On completion of 25 years of IIA’s existence and support to MSMEs, a need was felt to review IIA’s Vision, Mission & Values keeping in view the rapidly changing industrial environment and increased strength of IIA. With the support of ZDH-SEQUA(German Partnership programme for Indian MSMEs), a comprehensive exercise to define IIA’s vision, mission and values was initiated in Sep 2010 when first workshop was held in Meerut with CEC members. Mr Arvind Kaul, a reputed Management Consultant alongwith his team were engaged to facilitate the exercise. In this workshop, the basic parameter for Vision and Mission of an organization was discussed.

A more comprehensive exercise to brainstorm and crystallize the VISION MISSION & VALUES of IIA was then held on 26-27 April 2011 at Shivgarh resort, Lucknow. The workshop was attended by the 7 Former Presidents, President, Sr. Vice President and General Secretary of IIA apart from around 35 select CEC Members.

The draft of VISION MISSION & VALUES of IIA was worked out in this workshop which was presented in the 185th CEC meeting held on 20th May 2011.

Thereafter, the draft was circulated to CEC members for their final comments and discussed in Annual General Meeting of IIA held in Mussoorie on 18th July 2011 thus the VISION MISSION & VALUES of IIA was born in the year 2011 in its present form.