Meet the team: K.J. Prakash from Incap India
Let’s meet one of our team members from Incap India! K.J. Prakash is our Assistant General Manager of HR & Admin at Incap India and joined our team this year. Find out more about his background, his experience at Incap India and some other interesting facts!
Prakash holds a master’s degree in Commerce, a bachelor’s degree in Law, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources: He completed an MBA in Finance, as well. He has worked in the public as well as the private sector and has more than 35 years of experience. During his career Prakash has worked worked for several companies and organisations, such as the Central Industrial Security Force (Sub-inspector), Narcotics Control Bureau (Inspector/Intelligence Officer), Lathangi Group (HR & Legal Chief Administration Officer), Hindustan Machine Tools (Deputy General Manager), Bharat Tissus Pvt. Ltd. (HR & IR Assistant General Manager), and Bidadi Industries Association (Chief Executive Officer).
He found his way to Incap through a reference. “I got a call from Murthy Munipalli, the Managing Director of Incap India. After talking to him, I was convinced that I should serve at Incap India under his leadership. He is such a nice and humble person with that much simplicity. I really admire and adore him and would love to work under him as long as I work for Incap India.” said Prakash. He has been entrusted with several responsibilities within the Human Resources Management and Administration. Prakash is responsible for recruitment, training, time attendance management, payroll management, industrial relations, welfare measures, and framing policies, as well as security, EHS (environmental health and safety), and CCTV surveillance.
Prakash is currently working on several initiatives to take Incap India to the next level. “One of our aims is to reduce the usage of paper in our day-to-day work, which we are doing through automating different processes. We are also working on recruiting skilled manpower. We met with 12 Industrial Training Institute colleges and shared our syllabus with them, which will be included in their curriculum, and we will be able to hire trained manpower. Moreover, we introduced practical training for new recruits in their 3-day recruitment programme to enable them to get a feel of shop floor experience before deployment,” he said. In addition, they are planning to set up an incubation centre to train the students of nearby ITI colleges under the National Skill Development Scheme as its training aide.
There are also other ongoing initiatives that have already brought about some visible changes, such as improved safety through employees wearing PPEs (personal protective equipment) and ID cards, making pedestrian walkway markings and installation of Convex mirrors at vantage points. They have also installed GPS on company vehicles and will soon do the same for contract vehicles, to improve measuring and tracking.
“What I like the most about working at Incap is the freedom of expression given by the Managing Director, Murthy Munipalli. It has really enabled me to express and implement ideas by keeping the best interest of the company in mind. The encouragement I received from him is overwhelming. He is open to discuss any matters concerning the overall interest of the company. That is the driving force for me to put in the best of my efforts,” explained Prakash.
In his free time Prakash loves to travel in the countryside, go for long drives, watch sports and current affairs. In addition, he enjoys reading, mainly fiction and academic books. “My favourite authors are John Grisham, Jeffry Archer, Ken Follett, Agatha Christie, and Dan Brown,” he added. As a person, Prakash values honesty, integrity and sincerity. He is approachable to all, takes logical decisions, and wants to put his experience and acquired knowledge to the best use of the company.
We are happy to have you in our team, Prakash!
