CGC Jhanjeri Students Excelles in PTU Results

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Chandigarh 02^nd July:- Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjeri proved their academic excellence in the results of B.Tech second semester Physics Group April/May 2015 exams conducted by PTU Jalandhar. This Physics Group comprising ECE and Civil Engg branches. Simranjeet kaur of ECE secured first and Rajesh Sharma got second positions with 91.9% marks and 86.2% respectively whereas Shubham Khurana, Shubham Koundal, and Parbhat Singh captured first, second and third positions in Civil Engg by getting 88.4%, 87.8% and 87.5% respectively . As many as 24 students secured more than 80% marks and the pass percentage in various subjects is upto 100%.

S.Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal, President CGC, congratulated the students and faculty for the excellent results achieved by them. All the CGC students standing first in PTU are awarded laptops. Last year four students brought rare honour to this college. He further informed that the result of the chemistry group of this class comprising of Mechanical Engg students is still awaited. The college authorities say that the result of Chemistry Group of this college is expected to be far better.

 

 

PHD Chamber Welcomes Chandigarh’s New Industrial Policy

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Chandigarh 02^nd July:- Chairman, Chandigarh Committee, PHD Chamber,  Vikram Sahgal, while welcoming the New Industrial Policy for UT Chandigarh, said that the move to make Chandigarh a hub of pollution free and knowledge based industrial activities is very much in line with Chandigarh's heritage and character.

Vikram Sahgal said that deemed approval for the services like water connection, sewer connection, acknowledgement under MSMED Act, 2006, power connection, CST/TIN number, and license under Factories Act in a time bound manner shall bring in investment in Chandigarh. Self certification under various Acts of the Labour Law besides allowing applicants register themselves under MSMED Act industry department without paying any fee for setting up of new enterprises, would go a long way in encouraging the budding entrepreneurs in addition to multifold employment generation. He lauded that the upcoming Entrepreneur Development Centre (EDC) and the move to allow industrial warehouses. Moreover, the creation of online single window system would save a lot of time and effort. He added that the Policy indeed highlights Chandigarh Administration's keen and proactive approach to maximize production besides achieving higher productivity through modern and efficient work techniques and optimum utilization of available resources.

Madhu S Vij, Co-Chairman, Chandigarh Committee, PHD Chamber said that we are hopeful that the Micro & Small Enterprises Facilitation Council which has already started functioning in Chandigarh shall be helpful to the enterprise, since it is the implementation of Policy which qualifies or disqualifies it.

 

 

 

 

CII Expresses Displeasure over Additional 5% IDC on Power

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Chandigarh 02^nd July:- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Punjab State Council has expressed shock and displeasure over the imposition of Infrastructure Development Cess (IDC) of 5% on power being consumed by all segments of society, excluding those exempted from paying electricity duty, which has been notified today. CII would request the Government to reconsider its decision for the sake of industry which is already reeling under huge pressure of transportation and input costs.

S S Bhogal, Chairman, CII Punjab State Council commented that this sudden decision to impose additional 5% Infrastructure Development Cess has come as a rude shock for the Industry. The burden of power tariff enhancements in the past had already become unbearable for the Industry, and coupled with its landlocked nature which leads to high transportation costs due to large distance from ports. This decision to impose additional 5% cess would further add to the input costs and negate the very efforts of the state government to promote the state as an industrial destination.

D L Sharma, Convenor, CII Punjab Policy & Advocacy Panel & Director, Vardhman Textiles Limited stated that as it is, Punjab is among one of the costliest states in terms of power for industry and the primary reason is due to free power supply to agriculture sector, the cross subsidy burden on the industry has been growing consistently in the last couple of years, which is quite contrary to the advisory by CERC which has been calling upon states' electricity bodies to gradually phase out cross subsidies.

Pikender Pal Singh, Regional Director, CII Northern Region, stated that CII understands the importance of development of infrastructure in every aspect to the state, however we also feel that the policy to sustain development of infrastructure at the expense of industrial sector will not be sustainable in the long run.

 

 

Microfinance Institutions Network Announce Changes of Leadership at the President, Vice President & CEO Levels

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Chandigarh 02^nd July:- Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN),the premier industry association and Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) for the microfinance industry in India with 55 leading NBFC (Non-banking Financial Company) Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) with an outstanding in excess of INR 45000 Cr serving over 45 million end customers across 26 states in the country announced leadership changes at the President, Vice President & CEO levels today.

Manoj Nambiar, Managing Director, Arohan Financial Services (part of the Intellecap Group of Companies), an NBFC MFI focused on the east and north east parts of the country, is the new elected President of the Board for MFIN as of 1st July 2015. Manoj Nambiar takes over from Samit Ghosh, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ujjivan Financial Services who completed his term of three years with the Board on the 30^th of June 2015.

Manoj Nambiar has over 27 years of experience in consumer finance and retail banking, starting with Modi Xerox, GE Countrywide, ANZ Grindlays and ABN Amro Bank in India. He then headed retail banking at National Bank of Oman, was COO at Alhamrani Nissan Finance Company, KSA and then Dy. CEO of Ahli Bank in Oman. Manoj is a mechanical engineer from VJTI, Mumbai, a management post graduate from JBIMS, Mumbai and also has tertiary qualifications in insurance. He is also a director on the boards of IntelleCash Microfinance Network Company (P) Limited and Intellecap Software Technologies (P) Limited.

Speaking about his elevation to the position Manoj Nambiar, said that momentous changes are happening in the Financial Inclusion sector in India with the impending differentiated banking licenses, PM Jan Dhan Yojana and now PM Mudra Yojana. I am delighted to lead MFIN at this juncture and ensure that the microfinance industry plays its meaningful part in this national priority. 

The MFIN Board has also elected a new Vice President R. Baskar Babu, CEO, Suryoday MicroFinance. R. Baskar Babu has 22 years of Financial Services and Banking experience and has earlier worked with First Leasing, Cholamandalam, HDFC Bank and GE Capital in various leadership positions. He is the promoter and CEO of Navi Mumbai based Suryoday Micro Finance. Suryoday is focused on becoming a world class Financial Inclusion player with focus on Employees and Customers to enable a better and sustainable livelihood for its customers.

R. Baskar Babu said that he is delighted to be part of the new leadership team at this very important juncture of very positive changes happening in the Financial Inclusion landscape. The focus of the association will be continue to be on substantially strengthening the sector for the benefit of the sector and customers , our key stakeholders.

MFIN also has a new CEO on board with Ms. Ratna Vishwanathan taking over from Mr. Alok Prasad with effect from the 1^st of July 2015. Ratna Vishwanathan has served MFIN for the past one year and designated as the Compliance Officer on behalf of the RBI after MFIN was assigned to be a SRO by the RBI. She brings to MFIN a combination of government and development sector experience. Belonging to the 1987 batch of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Ms. Vishwanathan comes with extensive experience across a range of departments of the Government of India including Defense and Prasar Bharti. In the development sector she has served at very senior levels in well-known international NGOs such as Oxfam and VSO. She steered these entities through critical change management processes as they transitioned from international liaison offices to national entities.

 

Haryana Press Club Appoints Dr. Vinod Sharma as a Chairman of Media Centre of the Club

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Chandigarh 01^st July:- The meeting of Executive committee of Haryana Press Club held under the presidentship of Maan Singh Verma president of the club. On the occasion, Dr. Vinod Kumar appointed as Chairman cum spokesman of Media Centre of Haryana Press Club and Mohinder Sharma as Chairman of Core committee.  Ajay Gupta, P.K. Bansal, Anil Garg, Ghanshyam and other executive members were present on this occasion.

 

AIHM Starts Four weeks Tourism Police Training Programme

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Chandigarh 01^st July:- A Four weeks Tourism Police Training Programme for the Chandigarh police personnel has been started today at Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management in collaboration with Chandigarh Police. 30 Police officials are attending this programme. This programme aims at enhancing the effectiveness of Police in dealing with the tourists as well as general public. The Training Programme was inaugurated by the Honourable Chief guest Anurag Aggarwal , IAS, Home Secretary and Secretary Tourism, Chandigarh Administration. A.S. Cheema ,IPS , DIG- UT Chandigarh, Mrs. Bharti Tyagi , Principal AIHM Chandigarh and Krishan Kumar, Dy. SP- Training & Lines were present in this inaugural function.

The chief guest addressed the trainees and shared his views . He said that this initiative is driven by the vision to see Chandigarh, the City Beautiful, develop to a level where its tourists can experience the hospitality in a safe & secure friendly environment. The potential has always been here in the city. The role is to ensure that the police personnel should instill the soft skills & guide the tourists so that it leads to the image building at a global level resulting in recurring tourist inflow for the city.

A.S. Cheema, IPS, DIG-UT also motivated the trainees and appreciated the initiatives taken by the Institute for imparting this training.

 Mrs. Bharti Tyagi , Principal of the Institute welcomed the Chief guest and dignatories and highlighted the course contents which are to be covered during the training programme.She said that we have already successfully trained two batches of tourism police personnel in the past. This is the third such program which is intended to address the needs of our tourists who travel long distances to reach our destination & experience the totality of the Indian culture, traditions, and gastronomic creations in a fully safe hospitable environment. The aspects like importance of personal grooming, hygiene & sanitation, behavior, communication skills, complaint handling, etiquettes and mannerism, human values, use of polite and courteous language, some common parlance phrases in various foreign languages in dealing with public and tourists, will be covered in the training programme. It shall also be emphasizing on the range of tourists spots in and around the city beautiful.

 

Fortis Hospital Conduct Surgery of Teenage Boy with a 7 Inch ‘Tail’

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Chandigarh 01^st July:- Fortis Hospital Mohali conducted a remarkable and complicated successful surgery on a 13-year-old boy with a 7-inch 'tail'. The pre & post-operative care and the surgery were completely funded by the hospital as a part of Fortis' 14^th anniversary and community development.  Dr Ashis Pathak (Director – Neurosurgery, Fortis Hospital Mohali) and his team performed the intricate surgery successfully in April.

Dr Ashis Pathak, MS, MCh (Neurosurgery), said that 13 year old Balaji was born with clubfoot deformity and weakness of lower limbs. The cord, or 'tail', was stuck at the bottom developmentally, and it had to be freed or removed as it was likely to cause changes in the normal spinal cord above. The tail is a rare congenital condition and it appears during the development of foetus in the womb for a brief period between 31-35 days of gestation and then disappears naturally with time. The club foot associated with this spinal anomaly reflects the imbalance in development of foot muscles because of the disparity in development of the nerves in such anomalies. It may be corrected but if the person already has severe neurological deficit, then it can't be rectified.  

Dr Ashis Pathak said that the teenager was first examined at Fortis Hospital Mohali in February. "After examining him, he referred Balaji to Urologist Dr Manish Ahuja as the patient's bladder and bowel functions had been affected since birth, and we needed to address that. After carrying out a few investigations and an Urodynamic Study, Dr Manish Ahuja decided to teach clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) to the youngster so that he could keep his bladder empty. He added that Balaji had little bladder control, he would unknowingly urinate even while at school. This was causing a lot of embarrassment to the family, and they felt the boy would be alienated if this was not addressed. Dr Pathak said that the surgery lasted close to 7 hours as it was delicate and complicated. Unfortunately, though nothing can be done to rectify the clubfoot deformity, we wanted to give the best possible medical treatment to Balaji, who is a very young boy. This surgery and treatment will ensure that Balaji not only sustains himself, but also supports his family when he grows up.

Bala ji shared that the growing tail had instantly made him a godly symbol and the locals hailed him as a reincarnation of Lord Hanuman. He never felt bad about the 'tail' and nobody ever teased him about it. People worship him as he pray for them to god so that their wishes can come true.  But Dr Pathak explained to him that this tail was causing him spinal cord anomaly, which could worsen him neurological status. As a result, he is happy it has been removed.

His grandfather Iqbal Qureshi said that Balaji is a very bright young boy. He is not only good at studies, but is also a budding singer. As I'm a musician myself, I have taught him how to play the tabla and also make him do his 'riyaaz' every day. As we belong to a village and are not very educated, we did not know which doctor to meet. When we consulted a few doctors, they did not seem confident and we also got scared for Balaji's life. This time, a well-wisher told us about Fortis Hospital Mohali and we visited Dr Ashis Pathak, who assured that the 'tail' could be removed as it was necessary the spinal cord could be released also.

Reiterating Fortis Hospital's commitment to extending world-class clinical excellence and patient care to all, Ashish Bhatia, Regional Director (North), Fortis Healthcare Ltd, said that when we came to know about Balaji, the only thought that crossed our minds was to help him lead a better future. He was lucky that his family and community did not shun him, because that would have been devastating. He is a confident youngster and after our doctors examined him, we decided to extend free treatment to Balaji so that his life could improve for the better. He was in the able hands of Dr Pathak, who has over 30 years of experience in the field of Neurosurgery in India and abroad. It has always been our aim to contribute to the community and this year as we complete 14 years, we have decided to do 14 free surgeries over the year, the first one being Balaji.

 

CII Condoles Demise of Surinder Kapur

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Chandigarh 01^st July:- The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) expressed deep shock and condolences at the sad demise of Dr Surinder Kapur, Founder Chairman, Sona Group and Member of CII's National Council.

Sumit Mazumder, President, CII, said that the untimely passing away of Dr Kapur is major loss for Indian industry as he was immensely active in shaping a new regime for building competitiveness of Indian enterprises, particularly SMEs. He was truly a visionary who realized the great need for Indian companies to be globally competitive and proactively led efforts to assist them towards change management. He further said that we in CII benefited greatly from the leadership of Dr Surinder Kapur as he initiated and drove a number of campaigns for inculcating Quality Management into the DNA of firms. His energy and passion for building the capacities of Indian companies had unmatched results. We will always remember him as an outstanding industry leader who led by example.

 Dr Surinder Kapur was the Chairman of the CII Industrial Relations Committee and a long standing member of the CII National Council in various capacities. He led many important initiatives and Committees for CII over the last many years. He was also the Chairman of CII Northern Region during 1993-94. Dr Kapur was one of the early proponents of CII's Quality intervention and helped to develop the successful CII Cluster Movement that engages in firm-level competitiveness for smaller enterprises through a shared learning program. Working closely with renowned Japanese gurus in Quality Management  (QM), Dr Kapur spearheaded new and innovative campaigns for bringing cutting-edge 'breakthrough' practices to Indian industry. His objective was to enable Indian companies to gain the lead in global best practices in Total Quality Management, Total Productive Maintenance,Six Sigma, Lean Management, and Manufacturing Innovation.  Dr Kapur also led the initiative of Visionary Leaders for Manufacturing or VLFM with the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC). VLFM is a learning program developed by Prof. Shoji Shiba with CII, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata that converges technical and managerial expertise for manufacturing excellence. Thousands of young leaders have been developed through the VLFM program to date.

 

 

Student Tested at SKIIM Cracks National MOS Championship:Enters Global Testing Fray

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Chandigarh 01^st July:- Sri Krishna Institute of IT & Management, (SKIIM), Mohali, held a press-meet to share details of selection of Kunal Garg, in the prestigious Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship in Dallas, Texas, USA from 9th August to 12th August 2015. Kunal, a student of Hallmark Public School, Panchkula and who was tested at SKIIM, topped the National Level Competition of MOS in Powerpoint 2013 held in Delhi. He is one of the six students from all over India to have qualified for MOS Championship in USA. It is not just a feather in the cap of Kunal, his school & SKIIM but also the tricity. Kunal was also present at the media meet which was addressed jointly by top officials of SKIIM & Infuse IT. Infuse IT, is Microsoft's India partner for delivering all training & testing certifications in India.

Ms. Shaloo Chopra, MD, SKIIM, said that recently, Certiport which is Microsoft's testing & certification implementing agency across the World; conducted India level Championship at The Habitat Center, Delhi. A high level team from SKIIM had taken Kunal for the same. I am happy and proud to say that among the six chosen finalists, Kunal Garg – who is our test candidate, was selected for the Global Championship in a highly competitive contest.  SKIIM is now an MOS Authorized Testing Centre (ATC) in the Tricity (Mohali, Chandigarh & Panchkula), Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh& Jammu & Kashmir, for conducting training & testing services for certifications of top most IT brands like Microsoft, Adobe, HP etc.

To take the Sri Krishna Institute of IT & Management(SKIIM) a step further and for the benefit of students, it was also announced by the Managing Director that the preliminary round for MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist- versions 2010 & 2013) will be conducted in 3 quarters, i.e. July – September, Oct – December and January – March. Top 3 winners from each quarter will be awarded and later shortlisted for MOS India level Championship which will be tentatively held in the month of May 2016. Sums up Ms. Shaloo Chopra said that we will work towards developing students' IT skills; in keeping with PM Narendra Modi's vision in this regard.

Kulvinder Soor, Director, Infuse IT (UK) said that from the last 15 years we have been running Microsoft Office Specialist training and testing. We have appointed SKIIM as representative Regional Office for the Northern Region." SKIIM is now authorised for training and testing in as many as 128 certifications& will soon open another Testing Centre in Panchkula. "It gives me great pleasure to say that a Champion who was tested at our North India Office – SKIIM, has emerged. He added that the achievement is noteworthy as nearly 350 IT whiz kids will be competing for honours from as many as 90 countries in USA..

 

 

KarbonnSmart MTV Splitsvilla 8 sets out to uncover ‘what women love’ with show hosts Sunny Leone and Rannvijay

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Chandigarh 01^st July:- The way to a woman's heart is paved with a million faux pas! To save boys from making the same mistakes over and over again in their quest to understand 'what women love', MTV, the iconic youth brand, has launched the eighth season of their massively successful non-fiction show andguide to finding romance - KarbonnSmartMTV Splitsvilla. This season, taking the lead on teaching the boys the way to translate a woman's feelings, are none other than sultry temptress Sunny Leone and dashing 'Roadie' MTV VJ Rannvijay, who will be seen hosting the show together. So gear up as the love lessons are about to begin as KarbonnSmartMTV Splitsvilla 8 goes on air this Saturday, 4^th July 2014 at 7 PM, only on MTV.

This season, the odds are tipped in the favour of the girls as the boys will be seen doing all the 'mehnat' to find a way into their lady love's heart! To make the incline to success more slippery, the devious creators of the show in association with the mischievous Sunny Leone and the devilish Rannvijay, decided to 'Kill Boring' by having some more fun at the boys' expense by changing the format of the show. To show the boys what women truly value in a man, this time, the creators of the show are pitting 8 celebrity boys against 8 regular boys to woo 14 girls! Set against the gorgeous backdrop of pristine beaches of Goa, the show will be an interesting insight into a woman's heart and the secrets it holds. Will the girls opt for the glitz and glamour surrounding the hot celebrities or will the boys next door with their worldly knowledge and charm win the ladies over? To keep the nail-biting excitement going, the show will air on both Saturday and Sunday at 7 PM for the first two weeks, thereafter it will be showcased on each Saturday at 7 PM.

Announcing the launch of the show's latest edition, Aditya Swamy – EVP &Business Head, MTV said that we are in the 8th season of Splitsvilla and the temperature is soaring at an all-time high. The all new combination of Sunny and Rannvijay has given the show a whole new flavour as we explore the theme of 'What Women Want'.  We have a record number of brand partners this year which reflects the growing popularity of the show. Leveraging our huge fan base on Social Media with exclusive digital content and combining it with a multimedia marketing campaign, I am looking forward to a record opening for this season as we give our audience double the action by launching the show for the first time as bi weekly.

 Commenting as the host of the show consecutively for the second time,Sunny Leone said, "KarbonnSmart MTV Splitsvilla is always so much fun! And this time is going to be crazier than ever. I am thoroughly excited to be back on the show and I'm intrigued to find out what the boys will come up with too woo the women they like. I'm sure it's going to be fun, I know I've had a lot of fun shooting with all these wonderful contestants and Rannvijay, who's just a big ball of energy! Make sure you don't miss the show, it's going to be way cooler than last season.

 

 

NxtGen Raises $13.5 Million from IFC

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Chandigarh 01^st July:- NxtGen Datacentre & Cloud Technologies, the IT infrastructure services company, headquartered in Bengaluru, has raised $13.5 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group; international investment firm, Axon Partners Group; and Intel Corporation's global investment organization, Intel Capital; as part of series B funding for expansion activity. The financing will be used to complete a high density data centre facility in Bangalore and increase further investments into cloud infrastructure. NxtGen currently has two data centres in India – in Mumbai and Bengaluru – and has offices in four major metros Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, and Delhi. It has 105 employees and 200+ channel partners taking its services to market.

A S Rajgopal, CEO, NxtGen this second round of funding, will enable us to further strengthen our growth plans in India and initiate our international strategy. We are thankful to Intel for reinforcing their commitment in us and participating in the second round. Both IFC and Axon, bring in a wealth of global market experience to guide us in this rapid growth phase. We look forward to delivering increased value proposition to our customers globally.

Atul Mehta, IFC Director for Telecom, Media, and Technology, Venture Capitals and Funds, said that affordable and effective IT infrastructure colocation and cloud computing services are increasingly important for digital inclusion and economic development. Built to top industry standards, NxtGen's data centers will support India's growing need for data consumption, incur capital savings for businesses, and boost direct and indirect job creation.

 

 

Value Addition is the Key to Punjab’s Growth:Suresh Kumar

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Chandigarh 01^st July:- There is an imperative and urgent need of the Government of India and its related agencies and the Punjab Government to work aggressively and remove the existing disconnect between the farmers and the market which includes the Govt and private procurement agencies, if we have to improve the fate of the farmers. This was stated by Suresh Kumar, Addl Chief Secretary & Financial Commissioner- Development, Punjab at an Outreach Program for Agro & Food Processing Industry organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) at CII here today.

Suresh Kumar said that we understand that our farmers are going through a very tough phase and we are fully with you in these tough times, he shared while addressing hundreds of participants from different departments of Punjab Government, industry, farmers and other millers associations. Lamenting further on the vicious circle of farmers' poor condition existing across the country, he added that "It is so very depressing and disheartening that, at times the farmers have to cry in fields if there is low production owing to drought or untimely rains. And if the farmers are happy in the fields i.e the production is healthy, they have to cry in the market, because their produce doesn't get them the desired price owing to huge supply and lesser demand and inadequate infrastructure and marketing facilities available. He also called for self-imposed regulations by farmers. "I would however request the farmers to follow our guidelines on the timing of sowing of crops, its harvest, judicious use of pesticides and weedicides so as to maintain minimum global standards for better price and profits.  I would also urge farmers to just do farming and not mining on the soil, i.e avoid excessive cultivation and undue burden on it", he added.

Regarding Punjab's contribution in processed food industry, he mentioned that "Only 15 % of our produce is processed and even being the food bowl of the country, we are the net importer of wheat. Value addition of the farm produce would benefit the state in tremendous ways. There is immense untapped potential in Punjab for processed food industry in the fields of maize, fruit juices, vegetables, honey, potato chips, dairy products, basmati etc. it would help the cause of the farmer as well. The government is fully committed to promote processed food industry in Punjab and our fiscal incentives in this regard include VAT exemption for 10 years which would lead to break even of all capital investment for plants in 10 years. We have also planned 2 mega food parks in Punjab.

Krishan Kumar, Chairman, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) shared that india is the 6^th largest exporter of farm produce commodities but we are far behind as far as processed food is concerned. The processed food industry has incredible potential and scope in Punjab and needs a strong push. And if it prospers here, Punjab's economy prosper as a whole. APEDA is fully committed to promote Agri exports and we have various schemes in association with the state government to set up various food processing plants across Punjab. He added that regarding the non-tariff barriers, he mentioned that "Our farmers and the industry need to ensure that the farm produce satisfy the minimum standards of quality so that other countries do not reject our commodities on the basis of standards.

S S Bhogal, Chairman, CII Punjab State Council & Managing Partner, Bhogal Sales Corporation shared that "As this region, better known as the Food Bowl of the country is today at cross roads because of increasing input costs, inclement weather patterns and experts dwelling on the need to break from the traditional wheat & paddy cycle and enhance value addition so as to make farming & food industry a viable option for people associated with this critical sector. CII is all geared up to actively partner with the farmers, govt and the industry to promote the food processing sector.