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Draws up code of conduct for companies

Mr Gopal Srinivasan

Chennai April 1 Industry is committed to the development of the underprivileged who should be brought into the mainstream, according to Mr Gopal Srinivasan, Chairman, Tamil Nadu State Council, Confederation of Indian Industry.

Elaborating on CII's role in encouraging industry in supporting the underprivileged, Mr Srinivasan, who is also the Director, TVS Electronics Ltd, said that the CII has charted a code of conduct in the affirmative action programme, which is primarily aimed at supporting the SCs and STs.

More than 100 companies have voluntarily enlisted to adhere to the code in the southern region and the CII is pushing for more to join.

The CII's code of conduct seeks commitments from industry to create entrepreneurs, work with academic institutions to support underprivileged students to appear in entrance exams, provide training, scholarships and set up schools.

Mr P. Shankar, who was formerly the Vigilance Commissioner and Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, is to be the ombudsman for the region.

The CII Tamil Nadu has discussed with the State Government a proposal to set up a vocational training school for the SCs and STs in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai. This is part of a cluster-based skill development initiative.

This involves identifying specific industry clusters and preparing inventory of types of skills required in the region.

For example, in Chennai the focus could be on training relating to automotive and electronics hardware, Ranipet for leather, Tirupur, Coimbatore and Madurai for textiles and apparels. The facilities in the engineering colleges and polytechnics could be used for the training. Over eight such locations have been identified.

CII members, the industrial houses, are also exploring options to offer training in various skills such as call centre jobs and industrial housekeeping.

In 2007-08 the industry and the State Government will work together to train at least 5,000 individuals under the skill development initiative. The industry association has met with vice-chancellors of the universities in Tamil Nadu to include in the curriculum programmes for enhancing the soft skills of students to improve their employability.

The CII would provide the faculty and support training, he said.

At a recent brainstorming session on skill development initiatives held at Sriperumbudur, senior professionals from the construction process industry, apparel, automobile and electronics industries and outsourced services providers and trainers gave their suggestions for a grassroot-level skill development process.

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