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As a theme topic for the year
CMA organized a series of panel discussion and talks on
Making Chandigarh a Smart City
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Dr Anshu Kataria
took charge of CMA President
Dr. Anshu Kataria took the charge as President of Chandigarh Management Association (CMA) on 1st July, 2014 in
the 49th Executive Committee Meeting of CMA which was held at DSOI, Sector-36, Chandigarh. On the occasion, the
allocation of different departments to the members was also done.
The Meeting was attended by Mr Jagtaran Singh Nayyar, Vice President; Er Sandeep Singh, Secretary General; Mr. T.
S. Chhabra, Joint Secretary; Mr. Ashok Verma Treasurer, other EC Members and the Past Presidents of CMA.
Dr Anshu Kataria who is also the Chairman of Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh appointed the Chairmen of new
Committees in the Meeting. He nominated Mr A.K.Gandhi as the Chairman (Membership Committee), Col. M.G.S
Khurana was nominated as Hospitality Chairman and a 3 member committee comprising of Mr Ashok Verma, Er
Sandeep Singh and Mr Deepak K Dhingra was constituted to mobilize funds for the CMA activities.
Dr Kataria declared Mr J N Vohra, Brig Sahni, Mr M L Garg, Mr T L Kaushal and Mr Amrit Lal as Co-opted members.
M/S Universal Group and M/S Bodh Group were announced as new Organizational Members.
While addressing the members, Dr Anshu Kataria said that the main objective of the association is to promote the
development of professional management practices in the industry, trade and business in private and public sectors
by cultivating an understanding and appreciation of sound management philosophies and principles, simultaneously,
taking part in the initiatives for the development of the city environment.
Dr. Anshu Kataria along with some of the CMA executive members and support teams
Dr. Anshu Kataria Chairing one of the Executive Committee meeting of CMA
Renowned Educationist, Dr. Anshu Kataria was elected as President of Chandigarh Management Association (CMA)
for the 2nd time in the Elections.
1st July
2014
1st July
2014
Talks on health issues of management professionals
Keep Your Brain Healthy
On 6th August CMA organized a talk on How to keep
your brain Healthy at Fortis Hospital, Mohali. Dr Ashis
Pathak, Principal Consultant, Neurosurgery, spoke on
the subject. While elaborating his talk with medical
references, he advised practicing management
professions of CMA to exercise and mediate regularly to
burst their day to day stress in their work. In this way, he
said professional will keep their brains healthy and alert
to carry on their tasks efciently. Dr Anshu Kataria,
President, CMA and Chairman, Aryans Group of
Colleges presided over the event.
Dr Ashis Pathak while explaining all the aspects related
to Human Brain said that in today's world every second
individual experiences stress, an inability to concentrate,
emotional instability and other issues, many of which
ultimately lead to brain diseases. Dr Pathak advised the
management professionals that physical exercise,
meditation, plenty of sleep, and socialization are some
steps to keep our brain healthy. He said that excessive
alcohol and other drugs can kill brain cells. Lively
questions/answers followed the lecture. Many prominent
members of CMA were present during the lecture.
A view of the audience attending the event
6th August
2014
Dr Pathak is speaking. Sitting along with is Dr. Anshu Kataria, President CMA
Manage your Joint Pain for healthy living
Dr. Anshu Kataria, President,
CMA and Mr. A.K.Gandhi, IMP
presenting memnto to Dr. Dr.
Simon Singh
On 29th September CMA jointly with Fortis Hospital organized a talk on How
to manage Joint pain at Fortis Hospital, Mohali. Dr. Simon Singh, Assistant
Consultant, Orthopedics, MBBS, MS (Ortho), Fortis Hospital, was the
Speaker. Dr. Anshu Kataria, President, CMA and Chairman, Aryans Group of
Colleges presided over the event. Delivering the talk, Dr. Simon Singh,
explained in detail all the aspects related to Joint Pain. He said that, we
assume joint pain is a normal part of aging that we just have to learn to live
with, but not in the era of Medicines, exercise, alternative supplements and
joint replacement surgery.
Quoting few examples about the negligence of the people, he said that Most
of the people take joint pain, as a casual occurrence and do not consult a
physician, which leads to more chronic pains. Joint pain is a serious disease
too and needs proper diagnosis and consultation.
Dr. Simon Singh further briefed about some key symptoms, to check the
health of joints. Further he mentioned that Osteoarthritis, Gout, Rheumatoid
arthritis and Fibromyalgia are amongst the main causes. He concluded with
tips like Exercise, healthy weight healthy joints, stretching and proper diet.
29th September
2014
Seminar on Capital Market AwarenessImportance of regular & systematic investments in Stock Markets was emphasized
On 24th January CMA in collaboration with Citizen
Awareness Group and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
organized a seminar on Capital Market Awareness at
PHD Chamber, sector-31, Chandigarh. Mr. Rajeev Garg,
Deputy General Manager (DGM), BSE was the Chief
Guest and Key note Speaker; Mr Surinder Verma,
Chairman, Citizen Awareness Group was the Guests of
Honor. Dr. Anshu Kataria, President, CMA and
Chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges presided over the
event.
Mr Rajeev Garg, DGM, BSE simplied the concept of
nancial market to the audience. He explained the
importance and impact of factors like Ination, Industrial
Output and Foreign Investments on the Stock Markets.
He further reviewed the Current Scenario in the
aftermath of the downtrend in the nancial markets.
Various aspects of Stock Market including investment
strategies, market trends and the structure of the growth
trend was shared, helping an individual take informed
investment decision. Finally, he discussed the
importance of regular & systematic investments in Stock
Markets with a diverse portfolio, in order to create wealth
& achieve long term benets.
Mr Surinder Verma, Chairman, Citizen Awareness
Group while throwing light on the topic said, As our
markets evolve, a growing number of investors are
looking at adding options to their investment portfolios.
We believe that increasing awareness of the benets of
investment opportunities through training and education
is a critical responsibility in our efforts to grow our
markets.
Concluding the seminar President, CMA Dr. Anshu
Kataria appreciated the initiative of Citizen Awareness
Group to contribute towards Investor's Awareness.
Dr. Anshu Kataria, President, CMA evoking Ma. Laxmi before the start of lectures on
Capital Markets. Standing along are Mr. Rajeev Garg, Deputy General Manager (DGM),
BSE and Mr Surinder Verma, Chairman, Citizen Awareness Group
A view of the audience attending the seminar. Sitting in front row are Mr. A.K.Gandhi,
Immediate Past President, CMA, Mr. J.S.Nayyer, Vice President CMA and Col Karamjit
Singh, Past President CMA.
24th January
2014
As a theme topic for the year
CMA organized a series of panel discussion and talks on
Making Chandigarh a Smart City
On 8th May, CMA organized an interactive talk on
Integrated Development of Tricity at Phd Chamber. Mr.
Vivek Atray, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula was
the key speaker on the occasion. Speaking on the
occasion, he said that Chandigarh along with its satellite
townships Panchkula and Mohali possessed all the
features to be a smart Tricity. However, concerted and
combined efforts are required by all the institutions
engaged in the governance and planning of the tricity to
step ahead to meet today's concept of smart city as
envisaged by the city planner.
Sh. Atray further said that Chandigarh and its adjoining
cities are very much interlinked for citizen's mobility,
education, water and energy needs and health care to
provide superior living conditions to senior citizens,
under privileged citizens for inclusive growth and
security to women and children. He said participation of
citizens in the governance of cities to bring about
necessary changes in the quality of life is essential
ingredient.
Mr. Charanjit Singh, past president of CMA said that as
standalone city, Chandigarh is not a big commercial hub
until its economic activities are integrated with satellite
towns of Mohali and Panchkula, which is specic need
for the region.Dr. Anshu Kataria in his presidential
remarks said the present talk on integrated development
of tricity is an extension of views expressed by the
experts on making Chandigarh a smart city,. He said
Central Government plans to establish 100 smart cities
across the nation. The government has allocated
Rs.1000 crore for each city, which will be selected
according to its population.
As a follow up on discussions on Making Chandigarh a
Smart City, a session with Smt. Poonam Sharma,
Mayor, Chandigarh was organized at PHD Chamber,
Chandigarh. She said that Chandigarh has the right
ingredients to take it to the next levels of growth trajectory
and MC would work closely with the Government,
industry, citizens & other stakeholders to make it a Smart
City. She assured that she will try her best to solve the
issues that come in the way to make Chandigarh a smart
city such as water supply, proper sanitation, efcient
management of solid waste, and inundation and
decongestion of roads.
Mr. Vivek Atray, IAS, DC Panchkula speaking on Integrated development of Tricity
Session with Smt. Poonam Sharma
Mayor, Chandigarh
8th May
2014
Panel discussion on
Making Chandigarh a Smart City
To initiate discussions on theme topic Making
Chandigarh a Smart City, on 14th December CMA
organized a series for exchange of ideas in the form of
panel discussions and talks at PHD Chamber,
Chandigarh. Experts who shared their views included Dr.
Tankeshwar Kumar, UGC Professor, Panjab University;
Mr. Pallav Mukherjee, Ex- Nominated MC Councilor; Mr.
Atul Grover, expert, City Planning and Mr. M.L. Garg,
Superintending Engineer (Retd), Govt. of Punjab. Dr
Anshu Kataria, President, CMA presided over the event.
The discussions were moderated by Mr. J.N.Vohra.
Dr. Tankeshwar Kumar presented his views on
Information Technology aspects to provide public
services more efciently. Mr. Pallav Mukherjee opined
that smart cities are based on theories of regional
competitiveness, transport facilities, natural resources,
energy efcient installations, health and educational
facilities, and opportunities for the entertainment of the
people. Mr. Atul Grover said that a smart city should
include high quality utility services like water and power,
robust public transport system, social infrastructure to
provide opportunities for jobs, machinery for safety and
security of citizens. Mr. M.L. Garg was of the view that the
availability of water on continuous basis was an
important issue for making Chandigarh a smart city. He
added that water can be saved by adopting drip irrigation
in agriculture and horticulture and through rainwater
harvesting.
Panel Discussion on Making Chandigarh a Smart
City in progress
A View of the audience attending the panel
discussions
On 16th October CMA in Collaboration with Citizen
Awareness Group and National Stock Exchange (NSE)
organized a seminar on Securities Market and the
Common Man at PHD Chamber, Chandigarh. Mr Rahul
Chadha, Manager, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd
was the Chief Guest and Key Speaker. Dr. Anshu
Kataria, President, CMA and Chairman, Aryans Group of
Colleges presided over the event. Many academicians,
industrialists and professionals were also present at the
event.
Mr Rahul Chadha, Manager, National Stock Exchange
while interacting with audience said that today's seminar
was to empower people to take good nancial decisions
for a comfortable future. It is important that investors
should understand the markets and take precautions
while choosing an intermediary or in trading products,
before investing.
Dr. Anshu Kataria, President, CMA further said that
objective of the program was to educate the citizens
about the investment opportunities. They were also
advised to ensure that their interests are protected and
were given guidance on how to trade cautiously, so that
they don't get misled by market rumors and invest
according to a wise investment plan.
Mr Surinder Verma, Chairman, Citizen Awareness
Group while throwing light on the topic said that You
would not buy a color TV before visiting a few dealers and
taking advice from some friends. So most of the losses
occurred in the stock market due to hasty decisions,
greed, and fear. He also exemplied how even
educated and high income group investors fail to follow
the safeguards while investing in the stock market.
Seminar on Securities Market
14th December
2014
16th October
2014
Seminar on
Role of Educational Institutions: Skilling Youth for Employability and Entrepreneurship
The seminar was organized jointly with Aryans Group of Colleges
On 1st October, CMA organized Prof. S.P Singh
Memorial seminar on Role of Educational Institutions:
Skilling Youth for Employability and Entrepreneurship at
PHD Chamber, Chandigarh. Sh. Rakesh Verma, IAS,
Secretary, Technical Education and Industrial Training,
Punjab, was the Chief Guest. Many academicians,
industrialists and professionals attended the event. Dr.
Anshu Kataria, president CMA presided over the
seminar.
Other than Sh Rakesh Verma, the speakers from
Industry and Academia included Mr. Dalip Sharma,
Regional Director, PHD Chamber ,Mr. Charanjit Singh,
MD Core P.R; Dr. P.K Vasudeva Former senior Prof. ICFI;
Mr. J.N Vohra, Mr. Gurdeep Singh Deep, Financial
Expert, Advisor Textile Industry and Col B.M Sablok,
Consultant & Entrepreneurship Trainer.
Sh. Rakesh Verma said, the market today is lled with
educated and unemployed youth, it is imperative today,
that the students either possess skills to be employable
or to be an entrepreneur, which is a new and major role
for the educational institutions.
Mr. Dalip Sharma, while speaking on the occasion said
that in today's competitive world, every company expects
its newly hired employees to do their job on the very rst
day rather than spending time to provide them training.
He added that the individuals are expected to come out
with their own bright ideas, only then they can survive in
the industry.
Mr. Charanjit Singh said, Think different and don't be
afraid to follow a path that is less travelled earlier, either
be best in working for a rm, or be best at making others
work at your rm. Mr. P K Vasudeva said that
Educational institutes are the best workshops to
inculcate the entrepreneurial skills like creativity and
innovation. Mr. Gurdeep Singh Deep gave some tips to
inculcate nancial skills so essential to deal with in day to
day life of professional
Dr. Anshu Kataria shared his thoughts as to how an
educational institution could provide better learning and
effective entrepreneurial or employability skills to the
youth, through workshops and trainings.
Sh. Rakesh Verma, IAS, Secretary, Technical Education and Industrial Training, Punjab,
Dr. Anshu Kataria, President CMA, Mr. Dalip Sharma, Regional Director, PHD Chamber
and J.N.Vohra
1st October
2014
Mr. Rakesh Verma, IAS being welcomed by Dr. Anshu Kataria, President CMA
Chandigarh Management Association (CMA) organized
an Education summit on its 48th Foundation Day today at
PHD Chamber, Sector 31, Chandigarh. The theme of the
event was Skill Development in India-Challenges &
Opportunities. His excellency, Sh. Kaptan Singh
Solanki, Governor, Haryana & Punjab was the Chief
Guest on the occasion. Mrs Kirron Kher, MP,
Chandigarh; Sh. Rakesh Verma IAS, Secretary,
Technical Education; Mr. K.K Kataria, Director, Technical
Education, Haryana were the Guests of Honour on the
occasion. Dr. Anshu Kataria, President, CMA and
Chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges presided over the
event.
Dr. Anshu Kataria in his inaugural speech welcomed all
the dignitaries on the occasion. He said that since CMA is
48 years old association but still it does not have its own
ofce. He demanded a piece of land or space in any of
the Government ofce in Chandigarh for its operation.
His Excellency, Sh. Kaptan Singh Solanki in his key note
address congratulated CMA on its 48th Foundation day.
He congratulated Dr. Anshu Kataria, President, CMA to
complete his tenure as one of the youngest, Dynamic
and Enthusiastic President of the oldest association
twice.
Speaking on the topic he highlighted the need of Modi's
3D formula i.e democracy, demography, demand and 3S
i.e Skill, Scale and Speed. He added that more than 700
million Indians are estimated to be of working age by
2022. Out of these, more than 500 million require some
kind of vocational or skill development training.
Mrs. Kirron Kher while speaking on the occasion
stressed upon developing an appropriate training
system instead of teaching syllabus only in all academic
institutions and universities for a better growth and
sustainable skill development in all spheres of the nation.
Also she accentuated that Skill India & Happy India will
be a better way to give a pleasant smile on the face of our
nation.
Sh. Rakesh Verma IAS, Secretary, Technical Education
& Industrial Training said that the Punjab state
government has aimed to skill 300,000 youth mentioned
2014-15 budget with over Rs. 500 crore. India is
expected to grow at a rate of 8%, on an average, in the
next 10 years. He strained upon the need of harness the
human capital with the requisite set of skills in both elds
information related to job and ethics.
Dr. Anshu Kataria, President, CMA and Chairman,
Aryans Group of Colleges highlighting the issue said that
Hon'ble Prime Minister Modi had in his maiden
Independence Day speech invited companies across the
world to make their products in India and create jobs in
His excellency, Smt. Kirron Kher, Dr. Anshu Kataria, Sh. Rakesh Verma, Sh. K.K. Kataria
while Launching CMA Update
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Dr. Anshu kataria, President, CMA while
presenting bouquet his excellency
Governor talks of
Skill Development on CMA's 48th Foundation Day
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the labour-intensive manufacturing sectors.
Kataria further added that the ministry aims to open
1,500-2,000 centres in the next two years and the entire
cost of the programme is likely to be Rs.1,500 crore to
Rs.2,000 crore a year, well within the budget allocation of
the rural livelihood mission, which was Rs.4,000 crore.
At the end of the occasion, knowledge partners S.
Gurfateh Singh, Adesh Group of Institutions; S. Gurpreet
Singh, Universal Group; Mr. Anoop Bansal, Gulzar
Group of Institutions; Service Partner, Mr. Neeraj Sood,
Director, Loyal Hut were honoured by the Governor on
the occasion.
Mr. J. N. Vohra, Joint Secretary was the moderator of the
event. Among Past Presidents, CMA: Mr. Karamjit Singh,
Mr. PK Vasudeva, S. Charanjit Singh, Mr. Satish Kapoor,
Sh. Gurdeep S. Deep were present. Apart from others
Mr. J.S. Nayyar, Vice President; Mr. R.K. Nayyar; Dr.
Ashwani Vig; Col. M.G.S Khurana; Anil Kumar Arora etc.
were also present on the occasion.
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Past Presidents, CMA with the dignitaries on the occasion of 48 Foundation Day
Snippets
Lecture on Mind Your Mind
Col. Gursewak Singh, a motivator, author and marital Counselor was the
Key Note Speaker on the occasion. While delivering the talk Col. Gursewak
Singh explained all aspects related to Human Mind. He explained how we
can use it to enhance our personality to achieve success in life and attain
peace of mind. Dr. Anshu Kataria presided over the event.
Women's Day
On March 9, DBU jointly with CMA organized INTERNATIONAL WOMEN
DAY at Hotel Majestic, Mohali. Satinder Satti, who anchored many events of
stature in Punjab, was the guest of honour. She said that in olden times men
had freedom to marry many women, but in modern times women have no
freedom even to wear dresses of her choice, without becoming target of
some of the sick male minds. She said that women know their right to defend
themselves and should be alert for their own safety and protection. Dr Anshu
Kataria, president CMA presided.
Talk on Microbes- Friends or Foes
On 15 March CMA organized a talk on Microbes-Friends or Foes at
Geology Deptt., Panjab University, Chandigarh. Dr. (Prof.) Rupinder Tiwari,
Chairperson, Microbial Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh
delivered the talk. Prof. Rupinder Tiwari explained that there are good
bacteria and bad bacteria. Good bacteria help us to improve our immune
system and bad bacteria give us many diseases. After the lecture, a
Questions/Answers round was also held.
Dr. Anshu Kataria along with team members meeting Ms. Kirron Kher, MP at BJP ofce, Chandigarh
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