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PHDCCI to organize 10th International Heritage Tourism Conclave in Panchkula

Mar 10, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Chairman – Tourism Committee, #Mr. Anil Parashar, #Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal, #PHDCCI, #President

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) will be organizing its flagship event – 10th International Heritage Tourism Conclave with the theme ‘Harnessing Power of Heritage Tourism with Focus on Sustainability’ on Friday, 12 March 2021 from 3:00 PM onwards at WelcomHeritage Ramgarh, Panchkula.

Cultural heritage – both tangible and intangible are resources that need to be protected and carefully managed. Therefore, it is fundamental that tourism authorities study how best to develop these cultural heritage sites while protecting and preserving them for the long-term.

Building on the previous nine editions, this Conclave will deliberate on how the tourism and culture sectors can work together more collaboratively and increase public-private partnerships to ensure the protection of our Cultural and Natural Heritage while extending benefits to local communities.

Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, Government of India has been invited as the Chief Guest on the occasion. Ms. Rupinder Brar (IRS), Additional Director General – Ministry of Tourism, Government of India will be the Guest of Honour at the event.

Ambassadors from countries like Czech Republic, Indonesia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Vietnam and High Commissioner of Seychelles have confirmed their presence for the programme.

Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal, President, PHDCCI, said, “We need forum like this to brainstorm what steps can be taken to correct the skewed balance of tourist traffic, where bulk of the foreign tourist arrival is limited to a few prominent destinations. I trust that the 10th IHTC will build on the already strong foundation laid by the Chamber and draw a sharper focus on the important role that all aspects of heritage play in attracting tourists and thus bringing in investments, development and jobs.”

Mr. Anil Parashar, Chairman – Tourism Committee, PHDCCI, said, “PHDCCI’s commitment towards Tourism, especially Heritage Tourism is evident from the success of its past nine Heritage Tourism Conclaves. I trust that the 10th IHTC will build on the already strong foundation laid by the Chamber and draw a sharper focus on the important role that all aspects of heritage – be it culture, architecture or cuisine play in attracting tourists and thus bringing in investments, development and jobs to the areas.”

A Panel Discussion on ‘Generating momentum for making India the global epicenter for Heritage Tourism’ will be organized during the Conclave. A Heritage Walk will also be organized on 13th March 2021 at Pinjore Gardens for all the delegates.

The programme is being supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India; Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board; Rajasthan Tourism; Haryana Tourism Corporation Ltd; InterGlobe Technology Quotient; and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.

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PHDCCI to work with AMTZ on the Centre of Excellence of Digital Health at Vizag

Nov 11, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Digital Health, #Dr. Deep Goel, #Dr. Harvinder Popl, #Dr. Jitendar Sharma, #Dr. N. Subramanian, #Mr. Levi Shapiro, #Mr. Vivek Seigell, #PHDCCI

PHDCCI organized a webinar on Digital Health: The Future, Series III on Mobile Digital Health Devices: The Covid-19 Pandemic Impact and Mobile Digital Health Roadmap.

The eminent dignitaries present were Mr. Pradeep Multani, Sr. Vice President, PHDCCI, Dr. N. Subramanian, Chair-Health Committee, PHDCCI & Director, Medical Services, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Dr. Jitendar Sharma, Managing Director, AMTZ, Mr. Levi Shapiro, Founder, mHealth Israel, Dr. Deep Goel, Sr. Director, Dr. B L Kapur Memorial Hospitals and Dr. Harvinder Popli, Co-Chair, Health Committee, PHDCCI & Director, School of Pharmaceutical Science, DPSRU.

While giving the presidential address, Mr. Multani welcomed all the esteemed panellists and talked about the global healthcare emergency led by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which has exposed the gaps in handling Pandemics even in the most advanced economies of the world. Mr. Multani said that the wearable medical device market is expected to reach more than $27 million by 2023, a spectacular jump from almost $8 million in 2017 and shared some common wearable devices.

Mr. Multani further added that numerous apps are now available to assist Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) with many important tasks, such as: information and time management; health record maintenance and access; communications and consulting; reference and information gathering; patient management and monitoring; clinical decision-making; and medical education and training, however, the lack of standards and regulations, limited guidance from physicians in selecting healthcare apps, and resistance from traditional healthcare providers are some of the key factors restraining the growth of the market.

Dr. N. Subramanian talked about the benefits and role of Digital Health / Tele-Health technology in several consultations, medical education, cross consultations and many more. Dr. Subramanian told that the first telehealth centre was established in Aragonda in the year 2000 and after that, there was not much improvement since long but as the pandemic affected the world, they have created controlled centres in the remotest part of India.

He further said that WHO has recognized the health hazards to healthcare workers and permitted & adopted telehealth technology. He further said that accessibility is not any more dependent on geography, telehealth significantly addressed the major healthcare challenges like accessibility, availability and affordability. Dr. Subramanian shared that the expenditure of USD 45 trillion arising from only to treat the Non-communicable diseases which can be minimized by the use of digital health technologies.

Mr. Levi Shapiro talked about the major healthcare challenges that have raised in 2020 and particularly COVID-19 which has obscured many long-term structural needs in the Health sector. Mr. Shapiro talked about how the Healthtech investment transformed during these times from telemedicine to software applications to personalised medicines using AI and Big data.

Further talking about the Covid impact on the Healthtech start-ups, he mentioned that Covid has been very good for Digital health Start-ups, where the total funding reaches all time high with telemedicine funding got boost to three times. He further said that more than 80% funded start-ups in Israel uses AI in their technology. Mr. Shapiro talked about the ecosystem provided to health tech start-ups and the Israel advantage from prototype to commercialization.

Dr. Jitendar Sharma said that mobile digital health is not a product, its a process. Dr. Sharma said mobile digital health is a spectrum through which multiple products can be fitted which leads to the desired outcome. Dr. Sharma talked about three baskets of digital health innovation starting from traditional & evolving telemedicine program to smart wearables to the penetration of mobile health in medical equipment. Dr. Sharma mentioned that the output should be safe, effective delivery of services with a seamless flow of data in a well-controlled architecture.

Dr. Sharma shared the details of EMRAI (Electronic Medical Records Alliance of India) , which consists of two parts, the provider and service user part for accessing the patient’s records. Dr. Sharma mentioned that there is a need for creating a platform so that it becomes easier for any hospital for getting the records of the patients for which every smaller hospital needs to come into the electronic medium in rural areas as well.

Dr. Sharma also mentioned that EMRAI has been supported by the Ministry of Electronics and IT and also created a Centre of Excellence at AMTZ and they are happy to associate with PHDCCI also.

Dr. Deep Goel talked about the role of digital health and Artificial Intelligence combining together with Digital Health and it could benefit in various ways especially in rural areas, where these services are not available. Dr. Goel also talked about critical care and home care, where the Digital Health could be very beneficial for better output. He also talked about some new applications and products like smart bedsheet which can seamlessly record patient data like BP, Heartrate etc and transfer it to the monitor, which lessens the doctor/nurse visit to the patient.

Dr. Goel expressed that teleconsultation is the future for India combining it with AI can be another game-changer but a lot needs to be done to make it useful and easily available for every common person. Dr. Goel also talked about the personalized treatment of a disease for a particular person which can be possible with Mobile AI devices including robotic surgery. Dr. Goel further shared that the digital health future is exciting and there’s a need for creating the opportunities for making a better life of a common man by improving primary and secondary health care needs.

Dr. Harvinder Popli gave a formal vote of thanks to all the panellists for sharing their valuable knowledge on Digital Health and inputs to bring the Mobile Medical technology to the grass-root level. Dr. Popli also talked about the release of Digital Health guidelines by MoHFW, Govt. of India & WHO guidelines on mHealth and said that there is a lot of scope for the growth for this technology.

She further said that the current epidemic of chronic illnesses, in both developed and developing economies, illustrates the need for innovative, efficient, technology-supported interventions. She further added that mobile health applications and services are becoming an essential tool in extending health care resources around the world.

The session was moderated by Mr. Vivek Seigell, Principal Director, PHDCCI and Mr. Seigell shared the PHDCCI support to play a critical role to create the Centre of Excellence for Digital Health with AMTZ at Vizag. The webinar was attended by more than 60 delegates.

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Atmanirbhar Bharat is not a vision of return to the import substitution of the pre-1991 period said Shri Sanjeev Sanyal at the 115th Annual Session of PHDCCI

Oct 8, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Mr. K V Kamath, #Mr. Ridham Desai, #PHDCCI, #Shri Sanjay Aggarwal, #Shri Sanjeev Sanyal.

Addressing the 115th Annual Session of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Shri Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India said that the post COVID world will be fundamentally different having its own definitions of geopolitical realities, supply chains, consumer behaviour, among others.

“Atmanirbhar Bharat is not a vision of a return to the import substitution of the pre-1991 period” rather, it would lay the foundation for a New India with a higher economic growth trajectory, simpler rules, resilient supply chains, better technology, entrepreneurial energy to leverage itself into taking new opportunities, among others, added Shri Sanjeev Sanyal.

He further added that we all need to embrace the idea of flexibility and adaptability to the new normal to stay relevant in a global context, going forward and to support its domestic industry into taking new opportunities and challenges.

The Government, at this juncture, recognizes the need for a further stimulus in the coming times to refuel consumer demand and further revive the wheels of the Indian economy, he said.

In his presidential address, Dr D K Aggarwal, President, PHD Chamber said that Self-reliance is the new vision for India and is neither exclusionary nor isolationist. Local has helped us sail through the COVID-19 crisis and has helped us to survive by improving our local manufacturing and productive efficiency.

Dr Aggarwal highlighted that we can compete with the rest of the world as well as to help the world. Further, this should be supported by reducing cost of doing business, including the costs of capital, compliances, logistics, land and availability of land, power/ energy and labour.

Mr. K V Kamath, Former Chief, the New Development Bank and ICICI Bank, said that there has been a resetting of the mindset during the last few months to lay the foundation of an Atmanirbhar Bharat. Mr Kamath added that India has bounced back very quickly and is emerging healthily from the biggest health and economic crisis of covid-19 that the world has ever seen. Going ahead, the vision of a Self-Reliant India presents an unprecedented opportunity to emerge as stronger and resilient in the post COVID-19 scenario and go Vocal for Local.

Mr. Ridham Desai, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, India, said that the launch of Atmanirbhar Bharat could not have come at a better time to position ourselves in the global charts. Also, he highlighted that the world now is moving from being bipolar to multipolar leading to greater diversification in production and consumption.

Mr Desai added that the continued reforms agenda of the Government would help India to establish itself as a global manufacturing hub and a leading exporter in the world.

Shri Sanjay Aggarwal, Senior Vice President, PHD Chamber, thanked the esteemed speakers for giving a glimpse of the road ahead on Vocal for local India and thus focusing on products to be made competitive vis-a-vis global brands.

Shri Aggarwal reiterated the vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat and said that we must move forward with the mantra of Make for the world along with Make in India. He added that the structural reforms undertaken by the Government during the recent months are highly encouraging and would revitalize the business sentiments and exacerbate investments in the manufacturing sector in the coming quarters.

PHDCCI’s 115th Annual Session has been supported by Vestige Marketing Pvt Ltd; Maruti Suzuki; Radico Khaitan Ltd; SMC Global Securities Ltd; Paramount Communication Ltd; Multani Pharmaceuticals Ltd; DLF Ltd; JK Tyres; Apeejay Svran Group; M V Cotspin Ltd and DCM Shriram Industries Ltd. The other sponsors of the session were Hindalco Industries Ltd, Martin & Harris Pvt Ltd., Filatex India Ltd., Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd, Hindustan Tin Works Ltd, Alliance Advertising & Marketing Pvt. Ltd, Oswal Greentech Ltd, Modern Auto Ltd and Bry-Air (Asia) Pvt. Ltd.

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South Asia is one of the Hardest-hit Regions with Climate Change, says Abhas Jha of World Bank in a PHDDCI Webinar

Sep 16, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Abhas Jha, #Mr. K V Rajan, #Mr. Saurabh Sanyal, #PHDCCI, #world bank

In a re-set world with Covid-19 and prolong lockdown, accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is much more important now for the United Nation Member States like India and Nepal. Notwithstanding the challenges, the SDGs (Global Goals) should be redefined to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. With reimagining South Asian Cooperation at large, under the aegis of its India-Nepal Centre and in association with the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) and Sterlite Technologies Ltd, PHDCCI organised the webinar: “Redefining SDG Enablers for India and Nepal”.

In his keynote address, Mr. Abhas Jha, Practice Manager (Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management), South Asia Region, World Bank said that climate change is one of the most focused SDG out of 17 SDGs. He reflected on the fundamental similarities between COVID-19 and Climate Change that included potential simultaneous exogenous shocks to supply and demand; renewed focus on the long-term resilience of the system for short and long term performance and, the need for global and regional coordination and collaborations.

Talking about climate vulnerabilities in South Asia, he shared that South Asia is one of the hardest-hit regions with climate change. He also cited about the effects of climate change on sectors like poverty; melting snow and glaciers, decrease in water levels, rise in sea level, flood-related damages, the decline in living standards, and many more. Mr. Jha emphasized the need to strengthen energy cooperation in South Asia and complement each other with resources and, there are a lot of positive developments for the same. The World Bank has estimated these corporations can help in the short run as it can address electricity shortages and, medium run, it can maximize climate mitigation benefits and strengthen resilience. He concluded on a note that the changing geostrategic fundamentals in the region will have an impact on the South Asian countries’ bid to achieve SDGs.

The pandemic has made us realize to look at technology-driven solutions for minimizing the obstacles in meeting the SDGs goals. Mitigating actions are important and, India has been in the lead, said Amb Mr. Manjeev Singh Puri, India’s former Ambassador to Nepal. Amb Puri mentioned that India lives in harmony with nature and, SDGs are a fundamental inter-governmental process. India has been a great leader in the solar power sector and climate disaster resilient infrastructure. Amb Puri highlighted that Nepal is a stable nation with the availability of resources and services. It has great institutions and, it now needs to emphasize on increasing wealth creation and growth. Nepal needs to collaborate with India in its projects and be more competitive for the world. COVID-19 is a wakeup call and, India-Nepal needs to grow with the support of each other.

Mr. Yugal Joshi, Director, Ministry of Jal Shakti, GoI mentioned that all SDG goals are interconnected and, public participation especially of women and children, are the keys to achieve these goals. He mentioned that the Swatch Bharat Mission was successfully implemented with the integration of 4Ps that was the political leadership of the Hon’ble Prime Minister; public finance; strong partnership and, public participation. During the pandemic, under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, we build community toilets that gave employment to labourers. In Jal Jeevan Mission, we have been able to give water connection facilities to a greater share of the population. Our mission has been to integrate rural population, educate them, and create awareness within them, said Mr. Joshi.

Mr. Omair Ahmad, South Asia Editor, The Third Pole pointed on the need for an inclusive developmental framework and how the global pandemic has made the economies, fragile and uncertain. He called for a more resilient economic structure. The transition that needs to happen between India-Nepal has been an energy transition and including local action across the ground for stable prosperity. We need to find partnerships between developing and developed countries to make energy transitions.

While talking about the role of the private sector towards SDGs, Ms. Akanksha Sharma, Head-Social Impact & Sustainability, Sterlite Technologies Ltd shared that we cannot deny the role of technology, which has gone hand in hand with economic development. We need to integrate technology solutions for mitigating the SDGs. She emphasized on the need for creating social impact with the deeper government and industry interface, with this, the SDGs goals can be attained in India. Similar actions would be imperative in Nepal as well.

Mr. Akhilesh Upadhyay, Senior Fellow, IIDS, Kathmandu mentioned that SDG’s are the natural evolution of MDG’s, so the priority is MDG’s. Growth and jobs are the focus for us along with clean and green energy are other focus sectors for us. Nepal will need continuous investment and, it has to rely on foreign investment. SDG goals need to be embedded in the policy-making from the grass-root level and, there needs to faster implementation. He added that contraction in the Indian economy and other major global economies will have an adverse impact on Nepal, primarily so, as Nepal’s economy is remittance-drive and has exposure to the ongoing economic meltdown across the world.

Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal, Senior Vice President, PHDCCI stressed on the need to look upon SDGs along with the pandemic for the betterment of the world. While COVID-19 and lockdown have massively disrupted the economy and society, looking at solutions for SDG is a pivotal concern, he added. The SDGs goals should be redefined to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. We have to keep on stressing the issues of environment and, as part of the world, we need to work together to mitigate the challenges of climate change, said Mr. Aggarwal.

Amb Mr. K V Rajan, Chairman, India-Nepal Centre, PHDCCI and India’s Former Ambassador to Nepal chaired the Session and ruminated on the deep-rooted relationship shared by India and Nepal, growing itself in diverse verticals, encouraging business and trade between industries. Talking about SDGs, there is a need to intensify actions across society and strengthen the inclusive framework. He also said that the growth should have a humane face and the industry has to play a vital role in attaining it.

In his concluding remarks, Mr. Saurabh Sanyal, Secretary-General, PHDCCI recounted about India-Nepal Centre’s unwavering commitment for strengthening India-Nepal relations and working for the crucial matters including SDGs. He said that along with PHDCCI’s Strategic Partner CNI, it aims to work for deepening the regional and sub-regional economic cooperation. Also, both the institutions are working under the aegis of India-Nepal Centre, for promoting the integration among Asian Chambers.

The other panellists were Mr. Bishal Thapa, Economist & MD, Saral Urja; Mr. Atul K Thakur, Nodal Coordinator, India-Nepal Centre, PHDCCI;

Mr. Kedar Nuepane, Board Member, Nepal Policy Institute and Mr. Jayandra Shrestha, Development Management Expert.

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India-Nepal Economic Ties are Strong and Faring Well, says Policy-makers in PHDCCI India-Nepal Centre Webinar

Sep 4, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Dr D K Aggarwal, #India-Nepal Centre Webinar, #India-Nepal Economic Ties, #PHDCCI, #President

With Covid-19 outbreak and prolonging lockdown, the lives and livelihoods have been adversely impacted in unprecedented manner. As the crisis has global nature, India and Nepal are severely impacted as well with the crisis created by the global pandemic and prolonging lockdown. In a trying time like this, the economic cooperation between India and Nepal should be further accelerated. For the economic rebounding in both the countries, the performance of MSMEs sector is going to be one of the decisive factors. Against this backdrop, under aegis of its India-Nepal Centre and in association with the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), Nepal SBI Bank Ltd (NSBL), PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has organised the webinar “Enhancing Cooperation for MSMEs in Nepal”.

Mr. Maha Prasad Adhikari, Governor, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) in his Keynote Speech called the MSMEs sector as the growth engine of Nepal’s economy. Highlighting on the recent policy measures, he assured the industry that Nepal’s MSMEs are on way to emerge stronger and can partner for registering positive outcomes.

Mr. Sushil Bhatta, CEO, Investment Board Nepal (IBN) recognised the challenges MSMEs are facing with the demand and supply shocks with the ongoing crisis emerged through the pandemic. He highlighted the importance of MSME for Nepal’s economy and job creation. He stressed on the need of creating awareness in MSMEs for the skill development,
entrepreneurial advancement, innovative practices, new technology to give them a competitive edge at the regional and global platforms.

“In the recent past, the trade between India andNepal has reached to around 85% peak of pre-Covid times both in terms of exports and imports, mentioned Mr. Kapidhwaja Pratap Singh, Commercial Representative, Indian Embassy in Nepal. He highlighted many importers in India are dependent on exports of Nepal, making it a two-way flow of commodities between India and Nepal. He added that localized trade is happening at a fast pace. This shows the immense networking and supply chain management development by business between India and Nepal.

Mr. Anukool Bhatnagar, MD & CEO, NSBL in his presentation discussed financer’s perspectives on the MSME’s in Nepal. He presented a nuanced view on key pressing policy issues that are impacting the way banks are landing to MSMEs. While the credit gap is still there, Nepal has evolved as a country with robust ecosystem for the old and new businesses. Bhatnagar has appreciated the regulatory measures of NRB that are particularly sensitive to the concerns of MSMEs.

Dr D K Aggarwal, President, PHDCCI shared about India’s unique and deep relationship with Nepal. He calls for an enduring partnership among the MSMEs both sides where PHDCCI as the National Apex Chamber of India along with its partner CNI will provide the much needed platform. Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal, Senior Vice President, PHDCCI said that it is high time that the MSMEs be given their space as the Covid-19 has made a form ground for strengthening bilateral relations between India and Nepal and these business can play pivotal roles in economic rebounding. Mr. Anil Khaitan, Former President, PHDCCI presented a global overview about the effect of the pandemic on the economy and the required response to mitigate the challenges being faced by MSMEs. In these adverse times, it is utmost important that businesses adopt the ways for frugal innovation, he added. He said that the MSMEs need a clear definition that will be immensely helpful for letting them avail the market conditions efficiently.

The webinar was moderated by Amb K V Rajan, Chairman, India-Nepal Centre, PHDCCI & India’s Former Ambassador to Nepal and Mr. Nirvana Chaudhary, Chairman, India-Nepal Centre (Nepal), VP, CNI & MD, Chaudhary Group. Among other key participants were Mr. Anil Khaitan, Former President, PHDCCI; Mr. Saurabh Sanyal, Secretary General, PHDCCI; Mr. Atul K Thakur, Nodal Coordinator, India-Nepal Centre, PHDCCI;
Mr. Madhav Lal, Former Secretary, Ministry of MSME, Government of India; Mr. Ashutosh Bharadwaj, MD, Noveau Manufacturing Pvt Ltd; Ms. Praveena Kala, Director, Paramount Cables Pvt Ltd & Former CGM-SBI; Dr Binod Atreya, MD, BFIN.

It was hailed how PHDCCI’s India-Nepal Centre has taken the initiative for hosting this webinar as well as preceding two: Strategising Economic Rebounding and Cooperation in India and Nepal (30th April 2020); Exploring Hydroelectricity Potential in Nepal (23rd July 2020). The virtual conferences were attended by hundreds of participants from the government, industry, media, Think Tanks and Economic Diplomacy fraternity.

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Opportune time for the Indian Industry to contribute towards “AtmaNirbhar Bharat”-echoes Members of Parliament

Aug 14, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #PHDCCI

Mr. Suresh Prabhu, India’s Sherpa to G20/G7, Hon’ble Member of Parliament& Chief Guest for the Session, highlighted that it is the responsibility of every citizen of the country to support the clarion call of our Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to make India Atmanirbhar or self-reliant, it will not only assist in nation-building but all will ensure the inclusion of every citizen at national state district and even at village level in economic prosperity of India.

Ms. Sunita Duggal, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Sirsa, Haryana), lauded the steps and measures taken by current Government which have helped in percolation of the benefits of the various schemes to the actual beneficiaries and the needy. She felt that the farmers must also look at exploring opportunities in horticulture and should also reap the benefits that can offered by techniques like crop rotation, such initiatives will also assist in boosting of Indian agri- exports to the world.

Shri Ramesh Bidhuri, MP-Lok Sabha, South Delhi, NCT of Delhi said that a self-reliant farmer is fundamental to the vision of a self-reliant India. Agriculture plays a very crucial role in Aatmanirbhar Bharat. It continues to be the source of livelihood for the majority of the population. The agriculture sector accounts for about 15 per cent of the GDP and provides a livelihood for more than 50 per cent of the population. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is a National Mission on Financial Inclusion which has an integrated approach to bring about comprehensive financial inclusion.

Shri Vinod Kumar Sonkar, MP-Lok Sabha, Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh mentioned that the MSME sector is the most vibrant and dynamic industrial sector contributing of more than 30% of GDP. Multiple government policies and decisions emphasize that the MSME sector will act as the bedrock for economic revival. With the conversations gaining momentum, it is an opportunity for the MSME sector to capitalize on the ‘Make in India’ and there is ample scope for the MSME sector to identify areas for local production of goods right from raw material to the finished product.

Shri Anurag Sharma, MP-Lok Sabha, Jhansi, UP apprised about the role of the Government to implement Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s initiative to make India as “self-reliant”. He mentioned that in Jhansi district, the government has set up defence industrial corridors which will reduce India’s reliance on imports and promote exports and mentioned about the policies to address the requirement of APIs in short & medium term which will make our country self-reliant. The API needs to be scaled up to a level where the production is viable. Uttar Pradesh government set up industrial parks for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in most industrialized districts. States have also encouraged promoting such units in a bid to help the economy recover from the disruption.

Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, MP-Lok Sabha, Mumbai-South, Maharashtra, added that the Government should also be focusing on furthering empowering the public sector enterprises and focus intensely on doubling the farmers income.

Shri Tirath Singh Rawat, MP-Lok Sabha, Garwal, Uttrakhand, lauded the efforts of the Government for launching the new education policy which will pave the way for the overall development of the youth of the nation.

Dr. D.K. Aggarwal, President, PHDCCI while welcoming Mr. Suresh Prabhu, India’s Sherpa to G20/G7 & Hon’ble Member of Parliament and other Hon’ble Members of Parliaments for the session highlighted that India’s unique advantages in terms demographic dividend, technological advancements, availability of skilled manpower will immensely contribute in making India self-reliant.

Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal, Senior Vice President, PHDCCI while thanking the Hon’ble Members of Parliament for joining the session highlighted the various contributions made by the members of the Chamber towards Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Mr. Pradeep Multani, Vice President, PHDCCI while delivering the formal Vote of Thanks thanked all the Members of Parliament for the immense contributions made by them and requested them for regular interaction with the members of PHDCCI in achieving the goals set for all in building an Atamanirbhar Bharat.

Multani Pharmaceuticals & Radico Khaitan were the strategic partners for the session. The session was attended by over 100 delegates including Senior Managing Committee Member of PHDCCI other Industry Members, Mr Saurabh Sanyal, Secretary-General PHDCCI. The session was moderated by Mr Naveen Seth, Principal Director, PHDCCI.