(THE NEWSMAN OF INDIA.COM| SCOPE organized DAKSH Dikshant Samaroh, convocation for the inaugural batch of its flagship senior leadership program with Capacity Building Commission (CBC), Govt. of India. Ajit Seth, Former Cabinet Secretary and Former Chairman, PESB along with K. P. Mahadevaswamy, Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, NBCC; Atul Sobti, Director General, SCOPE; Adil Zainulbhai, Former Chairperson, CBC; Ms. Alka Mittal, Member, CBC; Prof. Bharat Bhasker, Director, IIM Ahmedabad; and Amit Khera, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company addressed the ceremony. Marking the beginning of month-long Public Sector Day celebrations, the event witnessed the Launch of Public Sector Day film and latest issue of SCOPE’s journal KALEIDOSCOPE. Dignitaries from Ministries; Govt. Departments; senior officials from PSEs and knowledge and academic partners McKinsey & IIM Ahmedabad and family members of graduating participants. During the program certificates were presented to more than 70 successful participants while Awards to winners of DAKSH’s Live Action Learning Projects (LALP) were also conferred.

DAKSH (Development of Aspiration, Knowledge, Succession & Harmony) is a 12-month immersive learning journey, meticulously designed to be future-focused, empowering participants with the strategic, behavioral, and transformational competencies required to navigate the complex and evolving challenges of the public sector.

Chief Guest Ajit Seth emphasized that future-ready leaders must blend national pride with expertise to navigate stakeholder complexity. Commending SCOPE and CBC for bridging functional gaps, he urged a shift toward modernization, stressing that executives must master global imperatives by balancing efficiency, innovation, and resilience.

K.P. Mahadevaswamy noted that the SCOPE-CBC collaboration has created a distinctive journey for future leaders, emphasizing that the transition from functional to enterprise leadership requires a mindset shift supported by structural interventions like DAKSH.

Atul Sobti in his address said that DAKSH flagship program was designed to transform functional experts into visionary leaders for a Viksit Bharat. Highlighting the culmination of a rigorous 12-month leadership journey, he noted that the initiative has already produced 73 “future fluent leaders” and urged the graduates to view their completion not as an end, but as a beginning for embracing broader roles and the higher expectations.

Adil Zainulbhai lauded the participants, challenging them to introspect on their evolution as both individuals and leaders. He urged them to catalyse organizational change and contribute to a Viksit Bharat by adopting a mission-driven mindset geared toward national excellence.

Ms. Alka Mittal in her address reiterated the program’s mission as fostering leadership through mutual learning and lifelong networking and urged participants to remain committed to continuous self-development.

Prof. Bharat Bhasker said that Public Sector leadership carries a unique complexity, as it must answer to a vast array of stakeholders and to be truly effective, leaders must deeply understand and navigate their organization’s inherent culture to drive meaningful progress.

Amit Khera lauded the graduates for a pivotal mindset shift—moving from mere knowledge acquisition to a lifelong commitment to learning. He also urged them to embrace a spirit of service toward their organisations.