It is a matter of profound pleasure and privilege to welcome Mr Pranab Mukherjee, the Hon’ble Minister of Finance, Govt. of India who, despite his hectic schedule and multiple responsibilities, has kindly agreed to deliver the Keynote Address and spare some thoughts for the attendees to work further on. Hon’ble Finance Minister, Sir, while welcoming, we express our sincere gratitude to you. 4.
It is already clear from the sheer size of this sector that public wage increases can have a very important signalling effect for private sector wage negotiations.