ASSOCHAM constitutes office bearers for Northern Region Development Council 2022-23

Chandigarh, May 19, 2022: The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industries of India (ASSOCHAM) – One of the oldest industry bodies of the country has constituted office bearers of Northern states and Union Territories for the year 2022-23 under the Chairmanship of Amrit Sagar Mittal, Chairman ASSOCHAM Northern Region Development Council and Vice Chair, International Tractors Ltd (Sonalika).
 
While Amrit Sagar Mittal continues to lead the NRDC as the Chair, Dr. S V Goyal, CEO of Reliance Model Economic Township, and Kulwin Seehra, Executive Director, GNA Axles has been appointed as Co-Chairs of the Northern Region Development Council.
 
In the Sectoral Northern Region Councils, Vivek Atray, Former Director Industries, Govt. of Haryana has been appointed as Chair for Regional Council on Policy Advocacy Initiatives, Smt. Keerti Hartek Singh, Chairperson, Hartek Foundation has been appointed as Chair of Regional Council for Women Entrepreneurship, Simarpreet Singh, Director Hartek Solar has been appointed as Chair and Meena Bisht, DGM, Indus Towers Ltd. has been appointed as Co-Chair of the Regional Council for Power & Renewable energy.
 
The Chair of the Regional Council for MSME Finance Facilitation will be Jyoti Prakash Gadia, MD, Resurgent India Pvt. Ltd. and will work with industry and BFSI stakeholders for providing smooth financing facilities to the MSMEs, and Raman Angra, Director, Capita Resources will be the Chair of the Regional Labour & Skill Development Council whose key work plan will be to help governments in northern states and UTs in building a robust skill development ecosystem.
 
Rikant Pitti, Co-Founder & Director of Ease My Trip has been appointed as Chair of the Regional Council for Tourism and Hospitality to work for the severely covid19 hit industry of tourism and hospitality, and Jitender Sodhi, Chair & Director Ayush Herbs has been appointed as Chair of the Regional Council for Health and Wellness.
 
In State/UT Councils, Simarpreet Singh has been appointed as Chair and Sh. Drismeet Singh Buttar, Managing Partner, Healing Hospital & Institute of Paramedical Sciences has been appointed as Co-Chair for Chandigarh UT Development Council, Vijay Sharma, Director, Jindal Stainless has been appointed as Chair, and Jyoti Prakash Gadia and P K Jain, CEO, TCI Global Division & Group CHRO, TCI Ltd. have been appointed as Co- Chairs of Haryana State Development Council.
 
Suresh Garg, Founder & Managing Director, Zeon Lifesciences has been appointed as Chair for Himachal Pradesh State Development Council, Manik Batra, Director of Batra Group of Companies has been re-appointed as Chair for J&K UT Development Council, Tashi Gyaltson, Proprietor, Khachu Enterprises has been appointed as Chair for Ladakh UT Development Council and Vijay Garg, MD VIVA Group has been appointed as Chair and Iqbal Cheema, Executive Director, PFC Entertainment World Pvt. Ltd. has been appointed as Co-Chair of Punjab State Development Council of ASSOCHAM.
 
Aligned with the vision of creating a New India, ASSOCHAM works as a conduit between the industry and the Government. The Chamber is an agile and forward-looking institution, leading various initiatives to enhance the global competitiveness of the Indian industry while strengthening the domestic ecosystem.
 
With more than 100 national and regional sector councils, ASSOCHAM is an impactful representative of the Indian industry. These Councils are led by well-known industry leaders, academicians, economists, and independent professionals. The Chamber focuses on aligning the critical needs and interests of the industry with the growth aspirations of the nation.
 
ASSOCHAM North Region Development Council is working for the holistic development of the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh, and Ladakh. ASSOCHAM is also continuously working in partnership with Government & Industry to deliberate upon and concretize the views on the important issues and organize various initiatives which have immensely contributed to the growth of the industry sectors and shaped the policies of the state as well as central Government.