What is CII ?The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is

an association of Indian businesses which works to create an environment conducive to the growth of industry in the country.

CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India's development process.

India's premier business association has over 7100 members, from the private as well as public sectors

The CII Theme for 2013-14 is Accelerating Economic Growth through Innovation, Transformation, Inclusion and Governance. 

IntroductionMotto-Building Business LeadershipFormation -1895 (119 years ago)Headquarters- New Delhi, India Membership- 7100+ organizationsPresident- Mr S Gopalakrishnan Director General- Mr Chandrajit Banerjee Staff -1000+ Website- www.cii.in Former name- Confederation of Engineering

Industry

History The history of CII is the story of the

transformation of a miniscule association, representing a small segment of industry, to the premier business association of modern India.

The journey began in 1895 when 5 engineering firms join hands to form-

1. Engineering and Iron Trades Association (EITA) 2. Indian Engineering Association (IEA)3.Engineering Association of India (EAI)4.Association of Indian Engineering Industry (AIEI)5.Confederation of Engineering Industry (CEI)6.Confederation on Indian Industry(CII)

Key peopleMr. S. Gopalakrishnan

President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) & Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, Infosys Limited

Mr. Ajay S. Shriram President Designate, CII &Chairman & Senior Managing Director of DCM Shriram Consolidated Limited (DSCL)

Mr. Sumit Mazumder Vice President, CII & Vice Chairman & Managing Director, TIL Limited

Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee Director General, CII

ObjectivesTo identify and strengthen industry's role in the

economic development of the country To act as a catalyst in bringing about the growth and

development of Indian Industry To reinforce industry's commitment to society To provide up-to-date information and data to industry

and government To create awareness and support industry's efforts on

quality, environment, energy management, and consumer protection

To work towards the globalisation of Indian industry and integration into the world economy

Services Key Initiatives / InformationConsulting/Professional ServicesConferences/SeminarTrade FairsTraining ProgramsCorporate Social Responsibility

Development initiatives• Affirmative Action• Climate change• CSR & community development• Education • Environment• Sports • Pubilc development• Women empowerment

Publications CII & Titan Project on Career and Educational

Counseling to students from the deprived sector

Managing People in a Changing World: Economy & Technology

Interim Budget 2014-15: An AnalysisHandbook on Women’s Health & WellbeingEngineering Industry in Punjab: Making the

Big Leap Forward Smart City in Indian Context

CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development

• Since 1995, CIIs centenary year, CII has been creating Centres of Excellence with the objective to:

• Meet a huge unmet need of industry and the society at large that can be met through capacity and capability development

• Nurture experts who are skilled and trained on state of art technologies

• Have a long term focus in building competitiveness in the centre and in their stakeholders

CII in Punjab

Progressive Punjab 26th Quality circle programMeeting on climate changeProject on environment educationSession On free trade agreementWorkshops on effective communicationPunjab co-operation India & Pakistan