VOL: 2, ISSUE: 5 | MAY - AUG 2017 - VOL: 2, ISSUE: 5 | MAY Let us be together…Let us interact together. And, may our minds comprehend together ascihyd asci.org.in ascimedia ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA’S NEWSLETTER | PAGES: 12 Padma Vibhushan Dr. Vijay Kelkar (Right) and Padma Vibhushan Dr. Palle Rama Rao (Left) with Padma Bhushan Sri K. Padmanabhaiah, ASCI Chairman, during the CoG meeting on May 9, 2017 Court of Governors (CoG), comprised of senior civil servants, scientists and leaders from the business and academic world, is the guiding force for ASCI. The CoG, headed by its Chairman Sri K. Padmanabhaiah, met on May 9, 2017 in Bella Vista. Members of the CoG - Dr.Vijay Kelkar, Smt KJ Udeshi, Sri Richard Saldanha, Sri PM Murty, Sri Cyrus J Guzder, Dr. SK Rao and Dr. P. Rama Rao - took part in the meeting. Sri RH Khwaja (Director-General), Sri Kalyan K Roy (Registrar & Secretary), Dr. OP Singh (Asst Registrar) and Smt Namrata Somani (Finance Officer) were also present Prof Valli Manickam ASCI INKS MoU WITH IICM 2 Takes charge as new DoTP Dr. Valli Manickam, Professor and ASCI's OUTSTANDING EXERCISE 3 Chairperson, Environment Area, took charge as ASCI's new Dean of Training Programmes on August 10, 2017. A Ph.D in Environment, Dr. Valli A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE 5 Manickam has over 19 years of research and teaching experience in the field of Environmental Science 8 and Technology. Dr. Nirmalya Bagchi, WORKSHOPS ON DRUG ABUSE Professor and Area Chairperson of Technology Policy, Management and Innovation, continues to serve as the TH Prof Valli Manickam Dean of Research Studies (DoRS). Prof Nirmalya Bagchi CIPS 7 FOUNDATION DAY 10 ASCI MoU IICM Chief Mr. Siddh Nath Singh and ASCI’s Registrar Mr. Kalyan K Roy exchanging the MoU in the presence of the ASCI’s DG Mr. RH Khwaja, Deans and Faculty members in Bella Vista on July 5, 2017 ASCI inks MoU with IICM dministrative Staff College of India (ASCI) singed Prof. Usha Ramachandra, Coal India Limited's a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Regional Sales Manager Mr. Balaramudu, and Prof. InstituteA of Coal Management (IICM) to promote and Reshmy Nair, who brought international recognition to enhance academic interest between the two institutes in ASCI's Centre for Excellence in Management of Land the area of Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Reha- Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation bilitation (LARR) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CMLARR), were also present. (CSR), on July 5, 2017 at Bella Vista. Mr. Siddh Nath Singh termed the MoU as a mutually The MoU also aimed at promoting training, consul- beneficial right step in right direction. He hailed ASCI's tancy and research between the two institutions in expertise in training practicing managers since 1956. LARR/CSR/Other areas of mutual interest. Mr. RH Khwaja, who had transformed Singareni In the presence of the Director General Mr. RH Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) into a profit- Khwaja, ASCI's Registrar Mr. Kalyan K Roy and making Public Sector Undertaking as the Chairman and IICM's Head Mr. Siddh Nath Singh singed on the MoU. Managing Director from 2001 to 2006, explained the The DoRS Prof. Nirmalya Bagchi and the then DoTP salient features of the MoU. A programme on Procurement Procedures for World Bank-aided Projects (July 10- 21, 2017) attracted a good number of foreign participants 2 BELLA VISTA TIMES NATION BUILDING ASCI's stupendous contribution SWACHH VIDYALAYA PURASKAR – 2016-17 n what has been the first ever exercise embarked every level. ASCI has 1) conceptualised school rating upon in the country, government schools have been system for Swachh Vidhyalaya Puraskar - covering rankedI under a dynamically-woven star-rating system water, sanitation, hygiene, operation and maintenance that revolves around Swachhta (cleanliness). The and capacity building & IEC, 2) developed a detailed parameters include water, sanitation, hand washing with methodology for rating of schools, 3) developed a soap, hygienic operations and maintenance, behavioural mobile based app and website for data capture (for change and capacity-building. That was the basis for the schools to submit their entry), 4) trained state and institution of Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP), under district governments on Swachh Vidhyalaya Puraskar, the joint auspices of the Union Ministry of Human 5) established help lines at Delhi and Hyderabad, 6) Resource Development, UNICEF and ASCI. The tracked progress on a real-time basis and 7) facilitated endeavour has been to recognise and reward excellence short-listing of district and state level awards. in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools. "ASCI also supported MHRD in undertaking third The inaugural National award ceremony, held on party validation of all State level entries (643 nos) September 1, 2017 at Dr. S Radhakrishnan Auditorium leading to short-listing of the awardees. We deployed in Delhi Cantt, was attended by more than 800 people, ICT mobile technology in a unique way. ASCI will including children from award-winning schools. continue to be the knowledge partner for MHRD for The Minister for HRD, Mr. Prakash Javadekar gave Swachh Vidhyalaya Puraskar 2017-18. We are hoping away the prizes in the presence of Mr. Upendra Kush- that over one million schools participate this year," Prof waha, Minister of State (HRD). ASCI, as the knowledge Chary said, reiterating the dynamic vigour, thanks to the partner to MHRD, and support from UNICEF, devel- dedicated support team, with which the institution will oped the framework, monitoring system, website, pursue projects that are entrusted to it. mobile application to help realise the Union govern- Inspired by the huge success in the implementation ment's Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidhyalaya (SBSV) of this uniquely innovative and societal initiative, Mr mission. Javadekar announced that the competition will be open Quite rightly, ASCI's team of experts, headed by to private schools from the next academic year. Prof Srinivas Chary Vedala, Director-Centre for Urban Although, all government schools across the country Governance, Infrastructure Development, Environment provided separate toilets for boys and girls expedi- and Energy (third from the left in the photo), drew tiously and by August 2015, around 2, 50,000 schools praise for its role in the selection process and for putting from across 35 States and UTs submitted entries online in place a system that was meticulously professional at for a shot at the prestigious awards. BELLA VISTA TIMES 3 VIP’S VISIT The Minister for IT E&C, MAUD, Industries & Commerce, Mines & Geology, Public Enterprises and NRI Affairs, Govt of Telangana, Mr. KT Rama Rao visited Bella Vista to take part in a meeting with the officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on August 23, 2017. Mr. KTR was received by the ASCI's Professor V. Srinivas Chary, the GHMC Commissioner Dr. B. Janardhan Reddy and Municipal Administration and Urban Development Secretary Mr. Naveen Mittal, IAS, (above photo). Mr. KTR also interacted with the ASCI Chairman Mr. K Padmanabhaiah and Director General Mr. RH Khwaja before going for a brainstorming session with GHMC officials. ► A group of top Defence officials, including four foreign participants, from the College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad, visited Bella Vista on August 9, 2017. ▼ The ASCI DG Mr. RH Khwaja and Deans addressed the officers, who were impressed by the ASCI's high quality programmes and infrastructure. 4 BELLA VISTA TIMES NOSTALGIA Flanked by General SM Shrinagesh and his wife Raj Kumari Shrinagesh, the First Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Bella Vista in October, 1958 ASCI is an amazing institution- carrying a graceful heritage into a contemporary world of management. it was really wonderful to see Ms. Chandrika a place where my grandparents lived and contributed so Budhiraja with her significantly to the College. I have shared this experience with our husband Mr. Sudeep family back in Chandigarh and they are all delighted beyond words. in Bella Vista A memorable experience ASCI's founder Principal General SM Shrinagesh's granddaughter, Ms. Chandrika Budhiraja, writes about her visit to Bella Vista on August 30, 2017 or both my husband Sudeep and I, was truly special. the experience that will remain What stood out to us, was that this etchedF in our memories was our tour of beautiful campus - Bella Vista - the ASCI during our maiden visit to repository of a glorious heritage, is Hyderabad. Our tour of the beautiful also a high quality global contempo- Bella Vista campus was especially rary house of learning - the old and significant for us, as the Founder Prin- the new in perfect harmony! The cipal was my maternal grandfather courses offered by ASCI to experi- General SM Shrinagesh. I am the enced professionals are extremely daughter of Mrs.Primila Puri, the relevant to the progressive growth of eldest child of Gen and Mrs Shri- India and to the growth of those other nagesh. countries, that send their representa- To walk through Bella Vista's cele- tives to train at your Institute. brated corridors and see his contribu- I was delighted to visit the well- tion towards the establishment of such stocked library and find two special an institution was a moment of great books among the many in the stacks. satisfaction and pride. Gen. Shrinagesh These were “General SM Shrinagesh or Papaji, as we called him, was a man of quiet dignity Soldier * Scholar * Statesman” by Brigadier Satish K coupled with a strong sense on integrity and determina- Issar and also “World Class in India: A Casebook of tion. My grandmother, Raj Kumari Shrinagesh, a woman Companies in Transformation” co-authored by my of substance, complemented him in every way. husband Sudeep Budhiraja, along with Prof. Sumantra Walking through the wonderful gallery of old photo- Ghoshal of LBS London and Dr.