An online symposium was organised by the Business Management Department of the Central University of Odisha (CUO) for its students on July 27. Vice-Chancellor Prof I Ramabrahmam was the chief patron and Prof P Durgaprasad, Visiting Professor, CUO and Dr Pradip Kumar Parida, Associate Professor, RGIPT, Raibareli, UP were the main speakers apart from distinguished faculty members of the university like Prof Sharat Kumar Palita, Dean and other domain specialists.
Prof Ramabrahmam explained how public policies pronounced by the Government of India have changed with times and have been increasingly oriented towards the needs of the people. He highlighted the roles business management students have to play in translating the changes to actionable measures which will ensure the social and economic upliftment of the common people. He cited the examples of the Women Self Help Group from Keonjhar, utilising digital technologies for enhancing the design skills of the fabrics and capturing the global market. He stressed the need for innovation to link public policy, management and skill development for social and economic transformation.
Dr Parida projected the need of convergence and synchronization of all public policies announced by the Government and the role skill-building plays towards social and economic transformation of the society. He explained several policy measures like the National Rural Livelihood Mission and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act etc. as a means for rebuilding the rural economy in the present Covid scenario. Skill Development, attitude and aptitude will be the main building blocks towards this, he added.
Prof Durgaprasad advised the students to start liking the roles they have to play, however difficult these may be. He said while freedom means doing whatever a student enjoys, happiness comes when a student enjoys whatever he is supposed to do as a part of his academic roles.
Prof Sharat Kumar Palita gave practical examples of re-skilling and up-skilling of the migrant labourers who have returned from the other States.
The faculty members and the students interacted with the speakers in a very lively manner.
CUO academic consultant Ashish Roy explained to the students how they can maximise the benefits from the deliberations and innovations.