The Public Sector Day is celebrated every year on April 10th. This day is for the appreciation of the important role played by Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) in the national economy. This year, month-long celebrations being organized by SCOPE include Sports event, Art Exhibition & Competition, Business Quiz, and a Health program.
Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) inaugurated the first of its kind SCOPE Social Interaction Centre’ (SSIC), at SCOPE Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi as a part of Public Sector Day celebrations.
The Chairman of, SCOPE & CMD, GAIL Mr. Sandeep Kumar Gupta inaugurated SSIC in the presence of Atul Sobti, Director General, SCOPE; Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay, Vice-Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, Goa Shipyard; Dr. Vasundhara Upmanyu, Joint Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises (DPE); Lucas L Kamsuan, Joint Secretary, DPE; Michiko Miyamoto, Country Director, ILO India. Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC; KS Murthy, CMD, BHEL; Amarendu Prakash, Chairman, SAIL; Vartika Shukla, CMD, EIL; KP Mahadevaswamy, CMD, NBCC; Pravin Kumar Purwar, CMD, MTNL; Members, SCOPE Executive Board, Chairmen, Directors of PSEs and Senior officials from ILO, DPE,SCOPE associates were also present.
During the event, a Coffee table book titled ‘Samaveta’ – that represents the vision and role of SCOPE, and special issue of SCOPE’s monthly magazine KALEIDOSCOPE on ‘PSEs – Envisioning Viksit Bharat’ were also released.
Mr. Gupta emphasized Public Sector Day as a celebration of the public sector’s drive. He stated that all of SCOPE’s initiatives, including the SSIC, are geared towards empowering Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs). Gupta also reaffirmed SCOPE’s unwavering commitment to advocating for favorable policies and assured its continued strong efforts in this area.
In his speech, Mr. Sobti underscored the crucial contribution of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) to the nation’s social and economic development. He stressed that collaboration and unity (synergy) among PSEs is key to achieving even greater success. Sobti commended SCOPE, the leading organization for PSEs, for its ongoing efforts to promote collaboration and a unified approach within the Public Sector.
According to Mr. Upadhyay the newly inaugurated SSIC will further strengthen the collaboration amongst the PSE fraternity.
