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Chandrajit Banerjee is the director general of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He has been with the organisation for over 35 years and has been its DG since 2008. He is also a director on the board of 'Invest India'. He is a Post-Graduate (MS) in economics with specialisation in Economics of Planning and Econometrics from the University of Calcutta. He completed his graduation from St. Xavier's College (Calcutta) in economics (Hons). He has been honoured with a Honorary Doctorate (D. Phil Honoris Causa) from Amity University and an Honorary Doctorate in Business Management from the Xavier Institute of Management (Xavier University), Bhubaneswar.
Chandrajit Banerjee is the director general of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He has been with the organisation for over 35 years and has been its DG since 2008. He is also a director on the board of 'Invest India'. He is a Post-Graduate (MS) in economics with specialisation in Economics of Planning and Econometrics from the University of Calcutta. He completed his graduation from St. Xavier's College (Calcutta) in economics (Hons). He has been honoured with a Honorary Doctorate (D. Phil Honoris Causa) from Amity University and an Honorary Doctorate in Business Management from the Xavier Institute of Management (Xavier University), Bhubaneswar.
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