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TN Business Facilitation Act - Will it facilitate EoDB ?
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a single point for accepting and electronically distributing applications to the respective competent authorities, receiving electronic payment of fees from enterprises, ensuring submission of supporting documents. What is different with the earlier single window and the present one, is that this is backed by an Act and hence has more authority and credibility. There are clear timelines for various clearances and deemed approval is also spoken about. The Chamber can take reasonable pride in being instrumental in making this come through. We have always felt that clear and implementable regulations with good governance would not only make things easy for businesses, but also would reduce corruption and malpractices. The Single window system along with the Business Facilitation Act is really a big step towards boosting Industry confidence and Industrial Growth. When there is intense competition and aggressive campaigning among States such as Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka to attract investments, this move by the State Government is a welcome step which would benefit the existing and new industries. But equally important is the simplification of rules and existing procedures as otherwise mere electronic facilitation alone will not fully meet our objectives. Also the single window has to be holistic both for the existing and new enterprises and also for SMEs . Let us recognise that the Business Facilitation Act and the Single window are steps in the right direction and we are confident that when implemented in letter and spirit, it would go a long way in heralding a new era of development in Tamil Nadu and position the State much higher in the EoDB rankings. Wishing a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year to every one of you
Ram Venkataramani President
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Tamil Nadu is the third largest economy in India with a current GSDP of Rs. 13,842 billion (US$220 billion). It ranked second as the most economically competitive Indian states based on selective criteria macroeconomic stability, financial, business and manpower conditions, quality of life, infrastructure development and government factor in 2016. It is one of the three most preferred states for business investments and the state ranked second behind Maharashtra in GDP. Foreign investments attracted during the last five years is double that of the foreign investments from 2000 to 2011. The Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet in 2015 saw signing up investments for Rs.2.4 lakh crores from private investors across the globe. In spite of all the above positives in the previous years, Tamil Nadu ranked 18th this year as opposed to 12 the previous year, in terms of ease of doing business, according to the rankings of the States released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. Being a pioneer in Business facilitation centuries ago, Madras Chamber has always been a strong proponent of ensuring Ease of doing business and good governance and we have been well articulating this in many of our forums and through our various activities. In fact the Chamber came up with a study report on “Manufacturing in Tamil Nadu- A Regulatory Roadmap” in 2014. The Study which covered nearly 100 industrial samples looked at various regulations like the labour, environment and taxation laws & how these regulatory processes impact the growth of manufacturing sector in the State. The study also outlined some of the short term and long term remedial measures both for the State and central Govt and one of the concluding recommendations we gave out to the State was to have a Single Business Act . We have also stated in our study that we should encourage more of self certifications, introduce electronic processes reducing human interfaces,ensure transparency in systems and e governance. The Chamber also took on us an exclusive task of analyzing why the Tamil Nadu rank was slipping with regard to the EoDB and with the help of IMaCs, came out with our observations and suggestions and shared the same with the Guidance Bureau and Industrial Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. We are happy to see the culmination of our efforts when the much awaited demand of the Industry was addressed by the Government of Tamil Nadu recently by the launch of a Single Window Portal, and also promulgating the Business Facilitation Ordinance Through this single window, prospective investors can apply for various clearances from 11 departments and can get 37 government services without human interface. The portal would serve as
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The Chamber celebrated its 181st Chamber Day on 26th September 2017 at Hotel ITC Grand Chola a few days ahead of its birthday as we had Ayudha Pooja on 29th September 2017. Mr. Ram Venkataramani in his welcome address gave an overview of the Chamber’s different initiatives which are in line with the changing times. Further, he touched upon the challenges the industries are facing, especially the manufacturing sector, post Demonetization and GST and added that in spite of these factors, the country has a reasonable GDP growth.
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Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Senior Adjunct Fellow (Geo Economic Studies), Gateway House, Indian Council on Global Relations, Mumbai, Guest of Honor in his address, gave a detailed presentation on “Assessment of Global and Indian Economic Prospects and Risks”. He gave interesting statistics on the fault lines in the economies of USA, Eurozone and China and how India has to learn a lesson from the Global Arena. Further, he pointed out the reasons for the current economic position and pointed out prescriptions such as accept reality, reduce tax terrorism, revise and improve GST rate structure, simplify tax structure, liberate education and change governance of public enterprise for India to surge forward in its economic growth.
Mr. Ram Venkataramani, President, MCCI welcoming the Chief Guest and the audience. Others in dias (l to r : Ms. K. Saraswathi, Secretary General, MCCI, Mr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Senior Adjunct Fellow (Geo-Economic Studies), Gateway House – Indian Council on Global Relations, Mumbai, Mr. Srivats Ram, Managing Director, Wheels India Ltd and Ms. Gayathri Sriram, Vice President, MCCI
Mr. V. Anantha Nageswaran making a Presentation
He concluded his address with a touch of native Thirukural which when translated states “ Please surround yourself with Advisers who would speak the truth!” Mr. Srivats Ram, Managing Director, Wheels India Ltd in his address touched upon two aspects. “Making sense of the Economy” and “Re- educating ourselves”. He touched upon infrastructure and growth, efforts towards ensuring Inclusiveness by the Government through reforms like Jandhan, Demonetization etc, need for labour reforms to create employment, improving business sentiments and investment climate.
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Further, he laid emphasis on the changing nature of the jobs in the manufacturing industry due to technological advancements and the need for faster adaptability and quick learning. Ms. Gayathri Sriram, Vice President, proposed the formal vote of thanks.
Mr. Ram Venkataramani presenting MCCI Coffee Table book to the Chief Guest Mr. Srivats Ram
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5th Power Conference on “TN Moving towards 24/7 Sustainable Power Supply”
ICRA Management Consulting Services (IMaCS) was the knowledge Partner and L&T Construction, Chennai was the Industry Partner for the Conference. The sponsors for this conference were State Bank of India, Grundfos Pumps Pvt ltd, Thermax and Chakiat Shipping and Logistics Services.
Mr. Anil Razdan, IAS Retd President India Energy Forum and Former Secretary Power, and Special Secretary and Additional Secretary Power and Natural Gas, Govt of India, highlighted the economic, environmental, technological and the knowledge sustainability which is essential for maintaining the current position of surplus power. He stated that striking a balance between thermal and other energy resources will help us to move towards sustainability. He appreciated the 100% electrification of villages in Tamil Nadu and insisted upon the need for capacity building for the technical staff while moving towards renewable energy.
Mr. Anil Razdan delivering the Special Address
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Mr. V.Sriram, CEO, IMAcS Chennai, Knowledge Partner for this conference made a presentation on how the energy sector has moved significantly from 2013 to 2017. He stated that though the projections for 2017 were deficit, we have moved to a surplus. He made a presentation on what the future holds and highlighted on the demand supply gap peak deficit which has fallen sharply, power demand balance of industry, domestic and agriculture and the concerns of subsidy burden. Mr.T. Madhava Das, Executive Vice President (T & D) L & T Construction in his special address mentioned about L & T’s contribution to the Power sector and elaborated on the SEEDS of Sustainable power, which are Solar and other forms of Energy, Energy Storage, Substations and TL for Evacuation, Smart Distribution and STATCOM. Mr. Bhambhani took the audience down memory lane recalling the association of India Energy Forum and the Madras Chamber. He added that this conference has played a significant role with many of the recommendations deliberated over the years being implemented in making Tamil Nadu a power deficit to a power surplus state Mr. S.Venkatachalam, Managing Director, Orient Green Power and Chairman, MCCI Energy Committee proposed the formal vote of thanks. The first Technical Session dealt with the Power Producers Perspective on whether the Generating Capacity is More, Enough or less. Mr.H L Bajaj, Former Chairman, CEA & Member, India Energy Forum was the Chairman of the session and he stressed on how it is essential to develop a rational tariff, reduce AT&C losses and how
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Mr. T.Shivaraman Past President, MCCI and Managing Director, Shriram EPC in his welcome address lauded the turnaround of the power situation from deficit in 2013 to surplus power in 2017. He added that future is electric and there are interesting trends in public transport with metros and electric buses. He stated that we have to plan for 5 years from now and reimagine the grid system for energy integration.
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The Madras Chamber, in association with India Energy Forum, organized the 5th Power Conference on “Tami Nadu Moving Towards 24/7 Sustainable Power Supply” on Friday 6th October 2017 at the L&T Auditorium.
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Mr. D. Venkatasubbiah, CGM – Thermal, Neyveli Lignite Corporation made a presentation describing the installed and additional capacities proposed for Neyveli Lignite Corporation. Mr. R. Sathyanarayana, Station Director, MAPS Kalpakkam, made a presentation on how nuclear power is clean, has a reduced cost of generation compared to other sources of energy and how Nuclear power has a great potential in India to supplement and in the longer term even substitute coal based power as base load. Mr. K.V. Sajay, EVP – Solar Business, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy addressed on how to tap more from solar and wind power. He said, with electric vehicles being the future, use of solar power will be a game changer. Use of solar rooftops not only generates power at source but also results in reduction of AT&C losses at the grid level. Mr. S. Venkatachalam, Managing Director, Orient Green Power, touched on the fact that geographically Tamil Nadu is best suited for generation of wind power and the efforts taken to maximise the use of wind power by backing down of thermal power plants, scheduling and forecasting and stricter grid controls shows the right attitude of TANGEDCO. He also stressed on how biomass gasification power generation and implementation of municipal solid waste to energy plants are other sources which need to be explored. The Second technical Session Distribution, Supply and Storage Status-Challenges & Opportunities was chaired by Mr. B. Bhambani, Convenor, India Energy Forum Mr. Rajagunanidhu of State
Mr. H.L. Bajaj, Former Chairman, CEA & Chairman, Power Group, IEF moderating the Technical Session (middle) Others (l to r : Mr. D. Venkatasubbiah, Mr. R. Sathyanarayanan, Mr. K.V. Sajay, Mr. S. Venkatachalam, Mr. Rajagunanidhi & Mr. S.K. Kar)
Dr. Subir Sen interacting with audience during the Panel discussion. Others seen (l to r: Mr. Shaji John, Mr. B.Bhambani & Mr. A. Jagan)
Mr. Anil Razdan moderating a Technical Session ( l to r : Dr. J. Nagesh Kumar, Dr. Prabhjot Kaur, Mr. Shankar Rajaram & Mr. Girish Kumar Kadam)
Load Despatch Centre of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board impressed the vital role SLDC plays in carrying out real time operation for grid control in managing extreme scenarios and dispatch of electricity. Mr. S.K. Kar, Additional General Manager (Commercial) NTPC, touched upon how energy produced needs to be competitive, sustainable and of good quality. He added that the way forward needs to be with a robust demand forecasting and modelling and new PPAs need to be signed with extensive review of demand. Mr Shaji John, Head – Solar Business Unit, L & T Construction, addressed about the technological improvements in Solar with tracking modules and automated module cleaning which can significantly improve the generation capacity. Further he stressed on the necessity of forecasting and scheduling in providing grid stability.
the Key challenge however continues to be on the fundamental viability of the stressed sector, despite the policy measures in a positive direction.
Mr. Jagan Sales and Marketing of Thermax made a presentation of Thermax’s installed Solar Power projects and its benefits
Mr. Shankar Rajaram, VP, Business Development, Grundfos Pumps Pvt Ltd., in his presentation stressed that the improper selection, over designing /over loading, old and improper layout and piping are the major reasons for excess power consumption by pumps and regular pump audits are required for corrective action.
The third technical session was chaired by Mr. Anil Razdan and made his observations on how the energy sector has matured demanding a debate on pricing.
Dr. Prabhjot Kaur, Principal Scientist, IIT Madras impressed on how a majority of the appliances used these days are DC powered and can be run efficiently using Solar DC power at more affordable rates.
Mr. Girish Kumar Kadam Vice President, Corporate Sector Ratings at ICRA, in his presentation addressed on the different viability measures in improving the life of DISCOMS such as minimizing execution delay of projects, PPA tie-ups with cost reflective tariffs, adequacy of fuel and improved operating efficiency. He added that
Dr. J. Nagesh Kumar, Director, Centre for Energy, Environment and Productivity touched upon energy conservation, its importance and the various Government initiatives for energy efficiency measures.
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Mr. Sen Dy. General Manager, Power grid made a presentation on how the grid needs to be a 360° intelligence system with integration of sensors, communication and computation. He added that the distribution system needs to be augmented and decentralized systems are more resilient.
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The conference concluded on a positive note with a participation of 100 delegates who had a lively interaction with the speakers.
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Workshop on Customs Documentation under GST at Hosur
Mr.S.Murugappan IRS (Retd) Advocate & Consultant, making a Presentation
Mr. Udayabhaskara Reddy, Chairman, Logistics Committee welcomed the participants on behalf of the Chamber at Hosur. Mr. S. Murugappan IRS (Retd) Advocate and Consultant handled the sessions. There was a vibrant discussion after the presentation from 50 participants. The feedback was very positive from the participants.
9th September 2017
MCCI Certificate course on “Industrial Relations for Industrial Harmony" The Chamber organized a Unique Certificate Course on Industrial Relations for Industrial Harmony under the auspices of the HR & IR Committee. The classes were conducted on 4
Saturdays for the convenience of the participants in September and October 2017. . This Certificate course was designed to benefit the participants by equipping them with required understanding labour laws and to facilitate them to have better understanding in matters pertaining to management of Industrial Relations.
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After the roll out of GST on July 1, 2017, the Government issued several notifications under the Customs Laws. The Chamber organised a Interactive workshop on Customs Documentation under GST at Chennai. Mr. S. Murugappan IRS (Retd) Advocate and Consultant handled the sessions with his team. There was an overwhelming response. Hence, the Chamber for the benefit of the Industries at Hosur, organized a similar workshop as part of an outreach program, jointly with the Hosur Industries Association on 21st September 2017
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One new feature of this course was that the Chamber had invited senior IR professionals from Corporate for the afternoon between 2 and 4.45 pm to share their industry experiences, presenting case studies, conducting mock sessions, negotiations and direct interaction with the participants. This added value as sharing experience with the senior IR Professionals gave a practical exposure to the participants and it gave them an opportunity to gain knowledge from experts. Some of the topics dealt in the Course includes • Industrial Relations in India/Trade Unions in India –Indian Trade Unions Act 1926 • Dispute Resolution & Collective Bargaining – Industrial Disputes Act 1947/Grievances and Dispute Settlement Mechanism • Industrial Democracy & Wage Negotiation / Negotiation Skills • Industrial Discipline –Industrial Employment (Standing Orders)Act 1946/Disciplinary Action /Drafting of Charge Sheets / show cause notice and other communications to employees • Employment of Contract Workmen-Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act 1970 & Labour Codes • Factories Act 1948/Laws relating to Social Security & Monetary benefits/Sexual Harassment Act 2013 Experts who handled the sessions were Mr.Anand Gopalan, Partner, TS Gopalan & Co. & Chairman, MCCI Expert Committee on HR Mr.Sridhar Rajagopalan, Country Head–HR & HeadIndia Labour Relations, Caterpillar India Ltd., Mr.S.R.Krishnan, Human Resource Manager, Caterpillar India P.Ltd. Mr.P.Ganapathy, Vice President-HR, Brakes India, Mr.K.Kumar, Sr.GM – HR, Dalmia Cements, Mr.S.Krishnamurthy, Vice President-IR, Brakes India, Mr.Akbar Khan, HR Consultant, Mr. Shankar Dayanidhi, HR Consultant, Mr. A.Aravamudan, HR Consultant,
Mr. Balasubramanian, Joint Commissioner, Labour Department, Govt. of Tamilnadu, Chief Guest addressing the participants in the valedictory session
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Mr.C.Sreetharan, Vice President – HR, The Hindu (Retd.), Mr.K.S.Pasupathi, General Manager - HR Wheels India (Retd.), Mr.A.Sivaraman, Management Consultant, Prof R R.S.Veeravalli, Director-PGXPM, Grate Lakes Institute of Management, Ms.Madhri Guruseamy, Advocate, TS Gopalan & Co., Mr.Haroon, Advocate, TS Gopalan & Co. and Mr.P.S.Ponappa, Sr.VPERM, TVS Motor Ltd. The Valedictory session had Mr.Balasubramanian, Joint Commissioner, Labour Department, Govt. of Tamilnadu as the Chief Guest. He addressed the participants and distributed the certificates. The course was attended by 25 participants who gave an excellent feedback. The Chamber plans to repeat the course for more members to benefit.
11th October 2017
One day Training Program on Communication Skills The Chamber, as part of its regular Trainings, organized a Training on “Communication Skills”. Ms. Vasanthi Ranganathan was the trainer. The topics covered included • Communication skills - LSRW • Verbal and non verbal communication • Appreciation, feedback, encouragement • Case studies • E mail writing , • Note taking for building image of the organization
Ms. Vasanthi Ranganathan, Trainer interacting with participants at the Training Program on Communication Skills
Around 24 participants took active part in the training program and the feedback was excellent.
25th October 2017
Interaction Meeting with the Commissioner of Customs IV - Implementing Electronic Sealing for Containers by Exporters under Self-Sealing Procedures. Mr.U.Udayabhaskar Reddy, Chairman, Logistics Committee, MCCI welcomed the participants. Mr. Prakash K Behera, IRS, Chief Commissioner of Customs IV, Chennai expressed his appreciation to the Chamber for making this meeting possible as it is essential to know the procedures which are to be in effect from November 1, 2017. He gave a brief introduction of the electronic sealing for containers by exporters under the self sealing procedures
Mr. Prakash Kr. Behera, IRS, Commissioner of Customs IV, Chennai interacting addressing the audience. Others in dias ( l to r : Ms. K. Saraswathi, Secretary General, MCCI, Mr. U. Udhayabhaskara Reddy, Chairman, MCCI logistics committee & Mr. M.Ramesh, IRS, Deputy Commissioner – Docks, Customs Commissionerate, Chennai)
Mr.M.Ramesh, IRS, Deputy Commissioner – Docks Customs, Commissionerate, Chennai made a presentation on the Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders followed by a presentation by IB Track Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bengaluru on the e –seal procedures to be followed including the trial run.
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The Program was attended by 170 delegates and the feedback was positive. A section of the participants
Interactive meeting with Mr.Salil Sankar, Regional PF Commissioner, Chennai The Chamber scheduled a meeting with Mr.Salil Sankar, Regional PF Commissioner, Chennai on Thursday, 2ndNovember 2017 in the MCCI Conference room. The regional office of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, while observing Vigilance Awareness Week provided an opportunity for the participants to highlight their issues/problems if any.
Mr. Salil Sankar, Regional PF Commissioner, Chennai addressing the audience
Around 20 members attended the meeting and Commissioner who agreed to look in to the issues shared their concerns with the Regional PF raised. .
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Faculty Development Program on GST to MOP Vaishnav College for Women
Mr. B.Sriram, Partner, Indirect Taxes, E& Y LLP addressed on the input tax credit scheme.
Mr.K K Sekar Co-Chairman, MCCI GST The Chamber organized a Faculty Development Committee & Head –Indirect Taxes, Ashok Program on GST exclusively for the faculty of MOP Leyland Ltd addressed on GST implementationVaishnav College for Women. Way Forward. Mr. J.M.Kennedy, IRS, Commissioner of Customs Mr.G.Balakrishnan, Partner, BSD Associates & & Central Excise, Chennai was the chief guest for Member, MCCI GST Committee addressed on the inaugural session. the compliance, e forms and e filing methods and Mr.K.Vaitheeswaran, Chairman, GST Committee issues. and Advocate and Tax Consultant gave an overview
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The Chamber, as part of its regular Trainings, organized Training on “Team Building”. Ms. Vasanthi Ranganathan was the trainer. The topic covered the following:-
• Win as much as you can • The Elephant fish and Ostrich – Concept and Roles • How to form and work as a team Around 26 participants took active part in the training program and the feedback was excellent.
30th November /1st December 2017 and 15th and 16th December 2017
MCCI Certificate Course on Corporate Social Responsibility Under the auspices of the CSR Committee, the Chamber organized the 2nd batch of Certificate course on CSR during November & December 2017. Corporate Responsibility has become an extremely important factor influencing the development of companies, their profits and brand image. This program was designed to help the executives examine their current CSR programs, to innovate and develop on overarching CSR Strategy that reflects the unique requirements and goals of the Company.
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• Complimentary styles or competing styles in a team
The 2nd batch also had NGOs participation as delegates along with the corporate executives. The combination of industry & NGOs participation to the course added value as both had the benefit & opportunity to understand the CSR projects, methods of evaluating the projects, understand the financial implications, regulatory issues, reporting details etc and facilitated cross learning.
and Governance, Planning of Activities and outcome metrics. In the afternoon session, experts from Community Development and Livelihood and Healthcare, namely, Mr.Santhanam, Dhan Foundation, Ms Vinodhini Sudhindran, President, Association for Non Traditional Employment for Women (ANEW), Ms.Usha, Manager, Cognizant Foundation, Dr Ramya Ananthakrishnan, Executive Director, Resource Group for Education & Advocacy for Community Health(REACH) and Dr R Swaminathan, Cancer Institute WIA shared their experiences in the panel discussion. Ms.Rajashree and Dr. Vidya Durai moderated the session. The next session is on 15th and 16th December 2017.
The first 2 days of the course was held in November and the next schedule is in December 2017. We have 15 participants for the course. On the first day, Dr. Vidya Durai, Community Partnership, Inautix Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. and Prof. Sridhar Narayanan Adjunct Professor – Finance, Great Lakes Institute of Management dealt with CSR Concepts and related themes. Dr. Vidya moderated the Panel Discussion wherein we had experts, namely Ms.N. Shanthi, Managing Trustee, Rajalakshmi Srinivasan Memorial Foundation Ms. B. Mangalam, Managing Trustee, Exnora International, Dr.S.V. Murugan, DirectorNational Agro Foundation Mr. Prithvi Raj, Specialist TN & AP – CSR, Apollo Tyres Foundation from the field of Education and Environment sharing their experiences. On the second day, Ms. Rajshree Natarajan, COO, Cognizant Foundation handled the topics on CSR Program Management
Dr. Vidya Durai, Community Partnership, Inautix Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. interacting with the participants in the first session.
Ms. Rajshree Natarajan, COO, Cognizant Foundation interacting with the participants during the second day session
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MCCI and ISACA – Seminar on Protecting your Digital Transactions Tog e th e r w e g row
The Chamber under the auspices of the IT/ITes Committee organised a Seminar on Protecting your Digital Transactions jointly with ISACA on 16th November 2017 at Hotel Raintree, Chennai. Mr. J. Raghunathan, Chairman, IT/ITes Committee of the Chamber introduced the speakers and welcomed them to address the participants.
Ms.Geetha Jayaraman, President, ISACA-Chennai Chapter & Senior Manager, Capgemini set the context for the seminar by addressing on the magnitude of digital transactions and threat that is also increasing. She said, we have made enormous progress in our digital transactions with emails, online banking transactions. But the threat channel equally grows with our digital progress.
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Mr.T. K. Ramachandran, IAS, Secretary to Government, Information Technology Dept., GoTN delivering the Special address
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Mr. Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, Executive Director- India, Cognizant and GC Member welcomed the speakers and participants. In his welcome address he elaborated on the necessary reasons for protecting digital transactions. He stated that the digital data in the universe is growing at a rapid speed, corporations are expected to be more open and the supply chains are increasingly interconnected. Further, the professional hackivists are becoming more technically advanced. Hence it is imperative to protect our digital transactions. He concluded his address by quoting a recent survey by ISACA which indicates that the global shortage of cyber security professionals would hit 2 million by 2019 that shows the importance given to this subject. He lauded the Chamber for the relevant topic and the speakers.
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The Chief Guest was Mr.T.K. Ramachandran, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Information Technology Department, Chennai. He addressed about the importance of Digital transactions and protecting them. He stated that Digital Security and Privacy are two sides of a coin and any digital security measure involves prevention, mitigation and restoration. He added that digital security is more than cyber. It involves technical and environmental aspects. He elaborated on the Aadhar system that is introduced
Panellists interacting with audience (l to r : Mr. J. Raghunathan, Founder – Director, KCIG & Chairman, MCCI IT/ITES Committee, Ms. Jamuna Swamy, Head-Cyber Security Resilience Practice, Hexaware; Mr. B. Manikandan, Director, EY Intelligent Automation ; Mr.N.K.Mehta, CEO Secure Network Solutions; Mr. R. Nandakumar, Managing Director, Sun Engineering & Mr.P. Bhaskar, Vice President, Infant Engineers P Ltd.
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and about the legal framework from the Government which has the IT Act for seeking redressal. He narrated a few incidents which he has encountered while adjudicating and stated that some of them were not aware that their passwords should not be shared. He appreciated the Chamber for organizing this seminar with interesting topics that would enhance the knowledge of the participants. Dr. V. Kamakoti, Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering IITM gave a special address on “Businesses going digital – opportunities and challenges through a story of “Wise Gen and IT Revolution”.
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Dr. K.Ramachandran, Director and CEO, Valiant Technologies in his presentation on “Managing Risks in relationship with IT Service Providers” covered the common IT related risks, components of IT/ITes market, the key challenges and the road map for future. Mr. Ramesh VijayaKumar in his address on Digital payments presented on the various options introduced by banks, government to make the banking transactions digital. Mr. R. Vittal Raj addressed on the topic “Hygiene tips for SMEs in Digital Transactions” Mr. S. Balu, Additional SP (Retd) Tamil Nadu Police Service made a presentation on Cyber Crime and lessons learnt. He narrated the various scenarios faced by the police in cyber crime and action taken for solutions. In the panel discussion on “Managing SMEs’ Transformation to the Digital” moderated by Mr. J. Raghunathan, Chairman, IT/ITes Committee of the Chamber and Founder, KCIG, the following panel members shared their experiences on the above topic :-
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• Ms. Jamuna Swamy, Head-Cyber Security Resilience Practice, Hexaware • Mr.B.Manikandan, Director, EY Intelligent Automation • Mr.R.Nandakumar, MD, Sun Engineering • Mr.P.Bhaskar, Vice President, Infant Engineers P Ltd. • Mr.N.K.Mehta, CEO, Secure Network Solutions The program was attended by 70 persons and there was a positive feedback from the participants.
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Visit to Mahindra world City & NCR Corporation The Chamber under the auspices of the Expert Committee on Logistics arranged an exposure visit to Mahindra World City and NCR Corporation on 8th September 2017. The Mahindra Group pioneered the concept of Sustainable Urban Communities through Mahindra World Cities (MWC).MWC Chennai was launched in 2002 and is spread over 1500 acres developed on the Public Private Partnership model with TIDCO (A Govt. of Tamil Nadu Undertaking). Today, MWC is home to 64 Multinational companies generating employment to over 38000 people. This visit was arranged to have a firsthand knowledge of the good practices followed in the Mahindra City.
MCCI Team with Mahindra World City officials
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After the presentation, there was a guided tour of the MWC followed by a visit to NCR Corporation. The NCR Corporation (originally National Cash Register) is an American computer hardware, software and electronics company that makes self-service kiosks, point-of-sale terminals, automated teller machines(ATM), check processing systems, barcode scanners and business consumables. The lunch for the participants was hosted by MWC. The 14 participants from various member companies gave a positive feedback. Volume 31, No. 4-6 – September 2017 – November 2017
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In the General Committee meetings held from September to November 2017, the committee discussed on the updates of GST, Study of Industrial Parks, Report of Corporate Governance and the UTC Conference on Chennai as a Global City.
Expert Committee The Expert Committees on Manufacturing and IT/ITes had a joint meeting in the month of September 2017. HR & IR Committee had the meeting in October 2017. The Conference on Nurturing and Developing Industrial Relations is scheduled in December 2017 under the auspices of the HR & IR Committee
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The Membership Committee headed by Ms. Gayathri Sriram had their meetings in September and October 2017. A few leads have been given by the members of the committee from their contacts to include them in the Chamber’s membership fold.
other meetings MCCI Interaction with IIFT Students At the request of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, (IIFT) an interaction meeting was organised with the students from IIFT on 21st September 2017. Mr. J Krishnan, GC Member and Partner, S.Natesa Iyer & Co. made a presentation on the Bali TFA and the Indian customs initiatives to the students from IIFT. There was a positive feedback from the students.
Interaction meeting with Mr. Aloysius Goh, Dy CEO, Singapore International Mediation Centre on 28th October 2017 at the Conference Room of the Chamber. Ms. Gayathri Sriram, Vice President welcomed Mr. Aloysius Goh and Ms.Viswa Sadasivan from Singapore International Mediation Centre and Mr. Sriram Panchu, Senior Advocate.
Mr. Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, ED- India,Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. K. Vaitheeswaran, Advocate, Members of the GC attended the meeting along with Ms. K.Saraswathi, Secretary General. Mr. Aloysius made a presentation on the Mediation process of Singapore International Mediation Centre.
l K. Saraswathi and Mr. Ms. S.Sankaranarayanan attended the meeting organised by the Guidance Bureau on the Business Facilitation Act and the EoDB on 13th September 2017 l Ms. K.Saraswathi participated in the Dinner Reception on the Occasion of Austria Showcase Automotive Delegation to Chennai on 11th October 2017
l Ms. K.Saraswathi attended the Anniversary of German Unity on 13th October 2017 l Ms. K.Saraswathi participated in the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 by US Consulate, IIT & Care Earth on 28th November 2017 l Mr. S.Sankaranarayanan, Deputy Secretary attended the Seminar on Appropriate Skill Developing for the Local and Regional areas at the State Planning Commission, on 28th November 2017 l Ms. K.Saraswathi attended the celebrations of the National Day of Japan on 29th November 2017
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l Ms. K.Saraswathi and Mr.J. Krishnan had a meeting with Mr.Kannan(Former economic Advisor Ministry of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Environment) on 6th September at the Chamber .
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Education
Educational institution offering various engineering courses
Edufluence
Education & Training
Edufluence is a scientific career counselling company, enabling students to make ideal choices, in careers and education, based on ideal life, personality.
Noble Eco Systems Pvt. Ltd
Manufacturing
Manufacturers & Wholesalers of Water Treatment Systems
JK Fenner (India) Limited
Manufacturing
Manufacturers of Industrial and Auto Belts
Greentech Recyclers
Service
Industrial Waste Recycling is their core business
PSA Legal
Legal
Law firm
Asan Memorial College of Arts & Education Science
Educational Institution which offers courses in Arts, Science, Commerce, Business Administration and Hotel Management
Amac Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd.
Services
Marketing and Services of CNC Machines
GSS Innovations India Pvt. Ltd
IT / ITES
Handling Projects in Electronics and Communication
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Mr. Arjun G. Nagarajan
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Co Chairman, Economic Affairs Committee & Senior Economist, Sundaram Asset Management Co. Ltd Mid-June saw the Federal Reserve (Fed.) raise rates and give a roadmap on balance sheet normalisation. This event should have been the focus of the month, but it wasn't. What mattered more were comments made by the European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi at the very end of the month, violently raising yields in the bond space. This blindsided many money managers. German bunds saw a sharp surge in a couple of trading sessions that continued into July. US Treasury yields that remained muted post the Fed.’s meeting suddenly rose rising alongside bunds. A pattern emerged as one connected the dots pencilled through June; revealing a string of positive commentary from large central banks on rates and the urge to normalise policy. Commentary in June revealed an incremental positive undertone to central bank language that gained momentum through the month. This started with the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprising the markets by suggesting that continued growth and its broadening could see the BoC reassess the need for the current monetary stimulus. This was read as a precursor to the end of easing. The ECB policy was held soon after with the central bank language indicating an end to further negative rates. The Bank of England followed suit with an unexpected increase in dissent against a hold in policy. The Fed. was next in line with a rate hike and a game plan for balance sheet reduction. With this turnout, the stage was set for market reaction on Draghi’s comments suggesting a shift to reflation in the Eurozone. The markets have been pricing in inflation and better growth prospects alongside
the macro data. However, the reaction in the bond space appears as though they underestimated the perceived positivity of the central banks on growth and inflation. While the central bank forecasts are not explicit in their positive outlook, the very act of normalisation suggests that they see the economy possessing the inherent strength to bear the brunt of such normalising. The equity markets see this as an eventual increase in the cost of capital, among other things. Central banks are precautionary and reactive on policy matters. They act postfacto. And so they must; as pre-empting the macro compromises their credibility and such decisions could potentially cost the economy. Once policy has hit its bottom, until growth gathers the required steam, the only tool in the central bank's arsenal is guidance. The world now hangs on this string of guidance. What is not said then becomes at times more important than what is. The governor of the People's Bank of China, Zhou Xiaochuan, last year, likened central banks' monetary policy communication to that of a player of chess who does not reveal to his opponent, his next move. Given how precariously positioned growth currently is, central bankers have a tough job ahead of them as they are expected to provide guidance ahead of their moves. Developed central banks are attempting to steer their economies out of their extraordinary stimulus, without unsettling the markets. It seems, they've started threading the needle! (As published in the Wise Investor monthly newsletter of Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd)
Mr. S. Venkatachalam
Chairman, Energy including Renewable Energy Committee & Managing Director Orient Green Power Co. Ltd.
Renewables capacity crosses 60GW
Therefore MNRE has unveiled a roadmap to auction wind capacity of 25GW by FY20, as follows: 1) 4-5GW during Q4 FY18, and 2) 10GW each in FY19 & FY20. MNRE has allocated 2,000MW of wind energy capacity for auction by SECI in the third round.
Wind power generation, touches new high
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Wind power generation and evacuation touched a new high in the country during July this year with 9,854 million units of wind power being used by states. Total wind power generation between April and August this year was 33,168 million units and compared to previous financial year for the same period, wind power generation and evacuation increased by 28% (26,006 million units). The high wind generating performance was due to better transmission lines and substations. High wind power generating states are led by Tamil Nadu followed by Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Rajasthan. It may also be noted that Tamil Nadu evacuated a record 9132 million units between April and August of this year. Further they crossed 100 million units evacuation on 3rd & 4th Aug.
Wind power tariff plunges to record low of Rs 2.64 per unit Wind power tariff has dropped sharply to an all-time low of Rs 2.64 per unit during the second auction conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for 1 GW projects. Earlier this year, wind power tariff
History is created, as the record low tariffs achieved in the auction concluded for Bhadla Phase IV Solar Park, Rajasthan with tariff of Rs. 2.44 per unit discovered in the auction carried out by SECI. This tariff is fixed for 25 years with no escalation and no VGF from the Government. The developers will be paying solar park charges of Rs.45.2 lakh per megawatt towards land, connectivity and other infrastructural facilities. This fall in solar tariffs is the result of the decision to cover solar power by SECI under the ambit of Tripartite Agreement for payment security against defaults by State distribution companies. Other factors are about 78% higher yield in Rajasthan due to better solar radiation conditions, drop in module prices in International market, and strengthening of Indian rupee against US dollar.
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Govt stitches rescue plan for Tata, Adani power plants Both the Adani and Tata groups have made the audacious offer to sell majority stake in their projects, located at Mundra in Gujarat, for Re 1 to the state. These projects became unviable after the Supreme Court denied higher tariff to compensate for increase in fuel costs due to policy changes in Indonesia, where the captive coal mines are located. The biggest rescue package being stitched together for distressed power plants hinges on the outcome of due diligence conducted by India's biggest generation utility, state-run NTPC. Karnataka government, regulator spar over wind power tariffs In Karnataka, around 270 MW of commissioned windmills were already supplying power to the state discom. They had signed a PPA with the Karnataka utility at Rs.4.50 per kWh. However this was not approved by KERC. Seeing the newly discovered low prices in other wind auctions, the commission suddenly decided that they would only approve the PPA at Rs.3.74 per kWh. Fearing that this would set a wrong precedence and affect investor confidence in the long term , the State overruled the KERC stand. However KERC immediately responded by stating that the State did not have any jurisdiction in the matter and had no right to determine tariffs. Finally, as of Nov 27, 2017, KERC has started accepting and approving the old tariff of Rs.4.50 per kWh.
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In the solar front, MNRE has rolled out a plan to auction 17GW during Q4 FY18. MNRE says it will resolve issues of uncertainty on antidumping duty and ambiguity in applicable GST rates for import of solar modules in the next 10 days. MNRE also has decided to auction 30GW of solar projects each during FY19-20. To curb imports and boost domestic capacity, MNRE has plans to increase domestic manufacturing capacity to 20GW.
Historic low Tariff of Rs. 2.44 per unit discovered in auction by SECI
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As on September 30, 2017, the total grid connected installed renewable power capacity of India crossed the 60 GW mark and its capacity stood at 60,158 MW. Out of this, wind power’s total capacity was 32,701 MW. Solar ground mounted segment’s capacity was 13,982 MW, while rooftop category had a capacity of 790 MW. Bio power segment had a total capacity of 8,182 MW, while small hydro and waste to power accounted for 4,390 MW and 114 MW, respectively. However, implementation has been slow this fiscal, and out of the 2,913 MW capacity added this fiscal, solar power accounted for 2,349 MW, followed by wind at 421 MW.
had come down to Rs 3.46 per unit in the first wind auction conducted by the SECI.
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The State government is formulating a special plan for the development of north Chennai, which has a significant proportion of residents living below the poverty line, said Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam here on Friday. Addressing the valedictory session of the Urban Thinkers Campus conference on ‘Chennai as a Global City’, organised by the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), he said, “Chennai, which has a rich history dating back 2,000 years, is set to witness a lot of infrastructure changes under the Smart Cities programme.” He indicated that the new plan for the northern parts of the city could include housing infrastructure. Mr. Panneerselvam said he took pride in the new public transport infrastructure being built under the In-
Much-awaited: The special plan for north Chennai will provide a major infrastructure boost to the locality. B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM *
tegrated Urban Transport System, comprising Metro Rail Phase I and Extension as well as Phase II, for which a Detailed Project Report 28/09/2017 (DPR) for 107 kilometres was being considered by the Dinamalar Central government. “The integration Titleof:the Mass Rapid Transit System with Metro
Rail is also at an advanced stage, and a DPR for the Bus Rapid Transit System would be prepared shortly,” he announced. Mr. Panneerselvam said the officials participating in the conference had been directed to take note of all the suggestions put forward by various
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speakers to turn Chennai into a truly world-class city. Raj Cherubal, Chief Executive Officer, Chennai Smart City Limited, said that a positive momentum had gathered under the Smart City project, with officials from various government departments coordinating with
each other to initiate several mega projects, including the pedestrian plaza in T. Nagar. He pointed out that the prebid meeting for the parking management and cycle sharing had been completed, and expressed hope that the projects would take off in the coming weeks. Mr. Cherubal requested the members of the MCCI to take up, as a challenge, raising ₹1 crore to renovate the hundreds of waterbodies in and around the city as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility. Anand Iyer of the National Institute of Urban Affairs called on the State government to create a digital data platform, integrating various utilities. The platform, he said, would help in cost savings, creating opportunities and ensuring better planning. Gayathri Sriram, vicepresident, MCCI, gave an assurance that the chamber would involve itself in the restoration of waterbodies in the future.
The detailed project of the Chennai metro rail project is under consideration of the Centre and Cooperation Agency, and the state government hopes to receive approvalsby 2018, deputychief minister said on Friday Speaking at the valedictoryfunctionof 'Chennaias a City', a conference held bv MadrasChamberof commerce and Industry (MCCI),Panneerselvam saridors of the bus transit systems will be prepared shortly. He said a deintegration tailed of an advancedstage. The deputy chief minister said 34,580 houses will be constructed for the ur-
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ban poor at the cost of crore. "History tells us that this area on the east coast of India was an active international trading centre 2.000 vears city was ded in1963 in an earlier wave of globalisation. Hence, Chennai has always been a Hesaid the recent sion of Chennaiin of creative cities UNESCO was a fitting tribute to the peopleand cultureof the city Paneerselvamsaid the state is the second largest
MCCI president Ram Venkataramani, who spoke at the event, said that a ring committee has been formed bv MCCI which will an urban observatory for the city that will record air quality, crime, health, sanitation and water. Events with themes such as 'Resilience and Smart Cities'. 'Inclusion. Infrastructure' had heads of city civic bodies and reaucratsparticipating.
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NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said the economic slowdown that began in 2013-14 has bottomed out and the GDP is likely to grow at 6.9-7 % this fiscal and 7.5% in 2018-19. The economic growth slowed to 7.1% in 2016-17, the year in which 87% of the currency was demonetized, despite a very good show by the agricultural sector. On a quarterly basis also, the growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal had slipped to 5.7%. Mr. Kumar has stated that “In the next fiscal year, the growth would be about 7.5%”.
GST: MSMEs to gain via better competitiveness’
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is all set to enhance the competitiveness of the almost five crore Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) that account for 25% of employment, 40% of industrial output and 45% of exports of the country. This, by making them a part of organised commerce and offering them a level-playing field. A simplified tax structure and a unified market are the two great promises of GST but the key benefits for MSMEs, a majority of whom are getting into the indirect tax net for the first time, include lower freight costs, which is estimated to come down by 1.5-
2%. Significant benefits will be seen in lower cost of raw materials (in the past 2% CST was applied to raw materials imported from other states), and a lower tax burden. These benefits will have a more significant effect on boosting the cost competitiveness of MSMEs — a sector comprising tens of thousands of self-funded proprietary firms, private selfhelp groups, private cooperatives, khadi, village and coir industries. The market base for MSMEs will grow as tax complexities of interstate sales disappear. Original equipment manufacturers and corporate will come forward to procure components, semi-finished and finished products from MSMEs irrespective of location. Since there is no burden of tax on interstate sales, MSMEs will also have no issues in accepting orders from other States. They can also compete with low-cost imports, as the tax is the same for both locally manufactured as well as imported products — especially those coming from overseas low-cost producers. GST treats sales and services as one and the same. Hence, there is no additional tax burden for MSMEs that operate on the sales and services model of business.
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he Chamber launched the Sustainable Chennai Forum on November 9, 2011. The objective of this Forum is to promote a business case for sustainable development and evolve a congenial policy and actionoriented environment for the all round sustainable development of the Chennai Metropolitan region. The Focus is on areas like Energy, Water, Waste Management and Transport.
The Chamber was in constant touch and engaged in constant dialogues with NIUA and a City Level Workshop on Chennai Urban Observatory was organized coinciding with our 5th Anniversary celebrations of the Sustainable Chennai Forum in November 2016. This was organized with the support of UK-India Joint Network on Sustainable Cities. It was with this background that the Chamber along with NIUA participated and won in the bid from UNHABITAT to host the first Urban Thinkers
Prof Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi addressing the audience
Campus conference in Chennai with the theme “Chennai as a Global City” coinciding with the 6th Anniversary of the Sustainable Chennai Forum. NIUA and IMacs were our Knowledge Partners. IITM was our Associate Partners. The sponsors for this conference included Grundfos Pumps Ltd, Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd. Lakshmi Vilas Bank, Gabriel, Anand Group and GM Pens. In the Inaugural Session Mr. Ram Venkataramani , President, MCCI gave the welcome address wherein he briefed about the Sustainable Chennai Forum and its various activities. Prof. Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi delivered the key note address. He congratulated the Chamber for organizing this conference of International standards on a relevant topic. He stated that Chennai is already a global city, and the focus should be on retaining it as one. The UTC Chennai opens a platform to engage in such a dialogue with large urban scale interventions which are realised beyond municipal boundaries and offer unique opportunities and solutions, and becomes a model for sustainable urbanisation. He added that to
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To mark the third anniversary of SCF and to highlight the importance of Inclusive Urban Prosperity, we organized a Seminar on Inclusive Urban Prosperity along with NIUA, which focused on issues and challenges of urbanization and the need for appropriate policy formulation to ensure that urbanization encompasses economic, social and environmental development.
Mr.S.Krishnan, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, GoTN delivering the Special Address. Others in dias (l to r : Ms.K.Saraswathi, Mr.Ram Venkataramani & Prof.Jagan Shah.
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achieve planned urbanisation in the country, focus needs to shift from personal to an overall social development. He elaborated on the areas that need to be worked on to make Chennai a global City. Mr. S. Krishnan, IAS Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Tamil Nadu in the Chief Guest Address stressed that the Chennai is a global city and the key is to maintain the position. He mentioned that to keep the efforts going, we should have evidence based approach wherein more partnerships with academia and research will be key in providing information to deal with various issues and we should be open to using data that could not have been gathered by one single source. He also briefed about Vision 2023 where urban infrastructure is critical and includes water supply and sanitation, housing and urban transportation. He concluded by stating that Tamil Nadu has a balance of economic growth as a state and Chennai is the key hub and congratulated the Chamber for organising this conference.
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Prof. Ravindra Gettu, Building Technology & Construction, Division, IIT Madras in his address mentioned about a few initiatives of IITM to make Chennai move forward in its mission to become a Global city . Ms. K.Saraswathi, Secretary General, MCCI proposed the formal vote of thanks. The Urban Thinkers Campus was conducted across two days and covered three themes under the topic of “Chennai as a Global City”. The campus had three themes running in parallel. The sessions under each theme are described below. Each session had a panel of 5-6 eminent speakers who engaged in presentations, deliberations and discussions on topics of their domain expertise and brought forth the challenges and issues in the City. Each session had 1-2 Urban Labs related to best practices and case studies across the country and a few international case studies related to the session where speakers engaged the participants on how such similar practices can be adopted in Chennai as well.
Session i : Building a Resilient and Smart City The topics in this session included 1. Disaster Preparedness Resilient Cities
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Mr. Raghuttama Rao moderating the session
The Speakers were Mr. Raghutamma Rao (Moderator)
CEO ,Gopalakrishnan Deshpande Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (GDC)-IITM
Dr B. Chandramohan, IAS
Secretary to Government- Revenue & Disaster Management, Govt of Tamil Nadu
Ms. Priyanka Kochar
Regional Manager, Market Development, GBCI India-New Delhi
Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam
Associate Professor-Building Technology and Construction Management Division, Department of Civil Engineering IIT-Madras Co-Founder and Board Member-Okapi Research and Advisory
Mr L Nandakumar
Superintendent Engineer, Smart Cities, Storm Water Drains & Road Projects, Greater Chennai Corporation
Ms Sheila Sriprakash
Architect & Designer, Holistic Sustainability and Reciprocity
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1. Mobilizing Resilience & recovery through Collaborative EffortsChennai Floods 2. Use of COREDAR tool for coastal cities 3. Resilient Cities Strategies-A case study of Surat
Dr. B.Chandramohan interacting with the participants
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Ramakrishna Mission
Dr. Saleem Khan
Fulbright Scholar(2015-16),The Earth Institute, Columbia University, NYC, NY, USA.&Senior Scientist, M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai, India.
Mr. Kamlesh Yagnik
Chief Resilience Officer, 100RC- Surat
Session II: Enhancing Urban Connectivity The topics in this session included 1. Digital Infrastructure for Cities 2. Transforming Transportation using NonMotorized Transport
3. Mitigating Climate Change Effects of Urban Mobility 4. Traffic Management in Chennai
The Speakers were Mr. T.K.Ramachandran, IAS. Dr.Gitakrishnan Ramadurai (Moderator) Mr. A. Shankar Dr. K. Palanivelu Director
Principal Secretary, Information Technology Department , GoTN Associate Professor- Transport Engineering Division, IIT- Madras
Mr.PremAnand Sinha, IPS
Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic - South
National Director-Strategic Consulting, JLL Anna University-Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation Research
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Principal Scientist, Mr. T. K. Ramachandran, IAS., addressing. Others in dias (l to r : Dr. Gita Krishnan, Ms. Shreya Gadepalli, IIT M Mr. Prem Anand Sinha, IPS, Mr. A. Shankar & Dr. K. Palanivelu)
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The topics in this session included 1. Water Supply & Sewage 2. Waste Management 3. Pricing for Urban Services 4. Infrastructure for Risk Reduction
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Mr. S. G. Prabhakharan welcoming the panelists and moderating the Technical session. Others in dias (l to r : Mr. Ravindra Sanna Reddy, Mr. A. Abdul Rasheed, Mr. Pawan Kumar Sachdeva, Mr. M.D. Pushpanathan & Dr. S. Janakarajan)
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Chairman, X S Real Group & Immediate Past President, MCCI Chief Engineer (Project)-II, CMWSSB Technical Director, M/s ZontaInfratech Pvt Ltd Senior Advisor, SELCO Foundation Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies
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Creating Sustainable Community- Sri City The Speakers were Mr. Ravindra Sanna Reddy
Managing Director, Sri City P Ltd.
Session i: Planning City’s growth and Natural Resources The topics in this session included 1. City's Growth Expansion Plan 2. Future of Real Estate -Chennai 3. Redevelopment or Revitalizing Development 4. Housing for a Global City 5. Urban Green & Open Spaces 6. Conserving Natural Resources in Chennai Dr. G. Sundaram IAS Retd moderating the session
The Speakers were Dr G Sundaram IAS (Retd.) Chief Planner - CMDA
Mr .Prakash Challa
Chairman and Managing Director, SSPDL
Mr. Satish Chander Narayanan Associate Directo, Cushman & Wakefield Mr. G.Sudhakara Gupta
Director and CEO, XS-Real Group
Mr. Joss Brooks
Chief Architect, Pitchandikulam Forest Consultants-Auroville
Mr Shilesh Hariharan
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Associate Vice President, Environmental Management Centre LLP, Mumbai
Mr. Arun Krishnamurthy
Founder, Environmentalist Foundation of India, Chennai
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Session II: Empowerment in Urban Inclusions The topics included 1. Engaging Urban Poor to build a Resilient, global and smart city 2. Financial Inclusion Solutions 3. Managing Migration 4. Women Empowerment The Speakers were Director National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi
Dr.Kala Seetharam Sridhar
Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru
Mr.S.D. Nandakumar
Vice President , Lakshmi Vilas Bank, Chennai
Dr. M Vijayabaskar
Associate Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai
Ms. S. Sangeetha
District Social Welfare Officer, Directorate of Social Welfare, Kancheepuram District
Ms. S. Sangeetha
District Social Welfare Officer, Directorate of Social Welfare, Kancheepuram District
Urban labs 1. Contested Urban Commons-Case Study of Lake Sampagini 2. Upgrading Informal Settlements Case Studies – Kannagi Nagar/ Ezhil Nagar Chennai The Speakers were Dr.Hita Assistant Professor Unnikrishnan ( C o n s e r v a t i o n Science),School of Liberal Arts and Sciences Transdisciplinary University, Bengaluru Ms. Vanessa Peters
Policy ResearchersInformation and Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities, Chennai
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3. Universities & Smart Cities The Speakers were Dr G Sundaram IAS (Retd.) Mr. Ramkumar Ramamoorthy
Executive Director, Cognizant, Chennai
Dr. Natarajan Rathianm
International Athlete Director – ISPA, Chennai
Dr. Daniel Shah
Director, Research Councils UK (RCUK) India, New Delhi
Mr. V Sriram
Historian & Author, Madras Musings, Chennai
Mr. Ravichandar V
CMD, Feedback Business Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru
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Senior Project Associate, Urban Transport, EMBARQ, Mumbai
Session i: ease of Doing Business The Topics covered in this session include 1. Policy Enablers for Ease of Doing Business 2. Chennai Global Connect 3. Doing Business in a Global City
4. Emerging Business Opportunities in Chennai as a Global City 5. Easy life for Expats
The Speakers were Mr R Karthik Appadurai
Senior Manager, Deloitte
Mr. S. Sarathi
President, Internal Audit, Anand Automotive (P) Ltd, Chennai
Mr. T. Shivaraman
CEO and Managing Director, Shriram EPC Ltd, Chennai
Mr. V. Sriram
Chief Operating Officer, ICRA IMaCS, Chennai
Ms. Ranjini Manian
Founder, Global Adjustments, Chennai
Session ii: governance & Partnerships The session topics included 1. UK Connect for creating sustainable cities 2. Making Public-Private Partnerships work 3. Cyber Security in Cities
4. e-governance 5. Citizen Involvement & Dialogue for a Global City
The Speakers were Vice Chancellor, IFMR
Mr. Isaac Hewlings
British Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Trade, Chennai
Mr. Anand Madhavan
Director Infrastructure & Public Finance, CRISIL, Mumbai
Mr. R Vittal Raj
Partner- Kumar & Raj, Chennai
Mr. Sushovon Saha
e-Governance Specialist Consultant for Smart Cities/E governance foundation, New Delhi
Mr. Rajiv Lochan
Managing Director & CEO, Kasturi& Sons Ltd, Chennai
s pe cia l re port
Dr. Sunder Ramaswamy
Urban Tabs
1. GIFT- Gujarat International Finance Tec-City - Case Study - Govt JV Mr. Loveleen Garg
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AVP & Head -Environment & Sustainability, GIFT City
Session III: Sustaining as a Global City-Monitoring & Evaluation The topics in this session included 1. Role of Chennai Urban Observatory 2. Best and Next Practices of Cities Across India-Global Benchmarks 3. Managing Chennai’s development Trajectory 4. Translating IoT into Better Services 5. Smart Citizens for Global Cities Mr. T Shivaraman (Moderator)
CEO and Managing Director, Shriram EPC Ltd
Mr. AnandIyer
Chief Project Manager, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi
Mr. V. Surya Prakash
Senior Associate, Sustainable Cities, WRI, Hyderabad
Mr. R. Sarto
Adviser.Vice Presidents, ILFS Environmental Infrastructure & Services Ltd, Chennai
Mr. James Caton
Chief Business Officer, Smart Cities IoT, L&T, Chennai
Mr. P. H. Rao
Chief Executive Officer, Stem Group, Bengaluru
Urban labs 1. Fraunhofer’s Morgenstadt (Cities of Tomorrow) Initiative 2. Online reporting of Civic Issues-Case Study
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Dr.Sunder Ramaswamy moderating and welcoming the Panelists. (l to r: Mr.Isaac Hewlings, Mr Anand Madhavan, Mr.R.Vittal Raj, Mr.Sushovan Saha & Mr.Rajiv Lochan)
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The Speakers were Mr. Damian Wagner
Sr. Project Manager – Smart Cities and Coordinator – Triangulum, Fraunhofer IAO , Stuttgart
Ms. Sylvia Veeraraghavan
Jaanagraha, Bengaluru
Mr. T. Shivaraman moderating the session
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ach session concluded with vibrant participation from the audience on identifying and prioritizing the key challenges and issues within the city and mapping out the action points for each stakeholder.
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Post the third session in each theme, a plenary for summing up was held. Mr. Anand Iyer, NIUA summed up the proceedings held on both the days. The issues to be addressed were demarcated at the Governance level and the citizen level and the priority tasks lined up. The Urban Thinkers Campus concluded with a Valedictory plenary, which was presided by the Honorable Deputy Chief Minister of the State of Tamil Nadu, Mr.O.Panneerselvam. Mr. S.G.Prabhakharan, Past President MCCI welcomed the Deputy CM. Mr. Anand Iyer made a brief summary of the proceedings. Mr. Raj Cherubal, CEO, Chennai Smart City Ltd addressed the participants. Mr. O.Pannerselvam, Chief Guest for the Valedictory session addressed the audience about the various measures taken by the Government in making Chennai a Global City. He elaborated on the
Mr. Anand Iyer, Chief Project Manager, NIUA, New Delhi summing up the conference
Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister Mr. O. Pannerselvam addressing the audience
Chennai Metro project, Intelligent transport solutions, urban housing, single window clearance for Industries. The issues raised and priority action tasks were taken note of and full support of all government department agencies towards fulfilling the tasks outlined was assured of. Ms. Gayathri Sriram, Vice President, MCCI proposed the formal vote of thanks. Around 200 participants including 60 + speakers took part in the first of its kind conference and gave a positive feedback.
Mr. S.G. Prabhakharan, Past President, MCCI and Ms. Gayathri Sriram, Vice President MCCI, handing over the memento the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister.
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