Ministry of Corporate Affairs to observe 'India Corporate Week' from today

New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): The Ministry of Corporate Affairs will observe an 'India Corporate Week' from today.

The theme for 'India Corporate Week', 2009, is 'Corporate Sector and Inclusive Growth', under which the Ministry expects the corporate sector to reaffirm its commitment to the concept of 'Inclusive Growth'.

To this end the Ministry has joined hands with various business chambers and the three professional institutes: CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, PHD Chambers, Bombay Chambers, ICSI, ICAI, ICWAI, IICA and NFCG for reaching out to the stakeholders including the general public to showcase the contribution of corporate sector and to highlight the need for converting this growth as an aid for social development.

Given the theme of the corporate week, three focal areas have been allotted: Corporate Governance to CII; Corporate Social Responsibility to FICCI; and Corporate Governance in SMEs to ASSOCHAM.

These chambers will focus on these areas specifically. The three Institutes would be focusing on the investors' issues besides showcasing the contribution of their respective professions towards corporate development.

To mark the culmination of the 'India Corporate Week', the Ministry has decided to organize a concluding event on December 21. (ANI)