CII: NATIONAL CSR SUMMIT

“National CSR Summit –Partnering the National Agenda” was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in cooperation with National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG) on 29th April 2015 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Ms. Lily Gupta, Dept of ECE, Dr. Santanu Koley, Dept. of CSE, and Mr. Amit Kumar Singh Chauhan, Dept. of ME, Faculty along with forty one students of Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida attended the summit. More than two thousand delegates representing different government Ministries, Industry, Industry Associations, Academia, Financial Institutions attended the event.

Summit’s focus was on the key national priorities and programmes that the Government has articulated and how India Inc can partner through their CSR interventions.

Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble President of India was the Chief Guest of the Summit. Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII delivered the welcome note.

Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressed the inaugural session of the National Summit on CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility). He congratulated the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for organizing this annual conclave aimed at creating a strong, sustainable CSR movement in the country. He also complimented the National Foundation for Corporate Governance, with whom the CII has partnered for this 2015 edition of the Summit. He focused on structural development, society benefits and requested leading companies to encourage the down troddens. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that intensive collaborative efforts of the government and the corporate sector was required to provide the basics for improving the quality of life in rural and urban areas. According to him, Indian industry had displayed a keen interest in contributing to the betterment of the society. Shouldering the task of socio-economic development was increasingly considered a shared responsibility of the government and the industry. He emphasized on Swachh Bharat Mission and aimed at a Clean India by 2nd October, 2019 to coincide with the 150th Birth Anniversary of Gandhiji and Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.He assured that CSR Summit would generate many innovative ideas and methods towards building an inclusive, compassionate and responsive society in India. He wished the Summit great success. He concluded his speech quoting Mahatma Gandhi; "Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellowmen”.