| CHENNAI: Chairman of the
National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council V. Krishnamurthy
has called for introducing "certain amount of import
curbs" to protect the goods manufactured by small and
medium enterprises and to prevent dumping by other countries.
Speaking at the Chamber Day celebrations
of the Hindustan Chamber of Commerce (HCC), Mr. Krishnamurthy,
who was the chief guest, said that bringing in import curbs
would mean restricting import, but it would go a long way
towards safeguarding the small and medium units.
He conferred the Champion of Humanity Award,
instituted by the Chamber, on S. Sadagopan, Director, Indian
Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, and N. Sugalchand
Jain, chairman, Sugal and Damani Group of Companies, for their
contribution to education and philanthropy.
The
award comprised a shawl and a citation.
Chamber president Umesh M. Pujara said the
award was presented annually to a businessman and a professional
who contributed to the growth of business and profession,
and to social causes selflessly.
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