PUNE INETRNATIONAL CENTRE

PUNE INETRNATIONAL CENTRE

Annual Report 2018 - 2019

Message from the President and the Vice President 6

Director’s Report 9 Mandate 11

Aims & Objectives 12

Section A

PIC Organization Structure 14

Membership 16

Section B

Programmes 22

PIC Conversations 51

PIC Adda 53

Section C

Publications 56

Finance 61

Staff & Acknowledgments 64

Contents

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PUNE INTERNATIONAL CENTREP U N E I N T E R N AT I O N A L C E N T R E

Message from the President and the Vice President

As Pune International Centre (PIC) proudly enters its eighth year, the memory of the years gone by is still

fresh in our minds. It seems like just yesterday we were setting the stepping stones for our path ahead.

Today, the role of PIC as a unique think tank has made its mark not just in Pune but across the country.

With this, the expectations from us have definitely increased and we are poised to fulfil them all. To help

achieve this, PIC has planned a series of programmes this year which would bring forth newer ideas and

thoughts that aspire to make a positive difference to the society.

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We believe that our members are the soul of this organisation and their commitment towards PIC has

helped us in coming up with unique programs and in achieving newer goals. We are delighted that we

have succeeded in retaining the quality and diversity of our members with people from various sectors

joining PIC.

As we look at the collaborations that we have had in the past few years, we feel honoured to be associated

with prestigious institutions like Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), National Institute of Public

Finance and Policy (NIPFP), India Development Foundation (IDF), Nehru Memorial Museum and Library

(NMML), Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Symbiosis International University (SIU) and

many more. The confidence shown by these institutions in PIC’s mission and their continued support is an

integral part of PIC’s growth story.

PIC also has to its credit some unique flagship programmes which were started to make a positive impact.

These include the National Conference on Social Innovation (NCSI), Pune Dialogue on National Security

(PDNS) and the ‘Vichar Sphardha,’ organised with the rural students. These programmes have come a long

way by spreading their wings of influence and deepening their reach. This year, PIC began a collaboration

with Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India (GOI) for a series of programmes. As part of this,

a Round Table was held to discuss the manner in which Ministry of External Affairs could secure India’s

economic interests through diplomacy. After the success of this programme we look forward to more such

collaborative efforts in the time to come.

With a firm belief on research, PIC has widened its scope by establishing five verticals under its public

policy research division. These verticals are namely: ‘Social Innovation (SI),’ ‘Pune Dialogue on National

Security (PDNS),’ ‘Environment Energy and Climate Change (EECC),’ ‘Urbanisation’ and ‘National Innovation

Ecosystem and Growth.’ These verticals will ensure that PIC continues to focus on the most pertinent

and relevant issues in these sectors, hold discussions and come up with public policy research papers

highlighting solutions.

As we know, policy writing remains a key focus area for PIC. This year, we saw two policy documents being

published. The first one is, ‘List in India: Towards FDI 2.0’ and the second one is, ‘Innovating India 2019-

2024: Public Policy Agenda’. The objective of ‘Innovating India 2019-2024: Public Policy Agenda’ document

was to provide actionable policy ideas to policy makers and influencers. The document was circulated to

all the major political parties and was released in their presence at an event in New Delhi on 26th March

2019, before the start of the 2019 manifesto writing process. We are looking forward to the release of

a PIC policy paper on Gifted Children, Aftercare of Young Adult Orphans, Agriculture and Progressive

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Maharashtra. Also, we look forward to organise conferences on Migration and Energy and Environment

very soon.

It is extremely important to mention that the success of PIC’s programmes and research is supported

by our distinguished members of Governing Council (GC). The guidance of the sub-committees which

include Programme, Membership, Finance and Infrastructure and its members have made PIC’s initiatives

a success. We thank all the members of the GC and the sub-committees for their continued support and

participation in the governing of PIC. We also would like to welcome our new members, institutional,

corporate, and individual and look forward to collaborating with them in the future.

Many of the initiatives of PIC have been made possible with the support from individuals and organizations,

which share the same values and beliefs as PIC. We would like to thank our institutional and individual

members for joining us in our endeavors and commend their collaborative spirit.

We also greatly appreciate the efforts of our Director and the PIC team which has been working hard to

make every program and initiative a success.

For us, contributing to PIC for the past 7 years has been a very satisfying experience and it would be an

honour to continue this journey for years to come. We look forward to achieving newer heights this year

with all of you.

Dr. R A Mashelkar Dr. V L Kelkar

President Vice President


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Pune International Centre (PIC) recently completed 7 years and the journey so far has been extremely

satisfying. I am happy to bring to you PIC’s seventh annual report which would give you a glimpse of the

eventful happenings of the year gone by.

The year 2018-19 was immensely fulfilling with a series of activities and programmes. We are glad to

announce that PIC now has an individual membership of 397 members, institutional membership of 53

and corporate membership of 12 members respectively. We truly believe that the diverse expertise of all

our members has been the strength of PIC and continues to contribute to the growth of this organisation.

This year, PIC organised 26 big programmes which included book releases, film festivals, round tables,

national conferences and release of some very important policy papers. Apart from this, 11 PIC Adda

lectures on various topics were organised. Many eminent personalities graced these programmes, which

added more meaning and colour to the events.

PIC began the year with a workshop on ‘Climate Literacy’ graced by Dr. R A Mashelkar. Several important

lectures too were held this year which enriched our knowledge base on crucial topics. Speaking of few,

well known economist Dr. Junaid Ahmad spoke on ‘Prospects of Global Growth and Opportunities for

South Asia,’ while psephologist and politician Shri. Yogendra Yadav shared his views on ‘Defending India’s

Swadharma: 2018 and beyond.’ The highlight this year, were the two film festivals organised by PIC, namely

the Sri Lankan film festival and the Israeli film festival. Both these festivals received an overwhelming

response from the audience. The other distinguished guests who made their presence at PIC’s programmes

were Dr. Vinay Sahasrabudhe, Dr. Pramod Kale, Dr. Sukhadeo Thorat, Dr. Madhav Gadgil, Mr. Shekhar Gupta,

Prof. Sanjeev Dhurandhar, Mr Ravi Pandit, Mr Kiran Karnik, Prof. Sumit Majumdar and Dr. Mohan Agashe.

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It’s a proud feeling that PIC’s flagship annual conferences namely the Pune Dialogue on National Security

(PDNS) and the National Conference on Social Innovation (NCSI) have now come a long way and are

gaining immense popularity. This year, NCSI received hundreds of applications from innovators from across

the country. The year also saw the fourth PDNS which was based on the theme, ‘Challenges for Governance,’

with a focus on internal security.

Another feather in the cap for PIC this year was organising the roundtable discussion on ‘Securing India’s

Economic Interests through Diplomacy.’ This was the inaugural event of PIC’s Foreign Policy Outreach

Programme which has been supported by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India.

The initiative was kicked off with this round table where the purpose was to receive industry inputs to

identify areas that MEA can focus upon through its various missions and the Economic Diplomacy Division.

This round table was attended by dignitaries such as Amb. Manoj Bharti, Additional Secretary (Economic

Diplomacy and States), Amb. Gautam Bambawale, Indian Diplomat, Former Indian Ambassador to China,

Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan. Dr. S Jaishankar, President, Global Corporate Affairs, Tata Group,

Amb. Sudhir Devare, Indian Diplomat and Former Ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia.

As you all know, PIC believes in actively engaging with you for which the social media is one of the

available platform. It would be our pleasure to stay connected at all times through our Twitter, Facebook

and YouTube pages, as well as our official website which would bring you the latest updates on our

programmes and other initiatives.

This year a lot of young talent made its presence at PIC office to do their internship. PIC welcomed students

from well-known colleges in the city like Fergusson and Symbiosis and it induced some of fresh energy and

perspectives in the team as well as it would have helped in their learning and growth.

I would lastly like to thank all our office bearers (President, Vice President, Hon. Secretary General and Hon.

Treasurer), members of the Governing Council, Chairpersons and Conveners of all sub-committees, PIC’s

Institutional and Individual Members, and my team for their dedication and effort in helping PIC reach

newer heights.

I thank Falguni Gokhale, Member, PIC for designing this report. I also thank PIC staff member Ms. Kiran

Pardeshi and Ms. Jui Dharwadkar for editing and helping me to put together this report.

I eagerly look forward to an eventful and impactful year ahead with your continued association.

Prashant Girbane


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Mandate

Pune has always been a city of learning, scholarship, liberal values, enlightened thinking and action, and

prides itself on the presence of thought leaders from all walks of life.

What this great city missed hitherto was a meeting point for all such great minds, a place where, in an

intellectually stimulating and peaceful environment, enlightened discussions and debates could be held

about the future of this great city, this great nation and indeed the world. In New Delhi, for example, the

India International Centre (IIC) provides such an ambience. Over almost half a century, it has played a

unique cultural and intellectual role in the life of New Delhi’s citizens. Parallelly, Goa hosts the International

Centre, Goa (ICG) and Bengaluru hosts the Bangalore International Centre.

Individuals with a distinguished record of public service in India and abroad conceived the idea of an

international centre in Pune. The idea of setting up the Pune International Centre (PIC) received prompt

and enthusiastic support.

Aware of the city’s role during India’s freedom struggle, its pioneering contribution to social reforms and

liberal politics, its reputation as a crucible of educational, scientific, literary and artistic endeavours and

its emergence as a centre of high end entrepreneurial activity, the founders were determined to preserve,

enrich and enlarge this legacy. As time progressed, more eminent people joined them and soon the idea

gathered momentum. PIC, they reckoned, would provide a platform to all and, in particular, to younger

generations who wish to promote innovative, progressive thinking in all fields of public life.

PIC is registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 and the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950.

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Aims & Objectives

• To create a platform for open discussion and for stimulating debates by mobilizing the intellectual

resources with which the city of Pune is so richly endowed.

• To promote activities and programmes with strong emphasis on involvement of youth so as to help

build future leadership and to inspire a new generation to create positive social change based on the

eternal human values enshrined in the UN Charter and the Indian Constitution.

• To undertake, organize and facilitate study courses, conferences, seminars, lectures in matters relating

to the all round socio-economic and cultural development of the city of Pune in particular, and the nation

in general.

• To undertake, facilitate and provide for the publication of newsletters, research papers and books and

a journal for the exposition of emerging cultural and socio-economic patterns and values.

• To establish and maintain libraries and information services to facilitate the spread of new information

and knowledge and also the study of world cultures and socio-economic conditions.

• To offer prizes and to grant scholarships in furtherance of the objectives of the Centre.

• To provide a forum for the promotion of visual, performing, design arts and also literature.

• To do or get done, all such other lawful things as are conducive or incidental to the attainment of the

above aims and objectives.


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Section A

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Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar, President Dr. Vijay Kelkar, Vice President

Mr. Prabhakar Karandikar, Hon. Gen. Secretary Mr. Ravi Pandit, Hon. Treasurer

Mr. Prashant Girbane, Hon. Director

Sub-Committees

Program Advisory Committee:Chairperson: Prof. Amitav Mallik Convener: Dr. Deepak Shikarpur Ms. Lisa Pingale Mr. Amit Paranjape

Air Marshal Bhushan Gokhale Dr. Latika Padgaonkar

Ms. Falguni Gokhale Mr. Prashant Girbane

Prof. (Dr.) Sangeeta Kale Ms. Swati Raje

Ms. Isha Apte

Membership Committee:Chairperson: Ms. Anu Aga Convener: Mr. Suresh PingaleMr. Amit Paranjape Dr. Phiroz Poonawala

Mr. Mukesh Malhotra Mr. Saif Dhorajiwala

Dr. Narendra Jadhav Dr. S.B.Mujumdar

Dr. Padmini Sundaram Dr. Vijay Bhatkar

Mr. Prabhakar Karandikar

PIC Organization Structure


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Infrastructure Committee:Chairperson: Mr. Arun Firodia Convener: Mr. Anil Supanekar Mr. Ajit Nimbalkar Mr. Hanumantrao Gaikwad

Mr. Satish Magar Mr. Pramod Chaudhari

Mr. Girish Kelkar Mr. Pratap Pawar

Finance Committee:Chairperson: Dr. Vijay Kelkar Convener: Mr. Arpit Agarwal Dr. Abhay Firodia Mr. Pratap Pawar

Mr. Atul Kirloskar Mr. Ravi Pandit

Mr. Baba Kalyani Mr. Mohan Bhandari

Dr. Naushad Forbes Mr. Shailesh Mehta

Mr. Satish Mehta

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Membership

Trustees – 24Mr. Ajit Nimbalkar Prof. Amitav Mallik

Mr. Anil Supanekar Ms. Anu Aga

Mr. Arun Firodia Air Marshal. Bhushan Gokhale

Mr. Baba Kalyani Dr. Ganesh Natarajan

Dr. Jabbar Patel Mr. Mukesh Malhotra

Dr. Narendra Jadhav Dr. Naushad Forbes

Mr. P. D. Karandikar Mr. Pramod Chaudhari

Mr. Prashant Girbane Mr. Pratap Pawar

Dr. R. A. Mashelkar Mr. Ravi Pandit

Dr. S. B. Mujumdar Mr. Satish Magar

Lt. Gen. Shamsher Singh Mehta Mr. Suresh Pingale

Dr. Vijay Kelkar Lt. Gen. Vinayak Patankar

Honorary Members – 27Dr. Abhay Bang Dr. Ashok Ganguly

Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Prof. Avinash Dixit

Mr. Babasaheb Purandare Mr. Chandu Borde

Prof. CNR Rao, FRS Mr. Fareed Zakaria

Dr. Govind Swarup, FRS Mr. Javed Akhtar

Dr. Jayant Narlikar Late Ms. Kishori Amonkar

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Ms. Lata Mangeshkar Late Mr. Mangesh Padgaonkar

Mr. Nandan Nilekani Prof. Madhav Gadgil

Prof. Man Mohan Sharma, FRS Late Mr. Mohan Dharia

Mr. Rahul Bajaj Mr. Rahul Dravid

Mr. Sachin Tendulkar Ms. Sai Paranjpye

Ms. Shabana Azmi Late Mr. Sharadchandra Gokhale

Ms. Suman Kirloskar Mr. Sunil Gavaskar

Ms. Vijaya Mehta

Institutional Members - 53 Alliance Franciase De Poona, Pune

Azim Premji Foundation, Bengaluru

Balaji Institute of Management Studies, Pune

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Pune

College of Engineering, Pune (COEP), Pune

Equal Opportunity Foundation, Pune

Fergusson College, Pune

Forum of Federation, Canada

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune

India Development Foundation (IDF), Gurgaon

India Habitat Centre (IHC), New Delhi

Indian Institute for Human Settlement (IIHS), Bengaluru

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), Gujarat

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai, Raipur

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT - Gandhinagar), Gujarat

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Goa

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, Uttarakhand

Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Uttarakhand

Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai

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Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune

International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Bangalore

K E M Research Institute, Pune

MAEER’s MIT School of Government (MIT-SOG), Pune

Mahratta Chambers of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), Pune

Modern College (Progressive Education Society), Pune

National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Pune

National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS), Pune

National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune

National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), Delhi

National Innovation Foundation - India (NIF), Ahmedabad

National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM), Pune

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi

National Insurance Academy (NIA), Pune

Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi

Pravara Institute of Medical Science, Pune

Prayas Energy Group (PEG), Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune

Science and Technology Park (STP), Pune

Shree Chanakya Education Society (Indira Group of Inst), Pune

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women’s University, Pune

Sir Parshuram Bhau College (S P), Pune

Society of Civil Servants, Pune

Symbiosis International University (SIU), Pune

Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai

The Agri Horticultural Society of Western India (Empress Garden), Pune

Venture Center - Entrepreneurship Development Center, Pune

Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA), Pune


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Corporate Members – 12BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited, New Delhi

Cairn Energy India Pvt. Limited, Haryana

Deccan Mechanical And Chemical Industries Pvt Ltd (DEMECH), Pune

Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), Mumbai

Huawei Telecommunications (India) Co. Pvt. Ltd, Haryana

JSW Steel Limited, Mumbai

Larsen & Toubro Limited, Mumbai

National Stock Exchange of India, Mumbai

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Mumbai

Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai

Tata Chemicals Limited, Mumbai

Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai

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Section B

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Programmes



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A Workshop on ‘Climate Literacy’

12th May 2018

Keeping in mind the core idea of making Pune carbon neutral by the year 2030, a workshop on Climate

Literacy and Action for Pune was launched. This was a joint initiative by Pune International Centre (PIC)

and the Centre for Environment Education (CEE). The focus of the workshop was on key contributing sectors

to this mission and ways in which people engagement may be achieved, both individually and collectively.

The workshop was convened by Prof. Amitav Mallik, Trustee, PIC and Chairman of Programmes Committee

while Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar, President, PIC was the keynote speaker for the event.

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Enhancing Environment Awareness in Pune

5th June 2018

On the occasion of World Environment Day, a programme on ‘Enhancing Environmental Awareness’ was

held. Two films addressing Climate Change impacts were screened. This was followed by a panel discussion

on the essence of the message from the films and on how Pune citizens can participate and achieve

meaningful environmental protection and climate change action.

The experts who participated in the panel discussion were Mr. Sarang Yadwadkar, architect and river activist,

Ms. Ketaki Ghate, Founder and Managing Partner at Okios, for Ecological Services, Dr. Neha Bhadbhade, an

engineer and researcher at SOPPECOM, and Ms. Saili Palande-Datar, ecologist and organic farmer.


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Pune Release of the book ‘Indian Diplomacy: Beyond Strategic AutonomyAuthor: Amb. Rajendra Abhyankar, Professor of Practice of Diplomacy and

Public Affairs, IFS (Retd) and Founder Member, PIC

3rd July 2018

The book ‘Indian Diplomacy : Beyond Strategic Autonomy’, is an account of India’s foreign policy from

the time of Jawaharlal Nehru to the most recent government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The

program was chaired by Amb. M. K. Mangalmurti. The book ponders over the relevance and validity of the

concept of strategic autonomy in relation to India’s non-aligned foreign policy. Amb. Rajendra Abhyankar

said that the book explains why the concept of strategic autonomy might work for India, but also why it

is far from a successful foreign policy in today’s world.

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Prospects of Global Growth and Opportunities for South AsiaSpeaker: Dr. Junaid Ahmad, Country Director - India, The World Bank

12th July 2018

Well known economist Dr. Junaid Ahmad delivered a lecture on ‘Prospects of Global Growth and

Opportunities for South Asia,’ emphasizing on ways to address challenges in front of South Asian countries

for achieving growth. The program was chaired by, Mr. Niranjan Rajadhyakshya, Executive Editor, Mint

and Founding Member, PIC. Analyzing 50 years of data, Dr. Ahmad found that India’s growth has been

stable and continuous over the years which he cited was a good sign. For further growth, he suggested

improvements in service delivery through Public-Private Partnerships, increasing participation of women

in labour force and efficient management of water and other natural resources.


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Defending India’s Swadharma : 2018 & BeyondSpeaker: Shri. Yogendra Yadav, Indian politician, psephologist

1st August 2018

Indian politician, psephologist, Mr. Yogendra Yadav spoke of how Indians have democratized the idea of

democracy while delivering a lecture on ‘Defending India’s Swadharama- 2019 and Beyond.’ The programme

was chaired by Dr. Suhas Palshikar, Professor of Political Science and Political Commentator.

Shri. Yogendra Yadav commenced his lecture by underlining that the topic ‘India’s Swadharma’ is not

about the 5000-year-old history of India, but it comprises of the last 70 years of democracy, diversity and

development which jointly helps the nation to move forward. He explained these concepts and noted that

Indians have democratized the idea of democracy. He said that diversity is acceptance of radically different

ways of being and development is the idea of including the last person ensuring no one is left behind.

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Crazy about Science & Technology Lecture Series‘Our Future: Space’Speaker: Dr. Pramod Kale, Leader in Space Sciences in India, Former

Director, Space Applications Centre and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre,

ISRO

3rd August 2018

As part of the lecture series titled- ‘Crazy about Science and Technology’ Dr. Pramod Kale delivered a lecture

on the topic- ‘Our Future Space.’ The program was chaired by Mr. Ravi Pandit, Co-Founder, Chairman and

CEO KPIT Technologies Ltd. and Trustee, PIC. During the lecture, Dr. Kale spoke about the evolution of

space research and future prospects in this sector. He started his lecture by narrating the history of space

science in India. Later he spoke of various space objects such as satellites, meteors, comets and craters

and said that ensuring optimal utilization with minimal resources is a valuable lesson that we can learn

from astronauts. The programme witnessed 600+ audience, which include students of various colleges and

other punekars.


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A Festival of Films from Sri LankaChief Guest: Mr. Dharmasiri Bandaranayake, Director, Producer, Actor,

Playwright

10th to 13th August 2018

A series of Sri Lankan films like ‘With You, Without You,’ Vaishnavee, The First Teacher marked the four

day Sri Lanka Film Festival organised by Pune International Centre in association with the National Film

Archive of India. The festival was inaugurated by Mr. Dharmasiri Bandaranayake – Sinhalese filmmaker,

scriptwriter, actor, producer and editor and is currently the Director General, Cultural Affairs, in the

Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. The festival was curated by Dr. Latika Padgaonkar, founder member of

PIC while Mr. Ashley Ratnavibhushana, a film society activist, helped PIC in curating of Sri Lankan films.

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Democratic Reforms for Good GovernanceSpeaker: Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Member of Parliament and President

at Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)

30th August 2018

Member of Parliament, Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe delivered a lecture on ‘Democratic Reforms for Good

Governance.’ It was chaired by Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar, President, PIC. Speaking on the occasion Dr.

Sahasrabuddhe opined that Indian democracy needs to come out of the statusquo’ism and that every

citizen must consciously apply one’s mind and think of democratic reforms.


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Institutional and Policy Reforms to Accelerate Agriculture Growth in Maharashtra

1st September 2018

A Round Table Conference on Reforms in Agriculture in Maharashtra, organised by Pune International

Centre (PIC) and Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) saw participation of state-wide experts

from the fields of agriculture, water management and technology. They brainstormed on ways to enhance

agricultural growth in Maharashtra through institutional and policy reforms. The conference was convened

by Mr. Anil Supanekar, Trustee PIC and chaired by Mr. Umesh Sarangi IAS (Retd.).

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Round Table on ‘Governance and Effectiveness of NGOs – The Way Ahead’

19th September 2018


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A round table was held on the draft PIC policy paper titled ‘Governance and Effectiveness of NGOs –

The Way Ahead.’ The paper gave a comprehensive overview of India’s NGO sector and a set of policy

recommendations for elevating its efficiency and positive contribution to India’s development goals. It was

organised by Pune International Centre (PIC) in association with TATA Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).

Various academicians, NGOs, CSRs, enablers and consultation agencies took part in the discussion. The

session was chaired by Mr. S. Ramadorai, Former Vice-Chairman, TCS & Member, PIC and Mr. Madhukar

Kotwal, lead author of the policy paper presented the paper.

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PIC’s Seventh Foundation Day lecture on ‘Today Kerala, Tomorrow Konkan?’Speaker: Dr. Madhav Gadgil, Ecologist,

Academician, Writer, Founder of Centre for

Ecological Studies, and Hon. Member, PIC

24th September 2018

On the occasion of PIC’s seventh Foundation Day anniversary, eminent

ecologist Dr. Madhav Gadgil delivered a lecture on ‘Today Kerala,

Tomorrow Konkan?’ The lecture focussed on the floods in Kerala,

its causes and what needs to be done to avoid a similar situation

elsewhere. Dr. Gadgil said that mismanagement of manmade

reservoirs caused the Kerala floods. He emphasized that uneven

economic growth and environmental degradation is currently forcing

rural people to migrate to cities. This kind of growth, he opined, is

not job-less growth, but job-destroying growth.


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Dalits in India: Search for a Common DestinySpeaker: Dr. Sukhdeo Thorat, Former Chairman, University Grants

Commission Professor Emeritus, Centre for the Study of Regional

Development, JNU

26th September 2018

Economist, Dr. Sukhadeo Thorat spoke of the challenges faced by the Scheduled Castes (SCs) in Maharashtra

as part of his lecture on ‘Dalits in India: Search for a Common Destiny.’ The programme was chaired by Prof.

Rajas Parchure, Director, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. During the lecture, Dr. Thorat gave

an economic overview of Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra and explained the reasons holding back their

progress. He mentioned that asset ownership, entrepreneurship and access to education are some major

challenges faced by SCs in Maharashtra.

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Round Table on ‘Listing MNCs in India’

28th September 2018

‘Listing MNCs in India’ was a day-long round table held at National Stock Exchange (NSE), Mumbai Campus.

PIC organised this round table in association with National Stock Exchange (NSE) and was chaired by Mr.

Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC Ltd. The round table was based on a policy paper authored by Mr. Umesh

Kudalkar, CFA and Director of Multi-Act Trade and Investments Pvt. Ltd. The round table aimed at making

the policy paper more comprehensive and holistic.


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Vichar Spardha 2018Chief Guest: Mr. Milind Gunaji, Actor, Author, and Television Show Host

9th October 2018

PIC celebrated its seventh Foundation Day by organizing the fourth ‘Vichar Spardha’ in collaboration

with Gyan-Key. The topic for the essay was, ‘Agenda for India: 2019-24’. The competition received an

overwhelming response with 37,000 letter entries from students of Rural Maharashtra and Telangana. Out

of these, 18 winners were selected and invited to Pune for felicitation. Actor Mr. Milind Gunaji was the

Chief Guest for the event and felicitated the winners with the best essays.

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Pune Dialogue on National Security (PDNS) 2018

21st & 22nd October 2018

The fourth annual Pune Dialogue on National Security (PDNS), was organised in association with The

Tribune Trust and Policy Perspective Foundation (PPF). The dialogue is inaugurated by renowned journalist

and Editor of The Tribune, Shri. Rajesh Ramchandran. The aim of this dialogue was to provide informed

inputs to a cohesive National Security policy.

The theme this year was, “Challenges for Governance” with a focus on internal security. The program

saw participation of scientists, technocrats, incumbent and retired officers of the armed forces and civil

services, scholars and experts from International relations and strategic relations domain.


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National Conference on Social Innovation (NCSI) 2018Chief Guest: Shri. Girish Bapat, Cabinet Minister for Food, Civil Supplies

and Consumer Protection, Food and Drugs Administration, Parliamentary

Affairs, Government of Maharashtra

17th November 2018

The sixth National Conference on Social Innovation (NCSI), which is an annual celebration of the spirit of

innovation and social innovators was organized by PIC in association with National Innovation Foundation

(NIF) and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on 17th November. The Chief Guest for the conference

was state cabinet minister, Shri. Girish Bapat. The innovators were selected from hundreds of applications

received from 17 States and one Union Territory. After a rigorous two round evaluation by the Expert

Evaluation Committee, 18innovators were selected. The daylong conference witnessed 250+ attendees

which included 35+ CSRs, impact investors, students and other Punekars.


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Crazy about Science & Technology Lecture Series - ‘Nobel Prize in Physics 2017: The Discovery of Gravitational Waves’Speaker: Prof. Sanjeev Dhurandhar, Professor Emeritus, Inter-University

Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)

23rd November 2018

Prof. Sanjeev Dhurandhar spoke on ‘Nobel Prize in Physics 2017: The Discovery of Gravitational Waves’ as

part of the PIC’s lecture Series titled “Crazy about Science and Technology”. Prof. Dhurandhar narrated the

story of discovery of the first gravitational waves in 2015.He also shared his experience while working with

the Nobel award winning scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Waves Observatory (LIGO).

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The Second Dileep Padgaonkar Memorial LectureSpeaker: Mr. Shekhar Gupta, Editor in Chief, The Print

26th November 2018

Veteran journalist, Mr. Shekhar Gupta shared his views on ‘What is at Greater Risk Today? Press Freedom

or Public Trust in News?’ He was speaking at the Second Memorial Lecture organised in the memory of

Late Dr. Dileep Padgaonkar at Symbiosis Vishwabhavan. Dr. S. B Mujumdar, Founder and Chancellor of

the Symbiosis Society and a Trustee at PIC, chaired the event. Mr. Gupta said that freedom of press and

declining trust in news are interconnected topics and should be discussed in conjunction. He then went

on to describe three significant years in Indian history - 1988, 1997 and 1999 - from the point of view of

news and press rights and how the Kargil War gave rise to the notion that the media must be a part of a

nationalist effort.


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A Festival of Films from IsraelMr. Dan Wolman, Director and Playwright

6th to 9th December 2018

The three-day festival celebrating Israeli cinema received an overwhelming response with close to

2000 attendees on all days. Mr. Dan Wolman, Director and Playwright and winner of the Life time

Achievement Award at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in 2018 inaugurated the event.

The festival began with screening of ‘An Israeli Love Story,’ directed by Mr. Wolman himself. The movies

that were showcased in the festival covered a range of topics from love, family and relationships to

war, politics and violence which gave a glimpse of Israel’s traditional and modern-day life and culture.

The festival was curated by Dr. Latika Padgaonkar, member, PIC.

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Round Table on Securing India’s Economic Interests through Diplomacy

30th January 2019

A roundtable discussion on ‘Securing India’s Economic Interests

through Diplomacy’ was organised as the inaugural event

of PIC’s Foreign Policy Outreach Programme supported by

the MEA, GoI. The roundtable was chaired by Dr. Raghunath

Mashelkar, President of PIC and facilitated by Amb. Sudhir

Devare and Amb. Gautam Bambawale. Amb. Manoj Bharati,

Head Economic Division, MEA spoke about MEA’s objective

to extend its activities by working with all State Divisions for

economic development of states and the country and reaching

out to the industry through discussions and market research.


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Pune Release and panel discussion of the book ‘Leapfrogging to Pole-vaulting’Authored by – Dr Raghunath Mashelkar, President, PIC and Mr Ravi Pandit, Trustee, PIC

Chief Guest: H.E.Dr. Ron Malka, Israeli Ambassador to India

6th February 2019

The book – ‘Leapfrogging to Pole-vaulting’ was released at the hands of H.E.Dr. Ron Malka, Israeli Ambassador

to India. The book is a seminal guide for understanding how seemingly in surmount table problems can be

overcome by a radical shift in the way we approach them. The book is authored by PIC president, Dr. R.A.

Mashelkar and Mr. Ravi Pandit, Chairman and group CEO of KPIT Technologies. H.E.Dr. Malka spoke about

the promising start-up scenario in India and Israel, and how innovation is about creativity, flexible minds

and continuously trying to create new solutions.

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Screening of Sri Lankan Film ‘Hansa Vilak’Chief Guest: Dr. Mohan Agashe, Distinguished Indian theatre and film

actor

13th February 2019

A special screening of Sri Lankan film ‘Hansa Vilak’ was planned with NFAI in the presence of the lead

actress of film, Ms. Swarna Mallawarachchi. Distinguished Indian theatre and film actor Dr. Mohan Agashe

chaired the screening.


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Book Release – eVolution: Decoding India’s Disruptive Tech StoryAuthored by – Mr Kiran Karnik, Former Director, ISRO, Former President, NASSCOM, and Member, PIC

20th February 2019

The third programme in the series Crazy about Science and Technology was a book release titled-‘eVolution:

Decoding India’s Disruptive TechStory’. Speaking about the book, Mr. Karnik said that it is an account of

his personal experiences of technology’s role in shaping society and the world. He explained that the book

focused on three main areas, namely; education, health and finance and within them, the interaction of

technology and attitudes, behaviour and culture. The programme was chaired by Dr. Anand Deshpande,

Founder, Chairman and Managing Director, Persistent Systems and member, PIC.

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Policy Paper Release- List in India: Towards FDI 2.0Authored By - Mr. Umesh Kudalkar, CFA, Director, Multi-Act Trade and Investments Pvt. Ltd and Member, PIC

11th March 2019

Policy paper, ‘List in India: Towards FDI 2.0. was launched at the hands of Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Member of

Parliament and a trustee at PIC. The author, Mr. Umesh Kudalkar spoke on how every Indian’s day-to-day

life is linked to MNCs. It stressed upon the fact that despite India being the major market for MNCs like

Facebook, Google, Twitter, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft etc, these corporations operate in India without

listing their companies in India. He highlighted that by listing MNCs in India, retail investors, mutual funds

and pension funds will be able to buy stocks from an expanded universe of quality.


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Book Release - ‘Lost Glory - India’s Capitalism Story’Authored by - Prof. Sumit Majumdar, Professor of Technology Strategy, University of Texas at Dallas

15th March 2019

Prof. Sumit Majumdar, Professor of Technology Strategy, University, of Texas at

Dallas spoke of how India has transformed itself from an agricultural economy to a

service economy during the Pune release of his book, ‘Lost Glory: India’s Capitalism

Story.’ He explained that the reason the book was called -Lost Glory was because if

India had an optimally functioning industrial sector, the GDP would be $11.5 trillion.

The panel included few PIC members: Mr. Pradeep Bhargava, Mr. Vikas Deshmukh

Dr. Rajas Parchure and Prof. Pradeep Apte.

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Round Table - Innovating India 2019-24: Public Policy Agenda

26th March 2019

A Round Table conference to launch and discuss the policy document- ‘Innovating India 2019-2024: Public

Policy Agenda, was organised by PIC in association with the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML),

New Delhi. The 150-page policy document covers 37 issues faced by contemporary India in the fields of

Governance, Growth and Economy, National Security, Human Capital, Climate Change and Environment

and Infrastructure. The conference was attended by leaders of major political parties and experts from

various fields.


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A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 01 8 - 2 01 9

PIC Conversations

Urbanization

As part of the ‘PIC Conversations’, an interactive session was organised with Dr. Ejaz Ghani, Economic

Advisor, World Bank. It took place via video conferencing on 25th April 2018 (Wednesday) at 6.00 pm from

PIC office.

The topic was ‘Urbanization’ with specific focus on ‘India’s Spatial Development’. Dr. Ghani analysed the

development pattern in India with regards to the manufacturing and the service industry and compared

the same with US and China. He said that India’s spatial development and the growth of service industry

is seen concentrated in high density places like Kolkata and Mumbai, while medium density places like

Pune are yet to grow at that pace. A few distinguished members of PIC who have expertise in this area,

namely Dr. Ajit Ranade, Dr. Abhay Pethe, Prof. Amitav Mallik, Mr. Amit Paranjape and Mr. Prashant Girbane

attended the session.

This was the first of the PIC Conversations of 2018, and many more, on various topics, are to follow.

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Climate Change and it’s Impact on Economy

As a part of the second PIC conversation, an interactive session was held with renowned economist, Lord

Nicholas Stern who is a Professor and Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and

the Environment at the London School of Economics through video conferencing on 19th February 2019

(Tuesday) at 3:00 PM at MCCIA. He spoke on the topic, ‘Climate Change and its impact on the Economy.’

Professor Stern pointed out that that there is a big divergence between what the economic models say

about climate change and what the science tells us. He said that the argument that we have to sacrifice a

lot now in order to be more responsible and clean is mistaken and that unmanageable climate change will

make lives of future generations much worse.

The video conversation was attended by Prof Amitav Mallik, Hon Trustee & Founder Member, PIC and

Ms. Shilpa Phadke, Member, PIC along with local experts and professionals such as Prof Aneeta Gokhale-

Benninger, Dr. Gurudas Nulkar, Mr. Madhukar Kotwal, Dr. Priyadarshini Karve, Mr. Ravindra Sinha, Ms.

Sanskriti Menon and Ms. Vaishali Patkar.

Emerging World Economic Order

The third PIC Conversation saw the presence of Hon Mr. Goran Persson, Former PM of Sweden who spoke on

the topic ‘Emerging World Economic Order’ during an interactive session held through video conferencing

on 13th March 2019 (Wednesday). He stressed on economic and social equity as the foundation for

development and fair distribution of global resources and wealth and growth against the backdrop of

the new economic world order. The speaker highlighted the importance on focusing on electricity as a

source of future energy, while reducing the dependence on coal. He added that for an economy to grow

to potential it was crucial to promote higher education and free thinking amongst women and strive for

gender balance in the workforce. The Speaker noted the important role of robust welfare systems as an

alternative to universal basic incomes. The speaker was joined by Dr. Junaid Ahmad, Country Director for

India at the World Bank office in New Delhi. The session was chaired by Dr. Vijay Kelkar, Vice President,

PIC, from Pune. It was well attended by leading figures from the business, government and academic

communities.


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A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 01 8 - 2 01 9

PIC ADDA, started seven years ago, continues to facilitate intellectual discourse and networking exclusively

for its members. Prof. Amitav Mallik, Chairperson of the Programme Committee of PIC, is the convenor of

PIC ADDA. PIC Adda is held on the 2nd or 3rd Saturday of every month and observes the ‘Chatham House’

Rules. The cogent and insightful discussions held on various topics has made PIC Adda immensely popular

amongst the members. The verdant premises of Tata Management Training Centre (TMTC) is the venue for

PIC ADDA which facilitates informal yet productive interactions along with lunch.

Lectures held at PIC ADDA include:

•4thApril2018:UnderstandingBitcoins,Cryptocurrencies,andBlockchainTechnologies

Speaker: Dr. Navin Kabra

•9thJune2018:‘GiftedChildren-Whatshouldwedowiththem?’

Speaker: Dr. Bhooshan Shukla

•21stJuly2018:FutureofPune

Speaker: Ms. Mukta Tilak

•25thAugust2018:‘ChinaIntimately:LessonsfromaUniqueSocialImmersionJourneythroughSmall-

Town and Rural China’

Speakers: Mr. Hitendra Singh

PIC ADDA

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•15thSeptember2017:24x7PowerwithRenewableEnergy

Speaker: Dr. Gundu Sabde

•13thOctober2018:LookEast,ActGlobal!-thecriticalpotentialityofIndo-Japanesebonds

Speaker: Mr. Tomio Isogai

•24thNovember2018:MythsandMysteriesofMahabharata

Speaker: Dr. Sucheta Paranjpe

•22ndDecember2018:TraveltoLearn,LearntoTravel

Speaker: Prof. Ramchandra Salgaonkar

•12thJanuary2019:SustainablySMARTPuneinaClimateChallengedWorld

Speaker: Dr. Priyadarshani Karve

•9thFebruary2019:NewLearningAgendaforMeetingtheChallengesofEducationinIndia

Speaker: Dr. John Kurrien

•9thMarch2019:ExperiencesinPakistanandThoughtsonIndia-PakistanRelations?

Speaker: Amb. Gautam Bambawale


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Finance

FUNDS AND LIABILITIES Amount Rs. Amount Rs. PROPERTY AND ASSETS Amount Rs. Amount Rs.

Trust Funds or Corpus Immovable properties - Balance as per last balance-sheet 78,421,654.21 Add: Corpus contributions 3,593,999.00 82,015,653.21 Investments -

Other earmarked funds - Furniture and fixtures - (Created under the provisions of Balance as per last balance-sheet 277,293.00 the trust-deed or scheme or out Less: Depreciation 27,729.00 249,564.00 of the income) - Depreciation Fund - Computers - Sinking Fund - Balance as per last balance-sheet 82,896.70 - Reserve Fund - Less: Depreciation 33,158.70 49,738.00 - Any other Fund - [Social Programme Fund] 7,627,329.00 Office Equipments - [Building Fund] 5,500,000.00 Balance as per last balance-sheet 93,106.50

Add: Additions during the year 16,705.00 Less: Depreciation 16,471.50 93,340.00

Loans (secured or unsecured) - Good/doubtfulLoan Scholarships - Other loans - -

Loans (Secured or Unsecured) Advances - - From Trustee 50,000.00 To TrusteesFrom others - To employees -

To contractor - Liabilities To lawyers - For expenses - To others 3,160,039.50 For advances - For rent or other deposits - Cash and Bank BalancesFor sundry credit balances 68,712.00 Cash in Hand with Accounts Executive 1,586.00

Balances with IDBI Bank & State Bank of Indiain Current Account in the name of

Pune International Centre 1,181,488.71 in Fixed Deposit Account in the

name of Pune International Centre 85,300,000.00 86,481,488.71

Income & Expenditure Account:Balance as per last Balance Sheet 2,761,349.16 Add: Deficit as per Income & Expenditure Account 2,464,588.84 5,225,938.00

95,261,694.21 95,261,694.21

Note: Income outstanding - Rs.48,24,556/- -

The above Balance Sheet to the best of our belief contains a true account of the Funds and Liabilities and of the Property and Assets of the Trust.

Dated 22.06.2019 at Pune As per our report of even date

For Pune International Centre For Achyut Ekhe & Co.Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Registration No.114973W

Trustees CA. Sameer K. EkhePartner

Membership No.124933

Pune International Centre

Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2019

Plot No.421/2, Ghorpadi Gaon (Koregaon Park), Pune - 411001.

TotalTotal

(Regn No.: F-31883 (P) under Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 & Mah. 28 / 2012 / Pune under Societies Registration Act, 1860)

FUNDS AND LIABILITIES Amount Rs. Amount Rs. PROPERTY AND ASSETS Amount Rs. Amount Rs.

Trust Funds or Corpus Immovable properties - Balance as per last balance-sheet 78,421,654.21 Add: Corpus contributions 3,593,999.00 82,015,653.21 Investments -

Other earmarked funds - Furniture and fixtures - (Created under the provisions of Balance as per last balance-sheet 277,293.00 the trust-deed or scheme or out Less: Depreciation 27,729.00 249,564.00 of the income) - Depreciation Fund - Computers - Sinking Fund - Balance as per last balance-sheet 82,896.70 - Reserve Fund - Less: Depreciation 33,158.70 49,738.00 - Any other Fund - [Social Programme Fund] 7,627,329.00 Office Equipments - [Building Fund] 5,500,000.00 Balance as per last balance-sheet 93,106.50

Add: Additions during the year 16,705.00 Less: Depreciation 16,471.50 93,340.00

Loans (secured or unsecured) - Good/doubtfulLoan Scholarships - Other loans - -

Loans (Secured or Unsecured) Advances - - From Trustee 50,000.00 To TrusteesFrom others - To employees -

To contractor - Liabilities To lawyers - For expenses - To others 3,160,039.50 For advances - For rent or other deposits - Cash and Bank BalancesFor sundry credit balances 68,712.00 Cash in Hand with Accounts Executive 1,586.00

Balances with IDBI Bank & State Bank of Indiain Current Account in the name of

Pune International Centre 1,181,488.71 in Fixed Deposit Account in the

name of Pune International Centre 85,300,000.00 86,481,488.71

Income & Expenditure Account:Balance as per last Balance Sheet 2,761,349.16 Add: Deficit as per Income & Expenditure Account 2,464,588.84 5,225,938.00

95,261,694.21 95,261,694.21

Note: Income outstanding - Rs.48,24,556/- -

The above Balance Sheet to the best of our belief contains a true account of the Funds and Liabilities and of the Property and Assets of the Trust.







Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2019


TotalTotal


Note: Income outstanding - Rs.48,24,556/- The above Balance Sheet to the best of our belief contains a true account of the Funds and Liabilities and of the Property and Assets of the Trust.


For Achyut Ekhe & Co. Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration No.114973W

CA. Sameer K. Ekhe Partner Membership No.124933

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EXPENDITURE Amount Rs. INCOME Amount Rs.

To Expenditure in repect of By Rent - properties - Rates, taxes, cesses - By Interest - Repairs and Maintenance - - on securities - - Salaries - - on loans - - Insurance - - on bank account 3,399,120.40 - Depreciation - (by way or provision or adjustments) By Dividend - - Other expenses -

By Donations in cash or kind - To Establishment Expenses 3,149,175.06 ( As per Annexure 1) By Grants -

To Remuneration to trustees - By Income from other sources - Annual Membership Fees 1,960,944.00

To Remuneration (in the case of a math)to the head of the math, including his By Transfer from Reserve 3,783,000.00 household expenditure, if any -

To Remuneration to trustees -

To Legal expenses -

To Audit fees -

To contribution and fees -

To Amount written off(a) Bad debts - (b) Loan scholarships - (c) Irrecoverable rents - (d) Other items -

To Miscellaneous Expenses -

To Depreciations 77,359.20

To Amounts transferred to Reserve or specific funds 1,500,000.00

To Expenditure on objects of the Trust(a) Religious - (b) Educational - (c) Medical relief - (d) Relief of poverty - (e) Other charitable objects 6,881,118.98

By Deficit carried over to Balance Sheet 2,464,588.84 [Excess of Exprenditure over Income]

Total 11,607,653.24 Total 11,607,653.24






Income & Expenditure Accountfor the year ending 31st March 2019





For Achyut Ekhe & Co. Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration No.114973W

CA. Sameer K. Ekhe Partner Membership No.124933


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Sr. No. Particulars Amount Rs.1 Income Tax Deducted at Source 2,931,429.50 2 Office Deposit 120,000.00 3 Goods & Service Tax Credit Receivable 108,610.00

Total 3,160,039.50

Sr. No. Particulars Amount Rs.1 Fees For Professional Services 2,072,077.00 2 Memberships & Subscriptions 26,793.00 3 Bank Charges 62,366.32 4 Telephone & Internet Charges 193,822.00 5 Office Electricity Charges 13,510.00 5 Travelling & Conveyance 91,574.00 6 Meeting Expenses 39,371.00 7 Repair & Maintenance Charges 24,695.99 8 Office Expenses 419,609.58 9 Website Maintenance 123,081.18

10 Printing & Stationery 82,274.99 Total 3,149,175.06

Pune International CentreFinal Plot No.421/2, Ghorpadi Gaon (Koregaon Park), Pune - 411001.

Annexure 2Details of "Establishment Expenses"

Annexure 1Details of "Other Advances"

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Staff & Acknowledgements

Staff

Ms. Kiran Pardeshi, Mr. Hitendra Singh, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Head, Social Innovation Lab (SIL)

Ms. Gauri Noolkar - Oak, Ms. Vaibhavi Pingale,Policy Research Analyst Junior Policy Research Analyst

Mr. Rugved Dongre, Ms. Mithila Tupekar, Program Officer SI Coordinator

Mr. Mayur Chaudhari, Mr. Aniket Apte, Analyst (Pune Dialogue on National Security-PDNS) Accounts Executive

Ms. Sayali Sathe, Mr. Tejas Pawar,Executive Assistant Admin. Executive

Acknowledgement

We gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and support from the Honorary, Founding, Life, Corporate and

Institutional members of PIC; staff members of PIC; various collaborating institutes; concerned government

departments and municipal Corporations of Pune & Pimpri Chinchwad. We also thank the following for

their support and assistance:

•StaffofPresident,VicePresidentandHon.Treasurer(PIC)

•OurBanker-IDBIBank,ChinchwadBranchandStateBankofIndia(SBI)SBRoad,Pune

•OurDesignAgency-StaffatDesignDirectionsPvt.Ltd.

•OurAuditor-M/S.SKEkhe&Associates

•OurLegalAdvisor-LexeyeServicesPvt.Ltd.


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