Dignitaries at the Round Table

India's premier aerospace organisation HAL is planning to create an Aerospace University. Speaking at the 2nd Aerospace HR Round Table, Dr. RK Tyagi, Chairman HAL, pointed out that the aerospace sector lacked the much needed skills to meet its current and future demands.

"What we need is around 10 lakh skilled people, and we must get them as crores of investment would be made in India in next few years", he said. "HAL on its part is planning to create an aerospace university with initial investment of Rs100 crore. This will ensure academia and industry linkage. Having a degree is not enough as we need people who are in tune with the industry", he added.

The issues related to human resources must be handled with utmost care, sensitivity and if required with firmness," said Ashwani Dutt, Member, Public Enterprises Selection Board  (PESB) in his keynote address at the 2nd Aerospace HR Round Table held recently under the auspices of HAL and University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES).

The theme of the conference attended by aerospace HR professionals was "Human Capital - A Source of Business and Competitive Advantage".

VM Chamola, Director, HR (HAL) in his address stressed on the need to bring down man-hour rates in PSUs and concentrate on efficiency of the workforce. "Labour productivity must enhanced with right planning," he felt. 
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