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Disability wholly which included speeches and presentations from different dignitaries and corporates and the second session covered the Panel discussion.
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Hon’ ble Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, GOI was the Chief Guest for the morning session and he was joined by Ms. G Latha Krishna Rao, IAS, Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment, GOI.
Other dignitaries who graced the occasion were Mr. Avanish K Awasthi, Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GOI; Mr. D. R. Sarin, CMD, ALIMCO; Mr. Som Mittal, Chairman, NCPEDP and Former Chairman, NASSCOM; Mr. Shrikant Sinha, CEO, NASSCOM Foundation; Mr. Deepak Maheshwari- Director, Government Affairs, India & ASEAN Region, Symantec; Ms. Gayatri Subramanium- Convener & Chief Programme Executive, Head-( IA) Hub, NFCSR, IICA; Ms. Meenu Bhambani- Vice President & Head- Corporate Social Responsibility, Mphasis and Ms. Surabhi Srivastava- Co-founder & COO, Innovision.
Opening the morning session, Deepak Kr Sahu, President – SPOI said in his speech,“ With the industry having responded positively to the reform measures undertaken by the government across the public and private sector, Section 135( Indian and
Mr. D. R. Sarin, CMD – ALIMCO
“ ALIMCO has been doing CSR activities with corporates, specifically the PSUs since 2011, but over the years we tried to sensitize and bring disability on the centerstage as far as government schemes are concerned, and also for the CSR. And we are able to create some sensitization about the need for supporting the cause of disability. We have tried to associate in terms of skill development and providing aids & devices. There should be a awareness of what kind of appliances would suit a particular kind of disability. ALIMCO has been in this area of providing aids for disabled for the last 40 years and during this time we have built upon a large product portfolio and modernizing our activities. Under one roof we have everything – from orthopaedically impaired to hearing and visually impaired we cater to the needs of everyone.”
multinational companies) has brought more companies into the fold. According to Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, a minimum of 6,000 Indian companies will be required to undertake CSR projects in order to comply with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 with many companies undertaking these initiatives for the first time. Further, some estimates indicate that CSR commitments from companies can amount to as much as 20,000 crore INR. This combination of regulatory as well as societal pressure has meant that companies have to pursue their CSR activities more professionally.”
There was also a panel discussion on the theme CSR @ Disability that was moderated
Evening Session: Digital & GST Impact on Business Eco-system
by Mr. Avanish K Awasthi, Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GOI and the panellists who joined the discussion were Mr. Ashutosh Chadha,- Group Director Government Affairs and Public Policy at Microsoft India; Ms. Gayatri Subramanium- Convener & Chief Programme Executive, Head-( IA) Hub, NFCSR, IICA; Ms. Meenu Bhambani- Vice President & Head- Corporate Social Responsibility, Mphasis; Mr. Deepak Maheshwari- Director, Government Affairs, India & ASEAN Region, Symantec and Ms Surabhi Srivastava- Co-founder & COO, In novision.
( From L to R): Mr Alok Gupta, President- PCAIT; Mr. Shrikant Sinha, CEO, NASSCOM Foundation; Mr. Jaijit Bhattacharya, Partner, Infrastructure & Govt. services – KPMG; Mr. Vishal Dhupar, Global head( Business Development) – NVIDIA Graphics; Ms S Mohini Ratna, Editor- VARINDIA; Mr Deepak Kr Sahu, Chief Editor- VARINDIA; Shri P. P Chaudhary, Ho’ ble Minister of State, Law & Justice, Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India; Dr. Bibek Debroy, Member, NITI Aayog, Government of India; Shri S. N. Tripathy, IAS, A. S. and Development Commissioner, MSME, Government of India; Shri Vipin Tyagi, Executive Director, C-Dot, Government of India; Mr. Amit Jain, President & CEO- Prysm; Mr. K K Shetty, V. P.- Commscope India and Mr. C R Gurjar, President- FAIITA www. varindia. com November 2016
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