The Hindustan Times Leadership Summit

With a legacy that dates back to 1857, Aditya Birla Group is a $45 billion global conglomerate in the League of Fortune 500. Anchored by an extraordinary force of over 140,000 employees belonging to 100 nationalities, the Group is built on a strong foundation of stakeholder value creation. Over the years, Aditya Birla Group has grown into global powerhouses in various sectors – Metals, Cement, Pulp & Fiber, Chemicals, Financial Services, Fashion Retail, Textiles & Carbon black.

The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is the nodal agency for the formulation of national policies and programmes and for the coordination of activities of various central Government Agency, State Government/UTs and the private sector for the development and promotion of tourism in the country. The endeavor of the Ministry is also to promote development of tourism infrastructure in the country and to meet this end; financial assistance is provided to various State Governments. The ministry of tourism also promotes its atithi devo bhava and special campaigns for the North Eastern region and Jammu and Kashmir.

Oil India Limited (OIL) is a fully integrated Exploration & Production company in the upstream sector, with its origin dating back to the glorious year (1889) of oil discovery in India. A Navratna Company, OIL is a state-owned enterprise of the Government of India, under the administrative control of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and is the second-largest national oil and gas company in India.

Incorporated on 18th February 1959, OIL has carved a niche as a leading oil and gas company in the upstream sector with a legacy of hydrocarbon exploration for over six decades. OIL has a significant presence across the entire value chain in the hydrocarbon sector.

OIL is also the promoter and holding company of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) having a state-of-the-art 3 MMTPA refinery in Assam, the Company also has stakes in Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL).

The company operates an 1157 Km long crude oil pipeline and a 660 Kms long product pipeline from Numaligarh Refinery to Siliguri. It has also ventured into the City Gas Distribution (CGD) projects to diversify into the non-E&P energy value chain. As one of its strategic initiatives, OIL has also selectively diversified into the Renewable & Alternate Energy sector.

NTPC is India’s largest energy conglomerate with roots planted way back in 1975 to accelerate power development in India. Since then it has established itself as the dominant power major with presence in the entire value chain of the power generation business. From fossil fuels it has forayed into generating electricity via hydro, nuclear and renewable energy sources. This foray will play a major role in lowering its carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. To strengthen its core business, the corporation has diversified into the fields of consultancy, power trading, training of power professionals, rural electrification, ash utilisation and coal mining as well.

NTPC became a Maharatna company in May 2010. As of January 2020, there are 10 Maharatnas CPSEs in India. NTPC is ranked No. 2 Independent Power Producer(IPP) in Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company rankings.

With an objective of making quality generic medicines available at affordable prices to all, Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) was launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India. Under this scheme, dedicated outlets known as Janaushadhi Kendras are opened to provide generic medicines. More than 8700 Janaushadhi Kendras have been opened across the country. Product basket of PMBJP comprises 1616 drugs and 250 surgical items. The Scheme is implemented by a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, viz., Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI).

Digital India was launched on 1st July 2015 by Hon’ble Prime Minister. Today India boasts of the world’s 3rd highest number of Startups with new unicorns sprouting almost every week. During the last couple of years, Digital India has played a significant role in the nation’s resilient response to the deadly pandemic. Digital technologies have enabled the Government to reach the remote parts of the country at the click of a button. Post the pandemic, India has emerged as the preeminent nation in the use of technology for a resilient economy and governance.

Namami Gange is an integrated river conservation Mission that envisages pollution abatement, conservation and rejuvenation of River Ganga and its tributaries in a holistic manner. Not only has it focused on treatment of wastewater, but also on preserving the ecology and biodiversity of River Ganga. Special emphasis is also being given to wetland conservation and spring rejuvenation. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is the implementing arm of Namami Gange Programme. NMCG became an Authority in October 2016. The elevation empowered the NMCG under the provisions of Environment Protection Act, 1986 for speedy implementation of the Namami Gange programme. The Authority Order envisages a five tier structure at national, state and district level to take measures for prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution in river Ganga and to ensure continuous adequate flow of water so as to rejuvenate the river Ganga. These include National Ganga Council headed by the Prime Minister, Empowered Task Force headed by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, NMCG, State Ganga Committees and District Ganga Committees. NMCG is headed by the Director General, an Additional Secretary level officer.

The International Solar Alliance is an international organisation with 110 Member and Signatory countries. It works with governments to ease solar deployment globally while improving energy access and security worldwide. ISA’s mission is to unlock US$ 1 trillion of investments in solar by 2030 while reducing risk, cost of technology and finance and promote usage of solar energy across sectors such as agriculture, health, transport among others.

POWERGRID is a ‘Maharatna’ CPSE & India’s largest Electric Power Transmission Utility. It is engaged in bulk power transmission business at EHV (765/400kV) & (±500/800kV) HVDC level. It is implementing transmission systems for power evacuation from Ultra Mega Power Projects, IPPs, grid strengthening schemes & Green Energy Corridors for integration of grid scale RE sources & Ultra Mega Solar Parks. With footprints in 23 countries, it provides consultancy & telecom services.

Since its incorporation over 23 years back, Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has come a long way to become the largest CNG distribution company of India. From mere 9 CNG stations & 1500 PNG consumers in 1998, IGL is today fueling over 1.7 million CNG run vehicles (including world’s largest fleet of public transportation buses) through a vast network of around 725 CNG stations and supplying PNG to over 2 million satisfied households spread across 30 districts spread in 4 states including NCT of Delhi. Thousands of Commercial & Industrial units are also being powered by the green fuel supplied by IGL.

The rapid expansion of CNG & PNG infrastructure across the length and breadth of its authorized geographic areas by IGL leading to its easy availability has majorly contributed to the adoption of CNG & PNG as a preferred fuel for transportation, domestic, commercial & industrial purposes.

IGL is further consolidating its position as the leader in CGD industry by expanding its geographical footprints in other cities.

Established in 1969, REC Limited is a 'Maharatna' category NBFC focusing on Power Sector Financing and Development across India. Its business activities involve financing projects in the complete power sector value chain; for various types of projects including Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Renewable Energy. Domestically, REC holds the highest credit ratings from CRISIL, ICRA, IRRPL and CARE and internationally is rated at par with the sovereign ratings. Aided by growth in profits year-on-year, the net worth of REC stands at a staggering ₹52,600 crores as on 30th June 2022. REC’s funding illuminates every fourth bulb in India.