annual report 2010-2011

hari s bhartia
P re s i d e nt-CII & C o - C h a ir man & Managing Director of Jubilant Organosys Ltd

It gives me great pleasure to see the Young Indians initiatives in a country where the dreams and aspirations of the younger generation are soaring to newer and greater heights. India is transitioning from a developing nation to one of the worlds largest and fastest growing economies.

message from the President-CII

India is capable of meeting the worlds rising expectations from the country, on the back of its growing prowess and ability to recover faster from situations like the financial crisis. Today world expects India to play a leadership role and lead the economic growth. It is really energizing to be on a platform like Yi, comprising of the youth who dream of a great India and believe in themselves to institute a change in the economical and social scenario of the country. The young Indians of today in various fields have made us proud. This new generation has stamped its identity in all walks of life they are writing books, making films, sculpting, drawing; they are equally at ease with contributions in medicines, technology and communications; they are excelling in performing arts and sports, they are traveling to space to bring to mankind hitherto unheard of information and discoveries. Dreams are important as they inspire and drive people to achieve things. Every young person should have a dream to be a leader and work towards converting that dream into reality. In todays times, the benefit of experience has to be blended with the competitive attitude of the youth. I urge the Young Indians to play a much more active role in Industry matters and take on leadership roles. CII too is looking at Young members to contribute active leadership role. This year, some of the Yi members were invited to the CIIs National Council. I see this trend continuing and I urge the young Indians to contribute their skills and time in CII activities. I would like to extend my appreciation to Ms Bhairavi Jani and her teams of office bearers for dedicatedly fulfilling their responsibilities during the year. I convey my best wishes to Yi for their future initiatives. I congratulate members of Yi for their commitment and contribution. I am sure Yi with the igniting passion and strong determination would continue to work towards shaping India. I once again congratulate the Yi team for their achievements in the year gone by and convey my wishes for another active and eventful year ahead.

chandrajit banerjee
D i re c t o r General, CII

Young Indians who are the younger face of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) are an integral part of our organization. The biggest strength of India is its youth population, which makes the country one of the youngest nations in the world. It is extremely important to engage the youth, the backbone of the nation. The future lies in the young leaders initiatives. And so, we must nurture the leadership qualities of youth. Indias young talent has the biggest tool for competitive environment their demographic advantage. India is the apex country with respect to percentage of young blood and this is going to be the key reason for India to excel in this turbulent global environment.

message from the DG-CII

Today Indias younger generation are leading a host of changes in the economy and society, their involvement into such phenomenal growth can influence the attitudes of youth towards society, which will go a long way in the overall betterment of the nation. The young leaders today are sending a very loud and clear message that leadership in the 21st century is no longer about command and control but about inform and engage. The Young Indians should participate more actively in CII and we welcome them to get actively involved in strengthening the CII way forward. I congratulate Ms Bhairavi Jani, the first women National Chairman for Young Indians (Yi) for giving us yet another fruitful year under her leadership. I am pleased to inform that we have carried forward many initiatives successfully joining hands with Yi. I am glad that Yi is playing an active role in enhancing young entrepreneurs and professionals in addressing the increasingly complex challenges facing our societies. It is very heartening to know that through Yi platform, young people are volunteering to work towards initiatives and activities that may seem small initially but create an impact in the long run. I look forward to greater such associations in the years to come. I feel confident that in 2011, Yi will see even greater growth and scale even greater heights. I wish Yi all the best for their future initiatives.

bh a ir av i j a ni
Yi N a t ional Chair man

Dear Friends,

message from Yi National Chairman

Yi was founded with the belief and thought that Indias young wanted to build a new India, an India that was secular, inclusive, healthy, educated, meaningfully employed, economically strong, technologically advanced and morally responsible. In the past eight years of its existence Yi has created a momentum by providing a platform to thousands of young citizens of India to reach out and impact millions. The journey of Yi is that of a caravan that is constantly on the move and is headed towards a constantly moving target. The year 2010-2011 has been another milestone in this marathon to develop a nation of resurgent energy and unlimited passion. It has been a year of growth: Yis membership grew to 1300 for city chapter members, and to 10000 for Farmer Nets members and to 4000 for student nets members. Yi created a place for itself on the social media platform as well, with many thousands following Yis progress on a daily basis. A total of 716 activities in one year is a stupendous progress. This would have never been possible without the undying spirit of members and chapter leadership of our 25 city chapters and 3 corporate chapters. The Yi chapters have truly transformed themselves into grass roots change enablers. From planning a city forest in Indore to conducing mass blood donation camps in Raipur to organizing Go Green campaigns in Chandigarh, the Yi chapters have led and how! The student nets are the soul of Yi. They have again showcased that when energized and given the right framework, the young in India are ready to make transformative contribution to their nation. By integrating themselves seamlessly with the Yi chapters and collaborating nationally, they have created a force that cannot be ignored. Constructive student movements that are beyond rallies and campaigns is the new way the Indian students want to engage with the process of nation building. The farmer nets have always been a very important part of Yi. But this year by taking their practices to the Agro Expo organized by CII during President Barak Obamas visit, they have proven that progressive young farmers in India are not the ones to stay behind in making themselves heard. Working extensively on creating the Indian Good Agriculture Practices, the Farmer net members interacted with President Obama and also participated in the Round table discussions led by Agriculture secretaries of both states. Yi has always wanted to expand its reach in rural India through its work and activities. This year the opportunity came in the form a suggestion of Ms. Meenakshi Natarajan, Member of Parliament from Mandsaur and Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh. She recommended that Yi should undertake career counseling for rural students. Dr. Sudha Iyer led this effort by developing RAISEC tests for rural Indian children and also creating a career database for their use and reference. More than 3500 children benefitted from this exercise. Now this successful pilot is ready to be duplicated in Kashmir and Sirsa, Haryana to begin with and will spread its footprint across the country. This year saw Yis national initiatives create new models of engagement. The Plant a Life initiative conceived by Shaurya Veer Himatsingka to plant one million trees has met with tremendous success

in the first year itself with over 3.7 lakh trees planted this year alone. The project SYighboard ideated by Mala Patodia and Nirav Modi has addressed a simple but acute need of blackboards in underprivileged schools. Launched in November 2010, in a months time 388 boards were installed in 69 schools. The Green I contest had its fourth edition this year with more than 100 schools participating and Deepa Sathiaram has led this program with zeal and commitment.The celebration of World Environment day by as many as 17 chapters on June 5th created a new mechanism for Yis chapters across the nation to collaborate on one single cause. Anuj Kothari from the National Environment team worked tirelessly to make this day a truly memorable one. August saw Yi undertake as many as 101 activities and many were undertaken as part of the Heritage Week celebrations planned by Siddharth Ganeriwala and Priya Kamineni. Giving this new initiative a mass appeal has been a courageous and definitive move by them. Yi has had several opportunities to make its presence felt in the international sphere this year. The year began with a mission to Israel and Turkey, and ended with a mission to Malaysia so aptly conceptualized by the Coimbatore chapter. A significant milestone was reached when Yi signed on behalf of India the G20 Young Entrepreneur Communiqu and become a part of the G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance. My sincere thanks to Rahul Mirchandani and Rahul Chawla for taking the effort to ensure that India had its place in the world. Yis retreats are its vehicles to think beyond today. They have always propelled members to think out of the box about Yi and themselves personally. Mahesh Sriram needs to be credited for having thought of planning and executing four thematic retreats in four different part of the country. The retreat on Rhino Conservation in Kaziranga, Assam and the upcoming retreat on Tiger Conservation in Kanha, Madhya Pradesh are the first two in the series of four and many to come. Yi had the unique opportunity to work with Planning Commission of India this year to give the feedback of the youth on the Approach paper to the 12th Plan. Five consultations engaging more than 200 youth, from rural Tamil Nadu to Indore to Pune to Delhi to Bangaluru, created a new wave of advocacy. Kumara Guru and Ram Sukumars leadership has also transformed the way Yi plans and acts on its Finances. It is a difficult, behind the scenes work that has ensured long-term

sustainability for Yi. It has been a year of energy and engagement in all spheres and facets. This could have never been possible without the support Yi National Vice Chairman Shankar Vanavaryar. His ideas and drive will ensure Yi will take another leap in the

Behind every successful organization there are people, people who make it work, people who make it last. The Yi internal organization team of Executive Members led by Mahesh Natarajan is exemplary in their dedication to this very crucial cause. I have seen them year after year strive towards making Yi a better organization. Maheshs unconditional support has personally made the year a very special one in my eight years of time in Yi. The Yi Governing Council members, the past chairmen, the Chapter leadership teams and the chapter Executive Council members have poured their heart and soul into making this a truly memorable and beautiful experience. My heartfelt and sincere thanks to all of them. This wonderful journey would have never been possible without the support and guidance of Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General of CII. He has been an ardent supporter of Yi throughout. Yi has always turned to Mr. Tarun Das, President Aspen Institute and Former Chief Mentor CII, for motivation and direction, his passionate advice have kept us all going. I take this opportunity to sincerely thank both of them for their support, guidance and encouragement. Yi is ready for a new flight and a new year and I am extremely excited for all of us, as the process of rejuvenation and regeneration takes on a new form. I wish one day Yi will engage millions of young people across India and create a movement that will ensure that our generation is playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of India. We Can We Will Bhairavi

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message from Yi National Chairman

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coming year.

sh a nk a r va n ava r aya r
Yi N a t ional Vice-Chair man

Young India is indeed surging ahead on a progressive path in the global arena elevating India into a emergent position. Our ancient land with immense significance in the past is now regaining its status in the world as a strong force. Today the India factor is vibrant worldwide with our collaborations and contributions becoming a necessity. Much of this has been possible of course with the inherent strengths that we possess but also the force of Young India. The new found confidence and status leads us to a introspection to look if all is well in the nation today. There are clear challenges that emerge bringing us in relation to the great gaps that exist in resource and existing realities in many aspects but all this can be countered with resolve. Resolve needed should be similar to the one seen during out struggle to gain freedom, today we are one of the youngest nations in the world

message from Yi National

with a majority of the population young and where else can we find this resolve and strength. Young Indians, an organization born as a evolution at a time when the youth aspect of India was being visioned. The organization moving towards its decade of existence was born out of the need and want to be a part of the solution and not part of the problem. Today we see across chapters, educational institutions and farming communities the dynamic Yis taking active, aspirational and assertive role in building the New India, an India that will be a dream realized. In the past year under the passionate and dynamic leadership of Bhairavi Jani, the organization has seem moments of great scale of its presence, performance and passion. She has been a force to recon with and will remain so for a long time. We have had a good team in the Governing Council, lead much of the work presented along with a committed team of Yi Executive members. It is also important to remember the many members across the nation who enable this organization, it is their vibrancy that keep the progress possible. The continued guidance and support of many elders and seniors of Yi and CII is a very integral and important reason for much of what we see in this report. The year has been one of consolidation, introspection, innovation and working on emerging opportunities. In this year we also took an effort to engage with Chapter Leadership in a workshop format to deliberate ways to enhance the organization and also learn from the chapters on how to carve the future to realize the amazing potential that Yi faces. The workshops were held in the Southern and Western regions and it was a time of great engagement and dynamic discussion with the chapter office bearers. The Retreats in Yi are a time of reflection, bonding and coming in touch with aspects of India that are extraordinary. The Yi Retreats team were exceptional in putting together some great programs based on important Indian themes. The retreat Truth about Rhinos at Kaziranga was one of the best experiences for me personally and every participant came back understanding India in a whole new way. Yi as an organization is like a spirited living orgasm that is thriving and evolving to the environment. In an setting like India with its unparalleled opportunities at the moment and clear challenges, Yi has the very important duty to engage its generation in the active and lead role in Nation Building. We have a unique opportunity to make our future and we will arise and aspire to realize the a new and Great India. In the years ahead Yi will and can make this aspiration into arrival! Jai Hind!

Vice-Chairman

Initiatives
environment
Yi has been a harbinger of positive change and advocacy for environmental protection and preservation of the ecology. Yi has organised various events & sessions and undertaken campaigns such as nature treks for members, sessions on water management and tree plantation drives. Yi also organised visits to companies with good GREEN practices, with an objective of creating awareness on such issues. These have been made possible by involving local communities, students, farmers and local NGOs.

plant a life
The Plant A Life Be The Root Project is a Tree Plantation drive at a PanIndia level and was envisioned to be an initiative under which Yi is undertaking plantation of One Million Trees across the length and breadth of the country, within a span of 365 days. The project was officially launched in the first week of February 2010. Yi has tied up with many implementation partners both at state and municipal level so as to work with them to achieve this target. The campaign aims to ramp up its plantation numbers exponentially to Ten Million Trees by the year 2015. In order to achieve these audacious goals however, it is necessary to adopt techniques of plantation that are non-conventional, low-cost, scalable and quick to implement. Yi has zeroed in on adoption of the seed ball scattering methodology, a cost effective and low-effort Japanese technique propounded by renowned agricultural scientist Mr. Masanobu Fukuoka.
Total planted
(between Feb 2010 and Jan 20011):

3,70,070

Clockwise from top left: Students of LG Academy of Indore spreading seed-balls; Mr MRaghvendra Singh, IAS, Collector understanding the Yi Seed Ball Making Process; 500 saplings planted at the Vishakhapatnam zoo by students of Sri Prakash School on Independence Day; At Raipur, Mr. Ranaveer Sinha, Deputy Chairman CII Eastern Region and MD Telcon laid the foundation stone of CII- Yi Square at Urla Industrial Area on 27 August 2010. Yi have started plantation and beautification drive for Urla Industrial area under which Yi has planned for the plantation of 15000 trees and beautification of Squares in Industrial Area

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contest
6 O c t o b e r, 2 0 1 0 , C h e n nai
Every year, Yi organises the Green-I contest for students to generate ideas that can be implemented in their schools and awards the best ideas, that come from school students, across the country. The Green-I 2010 competition is the fourth edition of the initiative. The contest topic for the year was How to build a Green Centre in your school as organically as possible? The Green-I contest this year had received over 100 entries from schools all-over India. Winner of this contest was The Daly College, Indore, followed by Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi; Sai International School, Bhubaneswar; Vasant Valley School,
Winner of the Green-I 2010 contest The Daly College, Indore

New Delhi and Akshar, Kolkata. A grant of 7 lakh rupees is awarded to the winner for implementation of these projects.

world environment day

Initiatives

5 Ju n e , 2 0 1 0
As part of its World Environment Day Celebrations, 17 Yi chapters came together and organised series of activities with an aim of creating public awareness regarding the environment. Yi Bangalore organised a walkathon in the city with 1000 participants. A poster campaign on Water To Birds was a success at Coimbatore, while Yi Erode released a poster campaign on Tips to Save Energy & Water. A panel discussion on Implementing Sustainable Growth & Development was organised by Yi Mumbai. Yi Hyderabad undertook Bamboo plantation and screened a movie on environment.

World Environment Day at (left to right) Erode, Hyderabad and Mumbai

Go-Green Campaign 1-5 June, 2010, Chandigarh

Yi Chandigarh organised the Go Green Campaign to address the concern of environment conservation. The Campaign was launched with a cycle rally in which over 150 youth from school and colleges paddled to spread the message Go Green Be on the Green side. The week long celebrations of the Environment Day concluded with a panel discussion on e-waste management and live demo on rain water harvesting.

some notable activities

Other than those mentioned above, Yi also organised a series of Environment Initiatives throughout the year across chapters. A few of these were: Organic Dinner (Chandigarh), Operation Verdant Green (Bhubaneshwar), Green mission
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to ITC Green Centre (Delhi) and an interactive session on wildlife and environment (Pune).

education
ope r at ion s Y ig h t b oa r d
Total 388 sYightboards installed in 69 schools
(between Nov 2010 and Jan 20011)

SYightboard launch - Ahmedabad (left) and Delhi (right)

To observe Yi National Education Day on 14 November 2010, Yi Education team rolled out Operation SYightboard nationally amongst government and underprivileged schools across chapters. This is a unique program, aimed at improving affecting the quality of education. The program has been piloted in Hyderabad in 177 Govt. schools impacting 39,497 students. 1028 black boards were replaced or repaired at a cost of Rs. 12.25 Lakh averaging 6 blackboards and Rs. 7000 per school. Yi is looking at reaching out to 1000 schools nationally and impacting approximately 2,50,000 children from economically and socially underprivileged background. the black board facilities in underprivileged schools, where blackboards are not sufficient and are not in good condition,

Yi akshara

Akshara Bangalore (left) and Ahmedabad (right)

Akshara is an Innovative Learning Resource Centre for children. The Learning Resource Centre (LRC) consists of materials, books, teaching and learning aids, making them accessible to teachers and children of primary level classes. The Objective/Key Benefits to Children: Energize the children through Creative Learning: Reason out of the box, Improve logical thinking. Materials have been carefully chosen to ensure learning outcomes are met with simple manipulative that are independent of infrastructure.

Facilitate students from challenged backgrounds to achieve adequate outcomes in their learning Increase interest in the school environment

Yi Akshara learning centre has kindled the academic curiosity in the minds of the students. This curiosity led the students to learn more & more, Teacher, SOS. Two new Akshara centres were launched this year taking the total to 56 Akshara centres across the country: 1. Ksokhara Municipal School 2 (Ahmedabad) in Oct 2010 2. Maralawadi Educational society (Bangalore) in Nov 2010
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Initiatives

healthcare

Left: Blood Donation Camp as part of Yi Chandigarhs Health Campaign from 21 Sep to 25 Sep 2010. Right: Yi Raipur in association with AIMS Management Consultant organised Run for Life Aids run on 1 December 2010, World Aids Day

some notable activities

Deworm Gujarat (Ahmedabad) Walkathon to emphasize the importance of Healthcare with the theme 1000 cities, 1000 lives (Madurai) Session on Basic Life Support (Erode) CII-Yi Ahmedabad Organized Blood Donation Camp (Ahmedabad) General Eye Camp (Coimbatore) Workshop on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Kolkata) Human Body Workshop (Kolkata) Basic Life Support Programme @ URC Constructions (Erode) General Eye Camp (Coimbatore) Obesity Camp (Goa) Distribution of Free Homeopathic medicines (Bhubaneshwar) General Eye Camp (Coimbatore) Training camp on World First Aid Day (Madurai) Yi Health Campaign (Chandigarh) Yi - CII Dengue Awareness and Prevention Campaign (Delhi) Donation of Artificial Limbs (Coimbatore) World Food Day Food Bridge (Chennai) Yi World Food Month Celebration 2010 (Bangalore) World Food Month (Coimbatore) World Trauma Day Awareness Rally (Madurai) CII-Yi Blood Donation Camp (Ahmedabad) Parenting Workshop titled Discipline Without Tears (Goa) Blood Donationd Drive (Pune)

Initiatives

employability
1 3 t h B at c h Va l e d i c t o r y F u n c t i o n
2 6 Ap r i l , 2 0 1 0 , P u n e
Yi PCC LABS successfully completed its thirteenth batch of LABS (Livelihood Advancement Business School). A valedictory session for this batch was held at KOEL, Khadki, Pune. A unique feature of this session was that the session was organized within the campus of KOEL for the
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Ms Malini Thadani, Head of Group Communication & Corporate Sustainability, HSBC India, was there to grace the programme and gave away the certificate to the students. Col. Shrinath Mudholkar, Head CSR initiative, KOEL, Ms Monika Trivedi, Yi Pune Past Chair, & Ms Padmini Sundaram - Yi Pune Co Chair & Employability Chair were among the dignitaries present at the occasion.

first time and the entire programme was co-ordinated by the LABS students itself.

Valedictory function of the 13th Batch of the Yi PCC LABS: Students being presented certificates

One Day Workshop on Developing Employability Skills organised in partnership with the Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce

non-financial MoU
In 2010 Yi partnered with Dr Reddys Foundation (DRF) in a Non Financial Model, where financial contribution is voluntary and not mandatory. In the non financial model, Yi contributes by: Assisting DRF in forming a network for Business 2 Youth network through Yi linkages Assisting with placements Assisting DRF in venue identification Providing comprehensive guest lectures during the course Facilitating tie-ups with Local bodies (NGO, Trusts, Municipalities, etc.) Assisting in identifying faculty (when needed)

arts
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culture

c o i m b at o r e v i z h a 2 0 1 1
The fourth edition of the Coimbatore Vizha showcased 72 events and brought the city alive over a period of eight days with about 11 new associations joining hands with the already present 45 associations. Major events included The Drag Race conducted at Chettipalayam, The Puppet Show conducted at Bharthiya Vidhya Bhavan School and Arputha Bharatham, a special dance conducted by special children.

heritage week
21 - 2 8 Au g u s t 2 0 1 0
Yi celebrated the Heritage week with grand gusto across chapters. The objective of Heritage Week was to Spread awareness of Indias heritage through showcasing and involvement; Promote conservation and participation in Indias Heritage and Culture; Organise activities / events to reach people of all ages, from all walks of life. At Bhubaneshwar, school students visited the Orissa State Museum and Lingraj Temple, while Yi Chennai had a panel discussion on Conservation of Heritage Structures. At Indore a workshop on organised on Numismatic Heritage of India, conducted by Dr. S. K. Bhatt, Founder & Director, The Academy of Indian Numismatics and Sigillography.

Left: Madurai Chapter along with INTACH organized a heritage walk on 25 August 2010, in Keelakuyilkudi village. Right: Cultural programme by the children of Okonir Namghar and a dance programme by the children of Deepjyoti on 21 August 2010

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Yi Youth Affairs
net launches: 2010
16 new Student Nets were launched in 2010 at the following places, taking the total number to 72, with 4101 students enrolled: Bangalore (1), Bhubaneshwar (1), Coimbatore (1), Erode (2), Indore (1), Kochi (2), Kolkata (2), Mumbai (1), Pune (2), Vadodara (2), and, Vizag (1).
Net Launch at Bhubaneshwar

Yi ongole net ban use of pl a stic

v i si t to a n ol d - a g e ho m e 2 October, 2010, Pune

25 students of I2IT Yi Pune net members visited the Old Age Home Nivara under celebration of Joy of Giving Week on Gandhi Jayanti. They interacted with nearly 50 senior citizens and distributed roses, blankets, daily utility items, buckets, mug set, Sugar, Turdal etc worth Rs 14300 and a cash donation of Rs 711.

Yi Youth Affairs

1 8 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 0 , H yderabad
SSN Yi Net, Ongole has initiated a project to Ban usage of plastic in Ongole District. As part of this initiative they submitted a memorandum to the District Collector of Ongole, who immediately sent out a circular to shops & other establishments in the district to stop using plastic bags & use paper bags instead.

visit to an orphanage
1 2 O c t o b e r, 2 0 1 0 , P u n e
A group of 20 students from the Indira School of Career Development, Chinchwad visited an orphanage, Punaruthan Gurukulam, Chinchwad, Pune.

Yi students net e d u c at i o n f a i r
5 December, 2010, Chennai
Yi organized an Education Fair where school dropouts and unemployed from the neighboring slums were made aware of the various vocational training courses and employment opportunities available. The fair was a platform for them to
Bhavans Rajaji Vidyashram students at the education fair.

know and enroll for courses they were interested in. 50 had registered with the organizations and 10 received placements.

1 K 1 day
1 3 Au g u s t , 2 0 1 0 , Ko c hi
With an aim to spread the message of environment protection, Yi MEC net in association with TREE (The Road to Environmental Excellence), did a tree plantation campaign with the aim of planting thousand trees of
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medicinal and economic importance in a single day.

o p e r at i o n v e r d a n t green
16 August, 2010, Bhubaneshwar

some notable activities

SKYiM (Kochi) DYiA (Kochi) Cycle Rally (Chandigarh) Yi Net picnic (Kochi) Yi UNION BUDGET 2010 A quick take (Indore) Sketch competition at Raisan and Bhaijipura (Ahmedabad) IIPS Net Chapter organized Bussinovation (Indore)

Vision 75 Project (Chennai) Rupees 50 venture (Coimbatore) Craft workshop for GGHS Net (Kochi) Interschool Poster competition across schools in Bangalore on the event of Space Expo (Bangalore) Yi Net I2IT:Learning session wth Ankit Fadia (Pune) Yi Erode 2020 Response Session (Erode) Poster Design Competition (Chandigarh) Yi Net Visit to High Court (Chandigarh)

Yi Next Practices
The objective of Yis newest focus area - Yi NEXT PRACTICES - is to identify, evangelize and celebrate game changing ideas, inventions and innovations that have the potential to serve as development catalysts for individual sectors, industries and organizations.
Blue Ocean dialogue, Delhi

Ideas workshops that foster out-of-the-box thinking with schools and colleges. Two workshops were conducted, one in Delhi and one in Mumbai

Y i i d e a s c o n c l av e s
Four Roundtables were conducted in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Kolkata & Hyderabad on specific issues like: Seamless Integration of Skilling & Education Planned Urbanisation Using IT for improved access to Education
Roundtable, Hyderabad. L to R: Mr. Bipin Pendyala, Vice President & Site Manager, CA India Technology Center; Ms. Savita Mahajan, Dean, ISB, Mohali campus; Dr. Rahul Mahajan, National Chair, Next Practices, Yi & Executive Director, Aries Agro Ltd; Dr. Sreerama KV Murthy, Chairman & Managing Director Teqnium Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd; Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, Vice Chairman and CEO, Zensar Technologies; Mr. Ashutosh Pratap Singh, Student Representative from ISB

e x c e l l e n c e m i s si on s
A group of 45 students from Mumbai, Kochi & Gwalior visited Infosys campuses and gained knowledge of the innovations at the Bangalore Infosys Campus.
Student interaction at Spark programme, Infosys, Bangalore

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Yi blue ocean dialogues

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Yi Rural Communities
career counselling for rural students
Ap r i l - M a y, 2 0 1 0 , M a d hya Pradesh

Yi Rural Communities

Left to right: Session at ITI Centre, Rampura; Sessions at Navodaya School

Career counselling is an important aspect in building career path for todays youth. With an aim to reach out to rural college, school and ITI students and make them aware of the career opportunities, CIIs Young Indians organised several career counselling workshops at Mandsaur and Neemuch Districts in Madhya Pradesh with the encouragement of Ms Meenakshi Natarajan, Honble Member of Parliament. The workshops focussed upon the process of career planning that leads to choosing the right career path. The participants were exposed to different career options they can choose from and how they can find more information about the same and eventually make the right choice for their future. With school children, the sessions covered steps of career

planning including SWOT analysis, personality testing, information gathering and the importance of practical experience and discussions. The sessions with college students covered job skills, behavioural skills, using the internet to learn about various career options, career opportunities in their field of study, amongst other essential skills. The students were given a list of 191 careers to choose from, which opened up a whole new horizon. Separate sessions were also organised for teachers to sensitise them to career counselling, equip them with information on personality tests, career options and ability to guide students on how to get more information on select careers. More than 4000 students, 9 schools, 4 colleges, 3 ITIs participated and benefitted from these workshops.

farmers net
The focus of the years activities under the Young Indians Farmers Net was centred around the theme of building a framework for Indian Good Agricultural Practices. The activities are aimed at increasing the exposure of young progressive farmers in innovation of world class crop management techniques. This was achieved by experiential sharing with researchers, agricultural universities, government extension officers and agricultural students and peer groups of farmers in neighbouring areas. All practices identified were tested for replicability and provided farmers with cost-saving and sustainable green technologies for speedy adoption. The following activities were carried out during the year, which shows the scale of work and the depth of method in key focus areas.

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Integrated Nutrient Management: The farmers were trained on the balanced use of major, secondary and micronutrients along with organic and biological nutrition sources.

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Crop Management Technologies: This is a programme that covers all aspects from soil preparation, seed selection,
choice of agricultural inputs, farm labour management, harvesting techniques and agri output marketing methods. Farmers involved in this session meet experts in these various fields for extremely interesting interactive session.

3.

Post-Harvest Management: Wastage of agricultural output post-harvest in transit and storage is a matter of serious
concern. The usage of more effective techniques to ensure loss of output in storage and transit is an essential part of awareness building.

President Obamas interaction with Farmers Net, 7 No v e m b e r, 2 0 1 0 , M u m b a i

The launch of the Food and Agriculture Center of Excellence was marked by an Ariculture Roundtable and Expo. The Expo exemplified collaborations among Indian also attended by farmers through CII-Young Indians. President Obama walked through the exhibits, stopping at booths that displayed specific technologies that have improved the agricultural value chain. He interacted with farmers at the Expo to gain a better understanding of how those technologies have impacted their lives.

Session
Bal Krishak Sambodhan Crop Management Technologies

States
Karnataka, Orissa, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa

No of farmers impacted
1,185 8,079

Intergrated Nutrient Management

Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh

6,464

Post Harvest Management

Kerala, Haryana, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra

6,001

TOTAL FARMERS IMPACTED

21,729

Knowledge dissemination session held for farmers in Nagpur and Kolhapur

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and US companies, universities, and institutions and was

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mission to israel & turkey
16-23 March, 2010

Mission members with Dr Rachel Adato, MP, and Chairman, Indo-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group, at the Israeli Parliament

Ms Bhairavi Jani, Chairman, CIIs Young Indians, led

The visit to the water treatment plant at Shafdan for waste water treatment for use in agriculture, and the irrigation solutions at Naan-Dan-Jain Irrigation Co, provided useful learnings to the Indian farm sector. Yi plans to schedule a learning mission for Indian farmers to Israel. The mission concluded with a visit to Istanbul, to experience its rich history and culture.

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a 15 member Learning Mission to Israel and Turkey. In Israel, the delegation had wide ranging meetings, and was impressed by Israels focus on science and technology, after the visits to, and interactions with faculty and scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv University, Elbit Imaging and Matimop.

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Yi Delegation to G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit 20-22 June, 2010
A delegation of CIIs Young Indians (Yi) and BYST represented India at the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit (G20 YES) hosted by the Canadian Young Business Foundation (CYBF). 17 countries participated in this unique Young Entrepreneurs Summit, where India was represented by the Yi delegation led by Ms. Bhairavi Jani (President of the delegation) and National Chairman, Yi. Ms. Bhairavi Jani signed the final communiqu on behalf of the Indian delegation which was used to call upon leaders of governments participating at the G20 Business Leaders Summit at Toronto to recognise the imperatives and to pledge their support for action. The five key issues identified in the final communiqu include access to finance, coordinated effort, entrepreneurial culture, taxation and regulation and education. The consultative Summit urged the Governments of the representing countries to extend their support to the young entrepreneurs by facilitating access to funding, providing required education and training for entrepreneurship at micro level and harnessing a culture of entrepreneurship in the country.
Top: Ms. Bhairavi Jani, President, Indian Delegation & National Chairman, Yi along with the presidents of the G20 Nations after signing the Final Communique of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Summit, Toronto Canada; Above: The Indian Delegation with The Hon. John Manley, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Canada and President & CEO, Canadian Council of Chief Executives

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r oundtable with australian young parlia mentarians

29 N o v e m b e r, 2 0 1 0 , M u m b a i

A 6-member high profile Young Parliamentary delegation from Australia accompanied by the Consul General and the Liaison Officer, Ministry of External Affairs were in Mumbai to interact with the Yi Mumbai Chapter. The prime objective of this interaction was to familiarize the delegation on Indias economic growth across various sectors, along with social and cultural aspects. The Yi team was positive on the concurrent International partnerships and intent to represent young Indians voices overseas.

The delegation was impressed with Yis part of the G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance. Suggestions from the delegation stated that Yi can be addressed at the Australian parliamentarians in Canberra and also at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Fremantle, near Perth, Western Australia in the month of October 2011 next year. Partnering on exchange programmes between Australia and India was also discussed.

Young Parliamentary delegation from Australia with Yi Mumbai members

Yi delegates on a global excellence mission to Malaysia

mission to malaysia
15- 1 7 D e c e m b e r, 2 0 1 0
Young Indians organized a global excellence mission to Malaysia with an objective to learn from the best practices of globally renowned companies and to interact with the CEOs and the team behind their success. The objective was also to interact with business associations and governmental departments working on enhancing links between India and Malaysia. The mission, which was attended by delegates from the chapters of Coimbatore, Goa, Kochi and Erode, visited TAMCO Switchgear (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Limited; Westports

Malaysia; Scomi International Pte Ltd; Recron Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Royal Selangor, and, Texas Instruments Malaysia Sdn Bhd, to view their manufacturing facilities. Apart from the factory visits, the team also interacted with the CEOs and had a networking dinner with the members of the Malaysia India Business Council, the Indian High Commissioner of India to Malaysia, Mr Vijay Gokhale and the Deputy High Commissioner, Mr B N Reddy and the members of the National Land Finance Co-operative Society Limited.

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Advocacy
yo u t h con s u ltat ion s f or planning commission
The Planning Commission in preparation of the 12th Five Year Plan, asked Young Indians (Yi) to hold consultations with youth and submit its findings to the approach paper which captures feedback from the Youth of India. Yi organized 5 Youth Consultations at Pollachi (Tamil Nadu), Bangalore, Pune, Delhi and Indore. The youth segments covered by the consultations were urban working class youth / urban students/ Rural students / Farmers / Homemakers / Entrepreneurs / Academicians / Not for profit organizations/ School teachers etc. The participants were in the age group of 18-35 years and more than 210+ participants joined the various sessions. The consultation covered 7 Key challenges identified by the planning commission and a comprehensive report on the findings has been submitted to the planning commission: Enhancing Skills And Faster Generations of Employment; Managing The Environment; Decentralization, Empowerment, Information; Technology And Innovation; Rural Transformation And Sustained Growth Of Agriculture; Managing Urbanization; and, Improved Access to Quality Education.
Consultation workshop organised by Yi Pune, 4 Dec 2010 (top); Yi Delhi, 14 Dec 2010 (middle); Yi Bangalore, 16 Dec 2010 (above)

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Special Moments
interaction with the home minister
31 Au g u s t , 2 0 1 0
Yi organised a session on Securing Indias Future Role of Young Indians with Shri P Chidambaram, Honble Minister for Home Affairs, Government of India. The session, conducted in partnership with CNBC-TV18, deliberated upon the essence of Holistic Security in the current scenario. Mr. Chidambaram spoke on the various India. He addressed a broad spectrum of Yi members who represented the Yi vision and called for support of Young
Shri P Chidambaram, Honble Minister for Home Affairs, Government of India interacting with the audience at the Yi session on Securing Indias Future The role of Young Indians

Indians as an organisation in restoring democratic parlance for inclusive growth and nation building.

session with arun maira

26 N o v e m b e r, 2 01 0 , P u n e
Yi Pune Chapter under the Learning vertical organised an interactive session with Mr. Aun Maira. Ms. Rasika Wakalkar, Yi Pune Chair & Mr Rajan Navani, Yi Chair, India@75, welcomed the guest of honor, Mr. Arun Maira, who shared his experiences and views on all the aspects of problem-solvings which every one faces in personal as well as professional life.

Interactive session with Mr. Arun Maira, member of the Planning Commission & Chairman, BCG

memorial for p r o f. c . k . p r a h a l a d
12 Ju ly, 2 0 1 0 , M u m b a i

Ms. Bhairavi Jani, National Chairperson, Yi, speaking at the Prof CK Prahalad Memorial Event held on 12 July 2010 at Mumbai.

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topics that are of relevance to the security and growth of

interaction with b muthuraman, vice president-cii

11 December, 2010, Delhi
The 4th and last Governing Council meeting of the year was presided by Mr B Muthuraman, Vice President, CII & Vice Chairman, Tata Steel Ltd. While giving a perspective on the world economic scenario, he mentioned Indias growing
Mr B Muthuraman, Vice President, CII & Vice Chairman, Tata Steel Ltd; Ms. Bhairavi Jani, National Chairman, Yi, Mr Mahesh Natarajan, Head, CII-Yi, Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, Vice Chairman, Yi

contribution to world economic growth. He also warned about the three things that could hamper this growth Good Governance, Affirmative Action and Economic disparity, which, if not bridged, caould cause social unrest within the country.

Special Moments

se s sion on t he m um b a i d a bb awa l a s
C h a n d i g ra h ( 2 8 Ja n 2 0 1 0); Chennai (14 May 2 0 1 0 ) ; P u n e ( 1 2 Au g 2 0 10); Coimbatore ( 4 S e p 2 0 1 0 ) ; E ro d e ( 2 5 Sep 2010)

interaction with sam pitroda

31 August, 2010, Delhi
Yi Delhi organised an interactive session with Dr. Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations, where he enunciated the need for innovative methodologies to fuel the economy of the country and urged Indians to take up this mission as an agenda for Indias growth. The session, was attended by Yi members from across 25 city chapters in the country.

cross-chapter visit
6 - 7 Au g u s t , 2 0 1 0 Fro m E ro d e t o E r n a k u llam

police and you

2 December, 2010, Visakhapatnam
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Session with Mr. J Purnachandra Rao, Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam

Yi Kala
14 N o v e m b e r, 2 0 1 0 , Ko l k a t a
Yi Kolkata organised a special childrens day event at Liluah home, a prison cum hostel for girls who are kidnapped, abandoned at railway stations, rape victims, convicts, special children. A 60-member team put their energies together to make childrens day special for the 250 girls at Liluah home.

inter action with e sar ath babu

2 September, 2010, Erode

& CEO, Food King Catering Services

in sp Y ir at ion summit
4 D e c e m b e r, 2 0 1 0 , Ko c h i

felicitation for nar ain karthike yan

19 April, 2010, Coimbatore

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5 Fe b r u a r y, 2 0 1 0 , G u r ga o n
Yi organized its 6th National Yi Summit in Gurgaon, with the theme Leadership: Dream to Reality. The 330 delegates also included two international delegations, representing the UK India Business Council and the Australia India Business Council. Among the distinguished speakers were Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations; Mr. Peter Kronschnabl, President, BMW India Pvt Ltd; Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar, Member, Indian National Congress; Mr. Gurcharan Das, Author and Management Guru; and, Mr. Tarun Das, Former Chief Mentor, CII.
Rahul Chawla, Summit Chairman; Rahul Mirchandani, National Chairman, Yi; Venu Srinivasan, President, CII and Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER

The Summit outlined Yis agenda in working towards India@75, initiating a diverse range of activities like skill building, environmental sustenance and constructive debate on the Indian economy.
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Special Moments

Interaction with Youth Icon Mr E Sarath Babu, Founder

Yi Retreat
k a z i r a n g a n at i o n a l p a r k
2 6 - 2 8 N o v e m b e r, 2 0 1 0

Yi Guwahati chapter organised an adventure and learning retreat to co-create Yis role in Rhino Conser vation

a t t h e K a z i r a n ga N a t i onal Park . The retreat was designed to transfer the knowledge of Rhino Experts into Yi
so that Yi can respond by asking the right questions and taking the right actions. Firoz Ahmed, a wildlife biologist, S Dutta, Director of Kaziranga National Park and Mr Talukdar, the founder of Aranyak moderated the sessions and helped conduct field

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trips at the National Park.

u p c o m i n g r e t r e at s
Yi Re t r e a t o n T i ge r Conser vation facts and field tr uth in Kanha National Park h o s t e d by I n d o r e c h a p ter from 11-13 Febr uar y, 2011

Yi Indore is organising an adventure and learning retreat to co-create Yis role in Tiger Conser vation . The retreat includes talks and discussions on wildlife and birding, visit to tiger habitat and interaction with tiger experts in order to understand the truth about tiger conservation.

Yi Re t r e a t o n C o n t e mporar y Ar t of India, hosted by the Yi Delhi & Chandigarh C h a p t e r s a t D e l h i & Chandigarh respectively, in March 2011

Organisation
pa s t a nd pr e se n t Yi chairmen p at h f i n d e r
6 Fe b r u a r y, 2 0 1 0 , G u r ga o n
The Pathfinder is a workshop for Yi members to formulate the strategy for the coming year and the new leadership takes charge. This year, at Pathfinder 2010, Ms. Bhairavi Jani took over as National Chairperson, Yi, while Mr. Shankar Pathfinder was addressed by Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII and Mr. Tarun Das, Former Chief Mentor, CII and President, Aspen Institute India.

governing council meetings

First Governing Council Meeting 17 April, 2010, Hyderabad Second Governing Council Meeting 10 July, 2010, Mumbai

Third Governing Council Meeting 18 September, 2010, Kochi

Fourth Governing Council Meeting 11 December, 2010, Delhi

office bearers workshop

25 November, 2010, Chennai
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Organisation

Vanavarayar became the National Vice Chairman, Yi. The

At a Glance
chapterwise membership
To t a l Me m b e r s h i p : 1 0 , 3 0 0

At a Glance

chapterwise activities
To t a l Ac t i v i t i e s : 7 1 6

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m onthwise activities
Total Activities: 716

To t a l : 7 1 6

To t a l p e o p l e i m p a c t e d : 1 , 6 9 , 6 1 5

number of people impacted

Yi member engagement
To t a l : 5 9 1 4

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number of activities

Governing Council Members 2010-2011

Bhairavi Jani Chair - Yi National Shankar vanavarayar Vice Chair - Yi National

AbAnish nAyAk Co Chair - Bhubaneshwar Chapter

Ankit mittAl Co Chair - Indore Chapter

bhAvAnA gAutAm Co Chair - Mumbai Chapter

AdityA bAlAsundArAm Chair Overseas Mission, Yi National

Anuj kothAri Co Chair - Environment, Yi National

biju PhiliPose Co Chair - Kochi Chapter

ChAndrA sekhAr s Alex C Augustine Co-chair Thiruvananthapuram Chapter AnuPAmA AryA Co Chair Next Practices, Yi National Co Chair - Coimbatore Chapter

ChintAn shAh Amit bidAsAriA Chair - Indore Chapter Aqil nedou Chair - Srinagar Chapter dArshAn muthA Chair - Bangalore Chapter AnAnd rAi Co Chair - Youth Affairs, Yi National Atryee bArooAh thekedAth Chair - Guwahati Chapter debAjit ChAlihA Co Chair - Guwahati Chapter bAlA s Chair - Employability, Yi National deePA sAthiArAm Chair - Chennai Chapter Chair - Farmer Nets, Yi National

AnAnthArAmA mAni Co Chair - Youth Affairs, Yi National

Anish PAtel Co Chair - Vadodara Chapter

bhArAth lokkur Co Chair - Bangalore Chapter

devendrA singh PArmAr Co-Chair - Yi-Impetus Corporate Chapter

dinesh AgrAwAl Chair - Raipur Chapter

kumAr bAgrodiA Invitee to the GC

nAvitA mAhAjAn Chair - Chandigarh Chapter

gAyAthri srirAm Invitee to the GC

kumArA guru Chair - Partnership, & Co Chair - Finance, Yi National

nirAv modi Co Chair - Education, Yi National

henkAni jAkhAlu Chair - Developmental Institutions, Yi National

m rAghu rAm Co Chair - Madurai Chapter

PAdmini sundArAm Co Chair - Pune Chapter

hiren gAndhi Chair - Vadodara Chapter

mAdhur todi Chair - Ahmedabad Chapter

PoonAm shAh srinAth Co Chair - Vishakhapatnam Chapter

jACob joy Chairman - Youth Affairs, Yi National

mAhesh srirAm Chair National Retreat, Yi National

PrAsAnA rAjAgoPAlAn Co Chair - Chennai Capter

jAy gAllA Yi Past National Chairman

mAlA PAtodiA Chair - Education, Yi National

PrAveen AgArwAl Co Chair - Indore Chapter

jAy ruPArel Invitee to the GC

meher Pudumjee Invitee to the GC

PrAveen nAllAPothulA Chair - Chitoor Chapter

jAyAnthrA jAyAChAndrAn Chair - Coimbatore Chapter

mhonlumo kikon Chair - Kohima Chapter

PrAvit PArikh Co Chair - Ahmedabad Chapter

jennifer lewis kAmAt Co Chair - Goa Chapter

nAgArAj k Chair - Madurai Chapter

PritAm sinhA Chair - InfYi Chapter

josePh mAssey Chair - MCX Corporate Chapter

nArAyAn sethurAmon Yi Past National Chairman

PriyA kAmineni Co Chair - Arts/Sports/ Culture, Yi National

kArtik srirAm Invitee to the GC

nAveen PhiliP Chair - Kochi Chapter

rAghu kAilAs Chair - Chapter Growth, Yi National

rAghu mArwAh Chair - Delhi Chapter

sAndeeP mAhAPAtrA Chair - Bhubaneshwar Chapter

siddhArth gAneriwAlA Chair - Arts/Sports/Culture, Yi National

rAhul ChAwlA Chair - International Relation, Yi National

sAnjAy reddy Yi Past National Chairman

siddhArth sAnghi Invitee to the GC

rAhul mirChAndAni Chair Next Practices, Yi National

sAPAn guPtA Chair - Mumbai Chapter

sivA rAmA krishnAn Co Chair - Chennai Chapter

rAjAn nAvAni Yi Past National Chairman

senthi kumAr durAisAmy Chair - Erode Chapter

srikAnt suryAnArAyAn Invitee to the GC

rAjeev kAmineni Chair - Learning Yi National

sAritA bAhl Co-Chair - MCX Corporate Chapter

sudhA iyer Chair - Rural Health, Women & Children, Yi National

rAmsukumAr Chair - Finance, Yi National

setu shAh Co-Chair - MCX Corporate Chapter

tejendrA nikhil lAwAnde Chair - Goa Chapter

rAsikA wAkAlkAr Chair - Pune Chapter

shAffi mAther Invitee to the GC

umAng PAtodiA Invitee to the GC

rishAbh AgArwAl Chair - Hyderabad Chapter

shAshAnk AgArwAl Co-Chair Learning, Yi National shAuryA veer himAtsingkA Chair - Plant a Life Project, Yi National & Chapter Chair, Kolkata

v P s rAdhAkrishnAn Co Chair - Erode Chapter

rohit kAuntiA Co Chair - Hyderabad Chapter

venkAtesh sAhA Co Chair - Employability, Yi National

rozelle mero Co Chair - Kohima Chapter

shikhA shArmA Chair - Health Care, Yi National

vijAy kumAr Chair - Thiruvananthapur Chapter

sAmeer jAin Co Chair - Chandigarh Chapter

shyAm kumAr kolluru Chair - Vishakhapatnam Chapter

wAseem trAmboo Co Chair - Srinagar Chapter

Yi Secretariat 2010-2011
mAhesh nAtArAjAn Head ChAndAn PAtnAik Executive Member Yi Hyderabad Chapter PrAveer nulkAr Executive Member Yi Mumbai Chapter rAjneet ghummAn gAurAv kAshyAP National Executive Member ChubA ozukum Executive Member Yi Nagaland Chapter Executive Member Yi Chandigarh Chapter

sAhil bAtrA nAgAlAkshmi yeshwAnth National Executive Member d rAmesh Executive Member Yi Madurai Chapter sAlim wAni P thejA National Executive Member khushbu suthAr Executive Member Yi Vadodara Chapter sAmeer mishrA shiPrA sAxenA National & Delhi Chapter Executive Member Yi Executive Member Yi Bhubaneshwar Chapter Executive Member Yi Srinagar Chapter Executive Member Yi Raipur Chapter

m subrAmAniAn Executive Member Yi Erode Chapter

sAtyAnArAyAn rAth Executive Member Yi Bangalore Chapter

siddhi kAPoor National Executive Member

mAnsi kAPoor Executive Member Yi Pune Chapter suPArnA ChAkrAborty Executive Member Yi Kolkata Chapter

AnurAdhA gAnesh Executive Member Yi Kochi & Thiruvananthpuram

mrigAkshi Executive Member Yi Guwahati Chapter

tushAr mishrA Executive Member Yi Indore Chapter

AnurAdhA nAir Executive Member Yi Chennai Chapte

PAvithrA r Executive Member Yi Coimbatore Chapter

vidyA lAkshmi Executive Member Yi Chennai Chapter

CeCil friAs Pinto Executive Member Yi Goa Chapter

PrAgyA uPAdhyAy Executive Member Yi Ahmedabad Chapter

vinAy iyer Executive Member Yi Vishakapatnam Chapter

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ABOUT CII
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is a non-government, notfor-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organisation, playing a proactive role in Indias development process. Founded over 115 years ago, it is Indias premier business association, with a direct membership of over 8100 organisations from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 90,000 companies from around 400 national and regional sectoral associations. CII works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry and government alike through advisory and consultative processes. It catalyses change by working closely with government on policy issues, enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and expanding business opportunities for industry through a range of specialised services and global linkages. It also provides a platform for sectoral consensus building and networking. Major emphasis is laid on projecting a positive image of business, assisting industry to identify and execute corporate citizenship programmes. Partnerships with over 120 NGOs across the country carry forward CIIs initiatives in integrated and inclusive development. With 64 offices and 7 Centres of Excellence in India, and 7 overseas in Australia, China, France, Singapore, South Africa, UK, and USA, and institutional partnerships with 223 counterpart organisations in 90 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community.

ABOUT YOUNG INDIANS

Young Indians (Yi) was formed in 2002 with a vision To become the voice of young Indians globally and an objective of creating a platform for young Indians to realize the dream of a developed nation. An integral part of CII, Yi has over 1300 direct members in 24 city chapters, 160 members in 3 corporate chapters. Yi membership includes young progressive Indians between the age group of 25 & 40 years. Members comprise entrepreneurs, professionals and progressive achievers from different walks of life. Yi works to promote leadership skills for the development of its members through the learning programs; the development and engagement of students in schools and colleges through its 72 Student Net platforms, which engage more than 4000 students from various educational institutions across India; and two Farmers Net platform that has enrolled 10,000 young & progressive farmers from all across the country, providing them with real time agricultural inputs and know-how. Yi has successfully conducted campaigns and developed successful projects across the focus areas of primary education, environment, primary healthcare and employability, contributing positively to its surrounding eco system and the nation. Yi organises an annual national summit with themes relevant to India and its youth. The national summits include sessions and interactions with some of the finest and eminent personalities from various fields, across India and the world. 6 editions of the summit have been organised to date. Yi works in partnership with various organisations. These include the Government, Companies, Civil Society organizations. On the international arena, Yi engages with the BMW Foundation to promote the Indo German Young Leaders Forum for young thought leaders from Germany and India to come on a common platform to discuss issues and find solutions for enhanced relationships. Yi also works with the Aspen India Institute to conduct leadership development programs. It has also worked with the Planning Commission of India in conducting consultation workshops across its chapters for accumulating a youth perspective for to be included in the 12th Five Year Plan. With eight years of glorious past and decades ahead that promise nothing short, Yi intends to become a larger movement and promote the positive attitude of We Can, We Will.

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