Tata's Chandrasekaran to head Business 20 India; CII to be Secretariat

'As India commences its leadership of B20 amid multiple global developments and transformations, the participation of businesses in global economic decision-making has never been more critical'

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran has been appointed by the central government as the Chair of Business 20 (B20) India, which is the forum for corporates and businesses from the G20 nations, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the industry body said in a statement on Wednesday.

CII itself will act as the Secretariat for B20 India, which will be holding meetings alongside India’s own G20 meetings as president, over the next year.

“CII assumed charge of B20 India Secretariat on December 1, 2022, as India’s term as G20 president commenced,” CII said in a statement.

It said that B20 India has identified priorities