Minsiter of MSDE Urges Central PSUs to Increase Participation in Apprenticeship Programme

Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) urged Central Public Sector companies to significantly increase their participation in the government’s apprenticeship program at a National Seminar held to spread awareness and participation in Apprenticeship Programme, today. The seminar was organised by MSDE in collaboration with the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) and Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), with an aim of increasing participation in the government’s apprenticeship scheme in the service sector by government-run companies. The meeting was graced by senior government officials including Shri. R. K. Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State, MSDE; Dr. K.P. Krishnan, Secretary, MSDE; among other dignitaries.

The ministry has taken several efforts to increase the number of apprentices hired by enterprises in the country. The aim is to fill the gap in supply and demand for skilled workforce and meet the aspirations of the Indian youth through gaining on-the-job training and securing better opportunities for employment. Most PSUs are hiring apprentices for technical and manufacturing job roles. However, the number of apprentices in the service sector is lagging behind. Senior executives of major PSUs, attending the event, were also urged to hire students who have cleared skill programmes under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), a flagship scheme of MSDE implemented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).  The students of long-term programmes offered by technical colleges under the All India Council of Technical Education and Industrial Training Institutes run by the Directorate General of Training will also be hired as apprentices.

Detailing the benefits of the apprenticeship scheme, Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Hon’ble Minister for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, said, “Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) are instrumental in sustaining self-reliant economic growth and play a vital role in generating employment opportunities for skilled professionals. I strongly urge them to come forward, increase their engagement with apprentices and build their potential to be industry ready.

This together will lead to the success of the enterprises, apprentices and will lead to fulfilling the aspirations of New India. It is also my appeal to all the enterprises to give due respect to these young apprentices, treat them at par with their employees and recognise them as the torchbearers of the overall growth and progress.”

Shri R.K. Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), said, “We have a substantial proof of the positive impact apprentices create in the manufacturing and service industry. Countries like Germany and Japan have proven apprenticeship as an effective model improving links between industry and training institutions. Through such examples and by urging our CPSUs, we can create pathways for industrial development and contribute to India’s economic growth. We want to strengthen the Indian apprenticeship system to impart formal training across sectors in order to rightly skill the youth and provide them opportunities for livelihood.”

The government has brought significant reforms to the apprenticeship rules to drive greater participation in the program. These reforms include:

* Upper limit for engaging apprentices increased from 10% to 15%
* Size limit of an establishment with mandatory obligation to engage apprentices lowered from 40 to 30
* Payment of stipend for 1st year has been fixed rather than linking it to minimum wages, 10% to 15% hike in stipend for 2nd and 3rd year to apprentice
* Duration of apprenticeship training for Optional Trade can be from 6 months to 36 months
* The industry has the option to design and implement their own Apprenticeship programs
* Under NAPS, the establishments / industry can get reimbursement upto 25% of the stipend paid to the apprentices

PSUs are present in almost every sector and are significant contributors to the Indian economy, crucial to the employment generation. The top 100 PSUs in the country represent 20% of the total manpower and are utilizing 30% of the apprenticeship training potential. The priority sectors in almost 30 PSUs are Defence, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Service, Heavy industries & Chemicals and they engage 66% of the current total apprentices engagement. Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) under Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) have engaged 10.21% of total workforce as apprentices which itself embarks the need to call upon other CPSUs and ancillary units working under them to come forward and work collaboratively with MSDE. Therefore, PSUs play a critical role in the success of the apprenticeship program being run by the MSDE. A few PSUs present at the seminar also shared their success stories of the candidates receiving apprenticeship training and successfully getting employed.

PSUs like Air India Transport, Andrew Yule, Artificial Limbs Manufacturing, BEL, BHEL, Housing & Urban Development Corporation and Madras Fertilizers have been engaging 15% of their total staff strength as apprentices which is more than the desirable limit.

The event also witnessed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing between MSDE and Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), an apex body of Public Sector Enterprises, to further promote and expand apprenticeship training in CPSUs.

NASSCOM Foundation Hosts ‘Tech for Good’ Summit in Bengaluru; Announces 6 Winners of Tech for Good Awards

NASSCOM Foundation, hosted India’s first ‘Tech for Good’ Summit in Bengaluru. The Tech for Good Summit was supported by CGI and Accenture among other partners.

NASSCOM Foundation’s largest conference till date, the two-day summit brought together over 600 delegates consisting of CEOs, Tech leaders, CSR leaders, Social Entrepreneurs, Non-Profit heads, Universal Design Experts, Design Thinkers, Technology Thought leaders and consultants, AI, ML, BigData, IoT, 3D printing, nano-tech experts, mobile app developers and program leaders, Diversity and Inclusion Champions and all people who align with the cause of Tech for Good.

At the summit, NASSCOM Foundation also announced the winners of its first ‘Tech for Good Awards’ exclusively curated to encourage and recognize the technology innovations across companies and start-ups in the space of social good.

The Tech for Good Awards received 425 applications within a span of 18 days. The winners were chosen after going through a rigorous jury shortlist process in the categories of Education, Accessibility, Healthcare, Environment, Livelihoods and Disaster Management. KPMG was the process partner for the awards.

The NASSCOM Foundation Tech for Good Award 2019 winners are:

* Accessibility    Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solutions Pvt Ltd    Multi Point Audio Switch (MPAS) - An assistive technology device developed for visually impaired users to help ease office work by connecting multiple audio sources to a single headphone.

* Healthcare       AT&T Global Business Services India Private Limited    OM (Order of Magnitude) – An AI/VR Eye Screening device that identifies and diagnoses more than 60% of the common causes of avoidable blindness.

* Environment     Ishitva Robotic Systems Pvt Ltd       Air Sorter to sort different Plastic Polymer PET, PP, HDPE, Color sorting, Black Plastic Waste using Artificial Intelligence and Sensors.

* Livelihoods    Centre For Spatial Analytics and Advanced GIS (C-SAG)   Agri-GIS: Collects and Disseminates information from multiple parameters like weather forecast; market rate; crop practices; satellite images to monitor crop health; episodic (cyclone/drought) events alerts; forward and backward linkages, all at a small farm plot level.

* Disaster Management    HW Design Labs OPC Private Limited     Smartphone FM RDS Based Disaster Warning System.

* Education    *Social Work and Research Center aka Barefoot College  Digital Night Schools - Non-Formal schools using solar projectors to teach the marginalised and poor children.

The jury that selected the winners comprised of renowned leaders including KK Natarajan, Co-Founder, Mindtree and Chairman NASSCOM Foundation, Naganand Doraswamy, Managing Director and Founder, Ideaspring Capital and Sucharita Eashwar, Founder and CEO, Catalyst for Women Entrepreneurship (CWE).

Speaking at the occasion, Ashok Pamidi, CEO, NASSCOM Foundation, said, “We are calling the next decade - the 2020s as the Decade of Change wherein the Industry 4.0 revolution will drive social transformations. With the concept of 'Connected Humanity' at its core and the Sustainable Development Goals to provide a sense of direction, the Industry 4.0 revolution is the first Industry revolution with a conscience. The Tech for Good Summit is a celebration of this collective conscience of the technology industry that is helping foster social innovation at scale. The Tech for Good summit goes beyond CSR to define a larger role and responsibility of the tech industry to use its knowledge, processes, innovations and solutions for social good.”

Congratulating the winners of the first Tech for Good Awards, he further added, “I congratulate and thank all the winners and finalists of the first Tech for Good awards. Every single one of these innovations is helping move the needle a little towards a better world.”

The Tech for Good Summit also saw the launch of ‘The Managr’ (www.themanagr.in)– a multi-channel, dynamic portal and mobile app based solution to manage and enhance social impact!

The Managr has been developed by Vodafone India Foundation - the CSR arm of Vodafone Idea Limited, under its, ‘Connecting for Good’ programme, along with NASSCOM Foundation as the principal partner. It is a one stop solution for NGOs to effortlessly manage social programs, streamline processes, align resources and enhance collaboration while ensuring data security. The solution created with a primary focus on Social development based Program management, can also be used by regular business and industry users for their work with as much ease.

Zendesk Talk Partner Edition Expands Amazon Connect Support

Zendesk, Inc. has announced a strategic, go-to-market solution package based upon an enhanced integration between Amazon Connect and Zendesk Talk Partner Edition. The enhanced integration allows both Amazon Connect customers and Zendesk Support customers to leverage multiple sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) services from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to improve contact center agent efficiency while reducing the time end-customers spend interacting with customer service. This solution is designed to allow businesses to deploy the latest generation of proactive, anticipatory customer service.

“We are excited to continue our work with AWS to help companies provide some of the best proactive contact center experiences for their customers,” said Adrian McDermott, president of products, Zendesk. “By tapping into AI and machine learning, businesses can easily create an intelligent contact center customer service experience that allows businesses not only to resolve questions and issues more quickly and efficiently, but also in some cases, even eliminating the need for their customers to wait to speak with an agent at all.”

According to the Zendesk Benchmark Report, AI-enabled teams see 21 percent faster resolution times while handling about six times the volume of requests compared to their peers. Companies using the enhanced connector in contact centers can benefit from AWS’ AI and machine learning services such as Amazon Lex, Amazon Polly, Amazon Transcribe and Amazon Comprehend. This allows companies to provide a more proactive, anticipatory customer experience in which agents are more efficient in anticipating and solving customer issues, as well as helping businesses to address routine problems and questions through intelligently automated self-service.

“The updated connector for Amazon Connect and Zendesk Support is designed to offer the next generation of customer service by empowering businesses to anticipate and intelligently address their customer needs in real-time using AWS Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning services,” said Pasquale DeMaio, General Manager, Amazon Connect, Amazon Web Services, Inc. “We look forward to delighting customers around the globe with this integrated customer service solution in 2020.”

Zendesk has chosen Amazon Connect as a preferred contact center voice solution to deploy with Zendesk Talk Partner Edition globally. As a result of the enhanced capabilities delivered by Zendesk and Amazon Connect, current Zendesk customers such as Carsales.com are already benefiting from the new capabilities. Additionally, AWS Service Delivery Program-accredited Amazon Connect SI partners including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), VoiceFoundry, Mission Labs, USAN, Conn3ct, and tecRacer, will be able to integrate an existing contact center solution with Zendesk Support using Talk Partner Edition, in all major geographies globally.

“AI and machine learning have absolutely changed how we work in our Customer Contact Centre. In a matter of months we implemented efficiencies within our own working practices and started to observe real benefits which of course translate into a better, more cohesive  experience for our customers,” said Muhammad Masri, Customer Service Manager, Carsales.com. “I’m confident that by integrating the new enhanced Zendesk integration with Amazon Connect, our teams will have more informed and productive conversations with our customers.”

This is the latest integration between Zendesk and AWS. In June 2019, Zendesk announced the Zendesk Events Connector for Amazon EventBridge. These connectors are part of a larger effort for Zendesk’s open and flexible CRM platform, Sunshine, to further accelerate the ability for companies to free customer data and allow developers to build out functionality with the tools they love – entirely on open standards with the security, scalability, and reliability of AWS at its core.

The enhanced Zendesk connector for Amazon Connect will be available as a pre-integrated solution starting in late January 2020. It will be deployed directly and through trusted partners globally. More information can be found at zendesk.com/apps/amazon-connect.

Anthem Biosciences Secures its IT-OT Environment with Trend Micro’s Endpoint Solutions

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, offers advanced security solutions to Anthem Biosciences for its IT-OT environment. Trend Micro Deep Security provided integrated server security and virtual patching, while the Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector (DDI) provided 360-degree visibility by monitoring over 100 network protocols and detecting targeted attacks. Together, they elevated security for network, server, endpoints, and IIoT devices.

Anthem Biosciences, which had already been using Trend Micro’s endpoint solution are now using the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions. This helped them in threat hunting and provided them with real-time network forensic analysis for various security incidents. The solutions also offered real-time insights, along with remediation and preventive measures. Trend Micro Deep Discovery with Advanced Threat Protection empowered them to respond instantaneously to targeted attacks, advanced threats, and ransomware. The next-gen Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) protected their IIoT systems from various vulnerabilities, while the layered security provided by Connected Threat Defense assessed, detected, and remediated attacks.

“Given the constantly evolving threat landscape, we needed a solution which could provide end-to-end protection for our endpoints, network, and servers—without disturbing operations. We were seeking a robust product, which while securing our converged IT-OT manufacturing environment, would require only minimal intervention from our staff. With Trend Micro’s solutions featuring a host of cutting-edge technologies that provide comprehensive security management, we have been able to protect our systems from vulnerabilities,” said K. Ravi, Head of Information Technology and AI, Anthem Biosciences.

Vijendra Katiyar, Director – Enterprise Business, India & SAARC, Trend Micro said, “Trend Micro’s solutions helped Anthem Biosciences to achieve end-to-end security. They were able to minimize escalations and protect their systems from vulnerabilities. By identifying the attacker profile and providing a risk assessment, malware characteristics, origin, variants, and command and control IPs across the network, the solution has provided exceptional insights to them.”

Anthem Biosciences looks forward to expanding their security services with Trend Micro. The company is currently assessing Trend Micro Cloud Email Gateway Services, which protects both hosted and on-premises email solutions.

Wipro Limited Opens NextGen Cybersecurity Defence Centre in Melbourne, Australia

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced the launch of its NextGen Cyber Defence Centre (CDC) in Melbourne, Australia.

With the launch of this centre, Wipro aims to make substantial investments to upskill its employees, hire more local resources and generate more than 100 jobs in Melbourne for cyber security specialists. Wipro also plans to launch similar CDCs in other cities in Australia and offer cyber resilience and provide digital protection to large government organizations.

According to Wipro’s recently released State of Cybersecurity Report 2019 (in which 10% of the global organizations surveyed were from Australia), 55% of the respondents highlighted digital lockdowns due to ransomware attacks are their top cyber risk. The worldwide breach rate i.e. number of records stolen per sec has gone up to 232 records per second from the previous year’s average of 88 records/sec. In the same report, only 25% of respondents said that they are carrying out security assessments in every build cycle before pushing applications out to the internet.

The Cyber Defence Centre is the first local shared security operations centre for Wipro in Australia and will provide customers with the ability to rapidly expand capacity and run their security operations in compliance with the local data requirements. Wipro’s NextGen 24/7 Security Operations Centre will assist customers to actively manage their cyber risks by leveraging managed services around threat intelligence, security monitoring and analytics, vulnerability management, incident response and regulatory compliance.

The lab was inaugurated by Tim Pallas, Minister for Economic Development, Parliament of Victoria in the presence of customers, technology partners, leadership team and local employees.

"Melbourne is Australia’s leading tech city and we welcome this investment by Wipro – a leading global information technology company. The establishment of this Defence Centre will strengthen Victoria’s capability in cyber security and draw on the local expertise to help Wipro protect Australian organizations from cyber related incidents," said Tim Pallas, Minister for Economic Development, Parliament of Victoria.

Manoj Nagpaul, Senior Vice President, Head Asia Pacific and Japan, Wipro Limited said, “We will offer our customers in the Australian market the ability to leverage our global experience, technical expertise and strategic cyber investments to secure their digital operations. Our CDC will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology enabled infrastructure with continuous security monitoring, a large pool of experienced security professionals and a global delivery model to achieve and scale highly secure integrated platforms.”

The centre is aimed to build a robust cybersecurity model that fortifies the digital business of customers across industries. Wipro’s expertise in Risk Intelligence, Physical Security Convergence, Data Governance, Security Management, and Identity Management, helps leading brands across the globe mitigate cyber threats.

“The launch of the centre in Melbourne showcases Wipro’s commitment to leverage local talent and specialized expertise to cater to the cyber security needs of the region. The Cyber Defence Centre will enable customers to implement or expand capacities of their in-house services related to vulnerability management, threat intelligence, threat detection and incident response,” said Raja Ukil, Senior Vice President & Global Head, Cybersecurity and Risk Services, Wipro Limited.

GoAir Strengthens its Domestic Network in India, Adds 22 New Flights to the Winter Schedule

Highlights

* GoAir connects Bangalore to Kochi via a direct flight
* Adds two new destinations – Varanasi and Indore
* Adds six new routes to enhance connectivity between metros and tier II cities

GoAir, India’s most trusted, punctual and fastest growing airline, today announced the addition of 22 new flights to its ever growing network. These include two new destinations, namely, Varanasi and Indore, and also six new connections on its existing network, such as Bengaluru-Kochi, Kochi-Hyderabad, Delhi-Varanasi, Ahmedabad-Varanasi, Delhi-Indore, Ahmedabad-Indore along with added frequency on the Delhi-Goa sector.

Mr. Jeh Wadia, Managing Director, GoAir, said: “GoAir will close the calendar year on a high note – aggressive network expansion, increased fleet of aircraft, addition of new destinations and six new connections on our existing network. In the last 12 months our network capacity has gone up by 33%, inducted 17 new aircraft to the fleet, resulting in 100 new flights. We have added 10 new airports to our network – Phuket, Male, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Dubai, Bangkok, Kuwait, Singapore, Kannur and Aizawl. Since our inception we have flown 78.6 million passengers and our aim is to reach the 100 million mark in the next two years. GoAir has placed a firm order of 144 A320neo aircraft and we will be receiving at least one aircraft a month on average for the next foreseeable future.”

Effective 20 December 2019, GoAir will connect the city of Bengaluru to Kochi, thereby helping business and leisure travelers alike. Flight G8-404 will depart from Bengaluru at 17:45 hours and arrive in Kochi at 19:05, and flight G8 510 will depart from Kochi at 23:45 hours and arrive in Bengaluru at 00:50 hours.  Along with Bengaluru, GoAir will also connect Kochi to Hyderabad, to help the residents of both cities to strengthen trade ties and also give a boost to the tourism industry. Flight G8 505 will depart from Kochi at 19:35 hours and arrive in Hyderabad at 21:10 hours, and flight G8 507 will depart from Hyderabad at 21:45 hours and arrive in Kochi at 23:15 hours. These flights will operate daily.

GoAir has also added its second flight for the Delhi-  route. Flight G8 300 will depart Delhi at 08:40 hours and arrive in Goa at 11:30 hours. Flight G8 301 will depart from Goa at 12:00 hours and arrive in Delhi at 14:45 hours. The flight timings are perfect for Delhi residents going to Goa for a holiday. The flight will get them to Goa right in time their hotel room will be ready to check them in. And on the return, passengers can check out of the hotel at a convenient time and board the flight to get back home in the afternoon.

GoAir has added two daily direct flights from Delhi to Varanasi, one in the morning and one in the evening to suit the needs of the travelers. GoAir flight G8 182 from Delhi to Varanasi will depart at 20:30 hours and will arrive at 22:00 hours. Flight G8 183 will depart from Varanasi at 22:30 hours and arrive in Delhi at 00:10 hours. This flight will be especially convenient for the Varanasi-ites based in Delhi for work, as they will be able to board a flight on Friday evening, spend the weekend at home and board the flight back for Delhi on Sunday late evening. Flight G8 404 will depart from Delhi at 10:30 hours and arrive in Varanasi at 11:40 hours, making it convenient for business travelers.

Flight G8-767 departs from Ahmedabad at 10:20 hours and arrives in Varanasi at 12:30 hours, making it convenient to tourists and pilgrims to explore the city through the day. Flight G8 768 departs from Varanasi at 13:00 hours and arrives in Ahmedabad at 15:00 hours. The Ahmedabad-Varanasi flight will operate daily, except Sunday. Flight G8-404 will depart from Varanasi at 12:20 hours and arrive in Bengaluru at 14:40 hours.

GoAir’s second new domestic destination, Indore, will be connected through daily direct flights from Delhi and Ahmedabad. Flight G8 177 will depart from Delhi at 05:35 hours and arrives at 07:10 hours in Indore. Flight G8 178 will depart from Indore at 17:55 hours and arrive in Delhi at 19:35 hours. It will be the ideal choice for Delhi-Indore travelers as it allows day-return flexibility and helps in saving time and money on hotel accommodation. Flight G8 769 will depart from Ahmedabad at 15:35 hours and arrive in Indore at 17:00 hours and flight G8 766 will depart from Indore at 07:50 hours and arrive in Ahmedabad at 09:00, thus connecting the sprawling city of Indore to the trade capital of Gujarat at convenient timings.

Flight operations for these new routes and frequencies begin on 20 December 2019. Tickets for all GoAir flights can be booked through www.GoAir.in, GoAir mobile app, call centre, travel agents, travel portals etc.

GoAir currently operates 325+ daily flights and carried around 13.78 lakh passengers in the month of October 2019. GoAir flies to 27 domestic destinations including Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Kannur, Leh, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Ranchi, Srinagar and Varanasi. Goair flies to 8 international destinations, including Phuket,Male, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bangkok, Kuwait and Singapore.

Tata Motors & IndianOil Unveil Second Saarthi Aaram Kendra at IOCL Narsapura

Indian Oil operates a chain of flagship retail outlets where facilities like secured parking with CCTV, restaurant, rest areas, open bathing facilities including Hauda, Wi-Fi, TV, self-cooking & launderette apart from other basic amenities like clean toilets, drinking water etc. which are comprehensively designed as an end-to-end solution for the saarthis (CV drivers).

Tata Motors is now partnering with IOCL by operating the facilities as Saarthi Aaram Kendra with offering of on-site vehicle servicing & medical aid to drivers. This is a step forward in recognizing the efforts of commercial vehicle saarthis by providing them access to state-of-the-art amenities on the go. The facility at Narsapura is expected to benefit over 100 Saarthis daily.

Commenting on the initiative, Mr. Rajesh Kaul, Vice President, Marketing & Sales, CVBU, Tata Motors Limited, said, “At Tata Motors we recognize that over 50% of the country’s freight is transported through roads and that commercial vehicle drivers form the backbone of the Indian economy. The Sarathi Aaram Kendra initiative takes cognizance of this fact and aims to offer an environment wherein saarthis will easily have access to their basic needs, this, in turn, will help them de-stress after long journeys and thereby improve their overall efficiency. We are glad to associate with IndianOil for this initiative bringing comfort and safety to the saarthis.”

Mr. Subrat Kar CGM(RS),HO, IndianOil expressed his views on the Saarthi Aaram Kendra saying “IndianOil and Tata Motors have come together for various business tie-ups in the past and this second Saarthi Aaram Kendra after the Bawal on NH-8 will further improve the goodwill towards driver community. IndianOil has always pioneered in taking various driver-centric initiatives at most of its highway retail outlets. Saarthi Aaram Kendra advocate core values of IOCL as well as TML .It is a unique initiative that caters to the needs of commercial vehicle drivers with the aim to celebrate the unsung heroes of the country” 

The Sarathi Aaram Kendra initiative is a part of a larger driver welfare program that Tata Motors runs and also includes the ‘Tata Motors Samarth’, initiative, which covers areas like accidental insurance, hospitalization cover, financial counselling and educational assistance packages for their children, in order to achieve economic, social and health wellbeing of the saarthis and their families.

Along the same lines, Indian Oil through its Large Format ROs and ‘Sarai’ has ensured comfort to long distance drivers. Regular eye check-ups under the name ‘Ujala’, training on safe driving practices, distribution of driver kits are few other initiatives Indian Oil has taken up for the welfare of drivers.

The first of its kind Saarthi Aaram Kendra initiative was inaugurated by Mr. Vigyan Kumar ED (RS), HO, IOCL & Mr. Girish Wagh (President, CVBU, Tata Motors) in May this year, at IOCL’s facility on NH-8 at Bawal, Haryana. Today the initiative services over a 50 drivers daily. Furthermore, Tata Motors & IOCL plan to set-up more facilities along the major National Highways to serve the needs of more commercial vehicle drivers in times to come.