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.
Introduction
Motto-Building Business Leadership
Formation -1895 (119 years ago)
Headquarters- New Delhi,
India Membership- 7100+ organizations
President- 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 people
Mr. 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
Objectives
To 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 / Information
Consulting/Professional Services
Conferences/Seminar
Trade Fairs
Training Programs
Corporate 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 Analysis
Handbook on Women’s Health & Wellbeing
Engineering 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 program
Meeting on climate change
Project on environment education
Session On free trade agreement
Workshops on effective communication
Punjab co-operation India & Pakistan