The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry and government alike through advisory and consultative processes.

CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded over 113 years ago, it is India's premier business association, with a direct membership of over 7500 organisations from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 83,000 companies from around 380 national and regional sectoral associations.

CII catalyses change by working closely with government on policy issues, enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and expanding business opportunities for industry through a range of specialised services and global linkages. It also provides a platform for sectoral consensus building and networking. Major emphasis is laid on projecting a positive image of business, assisting industry to identify and execute corporate citizenship programmes. Partnerships with over 120 NGOs across the country carry forward our initiatives in integrated and inclusive development, which include health, education, livelihood, diversity management, skill development and water, to name a few.

Complementing this vision, CII's theme "India@75: The Emerging Agenda", reflects its aspirational role to facilitate the acceleration in India's transformation into an economically vital, technologically innovative, socially and ethically vibrant global leader by year 2022.

With 64 offices in India, 8 overseas in Australia, Austria, China, France, Japan, Singapore, UK, USA and institutional partnerships with 271 counterpart organisations in 100 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community.




The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion was established in 1995 and has been reconstituted in the year 2000 with the merger of the Department of Industrial Development. Earlier separate Ministries for Small Scale Industries & Agro and Rural Industries (SSI&A&RI) and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (HI&PE) were created in October, 1999.

Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion is responsible for formulation and implementation of promotional and developmental measures for growth of the industrial sector, keeping in view the national priorities and socio-economic objectives. While individual Administrative Ministries look after the production, distribution, development and planning aspects of specific industries allocated to them, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion is responsible for the overall Industrial Policy.

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion monitors the industrial growth and production, in general, and selected industrial sectors, such as cement, paper and pulp, leather, tyre and rubber, light electrical industries, consumer goods, consumer durables, light machine tools, light industrial machinery, light engineering industries etc., in particular. Appropriate interventions are made on the basis of policy inputs generated by monitoring and periodic review of the industrial sector. The Department studies, assesses and forecasts the need for technological development in specific industrial sectors. On this basis, it plans for modernization and technological upgradation of the Indian industry so that, it keeps pace with the international developments in industrial technology on a continuing basis.




National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad internationally acclaimed multi-disciplinary design institute, has made several new initiatives at the beginning of the 21st century to meet the challenges of the emerging knowledge economy. Design is now seen as an integrating strategic tool for competitive advantage apart from being recognized as a value adding force capable of solving problems and creating breakthrough opportunities.

NID is playing a key role in both design education and design promotion to create a congenial environment in the country sp that there is an innovation driven value change catalyzing India's socio-economic development. The institute offers world-class professional education in various design domains through Under-Graduate and Post-graduate Diploma Programmes.


Further to the announcement of the National Design Policy by the Government of India in February 2007, the India Design Council is formulated. Shri Anand Mahindra, well known industrialist, is the President and Shri Pradyumna Vyas is the Member-Secretary of the India Design Council. It comprises of eminent personalities from various walks of life. The mandate of this council, amongst others, will be to work for the upliftment of design in the country. For more details visit http://www.nid.edu/design_council.htm

DutchDFA

The Dutch Design Fashion and Architecture (DutchDFA) programme aims to strengthen and consolidate the international position of the most prominent sectors of the Dutch creative industries - design, fashion and architecture- through a joined-up approach. The DutchDFA programme is a four-year strategic programme in a selection of focus countries that relates to topical issues and local demands. The aim is to build long-lasting international partnerships while addressing issues facing today's world through design. www.dutchdfa.nl