News Letter January 2018

The Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce & Industry




Issue 21

Date
A Monthly Newsletter 04.01.2018
Estd 1953






PRESIDENT’S DESK

Babubhai Humbal
President – GCCI


Greetings from GCCI!
Nandalal Goyal
At the outset, I wish a very HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2018. I wish you to write it on your Vice President

heart that every day is the best day in the year. Let the months and days of the New
Year be full of happiness, smiles & hopes.
Murlidhar Jagani
Hon. Secretary

After the Assembly Election, new government has become operative in Gujarat
under leadership of Shri Vijaybhai Rupani as Chief Minister. The people of the
Sanjay Gandhi
state are now hopeful of further development of the state & wish the new Hon. Jt. Secretary
government will meet the expectation of the people at large. It is Good News for

the people of Kachchh as Shri Vasanbhai Ahir is inducted in new cabinet of

Gujarat. Jayesh Rajde
Treasurer


The short – term impact of recent structural reforms of demonetisation and GST
roll-out appears to be reducing as GDP rose 6.3% in the July - September period Bulletin Committee

reversing a five-quarter slide and setting itself on revival. It seems India will see a Murlidhar Jagani

Hon. Secretary
higher growth trajectory soon. India has to seize the initiative to grow even faster.
Mahadev Rajani

The long awaited mid-term review of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 was released Convenor
by the government. The policy focuses on expanding market, alignment with GST,
data analysis backed policy intervention and trade facilitation with specific Anuj Sharma
Jagdish Nahta
emphasis on MSME and labour intensive sectors. Purvesh Raval
Member
Now, business fraternity eagerly await forth-coming revenue budgets of Central
and State Government which will help them to carve their road-map for new
business opportunities and development.
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Congratulations




























Shri Vasanbhai Ahir
Hon’ble Minister of State

& MLA – Anjar






















Dr. Nimaben Aachrya Mrs. Maltiben Maheshwari Mrs. Santokben Aarethiya

Hon’ble MLA – Bhuj Hon’ble MLA – Gandhidham Hon’ble MLA – Rapar





















Shri Virendrasinh Jadeja Shri Pradyumansinh Jadeja

Hon’ble MLA – Mandvi Hon’ble MLA – Abdasa


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GCCI’s Delegation Visited on 01 Jan
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at Gandhinagar


























Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Vijaybhai Rupani
Hon’ble Dy. Chief Minister Shri Nitinbhai Patel















Hon’ble Minister Shri Saurabhbhai Patel Hon’ble Minister Shri Kaushikbhai Patel Hon’ble Minister Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama
















Hon’ble Minister Shri Ranchhodbhai Phaldu Hon’ble Minister Shri Pradeepsinh Jadeja Hon’ble Minister Shri Jaydrathsinh Parmar















Hon’ble Minister Shri Vasanbhai Ahir Hon’ble Minister Shri Kishorbhai Kanani


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Events @ GCCI













































Recorded speech of Shri Jay Vasavada



GCCI organised a motivation speech of Mr. Jay Vasavada on “New Generation & Future of India” on 14 December at Chamber
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Bhavan. At the beginning, Hon. Secretary Mr. Murlidhar Jagani introduced the speaker and President Mr. Babubhai Humbal greeted
Mr. Vasavada by flowers.

Mr. Vasavada started his inspirational speech highlighting various qualities of new generation to launch new adventure by adopting
required changes. This change can make our country a great country among leading countries of the world. He reminded that it is
society’s duty to show right direction to upcoming generation. He explained the role and resultant changed situation by quoting
examples of Lord Rama, Krishna & many other people of contemporary society. He analyzed the contemporary change in the Gujarati
Film Industry which is the result of new generation’s RTI (READ, THINK & INNOVATE). New generation has to understand the
importance of labour and should strive hard with patience to grab the opportunity which will lead to success. New generation has to
come out from comfort zone to embrace the success. They have to develop capacity and identity to invest time & energy in changed
scenario. While defining youth, he advised not to link it with age and appearance but to link it with mind & performance. He also
advised the youth to discourage back seat driving, develop team building, avoid ego, expand your horizon and change the mentality
to achieve new heights of success. To develop India, support & develop all and don’t limit the same to you only. He expressed his
full trust and faith in the capacity of new generation of India who has ability to explore bio-diversity and its uniqueness for the further
development of India.

Number of prominent & distinguished persons of township like Shri Mavjibhai Sorathiya, Shri Momayabhai Gadhvi, etc., persons
from various organizations & the enlightened audience enjoyed this rhetorical speech. The President Mr. Babubhai Humbal, Vice
President Mr. Nandlal Goyal, Hon. Secretary Mr. Muralidhar Jagani, Hon. Jt. Secretary Mr. Sanjay Gandhi, Treasurer Mr. Jayesh
Rajde, Former Presidents Mr. Bachubhai Ahir & Mr. Parasmal Nahata, Members of Managing Committee Mr. Mohan Goyal, Mr.
Anil Jain, Mr. Kamlesh Ramchandani, Mr. Tinu Gandhi, Mr. Sanjay Dave, Mr. Dinesh Goyal, Mr. Hemchandra Yadav, Shri Mukesh
Parekh and Mr. Rajendra Agarwal presented a memento to Mr. Jay Vasavda. In the end, Mr. Muralidhar Jaganni thanked Mr.
Vasavada & the audience.

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Delegation visit to G M – W R Delegation visit to Chairman - DPT


Shri A K Gupta, General Manger, Western Railway visited A high level delegation headed by President Shri Babubhai
Gandhidham Railway Station for annual inspection. A Humbal met Shri Ravi Parmar, Chirman, DPT on 29.12.2017 and
delegation of our Chamber headed by President, Shri Babubhai submitted a written representation for the consideration of various
Humbal, Past President Shri Parasmal Nahata & Shri Bachubhai land issues of Gandhidham Township. Chairman of DPT gave
Ahir, Hon Jt. Secretary Shri Sanjay Gandhi paid a courtesy call
and submitted a memorandum of issues related to railway passions hearing to the delegations and indicated that DPT
operation at Kachchh District. The memorandum highlighted the administration is awaiting direction from Shipping Ministry in
issues like sufficient drinking facilities of water for passengers at this regard. Our Chamber submitted a fresh reorientation in
Gandhidham, Adipur, Shamkhiyali & Bhachau, develop system writing further to the meeting so that DPT can take up once again
for disposal of accumulation of rainy water at Gandhidham Rly. with Shipping Ministry.
Station. Upgrade the facilities at Adipur Rly. Station. Increase
platform length at Gandhidham, Bhachau & Anjar, installed and
operationalised lift & escalator facility at Gandhidham Rly.
Station as soon as possible, introduce new train for Kerala, Tamil
Nadu, Vadodara / Surat & North India also request for re-
scheduling some trains for better connectivity of other trains. The
General Manger patiently heard verbal representation also and
expressed and positive indication to address and resolve the
issues in coming days.




Winners








Christmas Quiz

1 Prize : Mr. Thomas
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2 Prize : Ms. Preeti Gulati
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3 Prize : Mr. Bhavesh Thakkar
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Prize Sponsored by : C. L. SHARMA RESORTS (P) LTD.







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Ans-1. (b) 25 December Ans-2. (d) Santa Claus Ans-3. (a) Rudolph

Ans-4. (c) St. Nicholas Ans-5. (d) Carols


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Important Representations



Date Represented to Subject
06.12.17 Project Director - PIU Urgent need to repair the Service Road
National Highways Authority of India, Adipur
07.12.17 Smt. Remya Mohan, Collector – Kachchh Presentation of questions related to hotel owners of Kutch
11.12.17 Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road, Transport Request for re-consideration of the move by Deendayal Port
Highway & Shipping And Others Trust to get vacant possession of lease land allotted to social
and religious organisation
13.12.17 Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance & Suggestions for SEZ operation in light of the forthcoming
Shri Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & Industry budget
13.12.17 Shri H R Suthar, M D. PGVCL, Rajkot Problem of frequent power cut in Gandhidham Township and
GDC area
15.12.17 Shri Shaileshbhai Patwari Proposal for the coming Revenue Budget 2018-19 of Central
President, Gujarat Chamber of Commerce Government
15.12.17 Chief Minister, Gujrat State and About starting a commercial court for more than 1 crore in
Minister of State for Law & Justice, Gujarat Gandhidham
16.12.17 Shri Shaileshbhai Patwari Suggestion for the proposed "New Industrial Policy"
President, Gujarat Chamber of Commerce
20.12.17 General Manager, Western Railway, Memorandum of various issues related to Railway Operation
CAMP: Gandhidham at Kachchh district
26.12.17 Capt. G R Gopinath, Founder Chairman, Air Deccan, Request to start Kandla – Mumbai – Kandla air flight under
UDAN scheme

































Angela Wang David Brenner Heather Lanier
How China is changing A new weapon in the "Good" and "bad" are
the future of shopping fight against superbugs incomplete stories we tell
ourselves







 Public Notice No. 64-Valuation of second hand machinery -reg



 Public Notice No. 63- Procedure for obtaining Self Sealing Permission for Electronic
Sealing of Containerized cargo at factory or warehouse premises – reg



 Public Notice No. 62- Refund / Claim of Countervailing duty as Duty Drawback – reg


 Customs procedure for export of cargo in containers and closed bodied trucks from ICDs/CFSs

through Land Customs Stations (LCSs)


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SHORT NEWS



Robot Doctors When port ‘trusts’ turn ‘authorities’, berths will have
What will you prefer if you have to choose between a to be privatised
medical doctor and a robot with artificial intelligence A plan to convert 11 of the 12 ports owned by the Central
(AI) to examine, diagnose and prescribe medicines government and run as ‘trusts’ into ‘authorities’, will entail
and treatment? Will you allow the robot to carry out large-scale privatisation of cargo berths/terminals operated by
surgery on you? READ MORE the State itself. READ MORE

Adani, JM Baxi and JSW Infra in race for Droom partners with Mahindra, others for electric
Chabahar port deal vehicles
Adani Ports and Special Economic Online automobile e-commerce platform Droom has partnered
Zone Ltd (APSEZ), JM Baxi Group with players like Mahindra and Hero Electric to bring electric
and JSW Infrastructure Ltd have been vehicles on its platform, a top company official said. The electric
short-listed on a tender floated by India scooters (available on the Droom platform) are priced between
Ports Global Ltd to manage, operate Rs 20,000-42,400, while the electric cars are priced in the range
and maintain (MOM) the container and of Rs 8-13 lakh. Other partner brands include Okinawa Scooters
multi-purpose terminals at Chabahar and Yobykes. "The launch of this category is in line with the
port in Iran, which was partly opened a few days ago. India Ports
Global, a 60:40 joint venture between Jawaharlal Port Trust and Indian government's focus on electric vehicles, keeping in mind
their environmental benefits, contribution in reducing the
Deendayal Port Trust (previously Kandla Port Trust), was set up by
the government to make strategic investments in overseas ports. economy's spends and their long-term cost effectiveness,"
Droom founder and CEO Sandeep Aggarwal told.
READ MORE
READ MORE

India will soon have 150 to 200 operational airports: Motherson to bring PKC's electric bus & truck
Jayant Sinha technology to serve Indian customer
More than 150 more operational airports would come up across India Auto component major Motherson Sumi Systems (MSSL) is
in coming few years including three airports in J&K, promised union planning to bring PKC’s electric bus and truck technology to
minister Jayant Sinha, during his visit to Srinagar. The Aviation serve its Indian customer. Recently in an exclusive interview
industry in India, Sinha said would soon be one of the biggest sectors with ETAuto, Vivek Chaand Seghal, chairman, Motherson Sumi
in India, and it is already fetching revenue almost equal to Indian Group, said, “With help of PKC, which we acquired this year,
Railways and Telecom Industry. READ MORE will bringing electric technology for commercial vehicles soon.”
READ MORE

2018 seen tough for cargo shipping as overcapacity threat Ease of doing business in India: Logistics has a major
heightens role to play
With more than 220 cargo ships scheduled for delivery in 2018, India is the fourth-fastest growing major economy in the world, with an
realisations of container shipping lines across the globe are expected expected growth rate of above 7% in the current fiscal year, owing to
to come under pressure next year because of oversupply. rising exports and increasing government spending—according to the
READ MORE latest edition of the Global Economic Prospects report of the World
Bank. India also made it to the top 100 rankings in the World Bank’s
Ease of Doing Business index recently. READ MORE

Commerce Ministry mulls refund for exporters via single Setting up of Inland Container Depots
window Proposals for setting up of Inland Container Depots (ICDs)
The Commerce Ministry is looking at ways in which the coming which are considered as Dry Ports, Container Freight Stations
Budget can provide further relief to exporters under the Goods and (CFSs) and Air Freight Stations (AFSs) are received from central
Services Tax (GST) regime. It is discussing with the Finance and state Government PSUs and private developers from time to
Ministry the possibility of giving all tax refunds to small exporters time. An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) is functioning
via a single window, as also exempting exporters from paying IGST under the aegis of Department of Commerce since 1992 for
(Integrated GST) on inputs, as is done in many other parts of the giving single window clearance to these agencies for setting up
world, including Europe, a government official told. READ MORE of ICDs/CFSs in India. READ MORE

















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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS



Sr. Member Name & Address of the Member Business Representative
No. No.
1 3132 KANDLA INTERNATIONAL Shipping Amardeep Singh Parmar
CONTAINER TERMINAL PVT. LTD. 98252 27478 Debiprasad Ghosh
301-306, Plot No. 38, Chetna Chamber, 95120 44600
Sector 9, Gandhidham - Kachchh
[email protected]

2 3133 SATYA ENTERPRISES Transportation Kunvar Roshanlal Yadav
Office No.11, Gr. Floor, Sai Commercial 98987 77769 Nawneet Kumar Yadav
Complex, Plot No.16, Ward 12 B, 78747 77769
Gandhidham - Kachchh
[email protected]
3 3134 SATYA LOGISTICS Transportation Nawneet Kumar Yadav
Office No.12, Gr. Floor, Sai Commercial 98987 77769 Kunvar Roshanlal Yadav
Complex, Plot No.16, Ward 12 B, 78747 77769
Gandhidham - Kachchh
[email protected]
4 3135 NAKODA BHAIRAV INDUSTRIES Timber, Veneer, Jitendra Mehta
Plot No.1 & 2, Survey No.219 / 16, Plywood, Block Board Dinesh Mehta
Village Chudva, Gandhidham - Kachchh Flush Door
[email protected] 98250 41404
97279 29604
5 3136 ARS CLEARING & FORWARDING Custom House Agent Vinay Dinanath Tripathi
LLP Rama Vinay Tripathi
Plot No.11, Survey No.42, Aspl House,
Meghpar Borichi, Anjar - Kachchh
[email protected]
6 3137 MAYANK ENTERPRISE Shipping Divyaben C. Maheshwari
Office No.7, Ground Floor, Plot No.46, 98794 80764 Champaklal Kanji
Sector - 8, Gandhidham - Kachchh 98794 80764 Maheshwari
[email protected]
7 3138 JAYANT LOGISTICS PVT. LTD. C H A Vinay Dinananth Tripathi
Plot No.11, Survey No.42, A S P L House, Prashant Mukesh Patel
Meghpar Borichi, Anjar - Kachchh
[email protected]
8 3139 H. C. MANIAR & CO. Professional ( C A ) Hardik C. Maniar
10-11, Nilesh Park Complex, 91738 71522 Kapil N. Raval
Plot No.80, Sector - 8, 99092 30043
Tagore Road, Gandhidham - Kachchh
[email protected]
9 3140 CARGOTRANS MARITIME PVT. Clearing & Edwin Alexandar
LTD. Forwarding Manju Mathunni Tharakan
Shyam Paragon, 1st & 2nd Floor, 90999 27013
D B Z - S - 61 A, Nr. Rotary Bhavan, 90999 27013
Gandhidham - Kachchh
[email protected]
10 3141 LORDS LOGISTICS & ALLIED Freight Forwarding Job. C. John
SERVICES 84015 98043 John C. John
Office No. 205, Plot No.110, 98795 77158
Sector-8, Manali Tower,
Gandhidham - Kachchh
[email protected]
11 3142 PA SEA IMPEX Clearing & S. Parthiban
211, 2nd Floor, Ratnakala Arcade, Forwarding D. Srihari
Adani Port Road, Mundra - Kachchh
[email protected]


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Knowledge dikhaao, inaam paao!




Theme for this Month: Indian Festivals


"Exciting Prizes to be won"





1. The festival of Makkar Sankranti is also known by which popular name?
a. Diwali
b. Easter
c. Bhai Beej
d. Uttarayan

2. During the festival of Pongal, the newly reaped “Pongal” or rice is offered to which god?
a. Moon God
b. Sun God
c. Water God
d. Wind God

3. Which goddess is worshiped during the festival of Vasant Panchami?
a. Lakshmi
b. Durga
c. Saraswati
d. Parvati

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4. Which document came into effect on the Republic Day, 26 January 1950?
a. Constitution of India
b. Government of India Act
c. The Declaration of Independence
d. Indian Penal Code

5. Who was the “State Guest of Honour” during the 2017 Republic Day Celebrations in India?
a. President Barack Obama
b. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
c. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
d. President François Hollande



For Rules & Regulations








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GCCI Quiz







Knowledge dikhaao, inaam paao!


Rules & Regulations




1. Five multiple choice questions based on a particular theme will be asked every month.
2. Participants can participate by sending the correct answers to all five questions by email to
[email protected]
3. Participants must have mention his/her name and contact details compulsorily.
4. Only one entry per participant is allowed.
5. Correct Entries received only by email shall be eligible for prize.
6. Entries CANNOT be sent by any other medium like letter, SMS or WhatsApp.
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7. Last date for receiving entries shall be 15 date of the month in which the quiz has been published.
8. Three winners will be declared every month.
9. The winners will be decided on “Fastest Finger First” basis; which means that the first correct entry
received after the publication of bulletin will be given the 1 prize; the second correct entry received
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will be given the 2 prize and the third correct entry received shall be given the 3 prize. The “time-
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stamp” shown in email shall be considered as proof for determining which entry came first.
10. In case of any dispute, the decision taken by the Convener of Bulletin Sub-Committee shall be final.
11. The members of the Managing Committee & Bulletin Sub-Committee of GCCI or their relatives
shall not be eligible to participate in this quiz.
12. Correct answers along with the names of the three winners shall be declared in the next issue of
GCCI Bulletin.
13. Winners have to approach the GCCI office to claim their prizes within five working days of
declaration of the results.
14. No cash shall be given in lieu of the prizes.

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