TOWARDS INDIA AT 2022:

AN OVERVIEW OF THE INDIA@75 JOURNEY

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The India of 2022

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is a collective of in 17 State Vision Documents which collectively contrib-
businesses that believes enterprises are catalysts of uted towards a National Vision Document – The People’s
positive and powerful change in society. Its flagship ini- Agenda or India@75. The approach recognized, each
tiative India@75 reflects this belief. This initiative was state, group and community as having a unique set of
rolled out in 2008 to encourage and facilitate collaboration issues and solutions.
between Industry and different stakeholder groups on
issues aligned to national priorities. Widespread Advocacy and Acceptance
In 2012, CII set up the India@75 Foundation with an
eminent Board of Trustees. The Foundation has its logo India@75 was well received by the Union and State Gov-
and a tagline which is its TM property. India@75 Founda- ernments, Corporates and Civil Society. The first major
tion, along with CII, works towards creating an inclusively advocacy exercise involved seeding elements of the
developed India by 2022. vision document into the manifestos of political parties at
state-level elections and the Lok Sabha elections in 2014.
A People’s Agenda CII also took the vision to several key stakeholders for
their inputs. CII leadership met the then Prime Minister,
In 2008, CII led a nationwide participatory survey involv- academia, bureaucrats, politicians, students and common
ing 123 workshops and 984 interviews and 5500 people citizens. It also met Shri Narendra Modi (then CM, Gujarat)
across 21 States. The exercise recognized the country’s as well as the CMs of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan,
diversity and sought to arrive at a national vision through Karnataka, Delhi and West Bengal.
a participatory approach. The visioning exercise resulted

The pan India visioning exercise resulted in 17 State Vision Documents (opposite)
and national vision document called the People’s Agenda

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CII presenting the document to Shri Narendra Modi, then the CM of Gujarat

State Vision Documents

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Moving towards 2022
Since the India@75 vision was articulated, India has made architecture. In its capacity as a premier Industry body, it
considerable progress in the areas highlighted in the Peo- works both directly and through its members as well as
ple’s Agenda. CII has been working to contribute to these the India@75 Foundation. Glimpses of its work mapped
priorities by aligning itself to the India@75 framework and under I@75 framework are as below

Agriculture and Business and Entrepreneurship, Education Tec

Healthcare Economy and Skills Development Inno

Rural Business Hubs (RBH): This is a pi- Small and Medium Enterprises: CII The National Skill Development Cor- Glob
lot project being run by CII FACE in col- is suporting the MSMEs to become a poration (NSDC): CII was identified as ance
laboration with USAID. These hubs are global force and the key driver of India’s lead partner by the Government for crea
one-stop-shops for private and public growth. More than 3000 SMEs across setting up NSDC as a Special Purpose build
sector services designed to help local India have been helped to save more Vehicle (SPV) as part of PPP model. and
farmers increase their income. than INR 1000 crore through the adop- build
tion of various best practices. Model Career Centres (MCC): These tor a
Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan: CII is run- new age employment centres counsel, glob
ning this campaign jointly with the Na- Making Indian Industry globally com- skill and employ youth through job fairs.
tional Association of Street Vendors of petitive: CII has set up nine Centres of CII is operating 39 MCCs in hub & spoke Prim
India and VOICE, to enhance consumer Excellence to help Indian businesses model with support from the govern- for D
awareness on practices related to food become a global force. These Centres ment and industry across country. insti
and establish food safety benchmarks of Excellence help build the capacity of drain
through initiatives such as the Food Industry along parameters like technol- Revamping of 1,396 ITI’s: CII has part- dust
Safety Award Programs. It also helps ogy, quality, and sustainability. nered with corporates to make the in- this p
both, street food vendors and caterers frastructure, curriculum and pedagogy pend
adopt and adhere to hygienic practices. of the existing 398 Industrial Training vibra
Institutes (ITIs) more market-relevant dent
and competitive. This exercise will help dem
make ITIs the preferred skilling destina-
tion for 80,000 youth.

Job oriented skills training: CII has

conducted employment-led skills train-
ing under a number of CSR initiatives.

Skillpedia: This web portal was con-

ceptualized, designed and developed
by India@75 to complement the Gov-
ernment of India’s goal of creating a 500
million skilled workforce by 2022. The
portal has been taken over and modified
by the Skills Ministry.

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n Technology and Urbanization and Volunteering
Innovation Environment Sustainability

or- Global Innovation & Technology Alli- Green Buildings: At 7 billion sq ft, India National Volunteering Grid (NVG):
as ance (GITA): CII has set up GITA to in- has the second largest green building This volunteering portal helps build a
for crease private investment in R&D and footprint in the world. Approximately, structured ecosystem for volunteering
ose build a skilled workforce that can design 90 percent of this has been catalyzed by connecting NGOs to professionals,
and implement research projects and by CII’s Indian Green Business Council. corporates and individuals who want
build India’s reputation as an innova- to offer their time and skills to a good
ese tor and provider of technologies at the Indian Business and Biodiversity cause.
sel, global level. Initiative (IBBI): CII is helping the gov-
irs. ernment run this platform to sensitize, Count Me In: this is the Foundation’s
oke Prime Minister’s Fellowship Scheme guide and mentor Indian businesses in generic volunteering programme that
rn- for Doctoral Research: CII has helped biodiversity conservation across their engages volunteers from all walks of
institute this sceme to plug the brain value chain and beyond. life to contribute to high impact social
drain from India’s research space. In- development activities.
art- dustry and the government jointly fund City Connects: City Connects are In-
in- this programme; it offers a lucrative sti- dustry led citizen centric platforms that Pro bono: India@75 works with cor-
ogy pend to the Fellows and gives them a facilitate convergence of various stake- porates and professionals connect-
ng vibrant research environment. The stu- holders and act as an interface between ing them to NGOs who need capacity
ant dents have to work with both an aca- the local citizenry and administration for building.
elp demic guide and an Industry mentor. collaborative urbanization by evolving
na- affordable solutions to local issues in The Employee Volunteering Programs
sync with national agenda. (EVPs) in Corporates: The Foundation
has helped corporates provide credible
has Project Roshni: In 2011, India@75 and volunteering opportunities to profes-
ain- Roshni Prachodaya Society, Rashtrapati sionals in their near geography.
es. Bhavan signed an MoU. The intent was
to document the process of creating The Economic Value Aggregator (EVA)
on- sustainable urban habitats through ca- tool: This helps monetize and measure
ed pacity building of the communities. The the probono services and encourages
ov- project also worked to sensitize stu- businesses to institutionalize volunteer-
500 dents on issues related to environment ing. As on date, the monetary equiva-
The and sustainability. lent of professional hours volunteered
fied under India@75 is approximately INR
25 Million.

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THE JOURNEY
TOWARDS 2022

Collaborations
• CII–ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Devel- • CII–Triveni Water Institute
opment • CII–Jubilant Bhartia Food and Agriculture Centre of
• CII–Centre of Excellence for Competitiveness for Excellence
SMEs • CII Foundation
• CII–Naoroji Godrej Centre of Manufacturing Excel- • Model Career Centres
lence • Functional Literacy Programme
• CII–TATA Communications Centre for Digital Trans- • City Connects
formation. • National Volunteering Grid
• CII–Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre • National Skill Development Corporation

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People engagement
Impressions

1.5 million+
Engagement

10K +
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India Volunteers
CII holds a National Volunteering Week (NVW) through the This event was curated at three levels-Centre and Region-
India@75 Founda- tion. It draws enthusiastic participa- al and International. There were a total of nine sessions
tion from corporates, NGOs, institutions and individuals. including three general, two state-specific sessions and
NVW has been an annual feature since 2014. About 20 two international sessions. At the state level, Telangana
million people have volunteered more than 2.5 million Volunteering Summit & Delhi Volunteering Summit were
hours over this period. held. They highlighted the key challenges and solutions at
the local level and how, volunteers have been contributing
The theme for the National Volunteering Week 2022 was towards the helping adress the same.
‘Volunteering for a New India’ in synch with the govern-
ment’s Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. This year, CII has also helped set up the National Volunteering Grid
NVW was flagged off with the National Summit on Youth (www.nvgindia.org), an online platform that brings togeth-
Volunteerism in India. This was held in collaboration with er individuals, organizations, communities and corporates
the Ministry of Culture, GoI, on the 18th of January to to collaborate on issues of common interest. Pro-bono
mark the last day of the National Youth Week and the volunteering opportunities, many of them with a shelf life
first day of the National Volunteering Week (NVW) 2022. longer than the National Volunteering Week, are a regular
on the NVG opportunities list.
It was well-attended by all stakeholder groups. Institution-
alizing volunteerism in India and leveraging the youth to Corporates and NGOs created and posted opportunities
meet our national goals was one of the key conversations specially for the National Volunteering Week. The intent
at the convening, as was the importance of participative was to give volunteers an opportunity to engage with
and collaborative volunteering. important areas of such as health, environment, educa-
tion and relief.

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 r Naushad Forbes, Past President, CII, Co-Chairman, Forbes Marshall & Board
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Member, India@75 Foundation
“Passion and core competencies of our youth must be harnessed and channelized by providing
them volunteering opportunities to directly contribute to the nation’s growth. Creating corps of
‘India Development Fellows’ could be a viable solution to tap the talent and align it with national
priorities; infusion of new ideas and disruptive approach will surely rejuvenate and provide much
needed impetus to the development sector.”

Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII

“Voluntary work should be viewed at par with paid work and as an attractive parallel career. In
fact, it is important that we look at introducing metrics to measure social impact and calculate the
aggregated monetized value as a percentage of GDP. Awards and recognition from governments
and employers would also motivate and encourage youth to come forward.”

Mr Rajan Navani, Chairman, CII Council on India@75, Vice Chairman & MD, JetLine
Group of Companies, Founder & CEO – JetSynthesys
“Volunteering is most fundamental of all collaborations, also most strategic as it is rooted in a common
desire for larger good. Rising popularity of the National Volunteering Week over the past eight years
brings to fore the urgent need for creation of a structured volunteering ecosystem in the country, to
enable leveraging of the potential of people who want to engage directly with the development of
the nation. It is indeed high time that Bharat symbolically has its own ‘National Volunteering Day.”

Ms Bhairavi Jani, Co-Chair CII Council on India@75, Chairperson & Founder - IEF
Entrepreneurship Foundation, Executive Director - SCA Group
“In a democratic polity, the role of a citizen is way beyond just voting in an election. India is a nation
of 1.3 billion people and it is when we create, facilitate and expand platforms for engaging her citizens
in her developmental journey, is when we create opportunities for democracy to deepen and thrive.
Moreover, our demographic dividend of a large youth population will be truly realised, when our
young people co-create and participate in volunteering for the cause of India’s overall development.”

Mr DNV Kumara Guru, Director External Relations, Indian School of Business,

Past National Chair, Yi
“At the core of any civic engagement is the recognition that everyone can and should contribute to
solving problems that our country is facing. Individuals can choose the route of volunteering while
bigger stakeholders should look at strategic alliances that result in actionable solutions.”

Ms Smita Agarwal, Director & CFO-PTC Industries, National Vice Chairperson, Yi

“To initiate the culture of volunteering among youth, it is important that we first engage them in
small acts of kindness. Over time this will help make them more empathetic, informed and balanced
in their worldview.”

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Towards institutionalising
volunteering

CII works extensively though India@75 Foundation and Volunteering for Digital India
its members to build and institutionalize the culture of
volunteerism in the country and has developed National FLiP, India@75 Foundation’s intervention on inclusive
Volunteering Grid (NVG) - a robust IT platform to promote digitalization, has entered its third phase. This programme
and facilitate an ecosystem for structured volunteering has been designed to increase digital literacy in the in-
thus, encouraging greater citizen participation. NVG has formal sector to help it reap the benefits of digitalization.
4655 Non-profits, 29 Corporates and 57 Volunteering While anyone with a basic computer and internet access
networks registered. can run FLiP for beneficiaries in their vicinity, India@75
India@75 has consistently worked on facilitating and has also partnered up with two NGOs - Digital Education
encouraging volunteerism to enable larger participation & Foundation (DEF) and Centre for Alternative Dalit Media
collaborative efforts. It has been championing cause for (CADAM) to implement the programme at scale. Free to
structured volunteering eco-system through national level use 90-hour programme with 30 hrs modules each on
backbone infrastructure. India@75 has been organizing financial, digital and basic literacy has been digitized,
National Volunteering Week since 2014 where Corporates which will be App based to facilitate scale up through
and Non-profits come together to organize activities on Industry, Institutions and Individual volunteers. Target to
issues critical to the development of the country. The 9th achieve 1 million beneficiaries by August 2022.
edition of National Volunteering Week in January 2022, • FLiP Phase I: was piloted in 6 locations.
saw participation from 12,839 volunteers who clocked • FLiP Phase II: was successfully implemented in 12
in 1,70,477 Volunteering hours and reached 11.5 million cities directly impacting the lives of close to 3,000
plus beneficiaries in India. participants from Economically Weaker Section.
• FLiP Phase III: Marching towards the vision of a dig-
itally inclusive India, Phase III is implemented in 22
locations, impacting a minimum of 5500 participants
“Engaging in social activities pan-India.

really touches our heart, more

importantly reaching out to
children in remote places
really makes us feel proud, we
are looking forward to many
engagements in future”
— Mr. Joydeep, Volunteer CRY
IIM Calcutta initiative
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National Volunteering Week 2022: Bringing lead to more impactful volunteering projects and help the
Youth into the Narrative narrative of Individual Social Responsibility (ISR).

India@75 Foundation, along with the Ministry of Culture,

Government of India, held National Youth Volunteerism India@75’s Digital Volunteer Programme
Summit on 18th January 2022, to mark the culmination
of the National Youth Week and commencement of Na- India@75 collaborated with committed leaders from
tional Volunteering Week (NVW) 18 to 24 January 2022. Industry and civil society, designed a program named,
The aim was to deliberate on leveraging the power of ‘Digital Volunteers’, leveraging volunteers to ensure 100%
youth for nation building and also build consensus for functional literacy (digital & financial) across every nook
declaration of a National Volunteering Day preceding and corner of the country.
or following a volunteering week. There were multiple Key objectives of the program :
conversations on synergizing the efforts of corporate • Growth to 50% in digital literacy from existing 10%
and individual volunteers through institutionalized vol- by 2022
unteerism. • To catalyze a participatory movement by onboard-
The Summit had representations from the Government, ing a minimum of 1 Digital Volunteer (DV) across
Corporates, Corporate Foundations, NGOs, State chap- 4,583 Urban Local Bodies in identified states (ULBs,
ters of CII’s Young Indians and international volunteering Source)
organizations. • To establish Functional Literacy Programme (FLiP) as
Panel discussions and audience engagement threw up a National level knowledge repository
interesting insights. It emerged that millennials look for • India@75 revised Functional Literacy (FLiP) content
more than remuneration while deciding on an opportu- and tool kit to be made available to Digital Volun-
nity. Corporates are spelling out the meaningful extras teers.
to recruit talent – volunteering is one of them.
If India is to have a robust volunteering ecosystem, then A microsite has been designed to facilitate the download
it needs to build a well-oiled mechanism with Volunteer of content, transaction of data, measurement of impact
Managers at different levels to ensure effective, consis- & medium of continuous engagement with stakeholders.
tent and meaningful engagement of resources. This will

The Inaugural Session, National Youth Volunteering Summit: 18 January 2022

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Celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

As India moves towards its landmark 75th year, CII joins Lighthouse Project: Mission 75@75
the nation in celebrating the momentous ocassion. To This is a Government and Industry collaboration
mark the occasion, it has initiated new programmes, model that works to mainstream urban youth through
scaled up existing ones and also supported initiatives counselling and vocational training. The capex is by
that celebrate the spirit of the nation. the Government and opex by corporates. The Pune
Lighthouse model has been acknowledged by the
Hon’ble Prime Minister as an exemplary initiative. 13
Our Country, Our Vision: India@75 Summit Lighthouses are operational at present; 20 more will
CII has been organizing the India@75 Summit since be operational by March ’22. The intent is to have 75
2020. This is a national meet with respresentation from Lighthouses by Aug 2022
the government, industry and civil society.
The keynote address of the 2021 edition was delivered Vibrant Villages: India@75 Samarth Zila
by the Hon’ble Prime Minister himself. The Summit Initiative
aims to catalyze a common development vision for This initiative looks at a mukltistakeholder collabora-
the country and focuses on action-oriented conversa- tion for the comprehensive development of Aspiration-
tions. al Districts (ADs). Industry support key to this initiative
The proposed canvas includes seven ADs in different
states. Five ADs have already been identified – devel-
opment in three will be led by the Bajaj Group and two
by HDFC. Work will commence shortly with a three to
four year commitment.

India@75 Foundation and CII Regional,

State & Zonal Offices Celebrate Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav
15th August 2022 will be an important milestone for India.
The country will complete its 75th year as a free and ro-
Pan India Car Rally Under the Ambit of MHA bust democracy. We have covered considerable distance
CII supported the NSG for a 7500 kms rally across 13 as a nation but there’s a whole new world to conquer- in
states and 22 cities in 29 days (October 2–30). The the future. Now is the time to plan for it.
rally touched places of historical importance with the Part of this involves arriving at a collective vision of the
message of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. It was flagged Future India through a participative planning process. Mul-
off by Hon’ble Home Minister from Red Fort and waved tistakeholder participation is important because, a vision
on by several other Ministers. that has wide acceptance, is a vision that has a future.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) strongly be-
lieves that India Inc can play a very important role in
catalysing this visioning process. It has the reach and
resources to bring mutual interest groups together so
that they can synergize their efforts and arrive at common
grounds. Which is why, on the occasion of India’s 75th
year, CII regional, state and zonal offices are convening
members of different stakeholder groups including bu-
reaucracy and civil society, for special visioning sessions.
These sessions are being held under umbrella of Azadi
ka Amrit Mahotsav.
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The intent of these sessions are as follows: • The learning from these different state sessions will
• Develop a common vision for the state in 2047 inform a White Paper on India@100 which will be
based on local priorities. presented to the government in due course.
• Identify the gaps on the road to this vision and ex- • States like Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi, Maha-
plore sustainable ways to fill them. rashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, J&K, Andhra Pradesh, Ut-
• Explore the roles that different groups can play in tarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have
giving shape to the vision. already conducted these exercises. Other states are
• Explore how the state can contribute to the larger in the process of organizing their sessions.
vision of India@100.

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I Have a Dream:
India@75 Fireside Chat

India@75 vision and PM’s clarion call for Azadi Ka Amrit So far, the Fireside Chat has featured Vinayak Chatter-
Mahotsav (AKAM) has natural convergence. CII and In- jee, Infrastructure Sector Specialist, Dr Devi Prasad
dia@75 are working closely with the Ministry of Culture Shetty, Chairman & ED Narayana Health, Suhel Seth,
on celebrating AKAM and in the process, catalyzing a Managing Partner, Counselage, Yashish Dahiya, Founder
new vision for India beyond 2022. & Group CEO, PolicyBazaar, Karan Bajaj, Founder, White-
hat Junior (acq: BYJU’s), Ashutosh Gupta, India Country
To celebrate India@75 and Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, we Manager, LinkedIn, Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson, Rohini
are organizing a series of ‘Fireside Chat’ called, I have a Nilekani Philanthropies, Eric Falt, Director and UNESCO
Dream. The objective is to invite selected people syn- Representative to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the
onymous with excellence in their field for a meaningful Maldives and Sri Lanka, Shradha Sharma, Founder &
conversation on their personal journeys and their wish CEO, YourStory, Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director,
list for the India of the future. This series of fireside chats, IIM, Bangalore, Padma Bhushan Dr MB Athreya, Leading
with sector experts, follows the one-to-one format for Management Consultant, Prof. V Kamakoti, Director, IIT
conversations. It explores their vision for their sector Madras, Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach For India, Shekhar
and its actualization. Kapur, Filmmaker & Chairman at Film & Television Institute
of India (FTII), Ankur Warikoo, Author & Internet Entre-
preneur and many others.

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Sankalp Se Siddhi
1st Edition, New Delhi

The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Confeder- The convention was well attended and saw the likes of
ation of Indian Industry (CII) and India@75 Foundation, Smt Meenakashi Lekhi, Hon’ble Minister of State for
jointly organized a convention called “Sankalp Se Siddhi” External Affairs and Culture; Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw,
on 23 April 2022 at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi. Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Information Technology,
Communications and Electronics; Shri Anurag Thakur,
Sankalp Se Siddhi conference was conducted under Hon’ble Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Youth
the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Government’s Affairs & Sports and, several eminent names from the
flagship initiative to commemorate India’s 75th year of business fraternity.
Independence. Sectoral Ministries and Industry leaders
came together to deliberate on the constituents and The conversations were along three broad themes:
roadmap of an inclusively developed India by 2047. • Celebrating India@75 and making way for
India@100
This visioning exercise was one of the several being • Leverage Digital Platforms to Build a Future-Ready
conducted by CII as a part of its forward-looking initiative India
called India@75 and beyond. • Volunteer Engagement Strategy for India@100

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Sankalp Se Siddhi
2nd Edition, Mumbai

The Mumbai edition focussed especially on the role of Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra and
infrastructure and connectivity in shaping India@100. Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister,
Sankalp Se Siddhi is one of the many visioning exercises Government of Maharashtra.
being conducted by CII as a part of its forward-looking
initiative called India@75 and beyond. The conversations were along three broad themes:
• Towards an inclusively developed India@100:
The Mumbai convention was well attended and saw the Sustainable Infrastructure and Future Mobility for a
likes of Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister of Road Trans- Clean, Green and Energy efficient India@100
port & Highways, Government of India; Smt Meenakashi • Leading the world in transformative technologies
Lekhi, Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs and • Infrastructure to Enhance Connectivity for In-
Culture, Government of India; Shri Eknath Shinde, dia@100

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 Board of Trustees: India@75

Dr Sanjiv Goenka Mr Deepak Parekh Mr N Chandrasekaran

Chairman, India@75 Foundation and Chairman, Chairman,
Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group HDFC Limited Tata Sons

Mr Uday Kotak Mr T V Narendran Mr Sanjiv Bajaj

Managing Director & CEO, President, CII & President-Designate, CII &
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited CEO & MD, Tata Steel Limited Chairman and MD, Bajaj Finserv Limited

Dr Naushad Forbes Mr Ajay Piramal Mr S Gopalakrishnan

Co-Chairman, Forbes Marshall Chairman, Chairman, Axilor Venture &
Piramal Group Co-Founder, Infosys Limited

Ms Tanya Dubash Mr Chandrajit Banerjee Mr Rajan Navani

Executive Director & Chief Brand Officer, Director General, Chairman, CII Council on India@75 &
Godrej Group Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Vice Chairman & Managing Director,
Jetline Group of Industries

Ms Bhairavi Jani
Co-Chairperson, CII Council on India@75 &
Executive Director, SCA Group

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The India@75 Journey

India@75 was taken up by CII as the flagship initiative

towards its nation building agenda. In order to give it a
larger mandate, India@75 was instituted as a Foundation
Trust on 13 July, 2012.

As part of its outreach strategy to connect with the stake

holders – especially the Government, industry and civil
societies, India@75 embarked on massive advocacy
that included giving inputs to all political parties for their
manifestos and interacting with their leadership as part of
their visioning exercise. Amongst the first to understand
and appreciate the intent of the initiative was PM Narendra
Modi, who was then the CM of Gujarat.

The first major exercise was undertaken to seed in-

puts from the vision document to the manifestos of
political parties at the state-level and also before the
general election in 2014. These helped inform mission
mode schemes such as 500 million skilled manpower, 500
developed cities, 175 GW of new and renewable energy,
housing for all, affordable & accessible healthcare and
participative urbanization.
The Foundation also worked to establish a participa-
tive and collaborative approach towards shaping India
of 2022. It started working extensively to establish the
culture of both general and pro-bono volunteering. Tech-
nology was seen as a vital enabler to scale up people en-
gagement by catalysing more collaboration and thereby
elevating the pursuit of India@75 to a movement mode.
This led to the development of robust online platforms
like the National Volunteering Grid (NVG) to connect NGOs
with cit- izens and Industry so that they could collaborate
on issues of common interest.

Gradually, the focus was shifted from advocacy to incu-

bation and catalysation of next practices for scal- ing up.
Programmes were identified for execution by India@75
under the focus areas of skill development, sustainable
urbanization, functional literacy, volunteerism and tech-
nology, keeping in view the scales vis-à-vis the time
constraints.

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