By Our Staff Reporter
New Delhi, 24 Mar: CII Northern Region, at its Annual Regional Meeting & Conference, today, announced that Deepak Jain, Chairman & Managing Director of Lumax Industries Ltd, and Madhav Singhania, Deputy Managing Director & CEO, JK Cement Ltd, have been elected as the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, respectively, of CII Northern Region for 2023-24. The incumbents were elected during the first meeting of the newly elected Regional Council members. Jain will head CII Northern Region which comprises 7 States – Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and 3 Union Territories – Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh.
Elaborating on the priorities for 2023 – 24, Jain said, “CII, through its programmes and interventions will aim to foster the digital transformation of businesses that impact social and economic development by adopting innovative and sustainable practices. For this, the strategy for the year would be to build domestic competitiveness through a range of measures along with focused policy advocacy while working with different countries and regions to facilitate Indian business engagement.”
He listed 5 priority areas for CII Northern Region for 2023 – 24: Competitiveness, Sustainability & Environment, Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Internationalisation.
Chairman, CII Delhi &
Deputy MD & CEO, JK
Cement Limited
A special session on ‘Driving India’s Growth with Robust & Sustainable Infrastructure’ was also organised as part of the Conference. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, was the Chief Guest. He said, “The dream of the Prime Minister to make the Indian economy a 5 trillion-dollar economy and AatmaNirbhar Bharat is in the process and is our priority. For that, we seek cooperation and communication from the industry.”
He urged the industry to focus on two important subjects, the circulation economy and the green economy. “I suggest the industry looks at water conservation and green energy practices such as rainwater harvesting for ameliorating the lives of farmers,” he shared.
