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Programme Report Light The Spark
Programme Report Light The Spark
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PROGRAMME SPONSORS
1. NSDC India -- National Skill Development Corporation
2. NHPC Limited (erstwhile National Hydroelectric Power Corporation)
3. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
4. REC Limited (formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited)
5. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID)
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PROGRAMME SPEAKERS
1. Shri Pankaj Dubey -- MD Polaris India
2. Shri Jaikant Singh -- Head of Strategy and Programme Development NSDC
India
3. Shri Kishore B Surwade -- DDG Department of Empowerment of Persons
With Disabilities Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
4. Shri R.K Narra - President DICCI South India
5. Shri Praveen Karn -- CSR Head Spark Minda
6. Shri Ramesh Sahijwani - Vice President CSR Iffco Tokio General Insurance
Co Ltd.
7. Shri Ashutosh Mayank -- Partner at Lumis Partners.
8. Ms. Jaahanvi Khurana - AVP Outreach HR Association India
9. Shri Tarun Parihar -- Manager Corporate Matters and Projects SCPWD
10. Shri Adil Firoze - Former General Manager CSR EIL India
11. Shri Maneesh Mishra - Lead Sankalp Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship
12. Dr. KK Upadhaya - Former Head CSR FICCI
13. Mr. Malikarjun - CEO of Indian Diyangjan Entrepreneurs Association
14. Shri Naval Goel - CEO of PolicyX.com
15. Dr. Brahma Deep Sindhu - Chief Medical Officer MCG Gurgaon
16. Dr Apurva Jha - Fortis Memorial Research Institute
17. Mrs. Puja Mehra - Head Customer Service Vodafone Idea Ltd.
18. Mrs Akanksha Awasthi - Senior Manager Channel Development Mahindra
Swaraj Division
19. Shri Charanjit Singh - Jt Secretary Skills of MoRD DDUGKY
20. Smt. Lata Krishnamurthy -- Supreme Court Lawyer & Head Ram Jethmalani
Foundation
21. Shri Ashok Sangwan - Commissioner Gurugram
22. Smt. Ambika Patyal -- Jt. Director Haryana Skill Development Mission
23. Shri A.K Dahiya -- State Director Delhi KVIC
24. Shri S Mishra - Secretary General Nabet India
25. Mrs Usha Mishra - Managing Trustee Nabet India
26. Mrs Nidhi Kumar -- Programme Host (Celebrity show host DD National)
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The second annual conference on the theme - EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND
AMMENDED COMPANIES ACT 2019 ON CSR " named LIGHT THE SPARK was held on 14th November
2019 at The Hotel Country Inn and Suites Gurgaon Sector 29, and was organized by NABET INDIA the
National Association For The Blinds Employment & Training Manesar.
The focus of the conference was on identifying and exploring ways to provide more employment
opportunities for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and to highlight the steps and achievements of
government and private sector in this regard. The forum also deliberated on hiring PWDs and the
benefit it gave to the organization to invest in this available human resource.
Brain storming sessions by the elite panelists and industry participants from all the major private and
government sectors found ways and methods of having a composite workforce with adequate
representation from this section of e people. The ongoing programmes of skill development for such
PWDs youth has given rise to a new set of human capital which needs to be absorbed into the industry
and success stories of their inclusion brought hope to the other deserving candidates.
With the advent of the New Companies Act 2019, CSR has found a new meaning in Indian context. CSR
intervention in the field of PWDs empowerment has emerged as the forerunner for various leading
companies . The main premise of the conference was to build on new avenues for CSR to work towards
maximum utilization of resources such as technology and business know-how in order to build a better
educated and skilled and an inclusive society /nation
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PANELLISTS --
1. Shri Jaikant Singh -- Session Head -- Head of Strategy and Programme Development NSDC
India
2. Shri R.K Narra -- President DICCI South India
3. Shri Praveen Karn - CSR Head Spark Minda
4. Shri Ramesh Sahijwani - Vice President CSR Iffco Tokio General Insurance Co ltd.
5. Ms. Jaahnvi Khurana - AVP Outreach HR Association India
6. Mr. Ashutosh Mayank - Lumis Partner
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current status of scavengers to swachh entrepreneurs and given the social equality status through their
efforts.
Mr. Ramesh Sahijwani - Vice President CSR Iffco Tokio General Insurance Co
Ltd.
Key Points Highlighted.
a) Inclusion of the specially abled in their own call centres through special training programmes.
b) As decision making for any CSR programme is through the Board of Directors there is often a delay in
committing oneself to a project.
c) Iffco Tokio General Insurance is committed to disabled employment and empowerment and will take
all the necessary steps to include such talent into their workforce.
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Panelist
1. Shri Mallikarjun -- CEO Indian Divyangjan Entrepreneurs Association
2. Shri Adil Feroze - Former General Manager CSR EIL India
3. Shri Tarun Parihar -- Manager Corporate Matters and Projects SCPWD
4. Shri Maneesh Mishra -- Lead Sankalp Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
5. Dr. KK Upadhyay -- Former Head CSR FICCI
6. Shri Naval Goel - CEO PolicyX.com
2. Shri Adil Feroze -- Highlighted the importance of enterprise management and financial development
of the PWDs before asking them to step into the entrepreneurial world. CSR can focus on developing
such skill set in a PWD resource before asking them to set up an enterprises. Key to implementation is
in investing in the right idea at the right market.
3. Mr. Mallikarjun -- Mindset change of the society is required before any collaborative activity for the
PWD community is done. key learning from the western world needs to be implemented in the Indian
context. Potential Divyangjan need to be identified and through skill development make such individuals
stand out from the rest. Society mindset and action of discrimination makes it tougher for a divyangjan
to come into the mainstream. identify an opportunity and let the PWD resource achieve it through his
own skills.
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4. Shri Tarun Parihar -- Efforts of the skill council (SCPWD) has been to create more micro
entrepreneurs as the PWDs have aspirations and their own desires to be streamlined into the
mainstream. A key aspect that need to be put in place in creation of entrepreneur is to provide skill
development to such beneficiaries and the council is committed to realize the dreams of the PWDs.
Disability sensitization of potential employers is also a key focus area of the council.
5. Shri Maneesh Mishra -- There has been considerable efforts by Corporates through their CSR
funding for skill training of the PWDs and now there is a need for funding for setting up small businesses
for such PWD resources. Collaboration with the district committees is important to achieve grass root
level impact. Another way of ensuring effective programme implementation is through running
fellowship programmes with management or tech schools. Their students can assist on the ground
implementation. Assistance can also be sought from such management schools in developing BPlan for
implementing the business successfully. Focus has to be enhancing the capacity of the beneficiary.
6. Shri Naval Goel -- The start up community of India has been at the helm of identifying
implementable solutions for some complex social problems. There is a growing need of content writers
in the dot com industry and this one area of expertise which lies untapped. Such jobs can be done from
their base location and requires little technical acumen but loads of indigenous skills to write content.
CSR Activities needs to be presented as CSR opportunities .
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Technical Presentation
Session 4 -- Countering Mental Illness Especially Amongst Persons With
Disability
Key Speakers --
1) . Dr. Brahm Deep Sindhu -- Chief Medical Officer Gurugram.
2) Dr Apurva Jha -- Fortis Memorial Research Institute
A sense of despondence stems in disabled candidates as they fear lack of suitable job opportunities for
them. This needs creative solutions like options of work from home or 3 day workplace reporting
routines which can aid and assist such candidates.
Dr Apurva Jha
There is a need to address the aspect of silent bullying
of disabled co workers because of their disability. Such
acts are not visible because its done behind closed
doors or in an surreptitious manner. Senior
management needs to ensure equality and fairness in
their organizations and bonding sessions needs to be
regularly organized.
Disabled resources generally perceive themselves as
second grade employees as the management fears
for their safety and well being. Counselling sessions of middle management is required to eliminate such stigma.
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Session 5 -- Industry NGO Partnerships : Key Issues , Challenges and Innovative Solutions
Session Speakers
1. Mrs. Puja Mehra - Head Customer Service Vodafone Idea Ltd.
2. Mrs Akanksha Awasthi - Senior Manager Channel Development Mahindra Swaraj Division
3. Shri Charanjit Singh - Jt Secretary Skills of MoRD DDUGKY
4. Smt. Lata Krishnamurthy -- Supreme Court Lawyer & Head Ram Jethmalani Foundation
5. Shri Ashok Sangwan - Commissioner Gurugram ( Session Chair & Head of The Session)
6. Smt. Ambika Patyal -- Jt. Director Haryana Skill Development Mission
7. Shri A.K Dahiya -- State Director Delhi KVIC
1. Smt Lata Krishnamurthy :: CSR as subject was introduced in the year 2014 with a clear
mandate to improve the lives of the people and community at large. One needs to engage
empathetically with specially abled people and not with a sense of sympathy. Sympathetic approach can
only be a superficial remedy to a complex societal problem. Corporates and individuals need to respect
and give dignity to such people and only when we address such challenges through a composite plan of
action by giving rightful opportunity of work and life culture only then we can solve the issue.
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There should be general focus on the industry and the private sector and the social sector to work
together for any successful programme and if it needs to be implemented on the ground then such an
arrangement is required.
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and all the assistance by the ministry will be given to the NGOs or Corporates who through their CSR
activities can assist in creating more employment for such youth. The ministry works at rural level and
there is a special focus on inclusion of SC/ ST Candidates in the training and placement efforts.
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10 Saubhagya Foundation
11 Uchaan Foundation
12 Honda Motors
14 Honda 2 Wheelers
20 Futurebrands Ltd
21 Believe India
25 Rhiti Exports
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