Deepak Jain takes charge as Chairman of CII Northern Region Madhav Singhania elected Deputy Chairman

CII NORTHERN REGION GETS NEW OFFICE BEARERS FOR 2023- 24

Deepak Jain takes charge as Chairman of CII Northern Region
Madhav Singhania elected Deputy Chairman

CII Northern Region, at its Annual Regional Meeting & Conference today, announced that Mr Deepak Jain, Chairman & Managing Director of Lumax Industries Ltd and Mr 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 proficient incumbents were elected during the first meeting of the newly elected Regional Council members.
Mr 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, Mr 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.”

Mr Jain listed 5 priority areas for CII Northern Region for 2023 – 24: Competitiveness, Sustainability & Environment, Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Internationalisation.

A special session on ‘Driving India’s Growth with Robust & Sustainable Infrastructure’ was also organised as part of the CII Northern Region Annual Meeting & Conference where Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India was the Chief Guest. Speaking at the occasion, “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 further urged the industry to focus on two important subjects, one circulation economy and the other green economy. “In addition to the already existing initiatives, I suggest the industry look at water conservation and green energy practices such as rainwater harvesting for ameliorating the lives of farmers,” he shared.