**Executive Summary**
The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) hosted a delegation from the National Productivity Council (NPC) on January 31, 2026, to explore collaboration in training, research, productivity, sustainability, and compliance support. Both institutions aim to combine their strengths to support India's transition towards a high-income, competitive, innovative, and sustainable economy.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose of the Meeting**
* To explore collaboration between IICA and NPC in various areas.
* **IICA's Role and Activities**
* IICA plays a multifaceted role in education, training, research, advocacy, and advisory services.
* IICA supports both government and private sector initiatives.
* **NPC's Background and Expansion**
* NPC was established in 1958 to improve productivity in India.
* NPC has expanded its work from the industrial sector to agriculture, services, MSMEs, sustainability, green productivity, and ESG-linked initiatives.
* NPC actively engages with the Asian Productivity Organization (APO).
* **Collaboration Intent**
* Both institutions expressed strong intent to move forward collaboratively.
* This involves combining IICA's strengths in policy research, training, and advisory services with NPC's hands-on, implementation-driven productivity expertise.
* **Goal**
* To support India's transition towards a high-income, competitive, innovative, and sustainable economy.
**Impact Analysis**
**IICA**
* **Impact**
* Will collaborate with NPC to leverage each other's strengths.
* Opportunity to expand its reach and impact on national productivity and sustainability goals.
* **Action Required**
* Work with NPC to develop collaborative projects and initiatives.
**NPC**
* **Impact**
* Will collaborate with IICA to leverage each other's strengths.
* Opportunity to enhance its productivity expertise with IICA's policy research and advisory capabilities.
* **Action Required**
* Work with IICA to develop collaborative projects and initiatives.
**Indian Economy/Government Initiatives**
* **Impact**
* The collaboration is intended to support India's transition towards a high-income, competitive, innovative, and sustainable economy.
* **Action Required**
* Support and facilitate the collaboration between IICA and NPC.
Key Entities Referenced
Viksit Bharat: A national goal emphasizing comprehensive development.
National Productivity Council (NPC): An organization focused on enhancing productivity across various sectors.
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA): An institute that is hosting the delegation and is focused on corporate affairs.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
IICA and National Productivity Council Explore
Strategic Convergence for Viksit Bharat
प्रव तथ: 31 JAN 2026 11:35AM by PIB Delhi
The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs) hosted a high-level
delegation from the National Productivity Council (NPC) led by Smt. Neeraja Shekhar, Director
General, and Shri Umashankar Prasad, Deputy Director General (Group), to explore areas of
collaboration in training, research, productivity, sustainability, and compliance support.
The delegation was warmly welcomed by the Director General & CEO, IICA Sh Gyaneshwar Kumar
Singh who felicitated the dignitaries with shawl and memento.
In his address, the DG & CEO, IICA, emphasized the growing and evolving demands from industry
and the need for institutions to remain relevant to national priorities. He underlined that India’s leadership
has articulated a clear vision for the future, and institutions must collectively contribute—both
individually and collaboratively —towards achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat.
During the visit, detailed presentations were made on IICA’s mandate and activities by the Heads of
various Schools and Centres. The presentations highlighted IICA’s multifaceted role in education,
training, research, advocacy, and advisory services, supporting both government and private sector
initiatives.
Speaking at the interaction, Smt. Neeraja Shekhar, DG, NPC, highlighted that NPC was established in
1958, soon after India’s independence, when the country faced limited resources and an urgent need to
improve productivity. She recalled the historic productivity delegation to Japan, which laid the foundation
for institutionalizing productivity efforts in India.
Since then, NPC has expanded its work from the industrial sector to agriculture, services, MSMEs,
sustainability, green productivity, and ESG-linked initiatives.
Smt. Shekhar further noted NPC’s active engagement with the Asian Productivity Organization
(APO), facilitating international exposure, inter-country study visits, expert exchanges, and productivity
benchmarking frameworks. These initiatives help assess industrial readiness, organizational strength,
financial capability, and manufacturing maturity, particularly for MSMEs.Both institutions expressed strong intent to move forward collaboratively, combining IICA’s strengths in
policy research, training, and advisory services with NPC’s hands-on, implementation-driven
productivity expertise, to support India’s transition towards a high-income, competitive, innovative,
and sustainable economy. The event was coordinated by Dr Naveen Sirohi, Head- School of Finance
and Management, IICA.
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