The Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI) organised an industry meet on “Electronics as a Growth Driver” today at PhD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi.
The conference was inaugurated by N.K.Mohapatra, CEO – Electronics Sector Skill Council of India by his welcoming and opening remarks on electronics as a growth driver in today’s world. The occasion was graced by other eminent industry stalwarts like P.K Sood, Chairman – Regnant Energy Solutions, Amit Kumar, Senior Director, Social Transformation – TERI, Dr. Jatinder Singh, Senior Secretary – CSR, Innovation, Education & Skill Development, Ajay Prakash Srivastava, President – Solar Energy Society of India, L.Pugazhenthy, President – India Lead Zinc Development Association and Satya N.Gupta, Country Managing Director, BlueTown (India) Pvt Ltd.
The conference highlighted on multiple important topics which includes Social Transformation through CSR, PHD initiative for Sustainable Rural Development, Existing Skill Gaps in off-Grid Solar Applications, Requirement of high reliability energy storage system for rural development and Walking the Talk on Rural Broadband with 5Ps of Partnership.
In an exclusive conversation with Electronics For You (EFY), N.K Mohapatra, mentioned “The whole electronics business in India is run by traders. Investment oriented industry does not come that easily and even if it comes it comes with lot of influence and powers. Recently in the last 7-8 years multiple start ups have emerged. This could have happened a long back but unfortunately it did not happen so. But now that it has gained momentum, it really cannot be stopped and this is exactly where the real power of youth lies in India”.
He further commented that “Recently Indian government has invested a lot in the manufacturing sector which is the key solution to bring down high imports of electronic goods in India. Therefore with such initiatives from the government side, the Indian electronics industry is sure to make a huge change in the upcoming days”.
By Baishakhi Dutta
