The Annual General Meeting of National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM), Bhilai Chapter, was held on 10th July 2015 at Bhilai Niwas.
NIPM is a professional body of HR Professionals of India, having 49 Chapters and about 10,000 members. Its Head Office is located in Kolkata, according to a Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) press release issued here on Friday.
HR Choudhury, GM (Personnel),Bhilai Steel Plant and Vice Chairman, NIPM, Bhilai Chapter gave the welcome address.
He traced the history of NIPM as a merger of two professional bodies, and gave an account of its growth and various activities in Bhilai. A PG Diploma in Personnel Management is also offered by NIPM, with examinations conducted in July and December every year.
Choudhury expressed his desire that more and more practicing managers of the region become members of NIPM, and contribute to the profession.
An entertaining professional quiz was conducted by Sushma Saxena, Honorary Secretary who being the Honorary Secretary during the preceding term will continue as an executive body member of NIPM Bhilai Chapter.
BVN Prasad, Treasurer presented the Chapter report. Thereafter, voting was done and the following new Executive Committee formed: Chairman, lT Sherpa, ED (P&A) & Vice Chairman, HR Choudhury, GM (Personnel) and SPS Jaggi, GM (Business Excellence) of BSP. Honorary Secretary, SK Shrivastava, Senior Manager (Personnel) and Treasurer, Jaya Roy, Assistant Manager (Personnel), BSP.
Executive Body Members: Sonita Kataria, DGM (Personnel), AK Sahu, AGM (Personnel), JN Thakur, AGM (Personnel), Shrikant Ramaraju, AGM (Personnel) and Amulya Priyadarshi, Senior Manager (Personnel) of BSP.
SPS Jaggi, who has been a senior member of NIPM since inception along with HR Choudhury, recounted experiences on the various initiatives taken by NIPM over last three decades.
lT Sherpa, Chairman of the Bhilai Chapter for the second term, congratulated NIPM for its various efforts in preserving the rich heritage of the profession of HR.
He exhorted the members to strive for professional development, and organizing various activities periodically, involving more and more professionals as well as the society at large.
The vote of thanks was proposed by Sushma Saxena out going Honorary Secretary and Ex-officio member.