| Logistics 2001, the third edition of the biennial
four day international exhibition and two day conference on
transportation and supply chain management, was held by the
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at Chennai during September
2001. Inaugurating the event, Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of
Law, Justice and Company Affairs, said substantial progress
had been made in economic reform in the last decade in the logistics
sector, including ports, resulting in flow of private investment,
elimination of shortages, improvement in efficiency and lowering
of costs. |
| S Mahalingam, Chairman, CII-Southern Region,
said the CII proposed to hold an “Education Summit”
and undertake an adult literacy campaign in view of the importance
of “educational infrastructure” for economic growth. |
| At the valedictory seminar organised as part
of Logistics 2001, the Union Shipping Minister, Ved Prakash
Goyal said the centre was keen to attract private participation
in developing inland waterways. |
| N Kumar, Chairman, Logistics 2001, and past
President of CII, said the CII-Southern Region planned to launch
a logistics institute. He urged the centre to review various
laws, including those pertaining to multi-modal transport of
goods. He stressed the need to treat air as a mode of transportation
for these purposes. |
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Union Minister for Law and Justice Arun Jaitley
(middle), with
N Kumar (left), and S Mahalingam, Chairman, CII-Southern Region. |
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| N Kumar, Chairman, Logistics 2001,
with the Union Minister for Shipping, Ved Prakash Goyal at the
CII Logistics Seminar in Chennai. |
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| Photos: Courtesy The Hindu. |
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