In 2014-15, CII Western Region promoted the theme - G.I.V.E : Accelerating Economic Growth, referring to the 4 pillars of Growth, Investment, Value Addition and Employment, with continued emphasis on the crucial aspects of fostering diversity in business, promoting world class sustainability initiatives, encouraging healthy industrial relations and enhancing membership interaction and initiatives.
Key Advocacy for the Region involved the following :
- Enhance Government Interface
- Focus on Inclusive & Sustainable Growth
- Promote Western Region as an Investment Destination
- Engage on Next Generation Cities
- Facilitating top 20 Investment Projects in each State
- Focus on Infrastructure
- Encourage Innovations & Best Practices
- Value Addition in Agriculture, Food Processing & Packaging
- Capacity Building, Technology Adoption and Entrepreneurship in SMEs
- Scaling up of the Skills Training Center, Chhindwara
- Focus on Industry-Academia engagement and develop vocational skills amongst youth
The Annual Report of CII Western Region for 2014-15 discusses the following interventions – Building Diversity, Partnership with State Governments, Sectoral Snapshots, External Engagements amongst others.