at the board level may require getting the State to think Strategically as well by Verghis Chandy ...................................................................................................................12 Labour Code on Industrial Relations Bill, 2015 by Dr. Rajen Mehrotra ............................................................................................................14 The Emergence of Digital Marketing in Public Relations by Samir Kapur ..........................................................................................................................17 Leveraging Digital & Social Media for Organizational Growth by Rohan Ubriani .....................................................................................................................20 Yoga: A Miracle for Healthy Heart and World Peace by Dr. H.K. Chopra ....................................................................................................................24 SCOPE News SCOPE for Separate Treatment to Habitual RTI Seekers ..............................................29 SCOPE Advocates Digital Way to Promote Brand PSEs ...............................................32 Decoding the Amended Companies (Cost Records & Audit) Rules 2014.............37 Secretarial Audit .........................................................................................................................38 PSE News PSEs Observe International Yoga Day ................................................................................45 PSEs CSR Initiatives ....................................................................................................................48 Delegation KFW Development Bank, Germany visit NSIC .........................................50 PSEs Ink MoUs .............................................................................................................................51 SCI enhances its presence on Indian Coast: .....................................................................54 adds Katupalli & Visakhapatnam to its Smile Service PSEs Observe World Environment Day ..............................................................................55 Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Mines & Steel visit RINL .................58 RINL makes good beginning to the Financial Year .......................................................58 WCL favours Ancillary System to support Small Scale Industries............................59 Union Steel & Mines Minister reviews performance of NMDC .................................59 Rock Mechanics Laboratory inaugurated in Western Coalfields Ltd......................61 MECON team visit METC 2015 at Dusseldorf, Germany ..............................................63 Celebration of Public Sector Day at PDIL, Noida ............................................................63 Cluster Development Programme for Pharma Sector Released ..............................65 NRL Organises exhibition at Golaghat to .........................................................................65 highlight achievements of Central Government Parliamentary Standing Committee on.............................................................................67 Defence Witnesses Flying Display at HAL; visit Manufacturing Facilities NBCC Construction Conclave 2015 .....................................................................................67 MOIL Pays Interm Dividend for FY 2014-15 .....................................................................69 Balmer Lawrie and CGDA launches Air Travel Portal for Armed Forces ................70 ITI Losses are further down: Lowest in last thirteen years ..........................................70 MDL Workshop on Make in India Initiatives ....................................................................71 MRPL’s PPU Commence Commercial Production ..........................................................71 BEL - Performance Highlights 2014-15 ..............................................................................72 Secretary Steel Release KIOCL Brochure for ‘Make in India’ Programme .............73 Payment of Final Dividend by AAI for the FY 2013-14 .................................................75 Wheat Shipments in Cochin Port after a Decade ..........................................................75 Awards & Accolades to PSEs ..................................................................................................76 Personalia ......................................................................................................................................78 CMD, NSIC meets Dr. Amit Mitra, Minister, Govt. of West Bengal ............................78 Contents Vol. 35 No. 2 July, 2015 2 July, 35 No. Vol. DD/Cheque drawn in favour of “Standing Conference of Public Enterprises”) Material published in KALEIDOSCOPE may be ADVISORY BOARD reproduced with prior permission of the Editor and with Dr. U.D. Choubey, Director General acknowledgment in the accepted style. The views expressed in various articles S. A. Khan, GM (HR & Corp. Affairs) are that of the authors and not necessarily U.K. Dikshit, Adviser (Programmes) of SCOPE Management. - Editor K. N. Dhawan, Adviser (CC) & Consulting Editor Published and printed at New Delhi by A. S. Khan on behalf of Standing Conference of Public EDITOR Enterprises, Core 8,1st Floor, SCOPE Compex, 7 Lodhi Nisha Sharma Road, New Delhi-110003 PUBLISHER Tel.: 24361495, 24360101 Ext.: 2028, 2029 Fax: 24361371 A. S. Khan E-mail: [email protected] at Rave Scan (P) Limited, A-27, Naraina Industrial Area, Total Pages : 80 Phase-II, New Delhi - 110028 Annual Subscription: Rs. 500/- Designed by Akar Advertising & Marketing (P) Ltd. Price per copy : Rs. 50/-(Payment may be sent by Tel: 011-43700100 CHAIRMAN’S DESK It is an honour and privilege for me to take over as Chairman, Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), the apex body of Public Sector Enterprises. I seek your support and guidance in carrying forward the excellent work done by my predecessors for the betterment of Public Sector and nation as a whole. SCOPE has come a long way since its inception and has evolved itself as a proactive body to meet the aspirations and needs of its stakeholders in an ever-changing economic environment. With our determined and concerted efforts, we would further leverage the strength of SCOPE to achieve new benchmarks of performance. SCOPE Executive Board in its recent meetings held deliberations for bringing more visibility to SCOPE and Public Sector. Board Level Committees on image building, policy advisory, HR, finance, and financially stressed PSEs have been constituted. Regional chapters of SCOPE are being activated in order to have a wider reach. Programmes are also being organized on relevant issues to help senior and middle level executives of the PSEs in enhancing their business and technical expertise. In today’s era, Digital Communication plays a significant role in establishing the brand image of the business corporate. Our country is poised to transform itself into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. In line with the country’s aspirations, SCOPE organized a two-day seminar on ‘Corporate Communication in Digital Age – Challenges and Opportunities’. The seminar KALEIDOSCOPE July, 2015 5 provided hands-on skill, on how to get started on Enterprises. A seminar on the theme was recently digital communication platforms for both internal organized by SCOPE and the recommendations and external stakeholders. Various sessions held and outcome that emerged during the seminar during the seminar, focused on opportunities were forwarded to the Department of Public and challenges, digital media laws, ethical Enterprises. Organization of a workshop for considerations and other related aspects. It was preparing potential women candidates for Board emphasized that Public Sector Enterprises should level positions in PSEs and institution of an award tap into the potential that digital communication for best practices towards empowering women offers. Social media platforms, being one such employees in PSEs are also in the pipeline. The additional tool, should be utilized for faster Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI’s guidelines, require communication. companies to have one woman director on its Right to Information Act 2005, empowers citizens Board. Any noncompliance attracts fine/penalties of India to access the information available with the from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) under the Public Authority in a time bound manner. More act. In addition, listed companies are also liable than 10 years have passed since the enactment of the to face penal action under clause 49 of the listing Act, but the comprehensive awareness regarding Agreement. SCOPE has sought information on disclosure of particular information or its denial, the issue from PSEs so as to compile the same