Mission Mumbai Local - Report on Deaths Out ; Time for Action

• ·         Every day, ten people die on Central Railway tracks and another ten get seriously injured.
• ·         Its mainly because people do not want to miss trains and also they are not sure about the next train coming in time
• ·         21 year old Bhavesh Nakate died after losing grip from a speeding local – and the bvideo went viral –
• ·         Rly Minister Suresh Prabhu asks CR and WR to appoint committees to study.
• ·         CR comes out with “Report on Review of Rising trend of accidental deaths in Mumbai suburban system”.
• ·         Report on CR website for about six months now. Suggests Rs 20,000 crore makeover plan including:
• ·         Purchase of 150 new trains
• ·         Door closures and A/C trains
• ·         Additional platforms and stabling lines (parking for trains)
• ·         Disaster management plan
• ·         ROBs, fencing of tracks and so on
• ·         Committee discusses at length on the lack of parking places for trains which creates congestion (drag) on the system and leads to delays in train running.
• ·         Committee suggests ways to increase frequency of trains at two minute intervals by providing for loops, stabling lines etc.,
• ·         Underground loop at CSR and stabling lines at Thane, Kalyan and Panvel discussed.
• ·         Thane, KDMC and BMC commissioners were also on the committee and signed the report.
• ·         Also MPs – Kirit Somaiya, Arvind Sawant, Poonam Mahajan, Rajan Vichare – are signatories to the report, apart from couple NGOs.
• ·         Question is who is doing what to improve CR local services?
• ·         Is nobody bothered about people dying and getting seriously injured?
• ·         Do we believe in only cosmetic work like beautifying stations?
• ·         What is beauty without safety and punctuality?
• ·         PRCI – the national body of PR, media and advertising professionals – has launched communication drive as its contribution towards the Mumbai’s lifeline.
• ·         PRCI also launched a social media campaign and is engaging journalism students to spread the good word. 

TCA Srinivasa Raghavan gets Shriram Sanlam Life Time award

• Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu unveils Special Booklet of “Top 100 Articles of 2014”   
• Eminent journalist TCA Srinivasa Raghavan conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award
• Author and columnist, AV Rajwade conferred with Hall of Fame

NEW DELHI: Shriram Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism for the 3^rd year in succession was conducted in a well attended glittering function held here on  May 15, 2015. 

The highlight of the event was the key note address delivered by Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times.

For the first time ever, the top 100 nominations found its coverage in a special booklet released on the occasion by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

(From L to R): Ian Kirk, T N Ninan, Atmadip Ray, N Madhavan, A V Rajwade, T C A Srinivasa Raghavan, Ajay Piramal, Aarati Krishnan, Goutam Das, Debashis Basu, M Rajshekhar, Devangshu Datta

TCA Srinivasa Raghavan was conferred with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award and Mr. A V Rajwade was conferred with the special Hall Of Fame Award at the 3^rd Edition of the Shriram Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism by the Chief guest, Hon. Union Minister of Railways, Government of India, Suresh Prabhu in the presence of Mr. Ajay Piramal (Chairman, Shriram Capital Limited) and Mr.Ian Kirk (Deputy CEO, Sanlam Group) amongst others. Winners and Runner Ups in various categories are:

1.      Economic Policy – No Winner 

2.      Financial Markets –Winner : Debashis Basu , Runner Up -: Devangshu Datta

3.      Financial Institutions – Winner: Raghu Mohan, Runner Up: Atmadip Ray & M. Rajshekhar

4.      Sectoral Issues – Winner:  Aarati Krishnan , Runner Up : Goutam Das & N. Madhavan

Mr. G. S. Sundararajan, Wholetime Director, Shriram Capital Limited said, “The winners of Shriram Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism 2014 represent the best of that fraternity.  Shriram Capital and Sanlam recognize that the potential of Financial Journalism and the positive impact it can create to the economy as a whole. These awards are aimed at encouraging a transformational approach to Financial Journalism in the medium term.” 

Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai played an important and independent role in the selection process by scrutinizing the nominations and making them available for the Jury Members for their consideration.

The distinguished panel of independent jury members comprised of Mr. Gopal Srinivasan (Chairman & Managing Director – TVS Capital Ltd.); Mr. Srinivasan K. Swamy (Chairman & Managing Director, R. K. Swamy BBDO); Ms. Ashu Suyash (MD & CEO, CRISIL); Mr. Adit Jain (Chairman, IMA Asia), Mr. Swaminathan S. Aiyar, Consulting Editor of Economic Times and Mr. T. N. Ninan (Chairman, Business Standard). 

About Shriram Capital Ltd.

Shriram Capital Limited (SCL) is the overarching holding company for the Financial Services and Insurance entities of the Shriram Group, created with the primary objective of optimizing the synergies across the Group’s entities. Established in 1974, Shriram Group is one of the most respected Groups in India with a predominant presence in financial services. Shriram Capital Limited (SCL) is the overarching holding arm of all the financial services entities of the group. Currently its financial service businesses include commercial vehicle (CV) financing, retail financing, chit fund, equipment financing, mortgages, life insurance, general insurance, stock broking, distribution of financial products and wealth advisory services. The Group manages assets of over US$ 13 billion. The Group has been promoting Financial Inclusion of low income families and small businesses. SCL and its operating entities, have an overall customer base in excess of 10.2 million, more than 42,000 employees across 2,400 offices.

About Sanlam Group

Sanlam Group established in 1918, is a financial services group based in South Africa. The Sanlam Group conducts its business through Sanlam Limited, the corporate head office and four business clusters. Sanlam provides financial solutions to Individuals and Institutional clients in the form of individual, group and short-term insurance, personal financial services such as estate planning, trusts, home and personal loans, savings and linked products, investment, asset management, property asset management, stock broking, risk management and capital market activities. Sanlam operates throughout South Africa, and has business interests elsewhere in Africa, Europe, India, Malaysia, USA, and Australia.