Month: May 2017

38 out of 220 central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) have performed excellent for three consecutive years SPO India is showing performance evaluation of CPSEs (central public sector enterprises) against their targets fixed in respective Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a particular financial year. The central government carries out evaluation ever year after the end of the financial year. In this case we are depicting performance evaluation of CPSEs for three years i.e. FY2013-14, FY2014-15 and FY 2015-16. Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) function under the administrative control of various ministries/departments…

Nearly three years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made one of the boldest comments on public health that I have ever heard from an elected official. It’s still having a big impact today. He made the comment during his first speech to the nation commemorating India’s Independence Day. Modi said: “We are living in the 21st century. Has it ever pained us that our mothers and sisters have to defecate in the open?… The poor womenfolk of the village wait for the night; until darkness descends, they can`t go…

Bajaj Auto has donated Rs one crore to Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (AFFDF). C.P. Tripathi, head, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Bajaj Auto presented a cheque of Rs. one crore to the defence minister Manohar Parrikar as donation to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (AFFDF). Accepting the cheque, Manohar Parrikar appreciated the concern shown by the industry towards ex-servicemen and their families and expressed his confidence in the industry that it will continue its contribution to this noble cause. The fund will provide financial assistance to needy ex-servicemen, widows…

In India, Microsoft Philanthropies has contributed a total of over $10 million towards community development. This contribution includes both cash and technology investments to transform the way nonprofits deliver impact in India, offer educational opportunities to empower the next generation and extend support during humanitarian crises. Microsoft Philanthropies was created with a commitment to bring the benefits of technology to people who need them the most, as well as to nonprofit organizations that are working to address humanity’s most pressing issues. Madhu Khatri, associate general counsel, Microsoft India said, “Over…

In its effort to make Namami Gange programme a mass movement with the involvement of more and more voluntary organisations, National Mission for Clean Ganga under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has signed an MoU with Rotary India. Rotary India will support clean Ganga mission through their ‘WASH in Schools’ program in various schools. The program includes the implementation of water, sanitation and hygiene services in the targeted government schools and sensitizing all the stakeholders including school children, teachers, school management communities and communities etc.…

Niti Aayog is planning to collaborate with civil society organisations (CSOs) for effective implementation of government policies/schemes. Recently, NITI Aayog organized an interaction with the leading CSOs and key ministries of the union government. Over 17 leading voluntary organisations from all over the country working across the spectrum of social sector services from education, health, geriatric care, women’s empowerment and rural development to handlooms interacted with 15 central ministries such as ministry of rural development, ministry of women and child development, FSSAI, ministry of minority affairs, among others. Highlighting the…

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) have forged a collaboration on skills and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Manish Kumar, managing director & CEO, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) mentioned the “areas of synergy” and “common grounds” that both the organisations can identify for working together. He further said that the two organisations can collaborate in areas including but not limited to MSME, corporate governance, CSR, business innovation, e-Governance and corporate communications. He also gave a detailed account of NSDC’s mandate as well as delivery…

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has given its nod to the appointment of two managing directors of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and two members of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex board under the Ministry of Finance that formulates policies on direct taxes in India. The two officers appointed as LIC MDs are: B. Venugopal, currently executive director of LIC and Sunita Sharma, also an LIC executive director. Both these officers are appointed for a period of five years from the date of notification…