The Director General of National Productivity Council Sundeep Nayak is aiming to help cooperatives by introducing new age organizational restructuring and better energy management.
Due to his long stint as the MD of NCDC, Nayak knows co-operatives too well. Nayak also knows how to make a difference through his new posting at DG of NCP, a value adding agency which has as its clients all top corporates one can think of.
Talking to Indian Cooperative Nayak said that its core areas consist of three major components-Organizational restructuring, energy management and water management-sustainability. “Restructuring however, does not mean hiring and firing of staff members but only an optimum usage of manpower so that their potential is put to the best use”, he explained.
Even a small technical input such as where best to locate a boiler within a plant can save up to 10-12%, explained Nayak who is convening a conference of rice mills next month to deliberate on issues of cost reduction and efficiency.
Nayak feels there is a huge scope for NCP in cooperatives. You like it or not, our co-op structures are still outdated and there is a need to revamp them by introducing simple rules of water and energy management, said Nayak, who has already begun working with Kribhco on a new business line.
We also intend to make IFFCO our partner, said Nayak. Indian Cooperative had, in these columns earlier reported “IFFCO & NPC join hands to promote innovation in co-ops” (https://www.indiancooperative.com/from-states/iffco-npc-join-hands-to-promote-innovation-in-co-ops/).
Sundeep Nayak said that rejuvenating the productivity movement towards Atmanirbhar Bharat was the motto of NPC and its network of 12 regional offices and 27 Local Productivity Councils across the country would be geared towards assisting the cooperatives even at the primary levels. NPC has embarked upon a number of initiatives including a DPIIT funded Centre of Excellence Bharat Industry 4.0 for innovation at NPC. Women, youth and digital cooperatives in rural settings would be a focus.
Nayak felt that there is a huge space for NPC to work in various sectors, cooperatives are active today and cited the examples of fertilizer, dairy, sugar etc. “NPC is a Bharatiya Consulting Firm and is not far behind the big four- McKingy, Deloloit etc; but being an
Indian companies wish to enter into areas the big four have never bothered, underlined Nayak.
Nayak gave an example of foundries and said that most of the saria we get come from here only. But which among the top four looks beyond Tata Steel or JSW. We wish to effect technical intervention and raise their productivity.
NPC is also organizing conferences for textile companies in Coimbatore, called Manchester of East. Textile production calls for innovation and NPC has worked out a roadmap for the same, said Nayak stressing the Prime Minister’s vision of prosperity through innovations.
He also has a plan for reviving flour mills in the country and said that NPC will hold meetings in small groupings so that its communication is effective.