Call made for capacity building across infrastructure sectors
Detailed discussions were held on planning, Detailed Project Report (DPR), contracting, land acquisition, asset life cycle management, deep tech technology adoption and use of PM Gati Shakti platform in formulating an implementable CPSE Reform Agenda at a conclave on Project and Asset Management.
The three-day 3rd edition of Bharat CPSEs’ Consultative Conclave 2026, concluded on 25 July, was attended by 39 delegates from NTPC, Coal India, Bharat Coking Coal, BPCL, HPCL, Indian Oil, ONGC, ONGC Videsh, Oil India, MRPL, GAIL, SAIL, MECON, NMDC, Hindustan Copper, NALCO, NHPC, SJVN and Power Grid Corporation of India.
The event was organised jointly by the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) and the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), Ministry of Finance, with Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) as the strategic Knowledge Partner. The conclave brought together policymakers, industry leaders, academia as well as senior CPSE executives to exchange best practices and chart the way forward in support of Viksit Bharat 2047.
Addressing the valedictory session, Prof. Manoj Choudhary, Vice Chancellor, GSV, said the conclave had created a strong momentum for collaborative learning and fostered a culture of informed and data-driven decision-making. He highlighted GSV’s growing contribution to capacity building across railways, highways, aviation, maritime, logistics and other infrastructure sectors. Referring to the MoU between GSV and CBC, he reiterated that this event marked the continuation of a long-term CBC-GSV partnership aimed at strengthening professional capacity across the infrastructure ecosystem of the country.
Delivering the valedictory address, Dr. Alka Mittal, Member (Administration, CBC), expressed satisfaction on the candid deliberations that took place between the speakers, industry practitioners and the CPSE participants, as to why some projects run late and how culture, discipline, policy enablement and technology can set them right. She reiterated that CBC along with GSV would publish a Bharat CPSE Compendium of best practices based on the recommendations that have emerged in this event.
Dr Alka Mittal appreciated the efforts put in by GSV as a knowledge partner under the tutelage of the Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Choudhary and Prof. Kaushik Das for making this event a grand success and expressed eagerness to continue the collaborative efforts between CBC and GSV in the march towards infrastructure capacity building for Viksit Bharat 2047. Fiinews.com
