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In a highly dynamic and unpredictable environment, HR remains the fulcrum of competitiveness and growth of any organization. Embracing cut- ting edge HR policies has become an imperative to achieve a high level of performance. SCOPE as an apex body of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) has always given top priority to the development of human capital in the enterprises. To share the best HR practices adopted globally, SCOPE is organizing an International HR Summit on the theme “Reinventing HR: Breaking the Mould Globally” in February 2016. A case study contest on the theme is being organized as part of this event. The Summit will offer takeaways in the form of innovative HR tools and practices which will be of great value and interest for participants. I am sure, HR professionals would take benefit of the Summit for their enterprises as well as for the public sector as a whole. SCOPE has been strengthening its activities in the other regions of the country. SCOPE has recently launched its Southern Chapter at Bengaluru. Various issues concerning the PSEs viz., profes- sionalization and autonomy to CPSEs, succession planning, including simplification of the process of appointment of CEOs and Directors, tenure of CMDs/top management of PSEs, HR related issues etc. were deliberated during the meeting. A Steering Committee consisting of representatives from NMDC, RINL, NLC, HAL and KIOCL as convener has been constituted. The Committee shall deliberate on the common issues concerning PSEs and forward the same to SCOPE to take it further with policy makers and government. Succession Planning is often viewed as one of the foremost challenges of a Board. SCOPE has been organizing National Workshops, under the aegis of PESB in different locations of the country since

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 5 2002. A need was also felt for enhancing apprecia- represent their businesses to the stakeholders and tion of succession planning and the framework & people at large. Keeping this in view, SCOPE is process of selection amongst the senior Women organizing a Media Relations & Top Management Executives who are potential candidates for the Conclave in mid-January 2016 in Delhi which will Board level positions in Central Public Sector enhance media relations and management skills of Enterprises. It is with this objective that SCOPE Chief Executives and Top Management personnel. organized 15th National Workshop exclusively for Establishing the Academy of Public Sector Senior Women Executives in Lucknow which was Enterprises (APSE) is yet another initiative of inaugurated by Mr. Ajit Kumar Seth, IAS (Retd), SCOPE for which consistent efforts are being Chairman, PESB. The programme received a good made. A meeting of Director (HR) and senior rep- response from the participants, which helped the resentatives from PSEs was held recently to brief senior women executives to understand the chal- the CPSEs about the APSE and actions taken re- lenges and opportunities inherent in the board garding infrastructure and administrative modali- level assignments in the public sector. ties, modular approach to Executive Induction, Strategic Corporate Communication is estimated fee structure, etc. A steering committee important for building brand image and bringing comprising members from PSEs has been formed more visibility to the good work done by the Public in this regard. Sector. How the Top Management communicates We seek your continued support in all our en- with the outside world to provide an organization’s deavours for which we invite your suggestions for perspective, articulates its vision & futuristic goals, bringing improvement in our programmes as well and positions the organization in times of crisis; as in other initiatives. all these go a long way in building the reputation of the organization. With the proliferation of 24x7 broadcast media, and with the ever expanding matrix of social and print media, it has become all the more necessary to acquaint top management (R. G. Rajan) with handling the media that would positively Chairman, SCOPE

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PSEs Skilling for Rural Economy

Dr. U. D. Choubey Director General, SCOPE

PSEs have been bringing ublic Sector Enterprises In its MoU, CIL has committed to promote special education en- about radical transforma- (PSEs) have always been Pin the forefront in help- hancing vocational skills. The tion in the life of the popu- ing the government in achieving target is to train 1 lakh work- lation of rural India. But the its agenda concerning inclusive ers of CIL and 1.7 lakh persons “ growth. Latest in the series is from contract workers, youths task is gigantic as India has Government’s Flagship Skilling and women in operational areas. about six lakh villages with India. PSEs are gearing up their REC has earmarked Rs 10 crore while Powergrid has committed over eighty crore people efforts by initiating a slew of measures for skilling unemployed to contribute 6.5 crore for skill de- i.e. about 65 percent of youths in rural areas. More and velopment programmes. REC’s initiative will benefit around 6400 population lives in villages. more PSEs are signing MoU with Ministry of Skill Development persons from backward rural ar- Challenges are also many and Entrepreneurship (MoS eas of Central and Eastern India from employability to mo- DE) for making Skill India including Bihar. REC also funded Rs.2 crore for trainings of 500 ed- tivation and demand based Mission successful. Coal India Limited, NTPC Limited, Rural ucated SC/ST/OBC women and training to placement. Electrification Corporation and Economically Weaker Sections of Powergrid have already signed society in backward districts of Increasing dropouts and Madhya Pradesh. The funds will MoUs. disgruntled rural youths be utilized for setting up a ‘one- PSEs are also taking innovative of-its-kind’ Skill Development pose big challenge. steps to cater to their own require- Centre in Shivpuri, Madhya ment of skilled manpower and at Pradesh for providing residen- the community level. Setting up tial, free-of-cost, job oriented skill of Mega Skill Institutes by Oil and development trainings. Similarly, “ Gas PSEs and Multi Skill Centre NTPC Limited has made com- for providing skill training in dif- mitment of Rs 30 crore for skill- ferent States for power, coal and ing 25,000 youths. A Multi Skill new renewable energy sector to Centre at NTPC Talcher, Kaniha train unemployed youths of back- in Angul District of Odisha is ward regions at Talcher, Odisha being set up to prepare people are among them. of these backward regions/area

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institute is planned to be set up by IndianOil at Bhubaneswar, Odisha with the objective of creating a pool of certified skilled technicians to meet requirement of the industry. Setting up of Mega Skill Development Institutes by other major Oil PSEs have also been planned with the lead company bearing the maximum chunk of the expenditure. Bharat Petroleum Corporation has volunteered to set up Skill Development Institute at Kochi. HPCL runs a programme ‘Swavalamban’ to enhance employability amongst youths for more skillful, industry ready so Trichy, THDC has hydro-power under privileged society. Over that they can lead a better and Engineering College at Tehri 15,000 youths across India have dignified life. Project to meet future require- been trained in fuel retailing. Training and Skill Development ments of skilled manpower/tech- Corporate Management Devel- opment Centre and Training of human resources have always nical graduates in sustainable Institute of Rashtriya Chemicals been an important and inte- manner. &Fertilizers (RCF) has been estab- gral area of PSEs Management. Further realizing that a workforce lished for continuously grooming They have placed major skilled in the latest technological employees facilitates and skill thrust on Human Resource and managerial competencies updation. It provides training to is essential for living success of Development as a strategy to Apprentices under the Act and achieve growth with social jus- any organization, and a skilled also provides in–plant training/ tice. Accordingly, many PSEs manpower at Community Level project guidance facilities to engi- have set up their own Institutions is an asset for the country’s econ- neering graduates/ diploma hold- for providing technical and en- omy, PSEs have rolled out Skill ers from various colleges all over hancing Skill Development Development programmes for the country. requirements. RCF has well es- their owns employees and com- Steel sector major, SAIL has munity levels. tablished Corporate Management provided vocational training Development Centre, IOCL has Oil industry has taken the lead to around 44,000 people in and IndianOil Institute of Petroleum to setup Skill Development around SAIL Plants/units in the Management, NTPC has Power Institutions to be co- promoted last three years. SAIL has also set Management Institute, NHPC has by Oil & Gas PSEs, both in the up an Industrial Training Institute HRD Centre for Excellence, BHEL upstream and downstream sec- at its Gua Ore Mines facility in has Advanced Training Centre at tors. The first such world class Jharkhand. Another is coming

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up at Samastipur, Bihar. People PSEs have been financially sup- living in the areas around of Training and Skill porting and adopting many ITI, SAIL’s plants and units are taught across the country. Development of human skills to help them to earn a liv- With the support of PSEs, Odisha ing. These programmes promote resources have always has planned Rs 1,050 crore for rural savings and credit, natural been an important and ITIs and skill development cen- resource management, village tres for imparting training to infrastructure development, in- integral area of PSEs rural youths. While the Central creased agricultural productivity Management. They have Government and its PSEs have through better management of placed major thrust committed to spend Rs 660 crore, resources and intensive cropping, the state government would and skill development. on Human Resource spend remaining Rs 390 crore in CIL and its subsidiaries organize Development as a strat- the project. PSEs have been bringing about Skill Development Programme egy to achieve growth for Project Affected Persons as radical transformation in the well as residents of peripheral with social justice. life of the population of rural villages and various groups be- Accordingly, many PSEs India. But the task is gigantic as longings to weaker, poor and India has about six lakh villages marginalized section of society have set up their own with over eighty crore people i.e. to generate employment and Institutions for providing about 65 percent of population lives in villages. Challenges are promote better livelihood. It is technical and enhanc- setting up an Indian Institute of also many. From employability Information Technology (IIIT) ing Skill Development to motivation and demand based training to placement. Increasing at Kalyani (WB) as one of the in- requirements. dropouts and disgruntled rural dustrial partners on PPP Model youths pose big challenge. There with a contribution of Rs. 6.40 is, therefore, need to have an in- cr. CIL’s subsidiary Mahanadi tegrated effort by the Central and Coalfields Ltd (MCL) has also Institutes (ITIs) is well known State Governments, PSEs, Private tremendously transformed the and have been underlined by Corporates and SMEs for Skill lives of villages in Sambalpur, the government at highest level Development for enhancing rural Angul, Talcher, Lakhanpur and for achieving the set targets of economy which holds the key for IB Valley. skilling and thereby generating sustainable economic growth of Importance of Industrial Training employment. A large number of the country.

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 9 ARTICLE There is Life After Paris.....

Rajat Kathuria*

s India grows and mas- According to a new report from change in per capita GDP – tends sive wealth gets created the International Energy Agency to rise as countries go from low in- Aover the course of the (IEA), India’s renewed growth come to middle income, as India next few decades, there is a view and booming population will is doing. The factors that contrib- that the economy will adapt and result in increased energy de- ute to this increase are the rise fix the negative externalities that mand over the next few decades. in share of manufacturing GDP, will inevitably follow. The recent Growth will undoubtedly be en- rapid urbanization and change flood in Chennai, the worsen- ergy intensive since the many in lifestyles that involve higher ing air quality in many cities in- transitions underlying growth energy use. India is committed to cluding Delhi, two consecutive will call for higher energy use. increase the share of manufactur- years of drought and increasing India has recently graduated ing GDP to 25% from the current frequency of natural disasters from low income to middle in- 17% by 2020 alongside other sig- are grim reminders of the grave come status and thus the many nificant initiatives such as ‘Make and often fatal consequences of structural transitions underway– in India’ and smart cities. climate change. Although the di- industrialization, urbanization, Other things equal, manufactur- saster in Chennai was a natural falling poverty and rising energy ing and urbanisation will decid- catastrophe, it was abetted by access – will all create pressure to edly add to energy consump- bad city planning and massive increase the income elasticity of tion per capita. The ‘Make in overbuilding. Business as usual energy demand. India’ initiative is associated with (BAU) urbanisation thus poses Empirical research in energy paired policy changes, including considerable and high risk and economics has established that easing the cost of doing business, to wait to fix problems when they income per capita and energy reforming labour and land laws become acute will be costly. The demand per capita are positive- and building world class infra- alternative view is that there are ly related in the early stages of structure. The intent is to cre- other workable options that if im- structural transformation. This ate jobs at home so that India’s plemented could lead to a better elasticity – the percent change in demographic potential can be and robust growth trajectory. energy consumption for a given exploited to create a globally

* The author is the Director and Chief Executive of ICRIER (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations)

10 KaleiKaleidOdOscope December, 2015 ARTICLE competitive and transformative manufacturing sector. Over the next two decades, structural transformation will also imply that 75 percent of India’s GDP and 70 percent of all net new jobs will come from cities. About 70- 80% of all modern infrastructure, including much of India’s freight and transport networks that will exist in 2050 are yet to be built. Similarly, growing incomes over time will imply greater access to electricity and consumers in both rural and urban areas will make first time purchases of a whole range of household electrical appliances such as electrical light- And in that context, other things ing, refrigerators, cookers, fans, Clean coal may well be need not be equal. The transition air-conditioners, TVs, radios, mu- of the energy system is a crucial sical systems and so on. the ‘bridge’ to clean part of the drive towards low car- The cumulative impact of this energy for India. While bon growth. The energy intensity spectacular shift rapid urbanisa- it is being aggressive of GDP is a variable that can be coaxed into reduction by both tion, making in India and grow- on renewable targets, ing incomes- will be resource in- price and non price instruments. tensive just as growth of the now shifting from coal to Opportunely fuel and power developed countries has been be- clean coal to renew- subsidies are being eased in light fore us. It will bring in its wake of the historic opportunity pre- competition over resources, ris- ables will simultane- sented by low global oil prices. ing risks of climate change and lo- ously require intensive In any case, research has conclu- sively proven that most subsi- cal air pollution. India’s environ- global cooperation. mental externalities are already dies are mistargeted and thus a estimated to cost 5.7 per cent of Technological break- relatively inefficient method of GDP and urban pollution is the through in the form providing social protection for cause of a disturbing number of the poor and vulnerable, while premature deaths. India houses of storage will be key. imposing significant costs on the 13 of the G20’s 20 most polluted Meanwhile the Western economy and harm to the environment. A ‘carbon price’ that cities. Delhi’s government has world needs to extend awoken to this challenge and captures the injurious impacts pledged to tackle the situation support to developing on health and environment will head-on by some innovative and countries in the form of also spur incentives for innova- untried methods like restrict- tion in clean energy technologies, capital and intellectual ing passenger cars on the streets besides economizing on their use. of Delhi. Notwithstanding such property along with a Complementing price are several reflex actions, India’s choice of gracious recognition of initiatives around standards such pathway to driving growth will as appliance efficiency standards be fundamental. How we devel- history. In a partial way, and transport energy efficiency op over the next few decades will the Paris talks have implemented through the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). be determined by choices made achieved the latter. today. Delhi has shown the need Upgrading standards to global to engage in this discourse now. levels over time in addition to

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the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme for trading energy efficiency savings among the country’s largest energy consum- ing plants will be key. There are numerous opportunities around India’s electricity sector, including the need to decrease transmission and distribution losses estimated at about 20 percent of electricity output. These are high by international standards and reflect a sheer waste of resources. The traditional model resource

Table

India European Union USA China Carbon Total CO2 emissions (excluding land use 2075 3610 5122 9312 change and forestry) (Mt CO2) CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons per 1.7 7.1 17 6.7 capita) Total GHG emissions (including land use 2887 4122 5822 10684 change and forestry) (Mt CO2e) Coal Consumption (thousand short tons) 720,346,000 825,126,000 1,002,948,000 3,954,134,000 Per capita consumption (btu) 549 708 3117 2874 Electricity production from oil, gas and coal 81% 48% 68% 77% sources (% of total) Renewable energy (trillion btu) Renewable electricity output (% of total 19% electricity output) 16% 23.50% 12%

Electricity production from renewable 4.50% 13% 5.50% 2.70% sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) Renewable energy consumption (% of total 39% 14% 7.90% 18% final energy consumption) Access to electricity (% pop) 79% 100% 100% 100% Carbon pricing Carbon tax Phase 3 of ETS Expected to start ETS in 2017 Carbon pricing through taxes or trading $140/ ton for petrol, Approximately NA Initial $64/ ton for diesel, $8/ton price set at approximately $2/ ton on domestic $6/ton coal, $1.4/ ton on imported coal

Sources: EIA - International Energy Statistics India Budget China Carbon Forum UN Population Division World Development Indicators CAIT, Climate Data Explorer, 2015, WRI Data years: 2010 to 14

12 KaleiKaleidOdOscope December, 2015 ARTICLE intensive growth is thus under pressure. At one level, better policy and implementation can lead to significant climate co-benefits without promiscom - ing growth. These changes have nothing to do with climate but are reform measures necessary to reduce the inefficiencies and rents that protect the current system. Exploiting the opportunities such as those described above will require policy reforms, coor- dination and institution building to overcome existing market failures. Some of these are politically difficult and require the govern- Contributions (INDC) in Paris af- Clean coal may well be the ‘bridge’ ment to expend considerable firm this. By 2030 it is estimated political capital. But BAU is not to clean energy for India. While that 40 percent of our production sustainable since it is imposing it is being aggressive on renew- capacity will come from non fos- huge damages on the eco system. able targets, shifting from coal Agriculture is under threat due to sil fuel sources. But to achieve to clean coal to renewables will growing land and water scarcity, that and to go beyond that goal as simultaneously require intensive we should, first a proper under- deforestation and soil degrada- global cooperation. Technological standing of the costs (including tion. Agricultural productivity is breakthrough in the form of stor- social and environmental) and most vulnerable to climate vari- age will be key. Meanwhile the benefits is necessary. Meanwhile ability. The silver lining is that Western world needs to extend there is the possibility of apply- and in the foreseeable future, support to developing countries ing modern agricultural technol- it is likely that coal will remain in the form of capital and intel- ogies and practices to boost crop India’s cheapest fuel. And as the lectual property along with a and livestock productivity using table shows, US currently pro- methods that cut back on inputs duces 39 per cent more coal than gracious recognition of history. such as land, water and fertiliz- India. In a partial way, the Paris talks ers. The so called ‘triple wins’ will At the same the India’s govern- have achieved the latter. On its help raise farmer incomes, build ment is conscious of the need to part, India must continue with more resilient farms and result in reduce dependence on coal. The policy reforms that address the reduction in GHG emissions, all table shows our coal tax and in- many institutional failures to roll at the same time. The co-benefit deed ‘carbon pricing’ compares out low carbon infrastructure narrative for India is compelling favourably with the biggest his- for a rapidly growing economy. and up to a point. The IEA’s fore- torical emitters. In his last bud- The structural shift to attaining casts for India confirm what has get speech the Finance Minister a share of 40 percent and beyond been known for long-that coal admitted that environmental for power generation from non will remain India’s most used degradation hurts the poor more fossil fuel sources committed in fuel constituting about 50% of than others and doubled the ef- India’s INDCs will depend upon total energy demand in 2040. As the global appetite to address a the table shows renewables con- fective ‘Carbon Tax’ on coal from stitute a small slice of production Rs 100 to Rs 200 per tonne, while truly global public good. It will today (16 percent) but India is acknowledging the difficulty of also depend on how effectively committed to an ambitious target balancing the objectives of access India’s public sector can rise to of ramping up capacity from 35 to power and clean air. About 30 this challenge, since the energy GW to 175 GW by 2022. India’s percent of India’s population is market continues to be dominat- Intended Nationally Determined starved of electricity. ed by them.

KaleiKaleidodoscope December, 2015 13 ARTICLE Solar Power is the Answer to India’s Energy Woes

K. R. Sudhaman Senior Business Journalist

everal innovative and out to achieve the humongous tar- country. These 18,000 villages too of box solutions to basic get by the government on solar will be electrified by 2019, gov- Sproblems are found in India power generation in the country. ernment say. Reaching electricity but their implementation is gen- Be it gobar gas plants or family connection is one thing and avail- erally poor. Solar energy is one planning or bio toilets, the ideas ability of power is another. This area where implementation is originate in India, China imple- is where Solar energy could pro- tardy despite lofty targets by the ment these social projects in a vide the answer. Small quantity Indian government. The previous much better way and at times at of solar power generation and government planned to achieve break neck speed. In India these distributing them full within vil- 22,000 Mw of solar power genera- project get implemented at bull- lages will save huge costs in high- tion by 2022, which by itself was ock speed. ly capital intensive transmission lines. In fact that money could be seen as ambitious than at the be- If India were to fulfill its dreams spent in providing off-grid solar ginning of 12th five year plan in of achieving one lakh Mw of in- power off grid solutions. Are we 2012. The present government stalled solar capacity, the country moving in that direction and the has scaled it up further to achieve needed to scale up its annual in- answer is yes and no. We now one lakh Mw of solar power gen- crease in installing solor power eration in the next five years, seem to have the intention but the generation capacity by 20,000 implementation is tardy. which at the moment certainly mw. So far China too has not looks just not possible to achieve achieved it. For that matter none China has set up manufactur- going by what we have achieved of the top ten countries in the ing capacity of photovoltaic cell for generating capacity of 10,000 in the last couple of years. world has achieved generation Mw annually whereas in India it capacity addition of even 10,000 While Germany topped the list is less than 1000 Mw production mw in one year as in China. with 38,000 mw of solar power capacity. The largest one that is followed by China with around A country like India where we proposed to be set up is around 28,000 Mw, India is not any where have sunshine for 300 days in a 500 mw capacity of photovol- near them and did not figure year in most parts of the coun- taic cells, which lately appears among the top ten countries. It try, we do not know yet how to to have run into rough weather. has a mere 4000 mw of installed go about harnessing it that too Nevertheless the situation is not capacity. China increased its in- when technology is available. In all that gloomy and lately things stalled capacity by a little over India where 40 percent of the 1.25 have started looking up with 10,000 Mw in 2014 and India by billion population still do not get government making concerted a little over 600 mw. These statis- electricity despite tall claims that efforts to push solar power gen- tics speak for themselves and that only 18,000 of the six lakh villag- eration particularly with growing it is going to be a herculean task es are yet to be electrified in the concern over climate change and

14 KaleidOscope December, 2015 ARTICLE thermal power not only being one used in running pumpsets. Now of the dirtiest power but also costs Solar being not only solar power run driers and cold are going up particularly with the storage units have also been de- clean energy, it has now cost of coal, a major input increas- veloped. Solar power could also ing every year. become cost effective. be used for street lights as well. India has potential to gener- From Rs 18 a unit for There are several other uses for ate nearly 7,50,000 Mw of Solar solar power, which did not re- Power, that is nearly four times solar power, it has come quire huge investments in one go. total power generation capacity down to as low as Rs 4.65 Solar being not only clean energy, of 1,75,000 Mw of power in the a unit, which is compa- it has now become cost effec- country for all sources. But we tive. From Rs 18 a unit for solar have not reached even one per rable with thermal power power, it has come down to as cent of the potential so far. generation. While cost of low as Rs 4.65 a unit, which is comparable with thermal power These are stark reality but it does thermal power is going not mean we cannot achieve the generation. While cost of thermal targets set for solar power. One up, solar power is coming power is going up, solar power is coming down day by day with in- advantage with solar power is down day by day with that one need not have huge increased production of photovol- vestments as in thermal power. increased production of taic cells as well as development Small units with five kw power photovoltaic cells as well of better technology and higher generation can be set up all over efficiency. as development of better including roof tops, marshy vil- Storage of solar power is one is- lage lands involving not much technology and higher sue that needed to be tackled. investment, just a few lakh of ru- efficiency. Lithium battery could provide pees. Indira Awas Yojana for pro- the answer and their cost too is viding dwelling units to homeless coming down. Skilled manpower in rural areas could be integrated is an issue, which needed to be tackled so that manpower is eas- into solar power development meet the power requirement of ily available in all villages in the with every dwelling unit built un- power plants. Solar pump sets country for installation of solar der this programme having roof- could be provided to farmers at a power. Perhaps Skill India pro- top solar power. Panchayats and subsidized cost. This would help gramme could be harnessed to local bodies could be involved in state governments and elecriticy address the skilling issue in this solar power generation by ask- board save huge money spent on sector. NREGA programme can ing them to set up small solar providing subsidised or free elec- be utilised for solar power devel- power plants in every village to tricity and subidised diesel that is opment in rural area so that government utilised part of the money spent under this programme. So there are huge opportunities but what is missing is political will to take it forward on mission mode to create huge capacity for manufacture of solar photovoltaic cells, spread use of solar power in rural India and Integrate solar power development with various other social schemes. If this happens there is still hope to achieve ambitious target set for solar power development in the country.

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 15 ARTICLE Telecom Reforms To Boost Growth ‘A Boon for Telecom PSEs’

Sheela Sharma

elecommunications has These reforms may prove a boon was not a priority immediately. been one of the most trans- for the loss making telecom PSEs, The Government feels that pres- Tformational technologies BSNL and MTNL by presenting ence of a PSE is must for ensur- in India over the last two decades. huge growth opportunities. ing healthy competition in the sector and is thus keen on reviv- It has dramatically changed the These reforms aimed at improving and strengthening both the way people communicate, im- ing ‘ease of doing business’ fol- BSNL and MTNL. It plans to roll proving information sharing and low government’s earlier deci- out free high-speed wi-fi in 2,500 productivity in the economy. It sion to adopt transparent auction has been the fastest growing sec- cities and towns across the coun- route for spectrum allocation for tor in the world, making India the try over the next three years. The ensuring fair competition and world’s second-largest telecom- program entails an investment are expected to put a zing back munications market currently of up to Rs 7,000 crore (US$ 1.06 in telecom industry’s growth. and is expected to contribute billion) and will be implemented Technology is a crucial differen- significantly to GDP growth and by State-owned Bharat Sanchar tiator in quality and inclusivity create 4-5 million jobs over next Nigam Ltd (BSNL). of economic development and five years. The sector briefly lost The Minister informed that BSNL spectrum is the bedrock for mo- its growth momentum though, was already on the road to re- bile telephony. These reform mea- pertaining to policy mismanage- covery as it had posted highest sures, thus, will help this capital ment and subsequent scams and operating profit in last five years intensive industry to harness the litigations, leading to insufficient due to concerted efforts by the power of technology and help infrastructure, inefficient service government and its management. India achieve higher, sustainable and growing problems of call He hoped that MTNL will soon and inclusive growth. drops impinging on its growth follow suit. BSNL’s customer base potential. But recognizing its cru- What does the new growth sce- was expanding fast and the fact cial role in advancing socio-eco- nario entails for the two telecom that both BSNL and MTNL have nomic development and making PSEs, BSNL and MTNL which low debt / capital ratio as com- ‘Digital India’ and ‘Smart Cities’ have turned loss-making over pared to the private telcos was an a reality, the government has fast last few years? Speaking to a advantage. tracked reforms in the sector in- news channel on December 12, The government recognizes the cluding Spectrum Trading and 2015, the Telecom Minister, Mr potential of this sector in advanc- Spectrum Sharing for increasing Ravi Shankar Prasad made it ing financial and health care ac- spectral efficiency and allowing clear that the government was cess, improving information, and consolidation in the industry for keen on reviving BSNL and raising productivity in the econ- optimizing resource efficiency. MTNL and merger or sell-off omy. It has therefore launched

16 KaleidOscope December, 2015 ARTICLE major flagship programs like Digital India and Smart Cities which fundamentally depend on telecommunications infrastructure. While spectrum availability is a global challenge faced by all economies, it is a particularly se- vere in India. Given the crucial role of the telecommunications sector in India’s future, solv- ing these challenges is vital for economic growth and societal inclusion. According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data, total number of telecom connections has surpassed 1000 million As per a report by GSM fees and spectrum usage charges. mark as of June 2015 of which Association (GSMA) and Boston The basic prerequisite for the gov- wireless telephony is over 980 Consulting Group (BCG), India ernment’s ambitious project of million. The Broadband user base is currently the world’s second- creating the platform for Digital is over 108 million. Till now ma- largest telecommunications mar- India, where connectivity to 6 jor growth came from voice te- ket. Driven by strong adoption of lakh villages would be provided lephony and from urban India. data consumption on handheld for complete administrative in- Next level of growth is expected devices, the total mobile services tegration and implementation, is from data usage and penetration market revenue in India is ex- quality broadband highway with into rural market. The potential pected to touch US$ 37 billion in extensive coverage in urban as for growth is huge and the indus- 2017, registering a compound an- well as rural areas. But to take ad- try is expected to create 4-5 mil- nual growth rate of 5.2 per cent vantage of these growth opportu- lion direct/indirect jobs over next between 2014 and 2017. nities, mobile technology requires five years. Global research agencies have sufficient access to spectrum and Spectrum trading and spectrum found that mobile technologies robust and widely available mo- sharing would be critical for contribute around 3 percent to bile infrastructure. achieving government’s ambi- global GDP. Overall, the mobile Prior to 2010, spectrum allocation tious broadband penetration tar- area is expected to grow more was through administrative allo- get of 175 million connections by than 10 percent each year glob- cation procedure. The spectrum 2017. This target can be reached ally. In India, it accounts for 2.2 is allocated for a fixed period of if telcos share active and passive percent of country’s GDP and it 20 years, during which some op- infrastructure in both rural and generated a 12.4 percent CAGR erators are able to acquire sub- urban areas. Since BSNL has the between 2009 and 2014. It clear- scribers and grow at a faster rate maximum coverage in the rural ly is one of the most dynamic as compared to other operators. areas, spectrum sharing with pri- industries in the country and This results in spectrum lying vate companies would be an im- one that will drive future eco- unutilised with some of the play- portant step towards achieving nomic development. The latest ers, while other operators face Digital India dream. So far, BSNL COAI data indicate that telecom spectrum crunch as spectrum is not entered into sharing agree- is the second largest private sec- a scarce resource. The rising in- ments, its however active partici- tor investment in infrastructure cidence of call drops and unsat- pation will unlock tremendous in India. It is also one of the isfactory service to consumers potential for rural consumers of largest contributors to the gov- coupled with increasing indebt- telecom services, energizing the ernment exchequer with an av- edness of some of the telecom economy and making it more erage of over Rs.14,500 crores companies necessitated these inclusive. per year in the form of license reforms.

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The government has introduced prefer to share spectrum rather a slew of reform measures in than trading it. In sharing, only India will emerge as a the telecom sector including 50% of the airwaves shared by spectrum trading and spectrum leading player in the each telco is considered. sharing. With a view to encour- The effectiveness of the spec- age consolidation in the telecom virtual world by hav- trum trading and sharing policy sector, the Government has al- ing 700 million internet will be measured by its abil- lowed spectrum trading which ity to consolidate the fragmented will facilitate telecom companies users of the 4.7 billion spectrum holdings. With rising to buy and sell rights to unused global users by 2025. spectrum among themselves. data usage and the launch of Additionally, spectrum sharing is Technology represents 4G services, major operators are also allowed to improve spectral facing bandwidth constraints and efficiency and quality of service. a way to overcome grappling with dropped calls. The government has advised the It will give agility and flexibil- rural/urban disparities ity to operators and would allow telcos not to promote data at the bigger players having congested and bring content-rich cost of voice telephony. Issue of insufficient tower infrastructure networks to buy new spectrum resources to under- and improve the quality of ser- and radiation scare hamper- vice for customers. served areas. Through ing building new towers also needs to be looked into. Telcos Currently, there are around 11 affordable devices, telcos in the country, compared which have not been investing with the five or six that is consid- reasonable telecommu- sufficiently in tower infrastruc- ered healthy for any market. This, ture, especially in rural areas need coupled with the scarcity of spec- nications fees, and low to be taken to task. Government trum for communications ser- mobile taxes, the digital may consider issuing an advi- vices and fears of radiation from sory quashing radiation fears telecom towers, has led to poor sector can prosper may help in improving telecom service quality. and propel the overall services. With the government approving India will emerge as a leading economy. spectrum trading and spectrum player in the virtual world by sharing policies, the country’s having 700 million internet us- telcos finally have other avenues ers of the 4.7 billion global users to acquire the much needed ra- by 2025. Technology represents diowaves outside of the auction no more than five telecom -ser a way to overcome rural/urban mechanism—a move expected to vice providers to operate profit- disparities and bring content- significantly improve the quality ably. The exit of a few players rich resources to underserved of services as well as the financial need not be a bad development areas. Through affordable devices, health of the sector. if the survivors can demonstrate reasonable telecommunications Besides the option of exiting, robust growth. fees, and low mobile taxes, the spectrum trading and sharing However, there are some small digital sector can prosper and policy also offers loss-making challenges to sharing and trad- propel the overall economy. companies the chance to pool ing. These include the fact that Improving access to internet and spectrum, or scale down op- the spectrum in question needs to affordable telecom services across erations by selling spectrum in be liberalized, that is, the market the country would help in effective unviable circles and focusing on price is paid to the government governance and thus enhanc- a few circles, improving their and the telco is not restricted ing quality of growth making it business prospects. Despite the from deploying any technology more inclusive. However, this size of the Indian market and the it wishes on the airwaves. Then would require building sound mo- impressive teledensity, the reality there are the spectrum caps, bile networks and improve spec- is that most circles have space for which could mean the telcos may trum access.

18 KaleidOscope December, 2015 ARTICLE Preventive Vigilance a tool for Good Corporate Governance

Dr. Rajen Mehrotra*

he Central Vigilance fence sitters and 80 percent of investigated and those found Commission which is the employees had either no chance guilty punished. However, real- Tapex integrity institution or did not wish to indulge in cor- ity is that most citizens do not of Government of India has been ruption. This is an interesting report cases to vigilance depart- making all out efforts to promote finding. The Federation has come ment / vigilance officer and there transparency and integrity in up with ‘Pagharat Bhagwa’ a joint are quite a few who have both public life and hence every year campaign between the state and perception and experience that calls upon various Government the federation, which aims at there are quite many local, state Departments as well as the Public creating a psychological deter- and central Government depart- Sector Units (PSUs) to celebrate rent to corruption in the minds ments where the system itself is Vigilance Awareness Week. With of Government employees .The corrupt and things do not move, the objective to encourage all federation has asked all its mem- if speed money is not paid or if stake holders to fight corruption bers to learn to live within their one does not deal through agents. which adversely effects economic means with the aim of curbing Citizens by and large agree that development of the country. corruption. there is need to ensure that cor- The Maharashtra State Gazetted As per Gordon B Hinckley ruption which is a cancer needs to Officers’ Federation which is an “Eternal Vigilance is the price be eradicated and hence, the role umbrella body of 72 organiza- of eternal development”. All the of preventive vigilance becomes tions in the state and having Government Departments, as important. 1,50,000 members, consisting of well as the PSUs in India have not Traditionally business was con- class I and class II government of- only installed a vigilance depart- ducted as sole proprietorship ficials conducted a survey of 5,000 ment / vigilance officer but also and partnership firms and moved employees in the last two years tried to educate the employees to the concept of joint stock and the findings which were pub- not to indulge in corrupt prac- Company wherein the liabilities lished in October 2015 indicate tices, but more needs to be done. were limited by the capital invest- that 5 percent of the Government The stake holders can report on ed by the promoters and to the employees are corrupt and be- corruption cases to the vigilance shareholders through the shares yond salvation, 15 percent are officer, so that the cases can be acquired by them in the joint stock

*Immediate Past President of Industrial Relations Institute of India (IRII), Former Senior Employers’ Specialist for South Asian Region with Internation.al Labour Organization (ILO) and Former Corporate Head of HR with ACC Ltd. and Former Corporate Head of Manufacturing and HR with Novartis India Ltd. E-Mail:[email protected]

KaleidoKaleidoscope December, 2015 19 ARTICLE company. We have both the PSUs there is need to ensure that these the Public Enterprises Selection and Private Sector Units that op- functions are headed by persons Board and the administrative erate as joint stock companies with impeccable track record on ministry should have no discre- and in their operations are now integrity. tion in the matter. governed by The Companies Act, • Procurement activities dealing Presently investors, account- 2013 and Securities and Exchange with all areas of operations in- ing professionals, banks, trade Board of India (SEBI) Act, 1992 cluding projects. unions, NGOs, stock exchanges [As amended by the Securities • Recruitment and selection and regulatory authorities raise a Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014]. process. voice when companies fail to de- However the PSUs also get gov- liver promised results where the • Appointment of warehousing, erned by the Central Vigilance shareholders lose money when transport and distribution agen- Commission and the Right to the company gets liquidated, or cies in sale of products. Information Act, 2005. Some of continues to live in comatose. the PSUs have been demanding • Activities that go on under Organisation for Economic Co- that the Right to Information Act, Corporate Social Responsibility operation and Development 2005 must also apply to Private (CSR) . (OECD) has defined Corporate Sector Enterprises operating in • Marketing and sale of scarce Governance as “Structure of rela- India, so as to have a level play- products / commodity produced tionships and corresponding re- ing field. like fertilizers. sponsibilities among a core group In today’s environment while the consisting of shareholders, board Corporate Sector has been ask- There is also need to have sys- members, corporate managers ing for reduced interference by tems in place to protect honest designed to best foster the com- the Government, it is all the more officers, so that they can take petitive performance required essential that the operations of objective business decisions free to achieve corporation’s primary the companies both in PSUs and from extraneous considerations objective”. The above definition Private Sector Units are transpar- and not harassed for being hon- brings out the relationship and ent and it is in this context that est. In the case of PSUs the control responsibilities; however the Corporate Governance becomes of the administrative ministry in same is expanded and operated important. Preventive vigilance the day to day working of PSUs by every country on the roles, involves the adoption of a pack- is an area of grave concern for audits, compliance and reports age of measures to improve many undertakings. Also the ap- with the share holders, key stake systems/ procedures to reduce/ pointment of full time directors in holders and the board members eliminate corruption/ discretion. PSU should be handled only by and corporate managers. This Preventive vigilance involves (i) assessing the various departments vulnerability to risk/ fraud (ii) evaluating the scale of fraud (iii) assigning responsibility (iv) developing a response mechanism (v) periodically reviewing effectiveness of the system ,upgrading the system and (vii) ensuring posting of officials with clean integrity in sensitive posts. In the corporate sector some of the activities that have higher risk of being prone to corrupt practices are given below. Hence these activities not only need proper and transparent systems, but

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central Government inspection machinery is that the officials, who come on visits to enterprises, are primarily interested in finding areas of non compliance / deviation and rarely undertake any advisory role. Most of the inspectors / officials in their official interaction during their inspection visits, while identifying areas of non compliance / deviation, at times, give veiled threats of prosecuting the head of the industry / establishment. Quite often the concerned employer or his representatives, due to ig- norance of the various sections has involved the availability of a of the laws, become vulnerable whistle blowing policy to prevent There is need to have sys- to such pressure tactics. At the same time there are industries / fraud / corruption, investigate tems in place to protect complaints of fraud / corruption establishments whose practices honest officers, so that and also punish those involved in do not meet the requirements, as fraud / corruption. they can take objective per law, and instead of comply- business decisions free ing with the same, are interested PSUs and Private Sector Units in finding easy solutions. to operate have to obtain the from extraneous consid- necessary permissions / approv- erations and not harassed We need transparency and cor- als and also regularly interact, for being honest. In the rupt free practices in the local, state and central Governments, comply with various laws of case of PSUs the control the land and file various returns through use of higher quantum of the administrative with the revenue and non rev- of E-governance where various enue departments of the local, ministry in the day to forms and returns can be filed state and central Government. day working of PSUs is electronically, decisions commu- Practically every PSU and most an area of grave concern nicated electronically in specified time frame and all transactions large Private Sector Units have for many undertakings. and payments to be tracked and a policy of not bribing or pay- Also the appointment of ing speed money to anybody made electronically. There is need including the Government full time directors in PSU to reduce and limit discretionary officials, and at times to- over should be handled only powers with only senior officials come critical hindrances / diffi- by the Public Enterprises and the present practice of issu- culties / delays that they face in Selection Board and the ing veiled threats of prosecution of the executives of the industry / dealing with certain departments administrative ministry of the local, state and central establishment by the inspectors / Government authorities, most should have no discretion officials in their official interaction of them have been using con- in the matter. needs to be eliminated. Also the sultants, who at a fees deal with laws need to change where devia- these authorities to get the work tions in the first instances should done. This is the escape route that of them also take the litigation result in a fine rather than prose- most PSUs and Private Sector route to get the approvals. cution, if we desire to get rid of the Units take, though there are units Experience of most industries inspector raj still widely prevail- where the work suffers when ap- and establishments who have ing at the local, state and central provals are not granted and some dealt with the local, state and Government, in India.

KaleidoKaleidoscope December, 2015 21 ARTICLE Commendable Work by NTPC

Pitiable condition of kachha Road and Nala (unsafe) of this village

Position of Pucca road and Nala (Bridge) (After completion) M. P. Fulzele

oday Khandara Villagers Nala, Mr. M. P. Fulzele who period of 45 days under umbrella are happy with develop- worked as former Joint Director of CSR. Thus, the villagers have Tment of road and bridge be- in DPE and a Consultant with been saved from facing agony tween their village and Ramteke Cabinet Secretariat, wrote letters of difficulty in commuting from in Maharashtra by NTPC. to local authorities including Zila the village to town both during They were facing great difficul- Parishad and Collectors office normal course and especially dur- ties to commute on road falling with the help of villagers but with ing rainy season in day and night. between Khandara villages to no response. The complete road and pucca Ramteke during the day time es- He took up the matter with nala are attached which speaks pecially during the rainy season. Mauda Super Thermal Power itself of the quality of workman- School going children were also Plant, of NTPC Ltd. which is ship undertaken by NTPC Ltd. facing difficulties to go to school about 15KM from the village for public welfare. Thanks to the during rainy seasons. This vil- Khandara(Ghatate). NTPC will- management of Mauda Power lage is only 20 KMs from main ing took up the matter and Plant and Panchayat Samiti, city.(Nagpur). Looking into piti- completed the construction of Parseoni for this work within able conditions of the road and road and Nala within a record time frame.

22 KaleidOscope December, 2015 National Workshop on “The Board Interview” Succession Planning for Board Level Positions for Senior Women Executives

Mr. R. G. Rajan, Chairman, SCOPE addressing the Board Interview Workshop. Sitting on dais are Mr. Ajit Seth, Chairman, PESB (3rd from left) Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE (2nd from left) Dr. Geeta Rani Duppati, Professor, University of Waikato, New Zealand (extreme right) and Mr. U. K. Dikshit, Adviser (Programmes), SCOPE (extreme left).

SCOPE organized a three-day Workshop on 3rd-5th December, 2015 at Lucknow on Succession Planning for Board Level Positions for senior women Executives of PSEs. Mr. Ajit Seth, IAS, (Retd), Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) inaugurated the Workshop in the presence of Mr. R.G. Rajan, Chairman, SCOPE and CMD, Rastriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, Dr. U.D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE and Dr. Geeta Rani Duppati, Professor, University of Waikato, New Zealand. On this occasion, Mr. Seth also released Special Issue of KALEIDOSCOPE on Arbitration. Mr. Atul Chaturvedi, former Chairman, PESB, conducted Mock Interview (Stimulation Exercise on the Board Interview) while Dr. Ajit Prasad, Director, IIM Lucknow, was the Expert Observer who gave the feedback on the Mock Interview of nine potential candidates. Eminent Speakers during the programme included Ms. Sutapa Sanyal, IPS, Director General, Women’s Safety, Government of UP; Mr. Rajiv Rai, Secretary, PESB; Ms. Veena Swarup, Director (HR), Engineers India Ltd; Mrs. Manjusha Bhatnagar, Director (HR & Corporate Affairs), Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd; Dr. Geeta Rani Duppati, Professor, University of Waikato, New Zealand; Dr. Ajit Prasad, Director, IIM Lucknow and Prof. Nishant Uppal, Faculty, IIM Lucknow. Mr. U.K. Dikshit, Advisor (Programmes) and Mr. S. A. Khan, General Manager (HR&CA) SCOPE were the programme facilitators. Mr. Dikshit summed up the proceedings in the concluding session while Mr. R.K. Vasudeva, Joint Director (Programmes) SCOPE and Programme Coordinator, proposed a vote of thanks. The seminar was attended about 50 senior women executives from various public sector enterprises in the country.

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environment. He, however, expressed concern that many listed companies have been unable to appoint a Woman Director on the Board. Chairman, SCOPE advised women executives to opt for challenging opportunities to reach the higher levels. He also emphasized that PSEs should organize workshops at regular intervals for the training of new recruits to Mr. Ajit Seth, Chairman, PESB (2nd from left) releasing the Special Issue of teach them inter-personal skills, Kaleidoscope on Arbitration. Standing on his left are Mr. R. G. Rajan, Chairman, other skill sets and nuances of SCOPE and Dr. Geeta Rani Duppati, Professor, University of Waikato, New Zealand and on his right Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE. the business. He also stressed on the mentoring program to offer support and strategic advice to r. Ajit Seth, IAS (Retd), young women executives. This Chairman, Public Mr. Ajit Seth Chairman, would help them to manage a range of professional and person- MEnterprises Selection PESB said PESB recognizes Board (PESB) in his inaugural al challenges. the need for empowering address said empowerment of Dr. U.D. Choubey, Director women and gender equality are women to take leader- General, SCOPE emphasized the the pre-requisites for competi- ship positions but women need for a better succession plan- tiveness and growth of econo- executives need to come ning for women executives in mies. He said that a large number forward to take challenging PSEs to facilitate them to reach of women are working in public the Board level positions. He and private sector. However, assignments. He advised mentioned that SCOPE has de- a small percentage is visible in senior women executives vised this National Workshop higher echelons. He compliment- to have an overview of key on the Board Interview exclu- ed SCOPE for its initiatives on functions of the organiza- sively for women executives to Capacity Building for strengthen- enable them develop apprecia- tion in addition to their ing the competencies and leader- tion of the leadership challenges ship qualities of the women ex- area of core specialisation. and opportunities inherent in the ecutives in PSEs. Apart from knowledge of Board Level Positions and also Mr. Seth said PESB recognizes micro and macro environ- to enhance understanding of the selection process adopted by the the need for empowering women ment, a clear vision of the to take leadership positions but PESB. Expressing his concern women executives need to come future, ability to take risk over time taken in selection and forward to take challenging as- and adaptability are equal- appointment process at Board signments. He advised senior ly important. level positions, he suggested that women executives to have an PESB should be given full au- overview of key functions of the tonomy so that notification for organization in addition to their appointment is issued within a area of core specialisation. Apart and nurturing them with neces- week of final selection. He said from knowledge of micro and sary skill sets to prepare them for that there is paradigm shift in the macro environment, a clear vi- higher leadership roles. role and responsibilities at higher sion of the future, ability to take Mr. R.G. Rajan, Chairman, SCOPE levels as future vision and strat- risks and adaptability are equally while delivering Special Address egy execution assume paramount important. said that PSEs have emerged as importance to drive the organiza- Chairman, PESB emphasized the role model for the career devel- tion’s performance. need for identification of a tal- opment of the women executives DG, SCOPE said that as per ent pool for Board level positions by providing safe and enabling Companies Act 2013, every listed

24 KaleidOscope December, 2015 SCOPE News company is mandated to have at least one Woman Director on their respective Boards. Hence, there is an imperative need to create a system that will nurture leadership potential and focus on competency building of women executives. Dr. Geeta Rani Duppati, Professor from New Zealand, in her Opening Address said this workshop is important as it aims at systematic approach towards women empowerment. It mani- Mr. Atul Chaturvedi, former Chairman, PESB conducting Mock Interview. fests gender diversity and gender inclusiveness and emphasizes launch of the website ‘Vikalp’ grooming women for top leader- Mr. R.G. Rajan, Chairman, among others. She highlighted that the objective of Mahila ship roles. SCOPE while delivering Samman Prakoshth was to pro- Mr. U.K. Dikshit, Advisor Special Address said that mote the security, dignity and (Programmes), SCOPE while PSEs have emerged as role empowerment of women by proposing a vote of thanks said model for the career de- building a bridge between the po- the programme is being held in lice and civil society. In doing so, pursuance of a recommenda- velopment of the women it strived to boost public trust in tion of a National Seminar on executives by providing the police and provide an authen- Empowering Women Executives safe and enabling envi- tic platform for a holistic solution organized by SCOPE in May 2015 ronment for the women to issues related to women and in New Delhi. children across Uttar Pradesh. employees. He, however, Prof. Ajit Prasad, Director, IIM A session on International Lucknow, made the opening ob- expressed concern that Perspective on Women Empo- servation on the theme Leadership many listed companies werment at Board Level was and Team Building while Prof. have yet to appoint a addressed by Dr. Geeta Rani Nishant Uppal, Faculty, IIM- Woman Director on the Duppati. She said that there is Lucknow made a presentation. In need to adopt a systematic ap- his presentation, he explained the Board. Chairman, SCOPE proach for getting more women participants the five elements of advised women employ- on boards. Mere presence of a na- leadership i.e. Position, Relation, ees to opt for challenging tional policy and corporate poli- Exemplary, People Development opportunities to reach at cies on women representation has and Respect. not done enough to balance their higher levels. Dr. U.D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE in numbers at the top. Identifying his special address gave an over- high potential women, creating view of governance in CPSEs. He career opportunities for them, mentioned that the Board plays this context, greater emphasis reinforcing those opportuni- the central function in the gover- needs to be placed on the capac- ties through top level patronage nance of PSEs and are responsible ity building of the individual to and measuring and managing for vision and strategy formula- contribute in an objective and un- results are required for increas- tion, monitoring of implementa- biased fashion. ing representation of women on tion and corporate governance. Ms. Sutapa Sanyal, IPS, Director Board. She advised the women He said PSE Boards represent a General, Women’s Safety, executives to seek opportunities complex coalition of diverse and Government of UP spoke on for continuous learning. There heterogeneous partners. They Women’s Security and Safety. She is no gender distinction as for in- are namely Functional Directors, highlighted the initiatives taken novation, intelligence, honesty, Government Nominee Directors by UP Police’s Mahila Samman ambition and decisiveness are and Independent Directors. In Prakoshth which included the concerned.

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Ms. Veena Swarup, Director the modalities for PESB Interview (HR), Engineers India Ltd ad- Dr. U.D. Choubey, Director and responded to a number of queries. Ms. Manjusha Bhatnagar, dressed a session on Challenges General, SCOPE empha- and Opportunities at the Board Director (HR& Corporate Affairs), Level. She said for building the sized the need for a better Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd right board there is need for a succession planning for in her session on The Agenda global perspective, independent women employees in PSEs for Future Learning: Experience Sharing advised the participants thought, functional expertise, to facilitate them to reach operational understanding, and, to seek, identify & engage and strong leadership. She said effec- at Board level positions. assume responsibility that pro- tive leadership in an expanding Expressing his concern vide learning. Keeping track of risk environment requires inte- over time taken in selec- political, economic, sociological and technological issues, engag- gration of company’s core value tion process at Board level into day-to-day operation and ing in benchmarking actions, ex- positions, he suggested strategic design. She also high- ploring new avenues, nurturing lighted the challenges, respon- that PESB should be given out of box thinking are some of sibilities and opportunities at full autonomy so that no- the traits among others which she explained are essential for an effi- Board level. tification for appointment cient leader. She also advised the Dr. Ajit Prasad, Director, IIM- is issued within a week of women executives to focus on cre- Lucknow briefed the participants appointment. ativity and innovation, decision on the process of PESB interview making and negotiating skills. as well as the Mock Interview, Feedback on the Mock Interview conducted as a part of the pro- was provided to the participants gramme. He dwelt at length on for the future, decision making by Mr. Ajit Prasad, Director, IIM- the interview skill which are as and ability to take risks are im- Lucknow. The participants great- critical as knowledge of and ex- portant attributes for aspiring for ly benefited from the innovative pertise in management and gov- Board level position, in addition methodology of mock interview ernance of PSEs. to the domain area, knowledge of of select participants and the as- Mr. Atul Chaturvedi, former other key areas are also required, sessment and feedback of the Chairman, PESB conducted he added. interview. the Mock Interview of 9 senior Mr. Rajiv Rai, Secretary, PESB ex- In the concluding session Mr. U.K. women executives among the plained the modalities for board Dikshit, Advisor (Prog), SCOPE participants while Dr. Ajit Prasad appointments and vigilance is- summed up the three-days pro- was an Expert Observer during sues in PSEs. He dealt in detail ceedings. Mr. R.K. Vasudeva, the Mock Interview. Mr. Atul with the vigilance issues such as Jt. Director (Programme) and Chaturvedi subsequently ad- what is vigilance angle, investiga- Programme Coordinator SCOPE vised the participants to develop tion of complaints, procedures for proposed a vote of thanks. The better understanding of domestic imposing major and minor penal- workshop was attended by a large and global economic and regula- ties, drafting of charge sheet, role number of senior women execu- tory environment. A clear vision of CVO etc. He also brought out tives of PSEs across the country.

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Workshop on Management & Implementation of RTI Act 2005 SCOPE for Wider RTI Ambit

Mr. Jawed Usmani, U.P. Chief Information Commissioner delivering the inaugural address. Sitting on dais (L to R) Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE, Dr. Geeta Rani Duppati, Professor, University of Waikato, New Zealand, Mr. Rajeev Bhardwaj, Director (HR), SECI and Mr. K. K. Nair, GM (HR), BHEL.

SCOPE organized the 7th Workshop on ‘Management & Implementation of RTI Act 2005’ on 4th & 5th December 2015 at Lucknow. Mr. Jawed Usmani, U.P. Chief Information Commissioner inaugurated the workshop. Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE, Mr. Rajeev Bhardwaj, Director (HR), SECI, Dr. Geeta Rani Duppati, Professior Waikato University, New Zealand and Mr. K. K. Nair, GM (HR), BHEL also addressed inaugural session. Mr. D. Singh, CMD, IREL delivered the valedictory Address. Other speakers during the various technical sessions included Mr. Rajeev Bhardwaj, Director, SECI, Ms. Manjusha Bhatnagar, Director (HR) Balmer Lawrie & Co., Prof. M. M. Ansari, former Information Commissioner, CIC, Mr. Akash Deep Chakravarti, former Joint Secretary (Law), CIC. Mr. O. P. Khorwal, SCOPE, RTI Steering Committee of SCOPE, Mr. B. M. Solanki, GM (HR) & CPIO, GAIL. The workshop was attended by Appellate Authorities, CPIOs/ APIOs of Public Sector Enterprises. The main objective of the RTI Workshop was to provide platform for all concerned officials to deliberate on RTI related issues and to get them update on the subject.

r. U. D. Choubey, DG, them on equitable basis under the is hampering the competitiveness SCOPE while delivering provision of Right to Information and productivity in public sector Dthe keynote address ad- Act which is the law of the land. enterprises. Such a list of select vocated that private sector and Dr. Choubey also informed that PSU(s) has already been provid- NGOs must be brought under the there is large number of habitual ed to CIC by SCOPE. He further ambit of RTI, not only for level seekers of clarifications under RTI said that the private sector is also playing field but also for bringing for obvious interests and the same using the public money and tax

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Director(HR), SECI who gave a brief speech on the check list to be prepared on the actions to be taken on receipt of a RTI query. He shared his experiences and interacted with the participants for removing their doubts on RTI related issues. Technical session II was addressed by Prof. M. M. Ansari, former- Information Commissioner, CIC on “Larger public interest Vs Disclosures of Personal/ Private Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE and Professor M. M. Ansari, former Information Information.” He stated that this Commissioner, CIC addressing the programme. is the most challenging aspect regarding disclosures of personal payers money hence need checks UP RTI Act 2015. He appreciated information of employee. He for their spending of public mon- the view of Dr. U. D. Choubey quoted several examples where ey therefore need to be covered regarding bringing private sec- to disclose & where to the pre- under RTI. He further mentioned tor under RTI and desired that it vention of disclosure of third that all PSUs must publish the must be viewed by Government person information. negative list which should be put of India. The Technical Session III on on their website so that informa- He advised for giving interim recent Legal developments on tion seekers are aware that those reply in case of Section 7(9), 7(3) RTI was followed by the brief information cannot be disclosed and also shared section 4 and 8 in presentation by Mr. Dhananjay by respective PSUs. detail. Rai, Manager, IOCL sharing the He also pointed out travails of Mr. O. P. Khorwal, Convener Land Mark and Important de- CPIOs in dealing with insur- RTI steering Committee, wel- cisions given by the Supreme mountable number of queries, comed all the Dignitaries on dais, Court, the High Courts and CIC. the habitual information hounds invitees and participants of the He shared very important deci- and the disgruntled elements workshop. He also explained the sions of BSNL Vs Suresh Kumar, misusing the act for their person- background of the meet and the Girish Ramchand Deshpande Vs. al interests. He stressed on the structure and content of all the CIC etc. need for a level playing field for technical sessions. He shared the Technical Session IV was on PSUs and private sector as well as initiatives taken by SCOPE on “Larger public interest Vs the need to enhance the capacity RTI, such as development of soft Disclosures of Commercial & building of CPIOs and Appellate ware and creation of data base on Third Party Information.” Mr. Authorities. RTI for the members CPSEs.Mr. Akash Deep Chakravarti, former Rajeev Bhardwaj, Director (HR), Mr. Jawed Usmani, inaugurated Jt. Secretary (Law) CIC shared the workshop and delivered the SECI and Dr. Geeta Rani Duppati, of University of Waikato, in details the provision of ex- inaugural address. He mentioned emptions under section VIII and that RTI Act is a“ Krantikari & Hamilton, New Zealand also addressed the participants and explained that information if in Revolutionary Act, which has larger public interest then only given power to people to ask shared their expert views on the subject. to be shared of third party com- the decisions taken on behalf of mercial information. He dealt Public Authorities. Earlier neither The inaugural session ended with with the confidentiality clause in they could ask nor they were get- vote of thanks proposed by Mr. K. the contracts and advised against ting the information from them. K. Nair GM, BHEL and member disclosing of such facts which He shared the finer points of pro- Steering Committee on RTI. are not in the interest of general visions of the RTI Act 2005 as well The Technical Session 1 start- public. As regards third party as shared salient features of the ed with Mr. Rajeev Bhardwaj, information, he advised caution

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Khorwal, Convener RTI Steering Committee of SCOPE, Mr. K. K. Nair, GM(HR), BHEL were the panelists. The issues/questions came up and clarified by the panelists were as follows: • Inspection of the records by the third party other than the applicant. It was clarified that inspection can be carried out by the applicant only. However, he/she can associate any person. Mr. Rajeev Bhardwarj, Director (HR), SECI and Dr. Geeta Rani Duppati, Professor, • Who to decide about the larger University of Waikato, New Zealand addressing the programme. public interest as mentioned in section VIII. It was clarified that needs to be taken and the infor- shared the Suo-Motu Disclosures it is the responsibility of the ap- mation disclosed the third party under section IV and mentioned plicant to prove larger public in- in commercial confidence should that the CPSEs must disclose as terest involvement for the infor- be disclosed after taking the con- much information as possible so sent of the third party under sec- that number of applications get mation sought. tion XI. reduced. He also shared the main • Information related to superan- Mr. Akash Deep Chakravarti, objective of the RTI Act is to work nuation benefits or other informa- former Jt. Secretary (Law) CIC in more and more transparent tion of an employee can be shared under technical session V shared manner. by the spouse or not. In this re- the finer points with the partici- During the panel discussions in gard it was clarified that spouse pants and the points to be cov- technical session VII the panel- information under RTI should ered during order writing by ists cleared the doubts of the not be denied to the spouse or de- PIO and Appellate Authorities. participants on the RTI. Prof. pendents persons. He advised that CPIO & AA M.M. Ansari was the chair per- should try to write a clear speak- son, Mr. Akash deep Chakravarti, During the concluding session ing order while disposing of the former Jt. Secy. (Law), Ms. Mr. D. Singh, CMD, IREL was applications. Manjusha Bhatnagar, Director the Chief Guest. Mr. Khorwal Prof. M.M. Ansari, former IC, CIC (HR), Balmer Lawrie, Mr. O. P. welcomed all the dignitaries at the dais and also summed up the proceedings of the two days programme. Mrs. Manjush Bhatnagar, Director (HR), Balmer Lawrie also shared her views on RTI. Mr. D. Singh, CMD, IREL in his valedictory address mentioned that the RTI Act has brought lot of transparency in the functioning of CPSEs. He also mentioned that measures needs to be taken to reduce the number of frivolous applications. The programme concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by Mr. B.M. Solanki, DGM (HR & Mr. D. Singh, CMD, IREL (3rd from right) addressing the valedictory session. CPIO), GAIL.

KaleidoKaleidoscope December, 2015 29 SCOPE News SCOPE Southern Chapter Opens at Bengaluru

he Southern Chapter of SCOPE was inaugurat- Ted by Dr. U.D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE in Bengaluru on 27th November 2015 in the presence of Mr. Malay Chatterjee, Chairman of the Southern Chapter & CMD, KIOCL Ltd and a large number of Chief Executives of the Southern region PSEs. SCOPE Chapter will take up issues and concerns of the PSEs based in the Southern Region Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE addressing the Conclave of CMD’s of Southern of the country and will take it Region CPSEs. Sitting on his left is Mr. Malay Chatterjee, Chairman of SCOPE Southern Chapter and CMD, KIOCL Ltd. further. The Southern Region has 25 PSEs significantly for important seg- Southern Chapter Chairman ad- under its pool with a total investment of economy and also to sen- dressed the meeting. ment of Rs. 31,000 Cr and turn- sitive areas of defense, and elec- The Conclave discussed various over of Rs. 2.02 lakh Cr during tronics over and above mining, issues which are affecting the 2013-14. The profit of 18 profit petroleum etc. performance of PSEs. Dr. U. D. making companies was Rs. 13,000 The Opening of the Chapter was Choubey, DG, SCOPE in his ad- Cr. Southern Region is home to followed by a Conclave of the dress informed that SCOPE has five Navratnas and 11 Miniratnas CMDs of the Southern Region given emphasis on profession- besides other PSEs. These PSEs in PSEs. Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, alization and empowerment of Southern region are contributing SCOPE and Mr. Malay Chatterjee, the Boards of PSEs, successive

A view of the participants attending the Conclave of Southern region PSEs at Bengaluru.

30 KaleidOscope December, 2015 SCOPE News DG, SCOPE Submits Agenda on Global Sup- ply Chain Management to ILO for ILC 2016

r. U. D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE was in- Dvited by International Labour Organization (ILO) in Bangkok for finalization of Agenda for the next International Labour Conference (to be held in June 2016) on the issue of Global Supply Chain Management. Following points were submitted by DG, SCOPE for inclusion in the Agenda. • Review of the policy of protec- tionism by developing countries Ms. Linda Kronjing, Secretary General, IOE addressing the programme. Also seen to facilitate smooth supply of in the picture is Dr. U. D. Choubey, DG, SCOPE. goods and services from developing nations particularly from • The domestic marginal farmers of compromise so that the mar- India. in developing countries are facing ginal farmers are not forced to • India has opened up to cre- problem in supply chain as devel- sell their products lower than the ate manufacturing facilities in oped countries because of better cost of product. India under the Prime Minister’s technology offers the agriculture • There is need to check the ac- vision (of Make in India). This product including poultry, dairy countability by independent will provide best investment op- and grains at a lower cost which third party assessment of audit portunity as huge market exists in turn come as a hurdle for the made in ILO. in India and also will help inclu- developing nations in movement DG’s proposal got favourable siveness for its socio-economic of their products. There is need support from all the developing development. to have a balancing effect by way countries.

planning including simplifica- development, which inter alia Dr. Choubey reaffirmed the com- tion of the process of appoint- includes net profit of over Rs 1.2 mitment of PSEs for partnering ment of CEOs and Directors to lakh crores besides contribut- with all development process. achieve faster appointment of ing about Rs 2.20 lakh crores to The SCOPE Southern Chapter Independent Directors. government exchequer by way Chairman and KIOCL CMD of taxes, duties, etc. They are Dr. Choubey, highlighted the Mr. Malay Chatterjee while need for further reforms in public contributing significantly toward commending all for the success sectors. He informed that there Corporate Social Responsibility of the Conclave expressed that are 290 Central Public Sector (CSR) for Social Sector. PSEs in Enterprises having an investment India are transparent and well the Chapter will play a signi- of around rupees nine lakh crores regulated in a system oriented ficant role in strengthening by Government of India. Based environment. PSEs are impart- SCOPE and contribute substan- on this investment, PSEs are con- ing best practices in Corporate tially in the Role of PSEs in nation tributing a lot for socio-economic Governance. building.

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 31 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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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. A. Zaman, Manager (HR) Mobile: 9313375238 Mobile: 9868502306 STANDING CONFERENCE OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES 1st Floor, Core No. 8, SCOPE Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 Phone: 011-24360101 & 24361747 • Fax: 011-24361371

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 33 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. Banquet Hall VIP Lounge

VIP Lounge having sitting capacity of 60 delegates. A new beautiful Banquet Hall with latest specifi- The executives and higher level officers, Directors, cation of engineering has been created in SCOPE CMDs can use it as waiting lounge also. Minar. It has attached huge kitchen and washrooms facility. Around 300 persons can dine in the banquet hall including sitting of 50 persons. 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]

34 KaleidOscope December, 2015 PSEs Ink MoU IndianOil inks MoU with SAIL IndianOil signed a MoU with SAIL for supply of Lubricants to SAIL plants across the nation. IndianOil has obtained a business of 15200 KL of Lubes which accounts for 50 percent of SAIL’s all India requirements for the next 3 years. The balance 50 percent of the volume is shared by HPC,BPC and Balmer Lawrie.

Mr. Satvinder Singh, Sr. GM, signing the MoU on behalf of NSIC.

would facilitate to address the requirement of skill manpower for the operations of heavy equipment by the construction industry. The MoU was signed by Mr. Satvinder Singh, Senior General Manager, NSIC on behalf of NSIC.

Mr. T.S.R. Gopala Rao, GM (ILS), Mktg. HO, and Mr. C Srikanta, NALCO inks MoU for Skill Develo- GM (MM), SAIL DSP exchanging the MoU documents in presence of Mr. Rajesh Nambiar, SISM (L), WBSO and Mr. pment, First in Mining Sector A.K. Mondal, DGM (MM),SAIL DSP, Ms. Samita Choudhury, SM (MM),SAIL DSP, Mr. Abhijit Sen Roy, SM (TS), WBSO & Mr. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) Anil Vasu, Mgr. (ILS), Durgapur DO. has entered into an MoU for skill development with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) Mr. Rajesh Nambiar, SISM(L), WBSO, signed the MoU documents with Mr. A. K. Mondal, DGM(MM),SAIL DSP, in the presence of Mr. T.S.R. Gopala Rao, GM(ILS), Mktg. HO, Mr. C. Srikanta, GM(MM),SAIL DSP, Ms. Samita Choudhury, Senior Manager (MM),SAIL DSP, Mr. Abhijit Sen Roy, Senior Manager (TS), WBSO and Mr. Anil Vasu, Manager (ILS), Durgapur DO at Durgapur Steel Plant. IndianOil also organised a seminar on High Performance Lubricants for executives from SAIL plants, viz. Durgapur Steel Plant, Alloys Steel Plant and IISCO Steel Plant. MoU documents being signed in the presence of Mr. Rohit Nandan, Secretary, MSDE and Mr. T. K. Chand, CMD, NALCO. NSIC - Technical Service Centre (NTSC), and National Skill Development Fund (NSDF), in signs MOU with Escorts Limited presence of Mr. Rohit Nandan, Secretary, Ministry NSIC - Technical Service Centre (NTSC), Okhla of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signed MOU with Escorts Limited for imparting and Mr T.K. Chand, CMD, NALCO, in New Delhi. Heavy Equipment Operators Training in the cam- Speaking on the occasion, Mr Chand said that pus of NTSC Okhla, New Delhi. This association the MoU assumes great importance because it is

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 35 36 KaleidOscope December, 2015 Kaleidoscope December, 2015 37 38 KaleidOscope December, 2015 the first such agreement in the mining sector of MoU, while NSDC and NSDF were represented the country. “With this, we have committed 5 by respective CEOs Mr Jayant Krishna and percent of our CSR budget for this capacity build- Mr Pawan Agarwal. Other dignitaries present ing programme and MSDE has evinced interest on the occasion included Mr Rajesh Agarwal, in developing a Centre of Excellence in NALCO,” Joint Secretary, MSDE, Mr Shersha, Director, he added. On behalf of NALCO, Mr A. S. Ministry of Mines and Dr. Sunita Chibba, Senior Ahluwalia, ED (Corporate Affairs) signed the Advisor, MSDE.

Consultants’ Conclave Organized By NBCC in New Delhi

r. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD seen along with Dseniors executives of the Company at NBCC Consultants’ Conclave held in New Delhi, recently. The Conclave, a part of the Company’s renewed initiatives towards upholding transparency and good governance practices, is aimed at addressing and resolving all critical issues in respect of execution of NBCC’s projects, spread all across the country and maintaining mu- Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC and other dignitaries at the NBCC Conclave. tual understanding between the Company and its associates in the larger interest of the or- Rs.1126.21 Cr. against Rs.910.94 NBCC has already bagged some ganisation and its operational Cr. for the corresponding quarter huge work orders such as DDA success. last fiscal. Talking to the media Works in Delhi, Works for re- post Q2 results, Dr. Anoop Kumar development from the Govt. of NBCC Q2 Net Profit up by Mittal, CMD of the Company said Odisha, NAWADCO, Air India 12.50 percent that the Company had been per- etc., Dr. Mittal said. He also National Buildings Construction forming consistently well and stated that another very impor- Corporation Ltd. (NBCC) has informed that the Order Book po- tant redevelopment works of All registered a 12.56 percent in- sition of the Company as of now India Institute of Medial Sciences crease in net profit at Rs. 68.29 stood at more than Rs.30,000 Cr. (AIIMS) are also likely to ma- Cr. for the Quarter and Half and counting. ture very soon. Providing the Year ended September 2015, Elaborating upon the business total business outlook of the com- compared to Rs.60.67 Cr. in the outlook, Dr. Mittal stated that pany, he expressed confidence same quarter last year. The to- the focus area of the Company of achieving a CAGR of 25 per- tal income growth from the op- in coming years would primar- cent and reaching an order erations of the Company has ily be PMC and Redevelopment book of Rs. 40,000 Cr. by the end increased by 23.63 percent to works. On Redevelopment front, of FY 2015-16.

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 39 40 KaleidOscope December, 2015 PSEs pay handsome dividend to Central Exchequer

RCF Pays Rs. 79.44 Cr. Dividend to the Govt. of India Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Mr. Ananth Kumar received the dividend cheque of Rs.79.44 cr. for the year 2014 -15 at New Delhi from Mr. R. G. Rajan, CMD, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd., in presence of Mr. Vijay Ranjan Singh, PS to Minister, Mr. Atul Patil, Asstt. Gen. Manager (Liasion), RCF and Mr. Lalit Kumar Kiran, Sr. Manager (Finance) RCF.

(Left to Right) Ms. Ritu Pande, Director, DHI, Mr. A. K. Jain, Managing Director, REIL, Mr. Vishvajit Sahay, Joint Secretary, DHI, Mr. Anant Geete, Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Mr. Rajan S. Katoch, Secretary, DHI, Mr. Ambuj Sharma, Additional Secretary, DHI and Mr. M. P. Eshwar, CMD, IL Kota.

Instrumentation Ltd., Kota (Holding company) in the presence of Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Mr. Anant G. Geete and Mr. Rajan S. Katoch, Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry. REIL maintained all-time high dividend Mr. R. G. Rajan, CMD, RCF presenting dividend cheque to Mr. Ananth Kumar, Minister for Chemical & Fertilizers. payout continuously for last four years. While acknowledging the work being done by REIL, During 2014-15 RCF achieved a turnover of Rs significantly contributing to National missions, 7639 Cr. and notched highest ever profit before Mr. Anant Geete, Minister of Heavy Industries & tax of Rs.509.63 cr. as compared to previous year’s Public Enterprises emphasized that PSUs should profit before tax of Rs. 367.32 cr. The company work in synergy with ‘Make in India’ mission of could register this significant growth in profit the Government and align their activities to make mainly due to excellent performance of the two India a global manufacturing hub. He advised plants at Thal and Trombay, which resulted in REIL to focus on diversification as country of- highest ever production and lowest ever energy fers unlimited growth potential for Public Sector consumption. Sales of fertilizers registered an in- Industry, to increase domestic value addition and crease of 16.7 percent over previous year. technological depth in manufacturing. Mr. A.K. Jain, MD, REIL, said that REIL is one REIL pays a dividend of of the largest off-grid SPV solution provider in the country and having very good reputation in Rs.1.03 Cr. the Dairy Sector for its milk testing equipments. Mr. A. K. Jain, MD, REIL handed over the Looking to the current market scenario for MW Dividend payment of Rs.1.03 Crore to CMD, SPV Power Projects, the Company is changing its

KaleidoKaleidoscope December, 2015 41 42 KaleidOscope December, 2015 strategy and aiming to align with the prevailing the company is Rs.20.27 cr. for the Financial year business model in Solar PV sector. He mentioned 2014-15 the company paid Equity Dividend @ 20 that the Company is also focusing on diversifica- percent on paid-up equity share capital amount- tion and deeper geographical reach through inno- ing to Rs.8.03 cr. after a long gap of 13 years this vative solutions. He thanked the Ministry of Heavy is the fourth consecutive year the company has Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of paid equity dividend to the Government of India. India and Government of Rajasthan for their sup- In addition, the company has paid Preference port and guidance. Dividend @5 percent of paid-up preference share capital amounting to Rs.1.06 Cr. MECON presents Dividend for FY 2014-15 to Union Minister of Steel

Dr. M. Ravi Kanth, CMD, HUDCO presenting dividend cheque to Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation & Parliamentary Affairs in the presence of Senior officials from the Ministry and HUDCO.

Mr. A. K. Tyagi, CMD, MECON presenting dividend cheque HUDCO Pays Dividend to Minister of Steel, Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar in presence of Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, MoS, Joint Secretary of Rs. 120 Cr. Mr. Syedain Abbasi & PS to Union Minister Mr. Srivastava Dr. M Ravi Kanth, CMD, HUDCO presented and Mr. Deepak Dutta Director (Commercial) alongwith Sr. Officials of MECON. the dividend cheques for the financial year 2014-15 to Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Union Minister of Steel, Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs in the pres- was presented with dividend cheque of Rs.9.09 Cr. ence of Dr. Nandita Chatterjee, Secretary (HUPA), by MECON at Udyog Bhawan, Delhi recently. The Mr. Madhusudan Prasad, Secretary (UD) and the company declared 20 percent dividend on equity Government Directors on HUDCO Board, Mr. R. share capital amounting to Rs.8.03 Cr. and 5 per- R. Mishra and Ms. Jhanja Tripathy. cent dividend on preference share capital amount- HUDCO has declared a total dividend of Rs. 120.50 ing to Rs.1.06 Cr. Mr. A. K. Tyagi, CMD, MECON, cr. (inclusive of dividend tax of Rs. 20.49 cr.) for presented the cheques to the Minister of Steel, in the financial year 2014-15 to the Government of presence of Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, India. Out of the total dividend, Rs. 69.20 cr. is Joint Secretary and PS to Union Minister of Steel paid to the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty along with Director (Commercial) & other senior Alleviation, Rs. 10.08 cr. is paid to the Ministry of officials of MECON. Urban Development and Rs.20.73 cr. is payable to For the Financial Year 2014-15 MECON achieved the Ministry of Rural Development. In the finan- annual turnover of Rs.389.92 Cr. and earned Profit cial year 2014-15, HUDCO registered highest ever Before Tax of Rs.33.01 cr. The Profit After Tax of profit after tax of Rs.777.63 cr.

KaleidoKaleidoscope December, 2015 43 44 KaleidOscope December, 2015 PSEs CSR Initiatives CRWC contributes Rs. 10 lakh to Chikkaballapur, Department of Public Instruction, Government of Karnataka, by Mr. Amol Newaskar, “Swachh Bharat Kosh” Director (Other Units), BEL, recently. Senior offi- Central Railside Warehouse Company Ltd. is a cers from BEL including Mr. G. Raghavendra Rao, Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry Executive Director (HR)/BEL Corporate Office, Mr. of Consumer Affairs, Deptt. of Food and Public Veeresh D. Bevinamarad, General Manager (HR)/ Distribution. As a part of its ongoing corporate BEL-Bengaluru, and Mr. Arunachalam G, General social responsibility initiatives, Central Railside Manager, (Engineering Services)/ BEL-Bengaluru, Warehouse Company Ltd. contributed Rupees 10 were present. Lakh to “Swachh Bharat Kosh” (Govt. of India). BEL took up the two projects on the request of the then DDPI, Chikkaballapur, in February 2015. The schools at Kandavara and Chikkaballapur were selected as they were close to Muddenahalli, the birth

MD, CRWC Mr. K. U. Thankachen handed over the cheque to Dr. Vivek Joshi, Administrator, Swachh Bharat Kosh recently in presence of other officials from CRWC. Mr Amol Newaskar, Director (Other Units), BEL, unveiling BEL pays tribute to Sir M the plaque at the toilet block constructed by BEL at the Government High School at Chikkaballapur where Sir Visvesvaraya through CSR Visvesvaraya studied from Class VI to VIII. Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has, as part of its place of Sir Visvesvaraya. The BEL team visited the CSR activities, paid tributes to Sir M Visvesvaraya two schools and found them lacking in infrastructure by providing various facilities to two government and sanitation. The entire work in the two schools was schools in Kandavara and Chikkaballapur near completed in time without compromising on quality. Bangalore, Karnataka, where this eminent engineer and statesman had done his schooling. BEL has constructed a Digital Library, gate and compound CSR by NPCC-Touching Lives wall for the Government Model Higher Primary National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC) School, Kandavara, where Sir M Visvesvaraya had Limited, a CPSU, has signed a Memorandum of studied from Class I to V. The school has been paint- Understanding with Artificial ed and the classrooms renovated. BEL has also pro- Limbs Manufacturing Corpo- vided solar lighting for the school, apart from furni- ration of India (ALIMCO) for ture for the Digital Library, at a cost of Rs.32 lakhs. organizing Camp at Gumla, The Government High School at Chikkaballapur Jharkhand for assessment where Sir Visvesvaraya studied from Class VI to and distribution of aids and VIII has been provided with separate toilet blocks appliances to people with for boys and girls, at a cost of Rs. 18 Lakhs. The new Disabilities. The MoU was facilities for the two schools were formally handed Mr. H. L. Chaudhary signed between Mr. H. L. over to the Deputy Director of Public Instructions, CMD,NPCC Chaudhary, CMD, NPCC and

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 45 46 KaleidOscope December, 2015 Mr. D. R. Sarin, CMD, ALIMCO. Under CSR initiatives, NPCC will contribute a total amounting to Rs. 30 lakhs and ALIMCO will work for distribution of aids and assistive devices, to PwDs in Gumla District after conducting assessment studies.

GRSE CSR initiative Conferring certificates to Vocational Training Students Vocational training to unemployed youth is a flag- Ghasghase, Vice-President and Ms. Neeraja ship CSR project of Garden Reach Shipbuilders Agrawal, Secretary of RCF Jyoti ladies club do- & Engineers Ltd. On completion of such training nated television to Female Beggars Home situated under the guidance of IIEST , certificates were con- at Chembur, in presence of Ms. Snehal More, Mrs. ferred to 245 successful students in a function held Shailaja Salodkar and other JLC members. recently at M.N. Dastur School of Material Science & Engineering, IIEST by Rear Admiral A.K. Verma, Minister of Power Felicitates CMD (GRSE), Prof. Ajay Kr. Ray, Director (IIEST), Mr. R.C. Nautiyal, Director (Personnel) and Mr. A. CMD,PFC under Swachh Bharat R. Pal, CGM (HR&ERP) of GRSE Ltd. Abhiyan contribution

Rear Adml. A. K. Verma, CMD, GRSE presenting certificate to Students on Completion of Vocational Training. Mr. Piyush Goyal, MoS (I/C) for Power, Coal & NRE felicitating Mr. M. K. Goel, CMD, PFC. Under a Tripartite MoU between GRSE, IIEST and Kolkata Police it is being facilitated through GRSE’s Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent CSR fund to promote self-employment / entrepre- Charge) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable neurship development / employment readiness Energy felicitated Mr. M.K.Goel, CMD, Power skills to the enterprising youth to empower them, Finance Corporation (PFC) in recognition to the make them employable and bridge the skill gap. contribution made by PFC in construction of toi- Vocational training and placement assistance is be- lets for schools under “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” of ing provided to unemployed youth of Metiabruz, Government of India. PFC with their renewed zeal Khidderpore and Mahestala by the premier engi- and unstinted hard work, had kept up the pace and neering institute IIEST (erstwhile BESU) Shibpur, tempo of construction work of Toilets. The mam- since past 4 years. moth task of completion of construction of 8,100 toilet blocks spread over 1,60,000 sq. km of Andhra Assistance from R.C.F. Jyoti Pradesh within the given time lines and 1100 toilet blocks in Rajasthan was only possible because Ladies Club of able guidance and rigorous monitoring made by Ms. Kowsalya Rajan, President, Ms. Anita CMD and Directors of PFC.

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 47 48 KaleidOscope December, 2015 Awards & Accolades to PSEs

NLC honoured with ‘Vishwamukthi Rashtriya Rajbhasha Samman-2015’ at Visakhapatnam NLC was honoured with ‘Vishwamukthi Rashtriya Rajbhasha Samman-2015’ for effective implementation of Hindi as Official Language in NLC. The award was presented during the 4th Akhil Bharatiya Rajbhasha Sammelan and Bahubhashi Kavya Sangosthi held recently in Visakhapatnam.

Mr. Sarath Kumar Achcharya, CMD, NLC Limited Mr. U. P. Pani, Director (HR), NTPC receiving the Best HRM and Mr. Krishna Babu, CMD, Visakhapatnam Port Award from Mr. H. L. Bajaj, former Member (Tech.), Appellate Trust participated in the function as Guests of Tribunal for Electricity. honour. with the best ‘Human Resource Management’ Award by the Council of Power Utilities (CPU) at the 8th India Power Awards held in New Delhi. The award was presented to Mr. Pani for his valu- able contribution in the energy sector by Mr. H. L. Bajaj, former Member (Tech), Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and Dr. H. R. Sharma, former Member (Hydro) CEA in the presence of Mr. K. Balarama Reddi, Chairman-CPU.

TQM Leadership Award to Mr. R. G.Rajan Mr. S. K. Acharya, CMD, NLC, Mr. N. Muthu, ED(HR) are seen with the ‘Vishwamukthi Rashtriya Rajbhasha Sammaan-2015’ award and other officials of Hindi Cell, Corporate Office.

While delivering his address at the inaugural session, which highlighted the importance of Hindi Language, NLC, CMD insisted to ensure the compliance of Sec.3(3),voluntarily, rather than manda- tory, and appealed to one and all to carry out official work by providing the place for Hindi in the heart together with God.

Best ‘Human Resource Mr. R. G. Rajan, CMD, RCF receiving the TQM Leadership Management’ Award to NTPC Award from Mr. Subhash Desai, Minister of Industries, Govt. Mr. U. P. Pani, Director (HR) NTPC has been awarded of Maharashtra.

KaleidoKaleidoscope December, 2015 49 50 KaleidOscope December, 2015 Mr. R.G. Rajan, CMD, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited was conferred the ‘TQM Leadership Award’ for consistently achieving the best performance in the organisation over the years. Mr. Subhash Desai, Minister of Industries, Govt. of Maharashtra presented award to Mr. R. G. Rajan in the International Conclave on Total Quality Management organized by Quality Circle Forum of India, Mumbai Chapter held recently in presence of dignitaries.

CMD, NBCC, Conferred CEO of the Year Award Mr. Rajiv R. Mishra CMD, WCL

engineering techniques, The Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering has recently felicitated him with ‘Coal India Productivity Award-2015’ in 57th National Convention of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering & 3rd International Conference on Industrial Engineering (ICIE-2015), Surat. Acumen of Mr. Mishra has been recognized at various International and National levels in past also. Under his leadership, WCL has set to open one project every month and has opened 11 projects during last 11 months in year 2015, which is a record in itself. Mr. Mishra has given a visionary di- Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal rection to the industry and WCL is marching ahead CMD, NBCC on progress path under his leadership.

Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC, has been NALCO’s Refinery bags Business conferred with ‘CEO of the Year Award-2015’ at ABP News Brand Excellence (BE) Awards function Excellence Star Award organized by World CSR Congress in Mumbai. Dr. Mittal assumes the position of CMD of the Navratna CPSE since 2013 and has taken number of business initiatives in the Company for its faster growth. He has been instrumental in the huge success of NBCC’s recent operation in the fields of redevelopment works as well as smart city projects.

Mr. Mishra bags ‘Coal India Productivity Award-2015’ Recognizing significant contributions of CMD, Western Coalfields Limited, Mr. Rajiv R. Mishra to the overall growth of Indian coal mining industry Mr. T. K. Chand, CMD, NALCO with Mr. V. Balasubramanyam, under his leadership for outstanding contribution Director (Prod) and Mr. R. K. Mishra, ED (Mines & Refinery in Productivity Improvement through industrial who received the award on behalf of the company.

KaleidoKaleidoscope December, 2015 51 52 KaleidOscope December, 2015 The Alumina Refinery of National Aluminium in the world. Efforts should be to encourage a cul- Company Limited (NALCO) has bagged ture that uses the national language with great the Business Excellence Star Recognition pride and respect. Each of us should strive for the Award. Appreciating the concerted efforts of the implementation of official language in letter and team of Alumina Refinery, Mr. T. K. Chand, spirit.” He also advocated the need to promote re- CMD of the company, conveyed hearty congratu- gional languages at school and college-level. lations to NALCO Collective for the accolade. During the occasion, a ‘Certificate of Commendation On behalf of the company, Mr. V. Balasubramanyam, Certificate’ was also awarded to Mr. S. K. Tripathi, Director (Production) and Mr. R. K. Mishra, Chief Manager (A&W), RHQ, for his excellent ED (Mines & Refinery) received the award contribution to the organisation for propagation recently during the National Quality Summit of Hindi. in Bangalore.

MoP&NG felicitates IndianOil for outstanding performance in Hindi implementation The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has awarded the ‘Rajbhasha Shield’ for commendable performance in implementing the Official Language Policy of the Union during the year 2014-15 to IndianOil. On behalf of the Corporation, Mr. Verghese Cherian, Director (Human Resources), along with Mr. A. K. Chowdhury, Executive Director NRL DGM(HSE), Mr. Gopal Sarma (right) receiving the (HR), RHQ, received the award from Mr. K. D. Greentech Environment Gold Award in the ‘Refinery’ Tripathi, Secretary (Petroleum) at the prize distribu- category from Mr. Kamleshwar Sharan (left), Chairman & tion ceremony held recently at India Habitat Centre, CEO, Greentech Foundation & Mr. S. K. Acharya (middle), CMD, NLC in Hyderabad recently. New Delhi. IndianOil was placed at 3rd position, preceded by EIL (2nd) and HPCL (1st). NRL wins Greentech Environment Award 2015 NRL has been honoured with the Greentech Environment Gold Award in the ‘Refinery’ category for its outstanding work in the field of environment protection and overall environment management at the ‘16th Annual Greentech Environment Award 2015’ awards function held in Hyderabad recently. The award for NRL was presented by Mr. Kamleshwar Sharan, Chairman & CEO, Greentech Foundation and Mr. S. K. Acharya, CMD, Neyveli Mr. Kapil Dev Tripathi, Secretary (Petroleum) presenting the Lignite Corporation Ltd and was received by DGM “Rajbhasha Shield” to Mr. Verghese Cherian, Director (HR) (HSE) NRL, Mr. Gopal Sarma. and Mr. A. K. Chowdhury, ED (HR) RHQ. Since commissioning of the Refinery in the year 2000, NRL has received several awards in Mr. K. D. Tripathi in his keynote address said, the field of Environment management for its re- “Hindi is recognised as the fourth-largest language lentless efforts for the protection and conservation

KaleidoKaleidoscope December, 2015 53 54 KaleidOscope December, 2015 of the environment and for adopting a robust NALCO bags Odisha Inc Best Environment Management System to serve as guidance. The award is yet another manifestation Brand Award of the efforts of the company in this direction and National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) strongly reinforces the environmental friendly cre- has bagged the Odisha Inc Best Brand Award, in- dentials of the Company. stituted by Odisha Diary, the leading web portal of the State. MECON receives Excellence Award - 2015

Mr. Amiya Patnaik, GM (H&A), NALCO receiving the Award from Mr. Sudan Marandi, Minister, Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt. of Odisha.

On behalf of the company, Mr. Amiya Patnaik, Minister Water Resources, Ms. Uma Bharti presenting the General Manager (H&A), received the award Aqua Foundations Excellence Award to MECON’s Senior from Mr. Sudam Marandi, Minister, Sports and Officials. Youth Affairs, Govt of Odisha, in presence of Mr. Debi Prasad Mishra, Minister, Industry & Mass Education, Govt of Odisha, noted litterateur Dr. MECON Ltd. has been awarded the Aqua Pratibha Ray and others, during the Living Legend Foundation’s Excellence Award 2015 under the Awards Ceremony held here recently. category of outstanding contribution towards cause of sustainability – public sector. This award was presented by Minister of Water Resources, EIL honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Govt. of India, Ms. Uma Bharti during the National Quality Award award function held in New Delhi recently for MECON’s steller contribution in setting up 100 mld desalination plant at Nemmeli for the people of Chennai The award was presented to MECON for the work of setting up of a 100 million litres per day sea water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant (from concept to commissioning) at Nemmeli, Chennai, Tamil Nadu to produce potable water for Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. This project has brought great relief for residents of South Chennai city as they are receiving the potable Mr. M. P. Jain, GM (CQA & HSSE), EIL receiving the Award water from this plant. from Ms. Alka Panda, DG of BIS and Mr. Rajat Moona, DG, CDAC.

KaleidoKaleidoscope December, 2015 55 56 KaleidOscope December, 2015 EIL has been honoured with Commendation The CEO of the Year, who was also honoured by Certificate of the Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Platts as its 2015 Top 250 Asia CEO of the Year, has Award for the year 2012. Mr. M.P. Jain, GM effectively turned around Hindustan Petroleum (CQA & HSSE) received the Award on Company’s Corporation Limited (HPCL), delivering an in- behalf from Ms. Alka Panda, Director General of crease of over 200 percent in stock market value BIS & Mr. Rajat Moona, DG, CDAC in a ceremo- during her first year on the job. Ms. Nishi Vasudeva is the first female head of a large Indian oil com- ny held in New Delhi. EIL was evaluated un- pany, and one of only 14 women to helm a Global der Large Service Industries category. The Rajiv Fortune 500 company. Gandhi National Quality Awards are conferred by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to recog- nize Indian organizations excelling in the field of MOIL Receives National Energy Quality Management. Conservation Award MOIL Limited (MOIL) has been bestowed with CMD, HPCL conferred with the National Award of Energy Conservation 2015. The Platts “CEO of the Year”Award Company has been awarded the 1st Prize for the Mining Sector for its Ukwa Mine (Madhya Pradesh) and 2nd Prize for the Mining Sector for its Kandri Mine (Maharashtra) for the commendable efforts in reducing the energy consumption for the year 2015.. The golden trophy was received by Mr. G.P. Kundargi, CMD, MOIL at the hands of Mr. Piyush Goel, Minister of State (I/c) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on the occasion of Energy Conservation Day.

Ms. Nishi Vasudeva, CMD, HPCL.

Ms. Nishi Vasudeva, has been conferred with the Platts ‘CEO of the Year’Award at Platts Global Energy Awards functionheld at New York recently 9th, 2015. She was chosen as Winner out of the 11 fi- nalists who hailed from across the globe representing various energy companies. Mr. Piyush Goel, MoS (I/C) for Power, Coal & N&RE presenting Ms. Nishi Vasudeva is the first CEO from the National Energy Conservation Award to Mr. G. P. Kundarji, Indian Oil & Gas industry to be bestowed with CMD, MOIL. this prestigious Award. She was also honoured by Platts as its Asia CEO of the Year for 2015, re- Mr. Akhilesh Rai, DGM (Elect.) and Mr. Vinod cently. Energy companies from seven counties and Rawat, SO (Liaison) were also present on the occa- three continents received honours for leadership, sion. Mr. Kundargi, CMD, MOIL appreciated the innovation and exemplary performance at the 17th team of officers, staff and workers of Ukwa and annual Platts Global Energy Awards, often de- Kandri Mines for their sincere efforts towards en- scribed as the Oscars of Energy. Eighteen awards ergy conservation which has resulted in getting the were bestowed upon companies and individuals above national level award. This is for the fourth before an audience of 400 energy executives from time MOIL has been awarded the 1st prize for the across the globe. Mining Sector.

KaleidoKaleidoscope December, 2015 57 58 KaleidOscope December, 2015 Productivity and Efficiency to be the key for cost effectiveness - A. K. Jha, CMD, NTPC

ppreciating the contribution of every mem- Aber of NTPC family on the occasion of 40th Raising day of the company recently, Mr. A. K. Jha, CMD, NTPC said that performance of each player matters for success of any team. Calling NTPC a value based ethi- cal National Institution he said Productivity and efficiency would help NTPC overcome challenge of increasing fuel bills and bring down cost of power. He added that NTPC is the pride of the nation and a trusted company which Mr. A. K. Jha, CMD, NTPC addressing the function. is an enthusiastic participant in all the new initiatives in the sector like fuel swapping for cost ratio- All projects and Regional Head its Power Management nalization, National Solar Mission Quarters witnessed the pro- Institute and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan etc. gramme through LIVE webcast Mr. A. K. Jha, CMD, NTPC in- The Raising Day Celebrations across the company . augurated 150 kWp Rooftop was graced by Mr. U. P. Pani, Solar PV plant at NTPC’s Director(HR), Mr. K Biswal NTPC installs 150 kWp Power Management Institute, im- Director(Finance) and Mr. K. K. Rooftop Solar PV plant at plemented under SECI Rooftop Sharma, Director (Operations). Solar PV scheme, with 30 percent subsidy from MNRE. NTPC already has installed 110 MW ground mounted Solar PV with installation of 80 kWp at NETRA, Greater Noida and 110 kW at Engineering office Noida aggregating to 340 kW in NCR region which is expected to generate 0.5 MU electricity avoiding around 485 ton CO2 per annum. NTPC is targeting all rooftops of its building and power stations for solar Mr. A. K. Jha, CMD, NTPC inaugurating 150 kWp Rooftop Solar PV Plant at PMI. installations.

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 59 Development of Ancillaries in WCL

n addition to the various initiatives taken by WCL for bet- Iterment of the local people in and around WCL Command Areas, WCL has taken initiatives for development of Ancillary Units i.e. “Make in Vidarbha & Maharashtra” in line with the initiatives of our Prime Minister- “Make in India”. WCL has Ancillary Policy through which it supported the local industries till April 2011. After that Ancillary Policy was discontinued and was A view of the meeting of WCL with Vidarbha Industries Association. replaced with MSME Policy of Government of India. By MSME upcoming industries in Vidarbha, Director Technical (Operation) Policy, WCL was giving reserva- WCL management has approved Mr. S. S. Malhi, General Manager tion for procurement of 20 per- the revival of Ancillary Policy. (MM) Mr. Sant Lal, Chief cent items to the MSE’s (Micro Mr. Mishra said that, the revival Manager (S&M) Mr. Anurag Garg, & Small Enterprises) on national of old Ancillaries customised to other official and President of level. However, the local indus- our present requirement is ex- Vidarbha Industries Association tries were deprived of their due pected to be completed within (VIA) Mr. Atul Pandey, Joint share of this reservation, due to December’15. The applications Secretary Mr. Pankaj Bakshi, and stiff competition. for new Ancillaries will be avail- Mr. K K Bagadia, Praful Doshi, A meeting with Vidarbha able at WCL website and ac- Surendra Lodha, Ajay Agrawal, Industries Association (VIA) in tion for their development as Hariharan and others large num- WCL,HQ, CMD,WCL Mr. Rajiv R ‘Ancillaries to WCL’ will be taken ber of memebrs of VIA were Mishra said that, to help local and simultaneously. In the meeting, prominently present. Rescued Chennai Passengers

Land at HAL Airport, Bengaluru Rescued passengers he AN 32 carrying 40 passengers from Tambaram from Chennai landed at the HAL airport in Bengaluru on 5th seen at HAL December as part of the rescue operation carried out airport, T Bengaluru. to help the stranded people at Chennai and surrounding areas affected by heavy flooding due to incessant rain in the past few days. “We are happy that HAL airport could be used for the no- ble mission”, said Mr. T. Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL. HAL airport is not open for commercial operations since 2008 as new airport opened at Devanhalli. At present HAL airport is used 24x7 for military flying, test flights, chartered and VVIP flights.

60 KaleidOscope December, 2015 GAIL emerges highest ranking PSU in Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index Secures 98 out of maximum 100, an increase of 12 points in one year

AIL (India) Limited the responding Indian compa- has emerged the high- nies. The CDLI disclosure score Gest ranking company assesses the completeness and among the country’s Public quality of a company’s response. Sector Undertakings, and third A high disclosure score signals overall, in the ‘Carbon Disclosure that a company provided com- Leadership Index (CDLI)’ re- prehensive information about the leased by Carbon Disclosure measurement and management Project (CDP)-India. GAIL, India’s of its carbon footprint, its climate premier natural gas company, got change strategy and risk manage- a score of 98 out of maximum 100 Mr. Santanu Roy, General Manager ment processes and outcomes. in CDLI which was released at the (Corporate Planning), GAIL (on the left) speaking at the release of the CDP Mr. Prakash Javadekar, Minister Bombay Stock Exchange. GAIL India Climate Change 2015 Report in of State (Independent Charge) showed a remarkable increase of which GAIL (India) Limited emerged Environment, Forest & Climate 12 points from last year’s score as the highest ranking company Change complemented the which was a result of dedicated among the country’s PSUs, and third report saying, “Indian companies efforts of the company to be a re- overall, in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI). have indeed understood the man- sponsible corporate especially in tra of sustainability growth – that the area of climate change. report analyses the key trends going green makes sound busi- CDP India’s Climate Change 2015 coming out of the analysis of ness sense”. IndianOil reports net profit of Rs. 6,107 Cr. in H1, 2015-16 ownstream oil company, financial results for FY 2015-16 increased by 4.6 percent and stood IndianOil has reported a at a press conference held in at 39.543 MMT during the first six Dstandalone net profit of New Delhi. For the quarter ended months of FY 2015-16 as against Rs. 6,107 cr. on income from op- 30th September 2015, IndianOil 37.799 MMT in the corresponding erations of Rs. 1,86,692 cr. for the has reported a standalone net previous period. IndianOil’s refin- half year ended 30th September loss of Rs. 329 cr. on Income ing throughput has increased by 2015 as compared to a net profit from Operations of Rs. 85,385 3.7percent to 27.251 MMT in first of Rs. 1,624 cr. on income from cr.. During the corresponding half year of current fiscal com- operations of Rs. 2,36,621 cr. dur- pared to 26.273 MMT in corre- period in the previous year, the ing the corresponding period in sponding period of last fiscal. The Corporation reported a net loss the previous year. This was main- throughput of the Corporation’s of Rs. 898 cr. on Income from ly due to higher refining & pet- countrywide pipelines network rochemical margins and reduced Operations of Rs. 1,11,664 cr. has grown by 2.7 percent to 38.937 finance cost, said Mr. B. Ashok, Mr. B. Ashok, IndianOil, said, MMT during the period Apr- Chairman, IndianOil while shar- “IndianOil’s product sales vol- Sept’2015 compared to 37.929 ing Corporation’s 2nd Quarter umes including exports has MMT in Apr-Sept’2014.

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 61 Department of Fertilizer organizes Road Show in Mumbai for setting up Urea Plants at Gorakhpur and Sindri

r. Sushil Kumar Lohani, Joint Sec- Mretary, Fertilizers, Government of India and CMD, FCIL and Mr. R. G. Rajan, CMD, RCF addressed the Investors Meet in order to select suit- able investor(s) through bid- ding process to set up 1.27 MMTPA Urea plant each at Gorakhpur and Sindri units of Fertilizer Corporation of India Mr. Sushil Kumar Lohani, Jt. Secretary (Fertilizer) (center) addressing the Investors Meet. Limited (FCIL) along with Mr. R. G. Rajan, CMD, RCF (2nd from left) also addressed the meet. other manufacturing/ indus- land, attractive locations, gas response from investors and is trial activities in presence of pipeline connectivity and exist- committed to assist the select- other officials of Government ing infrastructure at Gorakhpur ed bidder in implementing the of India, FCIL and GAIL. and Sindri, Government is projects. Given large acreage of available optimistic to receive good RO RO barge completes - Two Lakh Truck Movements he RO RO barge intro- trucks through Kundannoor Bolgatty RoRO jetty where the duced in Feb 2011 to avoid Junction to Vallarpadam via trucks are driven out and move Tthe movement of ICTT the very busy city road stretch- towards the ICTT. The movement Vallarpadam bound container es of Vyttila, Palarivattom and through the canal takes only trucks through Ernakulam city Edappally is avoided by availing twenty minutes. roads has completed a total car- RO RO barge.As the container This is the first Ro Ro container riage of two lakh container trucks trucks are not permitted on the movement introduced in the as on 5th November. The barge city roads during day time the al- country. The service is by a dou- named ‘Sakra Transporters’ com- ternate route takes up to 45 Km. ble ended ferry craft which fa- mutes between Willingdon and The container trucks from Kollam cilitates driving in through either Bolgatty Islands.The barge, which and Alleppey take a deviation side and therefore, saves opera- can carry 20 container trucks, from Kundannoor to Willingdon tional time. Similar services are has been a big support to avoid Island and are driven into the being attempted by other Ports in day time movement of container barge at the Willingdon Island the country. The service is oper- trucks from South Kerala. RO RO jetty. The barge moves ated by the LOTS shipping com- The movement of container through the canal and reaches the pany of Cochin.

The service is jointly managed and supported by Cochin Port Trust and Inland Water ways Authority of India. (RO RO- Roll On Roll Off)

62 KaleidOKaleidOscope December, 2015 Airports Authority of India Launches New Training Programmes for Aviation Personnel ne day training programme on Fire and OSafety awareness for Airport Terminal Personnel and Cargo Personnel has been launched by Mr. R. K. Srivastava, IAS, Chairman, Airports Autho- rity of India. Speaking on the occasion Chairman highlighted the importance of training for personnel in professional and technical disciplines. Mr. A. K. Dutta, Member (ANS) and other senior officers were present at the Mr. R. K. Srivastava, Chairman, AAI addressing the aviation personnel. launch. Mr. Hareendranathan. E. P, Executive Director (Fire) gave an over view of the training pro- IATA, Airport operators, Cargo Agents and Aviation fuel suppli- gramme. Representative of vari- Terminal operators, Ground ers etc. were also present during ous stakeholders, Airlines, Handling the inaugural function. Air Chief Inaugurates New Facilities for Su30 ROH at HAL Nashik Division today in presence of Mr. T. Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL and others. HAL plans activities such as aircraft handling, airframe structural repair, overhauling of hatch covers, repair and servicing of looms and repair and overhaul of mechanical rotables. In his address, Mr. Raju dispelled the notion that defence PSUs come in the way of private sector. He pointed out that HAL alone has developed an eco-system by hand-holding more than 2500 business partners across India. He said under ‘Make in India’, core capabilities should be de- Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha inaugurating the Structural repair veloped through PPP to create a vibrant domestic shop SU-30 ROH Project at HAL, Nashik, Mr. T. Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL (on left) is also seen. industry. As part of the celebrations, a two-day exhibition he Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, inaugurat- on ‘Make in India’ was also inaugurated by CAS ed the structural repair shop for Su-30 MKI, in which 30 companies participated displaying TROH (Repairs and Overhaul) at HAL’s Nashik their products and capabilities.

KaleidoKaleidoscope December, 2015 63 NLC Records Good Operational, Financial Performance during the first half of FY 2015-16

eyveli Lignite Corpor- ation Ltd has recorded Ngood operational financial performance for the first half year of FY 2015-16. During this period, the company increased its Installed Capacity from 2,740 MW to 3,263.50 MW by adding 523.50 MW including Wind Power of 13.50 MW and Solar Power of 10 MW. The Company’s Subsidiary NTPL has also commissioned its 1,000 MW Coal based Power Station at Tuticorin. The Power Generation Mr. Sarat Kumar Acharya, CMD, NLC after commissioning the Pilot Plant, installed in the current 1st half year was at CARD complex, the R&D unit of NLC .(From Left) Mr. N. Muthu, ED(HR); Dr.V. Manoharan, GM(CARD); Mr. Sarat Kumar Acharya, CMD; Mr. Subir Das, 10,338 MU as compared to 9,983 Director(Mines); Mr. S. Boopathy, Director(P&P); Mr. Shiv Raj Singh, CVO and Mr. MU in corresponding period V. Thangapandian, Director (Power). of previous year with growth of 3.56 percent The company’s NLC inaugurates Plant to material in the slag to be put in board approved its financial help separate iron, sand, for useful purpose. The research results for the Quarter ended carbon from slag underwent at a cost of Rs.160 30th September 2015. The oper- Mr. Sarat Kumar Acharya, CMD, lakhs has proved that Iron, Sand ating income was Rs. 1,715.91 NLC inaugurated the Pilot Plant and Carbon can be separated cr. with Profit before Tax (PBT) for separation of Iron, Sand from the slag in a scientific way. Mr. Acharya congratulated the of Rs. 521.43 cr. and Profit after and Carbon from Bottom Slag, emitted by Neyveli Thermal team of officials and employees Tax (PAT) of Rs 343.40 cr. During Power Stations at the Centre of CARD and said that commer- the half year the Operating for Applied Research and cial utility of the project needs Income was Rs. 3,559.65 cr. as Development (CARD) Complex. to be explored. Directors, Mr. S. compared to Rs 2,912.94 cr. in Neyveli Thermal Power Stations, Boopathy, Mr. Subir Das, Mr. V. the corresponding period of pre- on an average produces 250-300 Thangapandian, CVO, Mr. Shiv vious year recording a growth tonnes of Bottom slag every day. Raj Singh, Executive Director of 22.20 percent. The PBT has In particular the slag generated (HR), Mr. N. Muthu graced the increased to Rs 1,074.91 cr. from from Thermal Power Station-II occasion. Executive Directors, Rs 874.57 cr., with an increase (TPS-II) contains, Iron, un-burnt Sr. Officials, General Managers of 22.91 percent. The PAT has carbon and sand. The CARD has of CARD Mr. B. Manivannan, increased to Rs. 710.30 cr. from undertaken an in-house research Dr. V. Manoharan, DGM, Mr. Rs. 593.40 cr. with a growth of project to develop a Pilot Plant P. Veerabalu and employees 19.70 percent for separation of the available participated.

64 KaleidOscope December, 2015 BHEL secures Two Orders for setting up Thermal Power Projects comprising India’s Highest Rating 800 MW Supercritical Sets

harat Heavy Electricals unit at Krishnapatnam Stage-I, Generators and associated aux- Limited (BHEL) has se- the first 800 MW Supercritical iliaries. To overcome the current Bcured prestigious orders, Thermal Power Plant in the uncertainty of coal supply, BHEL cumulatively valued at Rs. 4,614 Government Sector, was a major shall be supplying its in-house Crore, for setting up two super- breakthrough for the country in developed fuel flexible Boilers, critical thermal power projects achieving self reliance in the field which are capable of firing the involving one unit each of the of the latest state-of-the-art super- entire range, from 100 percent country’s highest rating 800 MW critical technology. Indian to 100 percent imported sets, in Andhra Pradesh. The or- BHEL has been a long standing mix of coal. This design has been ders have reinforced BHEL’s posi- partner in the development of the developed by BHEL with its vast tion at the forefront of the power state of Andhra Pradesh with 84 experience of over five decades equipment suppliers in India. percent of the coal-based power of working with various types stations having been commis- of coal. This will provide secu- The projects are 1x800 MW Dr. sioned by BHEL. Notably, these rity against variation in design Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power plants operated at a high Plant coal and the coal actually avail- Station (Dr NTTPS) Stage-V Load Factor (PLF) of 78.1 percent able during operation, thereby of Andhra Pradesh Power against the national average of offering operational flexibility to Generation Corporation Ltd 65.6 percent in 2014-15. Projects ensure uninterrupted generation (APGENCO) and 1x800 MW equipped with BHEL-supplied of electricity. BHEL is the mar- Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah sets such as Ramagundam, ket leader in both the subcritical Thermal Power Station (SDSTPS) Vijayawada, Kothagudem & as well as the supercritical seg- Stage-II, popularly known as Rayalaseema have consistently ments in the country. With these Krishnapatnam Supercritical The- been winning meritorious awards orders, BHEL has now contracted rmal Power Project, of Andhra from the Ministry of Power for 43 supercritical steam genera- Pradesh Power Development outstanding performance. BHEL’s tors (Boilers) and 38 supercritical Company Ltd. (APPDCL). Both scope of work in the projects in- steam turbine generators – the the projects are valued Rs.2,307 cludes supply, erection and com- highest by any power equipment Crore each. Significantly, 6 units missioning of Boilers, Turbines, manufacturer. of 210 MW rating and 1 unit of 500 MW rating, all supplied earlier by BHEL, are in operation at Dr NTTPS, Vijaywada. Notably, the first unit of 210 MW at Vijayawada has been in operation Signing of lease agreement since 1979. At Krishnapatnam between Yogda also, 2 units of 800 MW rating each Satsang and are already in operation at Stage-I HEC related to the Yogda of the project, where the Steam Satsang Society Generator Package, including the established Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP), in 1973 and located near Lord has been supplied by BHEL. The Jagannath Temple commissioning of the 800 MW in HEC Township.

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 65 GACL-NALCO Joint Venture in Gujarat Foundation-Stone laid for Rs.1800-cr Caustic Soda Plant

annum. The land transfer and or- dering of plant equipment are in the final stages. The office of the new company was also inaugurated recently in Baroda. Among other dignitaries present on the occasion include Mr. A.M. Tiwari, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary and MD, GACL, Mr. N.R. Mohanty, Director(P&T), NALCO, Mr. P.K. Mohanty, IAS, CVO, NALCO and senior offi- Foundation laying ceremony of the Caustic Sada Plant at Dahej in Gujarat. cials of both the companies and Govt of Gujarat. ational Aluminium proposed plant, after Bhumi Puja NALCO is also in the process of Company Limited at Dahej in Gujarat recently. setting up a 0.5 million tonnes N(NALCO) and Gujarat The new JV company, GACL- per annum Alumina Refinery in Alkalies and Chemicals Limited NALCO Alkalies & Chemicals Kutch district of Gujarat in joint (GACL) have launched a joint Private Limited, in which venture with Gujarat Mineral venture to set up a Rs 1800 cr. NALCO holds 40 percent share Development Corporation (GM- Caustic Soda Plant. Mr. Tapan capital, while GACL holds the DC).The Detailed Project Report Kumar Chand, CMD, NALCO, rest, plans to produce 2.7 lakh (DPR) for the project has been laid the foundation stone of the tonnes of Caustic Soda per prepared. Painting Competition on Energy Conservation

he finals of the Annual State level painting competition under the aegis of the Bureau of TEnergy Efficiency (BEE) and the Ministry of Power was held at NEEPCO Auditorium recently where 91 students representing districts of the state participated. Ms. M. Ampareen Lyngdoh, Minister, Urban Affairs, Government of Meghalaya graced the prize distribution function as Chief Guest. While congratulating the winners, Ms.Lyngdoh stressed on the need to act on conserving energy for the future generations.

Ms. M. Ampareen Lyngdoh, Minister, Urban Affairs, Govt. of Meghalaya distributing prizes to winners of the painting competition.

66 KaleidOKaleidOscope December, 2015 Fast tracking development of Renewable Technologies a topmost priority - Suresh Prabhu

echnological advancement economic growth, com- Tbating climate change and fast tracking technology for renewables should be the topmost priority said Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Railways inaugurating NTPC’s second ‘Global Energy Technology Summit’ GETS 2015 in New Delhi recently. In his address, Mr. Prabhu congratulated NTPC for 40 years of purposeful existence and for be- Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Union Railway Minister Prof. Ashutosh Sharma and Mr. A. K. ing a shining star of the country. Jha, CMD, NTPC at the Global Energy Technology Summit. Suggesting future strategy for growth of the company he NTPC’s role for stablising the environment sustainability is said time has come for NTPC to power scenario in the country challenge before humanity and start providing total energy solu- from last 40 years. renewables shall become main tions based on specific require- He emphasized that technology source of energy for the world ments. Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, can not be viewed in isolation by the year 2030. He highlighted Secretary Department of Science and has important bearing on that from the GETS-2014 tech- & Techno-logy and Mr. Anil water, health, climate and other nologies for the future, 47 papers Kumar Jha, CMD NTPC were also societal aspects. Speaking on were shortlisted out of which, present. Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, the occasion Mr. Anil Kumar Jha, 24 ideas are currently under in his address appreciated CMD NTPC emphasized that implementation.

Personalia

Mr. P. K. Singh Mr. Binoy Kumar Mishra Dr. N. Mohapatra Mr. D. K. Venkatesh Mr. Yatendra Kumar, IAS takes charge as SAIL Director (Technical) takes charge as SAIL’s is appointed Director takes over as Chairman of WCL has been selected as Director (Personnel) (Engg. and R&D) CVO, AAI CMD of BCCL of HAL

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 67 Visit of The Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers, (GOI) he Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers under the Chairmanship of Mr. Anandrao Adsul, MP Tmet RCF management recently regarding various issues of RCF and Fertilizer Industry. Mr. R. G. Rajan, CMD, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd., briefed about company’s performance, satisfied queries and requested for support of the committee for pending issues with the Govt. of India. The committee expressed pleasure for overall performance of RCF. Mr. C M T Britto, Director (Technical), Mr. Ashok Ghasghase, Director (Mktg.), Mr. Suresh Warior, Director (Fin.) Mr.. D. P. Shrivastava, Director, DoF and senior executives attended the meeting.

Handing over of Kadmatt to Indian Navy - 2nd ASW Corvette built by GRSE

he second Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette named T“Kadmatt” built by Gar- den Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was formally “Handed Over” to Indian Navy recently at GRSE, Kolkata. The super-so- phisticated frontline warship was formally handed over by Rear Admiral (Retd) AK Verma, VSM, CMD, GRSE to the Commanding Officer of the ship Cdr. Mahesh C Moudgil, at a ceremony held in the presence of Rear Admiral Rear Adml. A. K. Verma, CMD, GRSE handing over second ASW (Kadmatt) to Cdr. Narayan Prasad, NM Chief Mahesh C. Moudgil, Commanding Officer of the Ship in the presence of Rear Staff Officer (Technical), Eastern Adml. Narayan Prasad, NM, Chief Staff Officer (Tech). Eastern Naval Command. Naval Command and other senior officials of the Indian Navy Navy’s Directorate of Naval 23 Aug 2014 at Visakhapatnam. and GRSE. Design and the detailed design The ship is now an integral part GRSE is building four ASW was made by the in-house design of the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Corvette class of ships under P-28 department of GRSE, Kolkata. Navy. The second ASW Corvette, Project. The basic design for these INS Kamorta, the first ship of Kadmatt would also be joining ships was developed by Indian the series, was commissioned on the Eastern Fleet shortly.

68 KaleidOscope December, 2015 Cochin Shipyard Celebrates Vigilance Awareness Week

ochin Shipyard celebrated Vigilance 20 Fast Patrol Vessels (BY 519) being built for Awareness Week from 26 October 2015 Indian Coast Guard. The vessel was named Cto 31 October 2015. The celebration be- “ICGS Atulya” and launched by Ms. Hema gan with administering pledge by Cmde. K. Subramaniam, wife of Cmde K. Subramaniam, Subramaniam, CMD, CSL at main Office Portico to CMD, Cochin Shipyard Limited in a simple cere- the Officers and employees. mony at CSL. DIG G Devanand, Coast Guard, Refit and Production Superintendant, Kochi, Mr. D Paul Ranjan, Director (Finance), Mr. Sunny Thomas, Director (Technical & Operations) CSL and other senior officials of CSL and ICG were present on the occasion. This is a clear evidence of Cochin Shipyard’s commitment towards the maritime security of our nation. The 15 vessels already delivered have been commissioned into the service of the Indian Coast Guard and are vigilantly guard- ing our great nation’s vast coastline. The perfor- mances of these ships have been exemplary.

Vigilance Awareness Week being celebrated at Cochin Shipyard Limited.

Interactive sessions were conducted by the Vigilance Officer to all employees and various stake holders including vendors, contractors and suppliers etc. An annual ethics Elocution competition was conducted for the graduate students of Colleges in the District in association with vigilance study circle, a body of PSU Vigilance Officers in the state at Udyogmandal Club, FACT premises. The celebration came to an end on 31 Oct 2015 with a valedictory function in which Mr. P K Ms. Hema Subramaniam, wife of Cmde. K. Subramaniam, Vijayakumar, IRS, Insurance Ombudsman was the CMD, CSL launching the “ICGS Atulya” vessel. Chief Guest and was presided over by Mr. Sunny Thomas, Director (Technical), CSL. CSL has delivered 15 ships to the Indian Coast Guard in a span of just 25 months. The company Cochin Shipyard Launches paid a dividend of Rs 16.99 cr. to Government of the Nineteenth Fast Patrol Vessel India. The Company is paying dividend for the Cochin Shipyard launched the nineteenth of the seventh consecutive year.

Kaleidoscope December, 2015 69 NALCO ushers in investment climate in Odisha

trengthened by the allocation of Utkal D&E Coal SBlocks by the Centre and recommendation of Pottangi Bauxite Mines by the State Government in favour of NALCO has announced the setting up of 5th stream of one million tonne alumina refining capacity, at an investment of Rs.5600 cr., in the Mr. Naveen Patnaik, CM of Odisha with Mr. Balvinder Kumar, Secretary (Mines), precincts of the existing Refinery Mr. G. C. Pati, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Odisha and Mr. T. K. Chand, CMD, NALCO. at Damanjodi, in Koraput district of Odisha. This was informed by Ministry of Mines, when he called Minister of Odisha and Mr. Gokul Mr. Balvinder Kumar, Secretary, on Mr. Naveen Patnaik, Chief Chandra Pati, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Odisha, recently, accom- Mr. Naveen Patnaik panied by Mr. T. K. Chand, CMD, NALCO. Appreciates CMD, NALCO In a high-level meeting, Mr. Balvinder Kumar appreciated uring the recent high-level meeting at the secretariat, in his state’s support to NALCO and opening remarks Mr. Naveen Patnaik, CM, Odisha appreciated Mr. T. K. Chand, CMD, NALCO for his initiatives and commitments, further informed that concur- D rently NALCO would spend within a short span of 3 months of assuming the new office. Mr. Patnaik also thanked Mr. Balvinder Kumar, Secretary (Mines) for clearing NALCO’s Rs. 2000 cr. for developing the investment plans in the State. In turn, Mr. G.C. Pati, Chief Secretary and 200-million-tonne coal blocks re- other senior officials of the State Govt assured NALCO of all support in its cently allotted to the company in operations and growth plans. The Govt of Odisha has recently launched a Angul district of Odisha, where new Industrial Policy to attract an investment of Rs.1,73,000 cr. in the state. NALCO’s Smelter and Power Complex is located.

MMTC Earns Net Profit of Rs. 44 Cr. in 2nd Qtr. of FY 2015-16

he Board of Directors of MMTC’s performance has shown strategic initiatives with its in- MMTC, in its meeting held improvement, both in turnover creased focus on retailing and Trecently at Bhubaneswar, and profitability. MMTC has consolidation of existing business approved the Financial Results achieved a turnover of Rs. 6917 activities. ‘We are confident of of the Company for the half year cr. during the first six months MMTC’s robust performance in ending September 2015. Despite of FY 2015-16 and a net profit the future to come’, as informed recessionary conditions in the of Rs. 44 cr. in the second by Mr. Ved Prakash, CMD, global and domestic economy, quarter. MMTC has taken many MMTC.

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