New Delhi,Defence
Minister Arun Jaitley has appealed to the corporate world to utilise the
excellent trained manpower of Ex-Servicemen (ESM) to fulfil their corporate
social responsibility programmes. Addressing the Directorate General
Resettlement, (DGR) Corporate Conclave – 2014 at Manekshaw Centre, here today,
Shri Jaitley said ESM constitute a huge resource of trained and disciplined
manpower and for them commitment to duty is paramount. The existing situation
wherein, corporate sector needs men with such qualities and ESM need
re-employment, ideally fits into the demand and supply principle of economics,
which can be effectively tapped by the captains of industry and corporates.
Highlighting the immense contribution of Ex-Servicemen in the Defence sector, he
said, “though they are retired, they are not tired.” Society owes a great deal
of debt and gratitude to this community. Hinting towards India, Inc, he said,
“it is very important that segment of society come forward and absorb these
extremely talented and trained men into jobs”. Hailing the signing of a MoU
between the Directorate General Resettlement, and Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII), as a ‘historic step’, the Defence Minister appealed to the
India Inc. to sincerely perform their corporate responsibility in right
earnest.
The Chief of
Air Staff and Chief of Staff Committee (COSC) Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha in
his speech expressed the need to harness the core competencies of Ex-Servicemen
and said the industry should utilize their sound exposure in diverse fields
including IT, Avionics, automobile, security, electronics and electrical etc.
He pointed out that since the scope of the ESM in the Government sector is
limited and private sector has potential to absorb them in large numbers, the
time for the CII-DGR partnership has come to enrich the society in different
fields.
President CII,
Shri Ajay Sriram in his speech highlighted the key role of manufacturing sector
in accelerating the nation’s overall growth and prosperity. Pointing out the urgent
need of bridging the skill gap, he said, CII would be happy to work with the
Ministry of Defence and help Ex-Servicemen to reorient for the second innings
either in the industry or as entrepreneurs. He hinted the keenness of the
industry to hire talent from the Ex-Servicemen pool.
Among others,
Director General CII Shri Chandrajit Banerjee, Secretary Department of
Ex-Servicemen Welfare Smt Sangeeta Gairola and Director General Resettlement,
Major General Amrik Singh addressed the gathering. On this occasion, the
Defence Minister Shri Jaitley formally inaugurated the Twitter Account of the
DGR.
The event was also attended by the Army Chief General Dalbir Singh and the
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan.
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