Ragam Kishore, Lal Krishna take over CII Vizag chief, deputy chief
Confederation of Indian Industry organised annual meeting 2021-22 of CII Visakhapatnam Zone through virtual mode.
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Visakhapatnam Confederation of Indian Industry organised annual meeting 2021-22 of CII Visakhapatnam Zone through virtual mode.
D. Tirupathi Raju, Chairman, CII Andhra Pradesh announced new office-bearers of CII Visakhapatnam Zone for the year 2022-23. Ragam Kishore, CEO & Director, Vizag Seaport Private Ltd (VSPL) assumed charge as the chairman, CII Visakhapatnam Zone.
Dr. P.P. Lal Krishna, Managing Director, Ramky Pharma City (India) Limited is the new vice chairman for CII Visakhapatnam Zone for the year 2022-23. As MD of Ramky Pharma City (India) Limited he played a key role in bringing many international companies to the Pharmacity, which gives an international exposure to Visakhapatnam.
Coinciding with the CII Visakhapatnam Zone annual meeting, MSME Conclave 2022 with theme focusing on India@75: Transformation through competitiveness, technology, finance and sustainability-accelerating growth for MSMEs was organised.
Addressing at the inaugural session of MEME conclave, Rama Gummalla, Chief General Manager-Materials, HPCL Visakh Refinery briefed on opportunities in the refinery for accelerated growth for MSMEs. She mentioned that MSMEs sector is a major contributor to the economic development of the country and has gained significant importance due to its contribution to the GDP of the country. She mentioned that HPCL supports government initiatives such as Atmanirbhar Bharat, Make in India and gives priority to MSMEs and had set a goal of sourcing a minimum procurement of 25% of its total requirements from MSMEs.
HPCL has also been fully abiding by various government directives and policies to provide relief to MSMEs and promote indigenization of products and services, said Gummalla.
Manoj Yadav, Head-Corporate Management Services, Bharat Electronics Limited in his address said that MSMEs contribute significantly to defence manufacturing of quality products.
One of the key objectives of the Make in India initiative of the Government of India is to bring Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises into the defence supply chain and thereby boost the self-reliance of the country in defence. He mentioned that India is among the top 5 military spenders and one of the emerging defence manufacturing hubs. To support the growth of the defence sector and enhance manufacturing capacity in the sector, two Defence Industrial Corridors are being set up in India, one in Uttar Pradesh and another in Tamil Nadu, he pointed out.
