The Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce & Industry

E-News Letter Issue No. 10 Date: 01.01.2017

E - NEWS LETTER

Estd 1953 A Monthly Newsletter

Issue 10 Date

01.01.2017

Dinesh Gupta President – GCCI

Babubhai Humbal Vice President

Murlidhar Jagani Hon. Secretary

Aashish S. Joshi Hon. Jt. Secretary

Rewa R. Kalwani Treasurer

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GOOD BYE 2016

&

Wish you all HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017

The month of December brought celebration back. While we would like to

celebrate the success, we had the last year, we also take the learning from

our failures. Riding on the celebration, we are entering the New Year with

the hope of growth, happiness and possibilities to achieve and prove our

excellence.

By the end of the year, our active follow–up with KPT during the year

resulted into resolution of some of the pending issues such as extension of

time limit to 31.03.2018 for construction on open plot and sanction of

parking infrastructure at the cost of Rs.13.65 crores.

GCCI successfully organised event of lecture of T.I.G.E.R Santosh Nair on

“Fire Your Passion” with co-operation from sponsors and all on 20th

December, 2016.

The Gujarat Government is organising Vibrant Gujarat – 2017 from

08.01.2017 to 10.01.2017 to invite investment and further push to the

industrial development in the state.

Happy reading. Be responsible and promote responsibility around you.

Dinesh Gupta

President

President’s Desk

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness

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E-News Letter Issue No. 10 Date: 01.01.2017

INTERACTION BETWEEN

Hon’ble Chief Minister of

Gujarat Shri Vijaybhai Rupani

&

President Shri Dinesh Gupta

During interaction meet for

Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit - 2017

at

Gandhinagar on 22.12.2016

On 10th December, 2016 GCCI and Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwavidhyalaya, Adipur

jointly organised lecture on ‘Leadership Attitude & Power’. At the outset Mr. Bhagwandas welcomed all

and greeted guests with bouquet and shawl. The President, GCCI Shri Dinesh Gupta in his speech hoped

for guidance to the general public in present scenario of demonetisation. Chamber’s President and his

team alongwith guests of Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwavidhyalaya, Mount Abu lighted

lamp to inaugurate the programme.

The key speaker Brahmakumari Geetaben started her lecture analysing present scenario of

demonetisation and advised to take decision judiciously for which internal self power should be powerful.

She stressed the need to confront the present situation with change of attitude and making internal state

discipline as we are unable to change the circumstances. We should also react the situation with internal

state at our work place and at family level. She reminded the importance of air, water, and food for our

body similarly true understanding, spiritual power and divine qualities are essential for spiritual

empowerment. She explained with example about how one person should behave with other person.

Regarding the leadership, she explained leadership qualities like hearing, availability, tolerance, relief,

differentiation, responsibility and team spirit alongwith other powers like withdrawal, tied to, time of

justice and cooperation. At the end of the lecture she highlighted about the essentiality of meditation for

peace in human life.

Another speaker Brahmakumari Godavriben introduced the various activities of Prajapita Brahma

Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwavidhyalaya and she highlighted about the development of leadership by

internal powers through regular practice of Rajyog Meditation.

Shri Hasmukhbhi Patel a merchant from Ahmedabad shared his experience with business fraternity

about positive role of attitude and its power in business development.

Leadership Attitude & Power

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend. – Abraham Lincoln

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E-News Letter Issue No. 10 Date: 01.01.2017

FIRE YOUR PASSION

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream

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Lecture of India’s renowned lecturer T.I.G.E.R. Santosh Nair was organised at Hotel Radisson on 20th

December, 2016. The Programme started with Mr.Murlidhar Jagani’s welcome speech and then all the

office bearers greeted Mr.Santosh Nair with bouquet and shawl. President Mr.Dinesh Gupta in his

speech narrated that this programme is organised for the inspiration to industrialists and businessmen

of this complex and hope the people of this township will get inspired to make live their silent energies

to glorify the name of Gandhidham Township in Gujarat & India.

To start with Mr.Nair explained the meaning of the word Passion as when someone is committed to

something with no guarantee of any return. According to him human being hardly use 5% of their

energies during life cycle. He stressed for the needs to transform from this state to achieve life time

growth by firing the passion. One needs to be intelligent by reflecting enthusiasm, alertness and

receptivity to get enhancement in usage of full potential to achieve growth in every aspect of life

including business. He highlighted the 6 laws consisting Future greater then past, Contribute more

than rewards, Learning greater than experience, Performance more than clapping, Gratitude more than

success, Always confidence more than comfort.

Mr.Nair also explained “The Success Pentagon” and its components like knowledge, attitude, skills,

habits and strategies to get success through self development. He advised always to expand this

pentagon else it will get shrink and will be hindrance to success route. He narrated about EGC

(Entrepreneur Growth Cycle) and its forward movement from the role of Manager to Owner via leader

and entrepreneur during the age of the business by attaining maturity at every phase. At the end, he

revealed that success comes only to few men and women who does what they do not like. He explained

this phenomenon by quoting examples of leading personalities of real life.

At the end of programme, Vice President Shri Babubhai Humbal expressed thanks to all and

appreciated for cooperation received from Organisation like SRC, KPT, Adani Port SEZ Ltd., Kandla

Timber Association, Ashok Leyland, VOPAK, Mahindra, CFS – Mundra, etc. to make this event

successful.

WATAL COMMITTEE REPORT ON DIGITAL PAYMENT

Feedback/comments on the said Report may be sent to the Coin and Currency Division of the Department of

Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance at currency-dea@gov.in within 15 days from the date of uploading of

the said Report.

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Short News

EDI FACILITIES

Major Indian ports, custom-houses, Special Economic

Zones, etc. are connected through the Electronic Data

Interchange (EDI) for facilitating transaction in

imports/exports. More than 95% of International

Trade is done through EDI enabled Customs

Stations. Indian Customs Electronic Data

Interchange system has been implemented at major

ports, customs houses, Inland Container Depots and

Land Customs Stations. Indian customs also

launched Single Window Interface for Facilitating

Trade (SWIFT) w.e.f. 01.04.2016, integrating

approval process of many Government agencies on a

single platform to provide faster clearance. Indian

customs Electronic Data Interchange infrastructure

is upgraded as and when required.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) For Trade (eTrade)

Presentation on EDI

E Commerce Portal of CBEC

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE DRAFT INLAND

VESSELS BILL, 2016

The Draft Inland Vessels Bill, 2016 covers the

Preamble and has 16 parts i.e. Part I to Part XVI. The

salient features are:

1. Part I- enables the Central Government to enact the

Bill either in whole or in Part or enact any of its

provisions on different dates or in different areas or

regions or State Governments or Union Territories by

means of a notification to such effect.

2. Part II- Administrative provisions; prescribes the

powers of the Central Government and State

Government and prescribes appointment of Competent

Authority, Advisory Committee and Department of

Local Self Administration. READ MORE

NITI AAYOG LEADS INITIATIVE TO CONVERT 100%

GOVERNMENT – CITIZEN TRANSACTIONS TO THE

DIGITAL PLATFORM

In a transformative attempt to weed out black money

and corruption from public life, the Government of

India has constituted a Committee of Officers to enable

100 per cent conversion of Government – Citizen

Transactions to the digital platform.

The Committee, under the leadership of NITI Aayog

CEO Mr. Amitabh Kant, will identify and

operationalize in the earliest possible time frame user-

friendly digital payment options in all sectors of the

economy. This is integral part of the Governments

strategy to transform India into a cashless economy.

READ MORE

MARITIME CLUSTERS

Two Maritime Clusters have been identified in

Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, as part of the National

Perspective Plan of Sagarmala Programme. Based on

the study conducted under Sagarmala Programme,

these proposed Maritime Clusters will comprise of

shipyards, ancillary units for shipbuilding, service

providers for shipping industries, marine tourism and

marine products such as fisheries and aqua culture.

READ MORE

GOVERNMENT CLARIFICATION ON AMENDMENT

TO PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT

It is seen from the media reports that there is a

general impression that is being created that the

Government is bringing an amendment to the

Payment of Wages Act to make mandatory the

payment of wages to the workers only through cheque

or accounts transfers. This is not the correct position.

It is clarified that the government proposes to bring

an amendment to Section 6 of the Payment of Wages

Act which will further provide crediting the wages in

the bank account of the employees or payment

through cheque along with the existing provisions of

payment in current coin or currency notes.

READ MORE

EARLY WARNING SYSTEM TO DETECT FRAUD

Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) of Corporate

Affairs Ministry is in the process of developing ‘Early

Warning System’ (EWS) for early identification and

pre-intimation/ warning system to detect financial

frauds in the country. For this purpose, services of a

consulting agency have been engaged to develop the

conceptual framework. The development of EWS is an

iterative process. The system will show results after

the framework under development stabilises. There is

no scheme in existence for facilitating rehabilitation/

compensation to the affected people/ victims under the

provisions of Companies Act, 2013. This was stated by

Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for

Corporate Affairs in written reply to a question in Lok

Sabha on December, 16.2016.

REPORT CARD ON GST IMPLEMENTATION

As compared to the time taken in arriving at a consensus on the Constitutional Amendment Bill for GST, the

subsequent events after the passing of the Bill indicate that the Government of India and the States have done

remarkably well in taking all necessary steps for implementation of GST. The Report Card below indicates that

Government of India lost no time in implementing the GST so far. As soon as the President’s assent was

received on the Constitutional Amendment Act for GST on 8th September, 2016, the GST Council was created

by the Cabinet within a period of one week along with the Secretariat. READ MORE

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READ MORE

HOLIDAY list for the year 2017 declared Gujarat Government

RBI Sets Non Official Directors Appointment Norms In Banks

Coastal Shipping: Still a long way to go

India’s Integrated Inland Water Transport system plan may run into trouble

Commerce Ministry rides out in support of struggling exporters

Cheques delivered to Uri Martyrs Till date: Rs.16,00,000.00

Cheque delivered to Legal Heir of Lance Naik G Shankar at

Satara, Maharashtra through

Western Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce Industries,

Agro & Education, Kolhapur

Sr.

No.

Date Represented To Subject

1 13.12.2016 શ્રી વિજયભાઈ રૂપાણી, મખુ્ય મતં્રીશ્રી, ગજુરાત રાજ્ય

ગાાંધીધામ નગરપાલીકાને કોપોરેશેનનો દરજ્જો આપવા બાબત.

2 16.12.2016 Shri Ravi Parmar,

Chairman, Kandla Port Trust

Thanks for Extension of time limit for open plots.

3 Thanks for Development of Parking Plot for Transport

Vehicles.

4 21.12.2016 Shri Manshukh Mandaviya

M.O.S. – Shipping, New Delhi

Regarding frequent congestion and vessel waiting

period at Oil Jetties of Kandla Port.

Shri Rajive Kumar,

Secretary – Shipping, New Delhi

Shri Ravi Parmar,

Chairman, Kandla Port Trust

5 21.12.2016 શ્રી િલ્લભભાઈ કાકડીયા, િાહન વ્યિહાર મતં્રીશ્રી (સ્િતતં્ર હિાલો), ગજુરાત રાજ્ય

ઇન્ટરનેટ સેવાની ખરાબીને લીધે આર.ટી.ઓ. કચેરી ગાાંધીધામમાાં કામગીરી ઠપ્પ થવા બાબત.

શ્રી રાજેન્દ્ર ત્રીિદેી, પ્રભારી મતં્રીશ્રી, કચ્છ જજલ્લો િાહન વ્યિહાર કવમશ્નરશ્રી, ગજુરાત રાજ્ય

6 22.12.2016 Shri Manoj Sinha,

MOS – Communication (IC),

Ministry of Communication, Delhi

Frequent problem of the disruption in work to non-

availability of internet service at RTO-Gandhidham in

Kachchh District.

Representations

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ZED or Zero Defect, Zero Effect scheme is for MSME Sector to increase the quality of products matching

global standards. The idea is of making our product which has “Zero Defect” and “Zero Effect” so that the

manufacturing does not have an adverse effect on our environment.

Ensuring competitiveness of India’s MSME is critical as it will contribute to the overall growth of the

manufacturing sector and the county’s economy. ZED has presented a model where the concept of quality

has a holistic change from tool for compliance to a source of competitiveness. The ZED scheme is an

integrated and holistic certification system that will account for quality, productivity, energy, efficiency,

pollution migration, financial status, human resource and technological depth including design and IPR

in both products and process.

BENEFITS OF ZED CERTIFICATION

Credible recognition of the industry for international customers seeking investment in India.

Streamlined operations and lower cost. Superior quality, reduced rejection and higher revenues. Increased environmental and social benefits. Additional employment generation Other benefits as announced by the Government from time to time. ZED is likely to be made as a benchmark for suppliers to PSUs and Defence Offset.

PARAMETERS

The MSMEs will be assessed and rated on defined enabler and outcome parameters on operational level

indicators. These indicators may include:

Manufacturing Capabilities. Design Capabilities. Quality / Environment / Safety assurance systems. People development and engagement systems for quality and environment. Learning and improvement system. Legal compliances (Hygiene Factor)

An organisation applying to be evaluated on the ZED Maturity Assessment Model shall demonstrate and

will be assessed at the generational level.

HOW IT WORKS

There are 50 parameters on which the MSME will be assessed and rated.

The MSME applicant will be rated minimum 30 parameters consisting 20 essential parameters and 10

other parameters.

MSMEs may seek ZED rating on more than 30 parameters as per the process and systems available at

the MSME.

Each parameter has 5 levels.

The rating is based on a weighted average level.

The company is encouraged, handheld and trained to achieve a higher level for each parameter and

thus elevate itself in the maturity model.

A person who never made a mistake, never tried anything new. – Albert Einstein

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ZED MATURITY ASSESSMENT MODEL

The ZED Maturity Assessment Model has been conceived and structured to offer graded benchmark

levels of an organisation performance through a set of standard enable and outcome parameters focusing

on quality and environmental performances. It aims to rate and handhold all MSMEs to deliver top-

quality products using clean technology.

PROCESS FLOW CHART

In order to prepare the MSMEs of India to create a value chain for the new regime, ZED Certification

provides an opportunity to units to strive to continuously improve its process thereby aiming to move-up

the ZED maturity assessment model.

By: A.P. Vora

Executive Secretary

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