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Rockcity News
Message from Chairman’s Desk

I am happy to forward the first e-Newsletter of CII Trichy Zone for

the year 2008-09. This year our theme is “Trichy today for a better

Tomorrow”. We all are working in that direction and I am sure

that we together can make Trichy a better place for investments.

e-Newsletter of Trichy Zone This newsletter consists our activities & initiatives from April to 12

• Activities of CII Trichy Zone (pg. 2 – 5) August, 2008.

• Activities of CII Karur (pg. 6 – 9)
• Birthday Wishes (pg. 10)
Regards,

Senthil Annamalai
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Workshop on 5S
10th April 2008 : Trichy
CII Trichy Zone organized a “Workshop on 5S”; a Japanese concept on
good Housekeeping, on 10 April 2008 at Trichy.

The objective of the programme were to create awareness of 5S concept,

implementation of 5S and also to help SMEs to stay internally competitive
through implementation of world class housing keeping practices.

Mr Senthil Annamalai, Chairman, CII Trichy Zone addressed the gathering

and Mr A S Venkateswaran, Member, CII, Trichy Zone & General Manager –
HRD, GB Engineering Enterprises welcomed the gathering.

Mr S K Ramanan, Chief Consultant, Pyramid Quality Systems conducted the

Workshop.

Session on Environment & Health

18th April 2008 : Trichy

CII Trichy Zone organized a Session on Environment & Health on 18 April 2008
in Trichy. Mr. M B Nirmal, Founder President, Exnora International made
presentation on Environment. There was a also a presentation on by Dr.
Chandrakumar, Managing Director, KMC Hospitals on Health & Hygiene.
Both the presentations were wonderful & enriching. We were highly
benefited.

Interactive Session with Chairman,

CII Tamil Nadu
15th May 2008 : Trichy
An Interactive Session with Mr. Manikam Ramaswami, Chairman, CII Tamil
Nadu was organized by CII Trichy on 15 May, 2008 in Trichy. The objective of
the Session was to brief the members on the Agenda of CII Tamil Nadu for
the year 2008-09 and also to understand the aspirations of the local industry
in Trichy.

The Session was also addressed by Mr. Leo Ananth J, Vice Chairman, CII
Trichy Zone & Operational Director, GFT Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd.
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Seminar on PM Analysis
21st - 22nd May 2008 : Trichy

CII Trichy Zone organized a two day Seminar on PM Analysis on 21 -22 May
2008 at Trichy.

Mr S Srinivasan, Counselor, TPM Club of India the faculty of the Seminar

made the presentation on PM Analysis to the participants. The objective of
the Seminar was to give training on identification & analysis of Problems on
Shop Floor and manage them.

Workshop on Zero Budget

& Natural Farming
5th – 8th June 2008 : Thanjavur
CII in association with Periyar
Maniammai University have organized a four day Workshop on Zero Budget
& Natural Farming from 5 – 8 July 2008. Mr. Subash Palekar, a pioneer in this
field, conducted the Workshop. The Workshop went on very well. Close to
500 farmers participated in the Workshop.

Interaction with Mr Gopal Srinivasan,

Chairman, Taskforce on Development
of Tier – II & Tier – III Towns
8th July 2008 : Trichy
CII, Trichy Zone organized a Interactive Session with Mr Gopal Srinivasan,
Chairman, CII Mission on India @ 75 & Southern Regional Taskforce on
Development of Tier-II & Tier – III Cities and immediate Past Chairman, CII
Tamil Nadu on 8th July, 2008 at Trichy.

Mr Srinivasan addressed the participants on action plan for implementing

practical initiatives at grass roots level with the objective of placing India in a
formidable position in the emerging world order in consonance with India @
75 envisioned by Prof. C K Prahlad.

Mr. Senthil Annamalai, Chairman, CII Trichy Zone delivered the Welcome
Address & Mr Leo Ananth, Vice Chairman, CII Trichy Zone delivered the
concluding remarks. The session was attended by 45 industry & Media
representatives from in and around Trichy.
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Session on SME Finance

10th July 2008 : Trichy
SMEs have been globally recognized as an important sector for growth and
development. However, in view of changing global scenario, there is a need
to review the developmental agenda.
To provide a sustainable focus on the future growth and development of the
SMEs across Tamil Nadu, Confederation of Indian Industry, Trichy Zone
organized a “Session on SME Finance” at 06.30 pm on 10th July 2008 at Hotel
Sangam, Trichy followed by dinner.

The objective of this meet was to create awareness amongst SMEs about
financing schemes provided by the leading banks for up gradation and
setting up of new ventures. It will also provide an insight on the bank loan
rating systems for the SME sectors.

The Session was addressed by Mr Anil Nair, Regional Head – South, HSBC
Bank Mr. Rajendra Lodd, Branch Manager, CRISIL and Mr Praveen Kumar,
Manager – MSME, HSBC Bank.

Mr. Leo Ananth J, Vice Chairman, CII Trichy Zone and Managing Director,
eQuadriga Software Pvt. Ltd. Delivered the Welcome address. The session
was attended by over 50 delegates.

Workshop on Effective Business Writing

Skills & Organisational Internal
Communications
11th July 2008 : Trichy
A Workshop on Effective Business Writing Skills & Organisational Internal
Communications was organized by CII, Trichy Zone on 11 July 2008 in Trichy.
The objective of the program is to provide comprehensive training on how to
record, retrieve and reach to others the information an organization has.

The training was conducted by trainers from K9 Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

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Cricket for Fellowship

9th & 10th August 2008 : Bishop Heber College
Grounds, Trichy

CII Trichy Zone organized a first of its kind two days Inter Corporate Cricket
Tournament on 9th & 10th August 2008 at Bishop Heber College Grounds,
Trichy in association with the Trichy District Cricket Association.
In the Prize distribution ceremony organized today at the conference hall of
Bishop Heber College, Trichy, District Collector, Mr Soundiah IAS participated
and distributed the Prizes to the winners and the runners of the tournament.

During his chief guest address, he congratulated and appreciated the winning teams for their effort and
enthusiasm shown in the tournament. He quoted that it was a nice initiative of CII Trichy Zone to bring out the
Corporate Employees out of their business stress and to play a game of Cricket. He also told that it is important to
have a Cricket Stadium for the sport in Trichy to encourage and take the game to next level in the city. He
mentioned that Trichy is gearing up for the next phase of the growth and the District administration is preparing the
city equipped with all possible facilities and infrastructure to face the future challenges for the city.
He also invited the Trichy based industries and the son of the soil to contribute their support and energy towards
shaping up of the City and thereby building Trichy for a better tomorrow.
While addressing the gathering Mr Kalidas, Past Chairman, CII Tamilnadu and President, Trichy District Cricket
Association said that it is essential to build the spirit of the game in the city by providing all amenities to the sport.
He also congratulated CII Trichy Zone for their effort to build relationship and networking among the employees by
playing the simple game of Cricket.
Cethar Vessels Pvt Ltd won the CII Cricket for Fellowship Cup and the Rolling Shield. In the finals played between
Cethar Vessels and Vishnuraam Textiles Ltd “A” in the morning, Cethar Won the match by 67 runs. Mr Ranjith from
Cethar Vessels P Ltd was adjudged as the man of the match with 5 wickets in 4 overs. M/s Vishnuraam Textiles Ltd
received the runners up cup from the District Collector. (Score: Cethar Vessels: 125 for 5 wickets and Vishnuraam
Textiles: 57 for all out).
Mr Prakash from Vishnuraam Textiles Ltd was selected as the Man of the Tournament based on his excellent
performance in the entire tournament.
Earlier Mr B V Ramanan, Convenor – CSR Panel and Past Chairman, CII Trichy Zone and Vice President, Trichy
District Cricket Association welcomed the audience and briefed about the Cricket for Fellowship Tournament.
Later Mr Senthil Annamalai, Chairman, CII Trichy Zone proposed the formal Vote of Thanks. Mr K G Muralidharan,
Vice President and Mrs Kaveri Annamalai, Director, Vishnuraam Textiles Ltd, Mr Srihari, Head – HR were the other
dignitaries present in the Prize distribution ceremony.
Teams from Cethar Vessels Pvt Ltd, Anand Engineering, Vishnuraam Textiles Ltd, Lanxin Engineering, Sterlite
Industries, KMC Hospitals, SRF Ltd, Equadriga Software and BHELSSIA participated in the Tournament.
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Training Programme on 5S
11th April 2008 : Karur
Confederation of Indian Industry, Karur organized a Training Programme on
5S on 11 April, 2008 at Hotel Residency, Karur.
The objective of the programme were to create awareness of 5S concept,
implementation of 5S and also to help SMEs to stay internally competitive
through implementation of world class housing keeping practices.

The programme was conducted by Mr S K Ramanan, Chief Consultant,

Pyramid Quality Systems, Chennai and this training programme was
attended by 40 industry representatives.

CEOs Visit to Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

& Bosch Ltd., Nasik
7th May 2008 : Nasik (Maharashtra)
A 10 Member delegation visited Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., & Bosch Ltd.,
Nasik (Maharashtra) on 7th May, 2008 to understand the best manufacturing
practices adopted by Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. & Bosch Ltd.

Training Programme on
Employee Retention
12th June 2008 : Karur
Confederation of Indian Industry, Karur organized a Training Programme on
Employees Retention on 12 June 2008 at Hotel Residency, Karur.

The objective of the training programme were to understand Employee

Retention Strategies, Techniques for retaining the Employees and Reduce
the Employee Turn Over.

The training programme was conducted by Dr. M M Balasubrahmaniam,

Director & Chief Consultant of COPE (Centre for Organizational and
Professional Excellence), Chennai.
This training programme was attended by around 35 persons.
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Seminar on Export Competitiveness

& Export Finance
27th June 2008 : Hotel Residency, Karur

Confederation of Indian Industry, Karur organized a Seminar on

Export Competitiveness & Export Finance on 27 June, 2008 at Hotel
Residency, Karur.
The basic objectives of the seminar were to enhance and promote export
among SMEs and to address their common problem related to export
finance.

Mr D Vijji, Convener, SMEs panel, CII Karur welcomed the participants and during the welcome address he mentioned
Karur is famous for its home textile. Overall Karur generates around $300 million dollars a year in foreign exchange
through direct and indirect exports. But it has a potential to double itself in the post WTO era. Moreover, the SMEs, which
form the backbone of the Karur Industry, need to do much more to reach its fullest potential.
He also said that CII National Committee on Export works very closely with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade in
the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for providing inputs on a regular basis for the Foreign Trade Policy of
Government of India.
Mr S Sivagnanam, Director, Micro Small & Medium Enterprises Development Institute Chennai was the Chief Guest for
the Seminar. During his address he said that the textile industry has got special Prominence in the history of India and it is
well closely knitted with culture identity. It is one of the oldest industries which occupy a unique place in our country. It
accounts for 14% of the industrial production, a major contributor to the country’s economy. It contributes nearly 30% of
the total exports and is the second largest employment generator after agriculture.
He also said the textile industry is composed of Tiny, Small and Medium Enterprises which face several common
problems like a) Inadequate Technology, b) Inadequate capacity of source the requisite raw materials and to market
products c) Inability to access institutional Credit d) Absence of product innovation and diversification and e)
Inadequacies in the area of infrastructure.
Mr K Narayana Menon, Dy. General Manager, Bank of India, Mr V Shankar, Branch Manager, Export Credit Guarantee
Corporation of India, Mr Joseph Jhonson, Development Officer, Foreign Trade also addressed the participants during
the Inaugural Session.
Mr R Srinivasan, Dy, General Manager, Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank Ltd., Chennai Mr R R Menon, Sr. Manager, Bank of
India, Coimbatore and Mr L Sadanandam, Dy, General Manager, The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. Karur made their
presentations on Export Finance and Exchange Rate Management at the Technical Session.

The seminar was attended by 80 representatives from industries and leading banks in and around Karur.
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Members’ Meet
8th July 2008 : Karur

CII Karur organized a Members’ Meet on 8 July, 2008 at Hotel Residency,

Karur to apprise the members and industry about the benefits offered by CII
to its members.

Mr V Kumar, Vice Chairman, CII Karur made a detailed presentation on The

CII Advantage to the industry.

Interaction with Mr Gopal Srinivasan,

Chairman, Taskforce on Development
of Tier – II & Tier – III Towns
8th July 2008 : Karur

Confederation of Indian Industry, Karur organized a interactive session with

Mr Gopal Srinivasan, Chairman, Taskforce on Development of Tier-II & Tier – III
Cities on 8th July, 2008 at Hotel Residency, Karur.

Mr Srinivasan addressed the participants on action plan for implementing

practical initiatives at grass roots level with the objective of placing India in a
formidable position in the emerging world order in consonance with India @
75 envisioned by Prof. C K Prahlad.

Mr V Kumar, Vice Chairman, CII Karur District delivered the Welcome

Remarks and Mr D Vijji, Convenor, SMEs Panel, CII Karur delivered the vote of
thanks.

Conference on Welding and Painting

Technology
18th July 2008 : Karur

Confederation of Indian Industry, Karur organized a Conference on Welding

and Painting Technology on 18 July, 2008 at Karur to understand the latest
technology on Welding & Painting for the benefits of the Industrial Workers of
Bus Body units based in and around Karur.
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Mr P Thangaraju, Convenor, CII Karur Automotive Panel welcomed the participants and during his welcome address
he mentioned various types of welding and its proper precautions for safety.
He said Karur is a renowned centre for bus building industries. This is a unique feature of Karur and almost 90% of south
Indian bus bodies are being built here. The total business is estimated to be around Rs.250 crore per annum.
He also said that automotive industry is one of the key growth engines of the Indian Economy. Tamil Nadu is one of
the three main automotive hubs in the country today, accounting for about 25% of India’s automotive output. The
automotive industry has a history of more than 60 years in the state and has deep roots and tentacles into many parts
of the economy.
Dr A Raja, Senior General Manger, Welding Research Institute, BHEL. Trichy made a detailed presentation on
Improving Welding Productivity & Cost Effectiveness through Best manufacturing Practices.
Mr R Natarajan, Director, EGS Computers Pvt. Ltd., Chennai made a presentation on Cost Reduction and Value
Engineering for Bus Body Builders in which he highlighted designing of Bus Bodies in low cost method.
Mr S Sundaralingam, Commercial Transport Manager, ICI India Ltd., Chennai made a presentation on Painting
Technology for Bus Bodies in which he explained the ideal requirement – Bus Body Segment, responsibilities of the
Technical officers, training courses offered by ICI Paints and maintenance of paint shop and mixing lab. Mr K Srikant,
Area Sales Manager, Berger Paints India Ltd., Trichy also made a presentation.
This half day conference was attended by 85 industry representatives from in and around Karur.

Training Programme on
"SIX SIGMA - CONCEPT AND APPROACH"
7th August 2008 : Karur

Confederation of Indian Industry, Karur organized a Training Programme on

Six Sigma – Concept and Approach on 7th August, 2008 at Hotel Residency,
Karur.
Mr M Sivakkannan, Chairman, CII Karur delivered a welcome address to the
participants.
Dr M M Balasubrahmaniam, Director & Chief Consultant, COPE conducted
the training Programme. During this training programme the various topics
that were covered are Organizational Excellence, Impact of Changing
Business Environment, Customer-driven Concepts and Approaches, Six
Sigma - History and Development, Benefits of Six Sigma, Employee
Involvement, Methodologies, Approach and Training, Precautions and
Preparations and Certification Process.
This training programme was attended by 17 delegates.
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Mr Senthil Annamalai, Vice Chairman & MD, Vishnuraam Textiles Ltd. 1st Aug’08

Mr S Sridharan, President, Trichy District Tiny and Small Assn. 3rd Aug’08

Mr P Karuppaiyan, Proprietor, Rockfort Engineering Industries 3rd Aug’08

Mr V Anantha Narayanan, Chief Executive, Venkat Electronics 15th Aug’08

Mr K Ramesh, MD, Altec Fabricators 18th Aug’08

Dr A M Arun, Chairman, ABC Hospitals Limited 28th Aug’08

Mr Reynold Rajamani, ED, Carmel Chellammal Institute of Mgmt 31st Aug’08

CII Trichy Zone Wishing the members

a very happy and prosperous Birthday

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Confederation of Indian Industry, Trichy Zone