It’s time to create more opportunities for the people

Prabodhan Concludes at IIM Indore

A total of 200 participants took part in the conclave virtually
The annual HR and Leadership Conclave of Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP), IIM Indore concluded on December 13, 2020. The two day fest saw two panel discussions, a quiz, case study competition and also provided a platform to the participants from across the nation to interact with top HR leaders and experts who shared their success stories.

The highlight of the second day of Prabodhan was a panel discussion on the topic –‘Is the Indian Workforce Ready for Aatmanirbhar Bharat—Challenges and the way ahead’. Ms. Bhavya Misra, HR Director, Pepsico; Mr. Gaurav Pandit, Director, Talent Mangement, Flipkart; Mr. Prakhar Tripathi, Director, Deloitte India; and Mr. Santosh Ghate, Managing Vice President & Head HR, Gartner India were the panelists for the session. The session was moderated by Professor ShrihariSohani, Faculty, IIM Indore.

Sharing his views on Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Mr. Ghate noted that7 percent of Indian population is below the poverty line and only 1 percent of India earns more than Rs. 17 Lakhs; while 10 percent earns around Rs. 53-70 Lakhs.‘Being Aatmanirbhar is about that 90 percent of the population of the nation. Aatmanirbhar Bharat isn’t about cutting India from the world—its about Make in India and Make for the World’, he said. He noted that education, financial inclusion and access to credit; and ease of doing business are the three important pillars to achieve AatmanirbharBharat.

Mr. Pandit noted that skilled labour force plays an important role in developing a self-reliant nation. ‘MSMEs play a major role in our GDP and enhancing the economy. It’s time to create more opportunities for the people wherein they can get trainings to enhance their skills and encourage their business. ‘Youth these days prefer government jobs to attain financial stability. The inequity needs to be addressed at multiple levels in terms of investments as well in order to get a skilled workforce’ he said.

Ms. Misra mentioned that around 97 percent of children enrol in primary education and 70 percent of those enrol in higher secondary. Just 26 percent of students enrol in higher education. ‘We need to address this gap and understand the issue of quality of education. This is the reason why we aren’t able to find skilled labour’, she said.

Speaking on work from home and digitisation, Mr. Tripathi mentioned thatif we have to compete as a country at global scale, digitisation is the key—be it manufacturing or any other sector. ‘Digitization is imperative and changes the nature of job and the way any job is performed. Organizations’ capability to create unique value proposition will depend upon how they can bring out superior quality products at lesser cost’, he said.

The hour-long panel discussion concluded with a Q&A session, wherein the panellists delightfully answered the queries of the participants attending the event virtually.

On this occasion, a book launch ceremony also took place. The book titled ‘Chalo Naya Sapna Bunte Hain’ by Shiv Kumar, EPGP Batch 2020-21 participant was also launched digitally by Professor Ranjeet Nambudiri, Dean-Programmes, IIM Indore.

case study competition of Prabodhan—‘Manthan’ witnessed around 150 submissions, competing for cash prizes worth Rs. 1 Lakh, and certifications worth Rs. 53,000. The case submissions were judged by Mr. Praveer Sinha, CEO and MD, Tata Power Limited and Professor Swapnil Garg, Faculty, IIM Indore.

An interactive digital quiz was also conducted on the concluding day where the participant teams competed for prizes worth Rs. 30,000.
The two-day event came to a conclusion on a high note, with a lot of appreciation from all the guests, speakers and participants for the EPGP Batch 2020-21 for successfully organizing the event.