EPA Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd's First Inhouse Journal

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EPA Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. is a construction firm which was founded by Mr. Paramjit Singh Sahai on 1st April, 2003. On its successful completion of 10 years in the corporate world, EPA Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. launched its first Inhouse Journal.

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CONTENTS• Message from the CEO

• Company ProfileProjects Undertaken by EPA InfrastructureCompany and Individual AchievementsEditorials (Finance)

• Aims and VisionsOur Values and Beliefs

• Meet the Employees

• Events and EntertainmentJokes and HoroscopesLatest Events at EPA

EPA Infrastructure Pvt.Ltd. has comeup with aninhouse journal, for thefirst time, to help instrengthening the em-ployee - company rela-tion.This edition will giveyou a glimpse of theworking atmosphere ofEPA.

“All work and no play, makes jack a dull boy”.The company follows this motto and seems tobe keeping its employees happy and satisfied.Cheers to this first edition!

-Aakanksha RawatEDITORIAL OFFICE: B-267/268, North Ex Mall, Sector 9,Rohini, New Delhi - 110085

FOR THE MONTHS OF August-September 2013ISSUE: 1VOLUME: IASSISTANT EDITOR: Ariba SaeedEDITOR: Aakanksha Rawat

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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

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MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

EPA Infrastructure Private

Limited started o! on 1stApril, 2003, as a small o"cein my house. Within 10years, EPA has managed tosoar high and work with

some well known names inthe industry. Some of our es#

teemed clienteles include: HCL, In#fosys, Nestle, Reliance Metro and RelianceInfrastructures to name a few.

I take this opportunity to announce 3 benefits weare star$ng with immediate e!ect: Hospitaliza$on In#surance, Accident Insurance and Medical discountscheme of Indian Health Organiza$on, for those em#ployees who are not covered under ESI. These bene#fits will be from the company’s side. Hence, nocontribu$on will be required from the employees’part.

We plan to expand by training and empowering oldemployees to take on higher responsibili$es. Also fo#cusing on bringing in new, fresh, spirited talent to de#velop into leaders at all levels. We intend to build thecapacity of our employees, by training them for meet#ing their aspira$ons.

I wish all the readers a very prosperous career and avery healthy and happy life.

Mr. Paramjit Singh SahaiManaging Director and Founder

(Mr Sahai did his B. Tech in Civil Engineering from the pres!‐gious IIT‐D in the year 1977.He has an experience of over threedecades in the industry)

The successful comple$on ofthese 10 years wouldn’t

have been possible with#out our employees andthe hardwork and dedi#ca$on that they’veshown towards theirwork. I’m truly humbled

to have such a brilliantset of people working with

me towards the success ofour company.

We plan to provide our employees with benefitswhich are more than just financial, by giving them acollabora$ve work environment (CWE). Here, ouremployees will be able to share ideas and thoughtsirrespec$ve of geographical boundaries. We encour#age our employees to maintain a work#life balance,wherein they give adequate $me to their friends and

families. Another provision of flexi#working hours isalso being worked upon, by which an employee canfulfill the goals assigned to them, within the s$pu#lated $me, by working within those hours, whichwould suite them.We aim at being a company wherethere’s zero wastage and a rich working culture mak#ing us one of the most compe$$ves infrastructurecompanies.

Lastly, I would like to congratulate our stakeholdersfor being a part of our 10 glorious years.Wishing everyone prosperity at work and home.

MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

‐Mrs. Kawaljit SahaiDirector, Accounts and Administra!on

(Mrs. Sahai has done her BA and B.Ed from Banaras Hindu Uni‐versity (BHU), Varanasi. She has an experience of over 5yrs inheading the accounts and finance department of the company)

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COMPANY PROFILE

A JOB WELL DONEIn its short, yet glorious years in the industry of infrastructure,EPA Infrastructures has done some no$ceably good work. Someof its pres$gious clients include Nestle, Airtel, Maru$ Suzuki,DMRC and the likes of it.Some of the projects, undertaken by us, over the past few years

have been underlined below:

• Maru! Plant at IMT, Manesar: Foam Concrete and Water#proofing of coaled roll formed sheet roofing for Maru$ Plant atIMT, Manesar.

An area of 100 000 square meters was covered in a period of 3years.

Waterproofing work being carried out at Maru$ Plant at Manesar.

•BSBK Ltd, KESHVANA INDUSTRIAL AREA, BEHROD, RA"JASTHAN:Plant Flooring and road work for BSBK Ltd at Keshvana Indus#trial Area, Behror, Rajasthan.EPA covered 12000 square metres for plant flooring and 8000sq metres for roadwork.The unique feature of this project was that digital mini batchingwas used for the accomplishment of this project.

A mini batcingh plant next to the cement mixer, for making the taskeasier and more efficient.

• KUNDLI: Sub#grade prepara$ons for a cold store in Kundli,involving 5000 cubic metres of imported earth filling. This project was undertaken 2#3 years ago.

Subgrade preparations for a cold storage in Kundli, which was completed 2-3 years ago.

NAME THE JOURNAL

CONTEST

Yes !!

WE WANT YOU TO NAME OUR JOURNAL!The winner of this competition will get featured

in our next edition of this journal.Send in your entire at info@epa-

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COMPANY AND INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS

COMMONWEALTH GAMESSUCCESS

ANOTHER PAT ON OUR BACK

We did a project of waterproofing an area of2000 sqm, for M/s Unity Infra Projects Ltd. as apart of CWG works.The project was recieved very well and thework done by EPA got noticed.

One of our many projects where we did water-proofing and got recognized was for DelhiMetro Rail Project at Subhash Nagar andTagore Garden.The services were found professional and ap-preciable.

LEADING THE PATH, MR. SAHAI

Mr. Sahai at the recent TiE event. The discussion was about low costhousing schemes and how IT can be used efectively in the real estatesector. Mr. Sahai gave a presentation here, which was very well re-cieved.

Mr. Sahai at an event with the then president, Dr. APJ AbdulKalam. The event was a success and reached the masses.

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6 WAYS TO

SAVE

Saving always comes first. Think of it as the founda$on uponwhich your financial house is built. The reason is straigh%orward# unless you inherit a large amount of money, it is your savingsthat will provide you with the resources to feed your invest#ments. The best way to start saving is by segrega$ng yourmoney according to your needs and desires. There is nothingwrong with li&le luxuries, and you should be able to enjoy manyof the nonessen$al things you have. But it is important to realizethat desires are not needs.

Underneath are some economically virtuous habits which youcan prac$ce in your everyday life as they might lend a helpinghand in saving up your hard earned money.

Start saving with itsy"bitsy amount

Majority of financial experts believe that weneed to save at least 5 percent, and if possi#ble 10 percent, of our income and place it inan interest#bearing, liquid savings account.Once saving becomes a habit, set your savinggoals and maintain savings account of at least three to sixmonths' income. This will prevent you from borrowing moneyfrom your friends or rela$ves when sudden expenses occur.

Cuddle Compound Interest

The earlier you commence to plantmoney into your re$rement sav#ings, the more you'll have. Mainlypeople think that it’s a ma&er ofworking hard which eventually

leads you to a lot of money, but actually the true path to wealthsimply starts from saving and inves$ng from an early age. How#ever compound interest is beneficial merely if you are the onereceiving the interest, if you are the one paying compound in#terest on a loan or credit card, then it's cos$ng you a lot ofmoney, as interest is charged on interest.

Pay debts as soon as possible

If you carry any debt, focus on consolida$ng it to a lower inter#est as it would let you pay down thebalance faster without increasing yourpayments, and pay it o! as soon aspossible. The longer you’ll take torepay the charges, the more interestthey’ll make, and you’ll be le' withlesser cash in your pocket. Money paid in interest is moneythrown away and there is absolutely no need to chuck way yourhard earned cash.

Examine your ATM withdrawals

Monitor how much withdrawals you makeper week or per month and restrict it toone $me. As from now savings bank ac#count holders are allowed only five freetransac$ons from ATMs of other bankswhich include cash withdrawal, balance en#quiry and changing your secret iden$fica#

$on number. Previously, merely cash withdrawals were countedfor the purpose of five free transac$ons and any number of non#cash transac$ons such as balance enquiry was free. So now youneed to restrain yourself from visi$ng the ATM frequently. In ad#di$on a&empt to reduce the amount withdrawn every $me.

Introduce yourself to online shopping

If you can purchase from the comfort of your home withoutstruggling in the crowd and with no ex#penditure on transporta$on, then whynot opt for this convenient way toshop? Many retailers encourage cus#tomers to shop online with cap$va$ngdiscounts and special o!ers includingfree shipping. These websites eventempt buyers with coupon codes and cash back guaranteeswhich just act as icing on the cake for the purchaser.

Disburse less on entertainment

If you wish to expend less for a movie try hi(ng for morningshows or ma$nee showings, which cansome$mes cost half the price of anevening show. Alongside keep your eyeout for free advanced screening of filmsbecause many movie studios o!er thesebefore the o"cial release of the movie. Bythis you’ll not only get to see the moviefor free, but you’ll also get to see it before

most of your friends. For further savings you can borrow bestseller books and new released movies from libraries, friends orfrom rental shops rather than buying them.

EDITORIAL (FINANCE)

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PROMOTING LIVELIHOOD:ENABLING THROUGH CHARITY

FACT: Less than 10 percent of rural workers in India are employed on a regular basis. Poor rural households engage inmore than one ac!vity for their livelihoods.

Livelihood as perceived by EPA is a set ofeconomic ac$vi$es, involving self#em#ployment and/or wage#employment byusing one’s endowments (human andmaterial) to generate adequate resources(cash and non#cash) for mee$ng the re#quirements of self and the household,usually carried out repeatedly and assuch become a way of life. Ideally, a liveli#hood should keep a person meaningfullyoccupied, in a sustainable manner, withdignity. Livelihoods, therefore, go far be#yond genera$ng income.A livelihood is muchmore than employment.

In the current decade, ac#cording to es$mates ofthe Planning Commissionfor the Tenth Five YearPlan, more than 10 mil#lion people in India willbe seeking work everyyear. Thus, to ensure fullemployment within adecade, more than 10million new livelihoodswill have to be generatedevery year. Given themagnitude of the prob#lem, and the dearth of re#sources for livelihoodpromo$on, the task ofpromo$ng livelihoods forthe poor becomes all the more urgent. Itcalls for organiza$ons to use their re#sources op$mally to achieve maximumscale.

The primary reason to promote liveli#hoods is the belief in the essen$al rightof all human beings to equal opportunity.Poor people do not have life choices nordo they have opportuni$es. Ensuring thata poor household has a stable livelihoodwill substan$ally increase its income, andover a period of $me, asset ownership,self#esteem and social par$cipa$on.

The second reason for livelihood promo#$on is to promote economic growth.Nearly 4 billion out of the 6 billion peoplein the world, which do not have the pur#chasing power to buy even the bare ne#cessi$es of life – food, clothing andshelter. But as they get steadier incomes

#Sectoral Approach: Promo$ng livelihoodsalong a sector of the economy such as agri#culture, or a sub#sector such as co&on. Forexample: Sub#sector Interven$ons, such asdairy, fishery, and sericulture, usually cov#ering the value chain from primary produc#$on to the ul$mate consumer, e.g. NDDB indairy.

For suppor$ng livelihoods, EPA believesthat services are required in input supply,output marke$ng, infrastructure, technol#

ogy development, re#search, training,community organiza#$on among others. Intoday’s economy oneagency can not de#velop the competencyof providing all ofthem. Thus, an inputsupply company needsto collaborate with anoutput marke$ngcompany, which inturn needs to collabo#rate with a creditprovider, and build acollabora$ve polygon.

On similar lines, ayouth employment ini#$a$ve for skill devel#opment and livelihood

promo$on was taken by Saksham. Sak#sham, which is a subsidiary of EPA infra#structure is a Plan Ini$a$ve to supportyouth, especially young girls from disadvan#taged families/communi$es in India to beable to realize their dreams by equippingthem with essen$al life and voca$onalskills, which not only helps them to accessdecent employment Decent Work (as def byILO) but also makes them representa$ves ofa gender just society.

through livelihood promo$on, they be#come customers of many goods and serv#ices, which then promote growth. The thirdreason for promo$ng livelihoods is to en#sure social and poli$cal stability. Whenpeople are hungry, they tend to take to vi#olence, crime. Thus, we see that there areidealis$c, u$litarian and plain self#interestbased arguments for livelihood promo$on

Livelihood interven$ons can be in manyforms and go far beyond running an in#

come#genera$on program. Some of the ap#proaches of livelihood interven$ons inIndia are:

)Spa!al Approach: Promo$ng livelihoodsin a specified geographical area, such as aregion, sub#region, command area or a wa#tershed. For example: Interven$on in acluster of enterprises, such as Ludhiana forhosiery, Badohi#Mirzapur for carpets,Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu and Su#alkuchi in Assam for silk sarees, and so on.

#Segmental Approach: Promo$ng liveli#hoods for a vulnerable segment of the pop#ula$on, such as landless households,tribals, women and the disabled. For exam#ple: Inves$ng in human development # nu#tri$on, health, educa$on, and ins$tu$onaldevelopment (for example CARE’sWomen’s Income and Self#Help project,Jharkhand)

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MEET THE EMPLOYEESThis sec!on of the journal will consist of the background and experiences of our employees while working with EPA Infra"structure. In every issue, we’ll choose some of our employees and introduce them via this in"house journal.This is an a#empt to introduce you to the people who work extremely hard and also, recognize them for their hard work.

MR. DEVILAL: He possesses a rich experience of seventeen years in the domainof construc!on. He has devoted five years of his career to EPA InfrastructurePvt. Ltd. and currently works as a senior execu!ve in the department of oper‐a!ons. Prior to EPA he worked with CC Construc!on in Burari for a long periodof three and a half years. Seventeen years ago, a#er the comple!on of his in‐termediate he le# his hometown Bihar in the search of a valuable career.Al‐though he is the sole bread earner of the family of six members, he dwellsblissfully with his wife and four children to whom he wishes to provide withthe finest educa!on. He aspires for their bright future and we wish the samefor him.

MR.PRADEEP GUPTA: He started his career with EPA Infrastructure a year ago.A#er the comple!on of his MBA in finance from his hometown Aligarh, as luckwould have it, he came to Delhi. Since then there was no looking back for him.As his family lives in Aligarh he has to deal with daily household chores and doall the household work by himself. But he maintains his balance, which accordingto Pradeep, EPA has taught him. As balanced life is one of the core values of EPAInfrastructure. At present, he works as a Management Trainee in EPA and per‐forms harder with every passing day to reach to his desired goals in life.We wish him all the very best, so that he takes his career and EPA Infrastructureto new heights.

MR. AMAN ANEJA: He has the zeal which s!mulates him to work harder towardshis passion.He brings in the fresh blood to the company. He has overall three yearsof experience. Since last one and a half years he is working with EPA Infrastructureas a Project Engineer. He has successfully led the Company through some of itsmost challenging !mes and enabled it to emerge stronger. Prior to joining EPAhe worked with L&T, Punjab. He pursued his highest qualifica!on in Bachelors ofTechnology from Kurukshetra University, Karnal. He was born and brought up inPanipat but des!ny had other plans which carried him to Delhi.We wish this young, fiesty worker to carry on with the goodwork.

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MR. ARUN BHATIA: Mr. Dependable would be the appropriate word to describehim. A#er gaining an experience of almost 6 years from the giant Convergys,he is handling marke!ng & opera!ons of EPA Infrastructure from last two anda half years as the head of the department. He pursued gradua!on in B.comfrom Delhi University. He describes his journey in EPA to be excep!onal andfrui%ul. He is obliged to EPA and its employees for being extremely suppor!veto him. He expressed tremendous pleasure when asked about his future re‐sponsibili!es as the head of the regional branch of EPA Infrastructure. He isgrateful to Mr. Paramjit Singh Sahai for believing in his capabili!es and for pro‐viding him with an enormous growth opportunity.

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EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

CAREER SCOPE

ARIES(21 MARCH-19 APRIL)

People with thiszodiac can expect changes on the

career and workfront as their ap-proach towards their

work may undergo a major changethis year. They may be in a position atthe year end, where they would haveto rethink their decisions.

TAURUS(20 APRIL-20 MAY)

On the career front, good progress isforeseen. The atmos-phere at work shall becalm and happy. Ifanything has beenholding you back, ad-dress that issue up-front as this is the year of revelationsand opening up.

GEMINI(21 MAY-20 JUNE)Interesting career

opportunities abound, and they shall do well toremain alert to grab these, well in time. The

year may also bring arise in their status at

work place. They might feel dissatisfiedwith their professional situation, and thecause may remain unknown to eventhem.

CANCER(21 JUNE-22 JULY)

Constant struggles for suc-cess and achievement laybeneath the exterior shellof Cancer. There may benew, lucrative opportuni-ties coming their way this year. Theremay be hardships but their tenacity willnot only help them survive, but will alsokeep their confidence alive. Towardsthe end of the year, they might be quitesatisfied with their career graph.

LEO(23 JULY-22 AUGUST)

During the year ahead, career path will be sverely affected inboth positive and nega-

tive sense. It is important to strike balanc and pay

attention to personal and domestic lifeand it is also essential to see that do-mestic friction does not affect your ca-reer path.

VIRGO(23 AUGUST-22 SEPTEMBER)

The year 2013 looksfavourable for Virgoprofessionals and theymay come across a farmore lucrative job offer.Those involved in re-search, development, teaching, jour-nalism, media, accountancy and legalprofessions will be very successful.

LIBRA(23 SEP-22 OCT)

This year is going to be a mixed bagfor Libra people,especially on thecareer front. The sec-

ond week of July onwards, they aregoing to be happy and stable in theirjob. They will be assigned new proj-ects, which will encourage them to putyour best foot forward.

SCORPIO(23 OCT-21 NOV)

This year, they mayhave a tough time main-taining good rapportwith their colleagues.But the good thing is,their bosses will be on their sides, sim-ply due to great work ethic.

CAPRICORN(22 DEC-19 JAN)

Capricorns like beingleaders in the worplace and they do not take orders from oth-

ers well at all. Capri-corn, love to be in ajob that contributes to the bigger pic-ture. If their current job doesn’t caterto this, it is time to change the job.Taking up some additional courses tohone up their skills in your particularfield is a good idea.

AQUARIUS(20 JAN-18 FEB)

On the career front,things will be moreactive than usual.They will be ex-tremely focused ontheir work and may

even become ruthless and rude intheir bid to get what they want. Theirforthrightness may not go down wellwith their superiors and colleagues

PISCES(19 FEB-20 MARCH)

This year is going toherald a definite risein their careerprospects and suc-cess.New positions,more power andmore money can be expected. How-ever, with enhanced power come en-hanced responsibilities.Relationswith peers and superiors will be har-monious.

SAGGITARIUS(22 NOV-21 DEC)

At work, when given more responsibiitiesand their seniors rely on their judgments andPR skills The pressureto perform will encour-

age them to be thebest and live up tothe high expectations their co-work-ers have of them.

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LATEST EVENTS AT

EPA

Eating together is one of the manythings that is done in EPA to cele-brate occassions.

A picture of our 10 year celebrations. The office wasdecorated and the employees had a blast.

Laxmi Puja being done, in the office, on the occasion ofDeepawali.

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In its bid to expand and be#come be&er EPA has soughtto par$cipate in campusdrives this year. It covered 3major loca$ons in India,namely# Kolkata, Bhopal andDelhi.

Mr. Sahai has himself pickedthe finest students thatwould add the muchneeded fresh blood into thecompany. A total of 8 stu#dents were covered fromthese loca$ons.3 were se#lected from Bhopal andKolkata each and 2 were se#lected from Delhi..

His current agenda is tostrengthen the Head O"ce,

MARCHING AHEADby providing the presentemployees with the re#quired training . The aim isto provide the necessaryso' skills and technicalskills to the employeeswhich will help themachieve the tasks and goalsin an e!ec$ve and e"cientmanner.

The new o"ces that Mr.Sahai aims to establish willbe located in the north,west and south zone ofIndia. The ci$es, they’ll belocated at will be: Lucknow,Jaipur, Chandigarh, Chennaior Bangalore and Mumbai.

Mr. Sahai in an online evalua$on in Bhopal, in search of freshengineers for the company.