Asian Productivity Organization:
The 68th Session of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Governing Body is being hosted by the Government of India in New Delhi.
- Asian Productivity Organization is an intergovernmental organization which was established in 1961.
- The APO is committed to enhancing productivity for sustainable socioeconomic development through mutual cooperation and knowledge sharing.
- APO membership is open to countries in Asia and the Pacific that are members of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP).
- It comprises 21 member economies from the Asia-Pacific region.
- Bangladesh, Cambodia, Republic of China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Türkiye, and Vietnam.
- India is a founding member of APO.
- These countries/economies support each other in their productivity drives in a spirit of mutual cooperation and coordinate with the APO through the designated national productivity organizations (NPOs).
- National Productivity Council (NPC) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, is the designated NPO for India.
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
- APO is composed of the governing body, the NPOs, and the secretariat, which is headed by a secretary-general.
- The Governing Body is the APO’s highest decision-making authority and meets annually to set the organisation’s strategic direction, approve major proposals, and review Secretariat performance.
