Digital Assocham

ASSOCHAM - President’s MESSAGE Mr. Sandeep Jajodia , 50, is a result-oriented leader with a vision to achieve milestones in the industry and sports with a passion for improving the quality of country’s human resource. He heads a well diversified Monnet Group of companies with interests in steel, coal and real estate. Born in Kolkata, Mr. Jajodia grew up in Delhi and went to St. Columbus School and the Delhi University for his honor’s degree in commerce. Endowed with a business park at an early age, his entrepreneurial skills helped him build Monnet Group. As a sports enthusiast, he has been supporting the Indian boxing which has earned global laurels with several medals including the most prestigious Olympic medal. Monnet Group became the first corporate to associate with the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) by being the official sponsors of the Indian Boxing team.

ASSOCHAM- From Strength to Strength Established in 1920, ASSOCHAM h as espoused not just the cause of Indian businesses but also Indian society as a whole. A catalyst to India’s rise as an economic powerhouse, the chamber has witnessed the inflection points in the history of India’s economy from the devaluation of the rupee in the 60s to the liberalization of the economy under Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao i n 1991 and further on. However, the recent years have been the most exciting of times. ASSOCHAM has witnessed phenomenal growth that can be measured both qualitatively and quantitatively.

Govt. aims to eliminate TB by 2025: Dr. Jagdish Prasad, Director General of Health Services India will eradicate TB by 2025 stated DGHS Dr. Jagdish Prasad . He also spoke of the need to regulate private players in healthcare.

India needs to focus on preventive cures: Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS Speaking to Digital ASSOCHAM on the sidelines of the 2nd ASSOCHAM Conference on Health Security for All, the Director, AIIMS - Dr. Randeep Guleria stressed on the need for preventive measures against contagious diseases. He also spoke of the increasing pressure on public healthcare and the change in preferences of AIIMS Alumni .

Goods and Service Tax - An Introduction Well, to put it simply the GST is a destination-based tax on consumption of goods and services. It is proposed to be levied at all stages right from manufacturing up to final consumption. The credit of taxes paid at previous stages is available as a setoff. Rolling out in July this year, it is expected to completely transform the Indian tax structure .

Govt. to conduct door to door screening to combat cancer: Anupriya Patel, MoS, Health and Family Welfare The government is planning to adopt a population-based screening approach for early detection of cancer. This was revealed by Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare - Anupriya Patel at ASSOCHAM's Women's Health Confluence in New Delhi. She also listed several initiatives that the government is undertaking to combat the rise in Non-Communicable Diseases such as Cancer in India. The Minister spoke of the importance of women's health for the country and commended ASSOCHAM for its initiatives to create awareness about such critical issues. Searches related to Govt. to conduct door to door screening to combat cancer: ASSOCHAM's                                                                    Anupriya Patel Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare               Non-Communicable Diseases                women's health    

Smart Finance for Smart SMEs I Digital Assocham Banks are feeling constrained by the new RBI norms for NPAs. This was said by the Director, External Affairs, Power2SME – H. P. Kumar. He was speaking at the ASSOCHAM’s conference on Smart Financing for Smart SMEs in New Delhi.  He added that since the situation demands such measures, the banks must follow the rules. Addressing the gathering Vice President for Business Development, Capital Float – Vaibhav Singh observed that humans accumulated and stored enormous data during recent years.  He added that today lenders can leverage all sorts of data to better assess the creditworthiness of prospective clients. Also present on the occasion was the Regional Head – North for SMEs, Hero Fincorp – Parminder Singh Cheema who noted that the there was great demand for finance for SMEs. He stated that SMEs are vulnerable not only to over-financing but also under-financing.  He also pointed out the role that NBFCs can play i