The Capacity Building Commission (CBC), Government of India, in collaboration with the Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance, inaugurated the 4th Edition of the Bharat CPSEs' Consultative Conclave on September 24, 2026, at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), Vadodara. The three-day conclave (September 24-26, 2026) brought together over 26 senior officers from 15 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) of the Infrastructure & Construction and Transportation, Logistics & Telecommunication Services sectors, along with subject matter experts from industry and academia, domain-specific faculty members of GSV, industry stalwarts, and senior representatives of CBC and Union Ministries.
The conclave operates under the Mission Karmayogi framework with GSV as the Strategic Knowledge Partner, focusing on "Excellence in Project and Asset Management." The thematic focus on Transportation, Logistics and Infrastructure sector aligns with the Prime Minister's "Sapta Dhara" vision from his Independence Day 2026 address, where Gati Shakti was identified as the fourth stream driving India's development journey toward Viksit Bharat 2047.
The inaugural session featured ceremonial lamp lighting by dignitaries, followed by an overview presentation by Prof. Kaushik Das, Program Director from GSV and CBC Task Force Member, who outlined outcomes of Batch I and objectives of the 4th Edition. Dr Alka Mittal, Member (Administration), CBC delivered the inaugural address, while Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Choudhary, Vice Chancellor of GSV, provided context setting. The keynote address was delivered by Chief Guest Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Shri Sumeet Singh, Director of CBC, presented findings from the pre-event diagnostic survey, and Dr. Nalin Shinghal, former CMD of BHEL and CEL, was welcomed as Program Mentor.
This conclave represents a first-of-its-kind consultative platform for evidence-based governance in India, designed to address practical challenges of project and asset management as assessed directly from industry demand. The outcomes will include knowledge briefs culminating in the Bharat CPSE Compendium and an addressee-specific Reform Agenda, which are expected to guide evidence-based decision-making, policy formulation and reform in India's project and asset management ecosystem.
During the inaugural session, CBC and GSV jointly declared collaboration on the upcoming Kshamta SANGAM initiative (Strategizing Atmanirbhar National Governance through Academia Mobilization), with GSV becoming the first academic institution to join this national mission. The initiative aims to leverage academic knowledge resources and innovations for futuristic capacity building and evidence-based governance, with official national launch planned in coming weeks under Mission Karmayogi.
The conclave program includes thematic and breakout sessions structured around industry-identified challenges, conceived as interactive participatory capacity-building rather than conventional lectures. The program will conclude with an experiential learning field visit to the GSV Airbus Centre of Excellence, Sardar Sarovar Dam, and Statue of Unity at Kevadia, offering participants firsthand view of large-scale infrastructure and project management.