Anugul: Former Nalco CMD Dr. Tapan Chand has suggested foe mentoring of Youth for Entrepreneurship to realize “Swabalambi Yuva Samrudha Odisha.

Inaugurating the two-day seminar on Corporate Leadership for Finance Executives, organized by Institutes of Cost Accountants of India, Angul Chapter, Dr. Chand praised Institutes of Cost Accountants for initiating change in mindset in right time when the country and the state have started their journey towards Viksit Bharat@2047 & Viksit Odisha @2036.

Odisha has fixed an aspirational target of $500 Billon of state State GDP which will again grow to $1500 Billion by 2047. This is a Great Dream of the people and it can be realized if we develop right kind of mindset and put in right kind of effort. He pointed out that there has to be paradigm change in the functioning of finance from Variance to Vision, from Entity to Enterprise & from Control to Collaboration.

Dr. Chand also told that Corporate leadership of Finance need not be restricted to Board rooms along, it should be understood as corporate leadership in making value addition in the society and delivering benefits to the common mass. In this context he hinted that finance executives have enormous potential to develop self supporting youth and they can do well in mentoring youth to make Swabalambi Yuva Samrudha Odisha. Another area where finance executive can contribute immensely is in communicating govt programs to civil society and suggesting reforms for ease of doing business and ease of living.

Addressing the seminar as guest of honour, Nalco Executive Director (HR), Asutosh Rath highlighted the importance of Finance professionals in the holistic growth of organisations and said that Finance must become the growth driver by becoming an integral part of the strategic organisational growth.

The Two-Days Seminar will consist of 04 technical sessions addressed by eminent professionals followed by open hour discussion and networking.

The program was coordinated by Angul Chapter Chairman CMA Alok Tripathy and Antaryami Acharya, Ex CGM Finance Nalco.