49Th ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 the GEM & JEWELLERY EXPORT
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49th ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 THE GEM & JEWELLERY EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL 49th ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 1 THE GEM & JEWELLERY EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL CONTENTS Notice of Meeting (English)................................................ 3 Notice of Meeting (Hindi)....................................................7 Chairman’s Message (Hindi)............................................ 10 Chairman’s Message (English)......................................... 11............................... Committee of Administration.............................................. 12 88.................................. Council Sub-Committees................................................... 14 10................................ Regional Committees.........................................................16...................................... The Gem & Jewellery Industry Delivering Consistent Performance ................................. 18 The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council.... The Game Changer...........................................................32 The GJEPC Secretariat Towards a Common Goal................................................. 40 GJEPC Initiatives Devising Trade Friendly Policies.......................................50 GJEPC Activities. The Relentless Drivers of Growth......................................56 Regional Offices..............................................................73 Skill Development Nurturing Talent.................................................................82 Laboratories............................... Custodians of Quality ........................................................90 GJEPC Financial Report..................................................94 Standalone Financial Report .........................................99 Consolidated Financials Report....................................124 Annexures.......................................................................140 Acknowledgements........................................................165............................. ... 49th ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 2 THE GEM & JEWELLERY EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL 49th ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 THE GEM & JEWELLERY EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL Ref. No.: GJEPC/AGM/2015-2016/ Date: October 13, 2015 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members of The Gem And Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC/Council) will be held on Wednesday October 28, 2015 at 12:00 pm at “THE LALIT MUMBAI, SAHAR AIRPORT ROAD, ANDHERI (EAST), MUMBAI- 400059” to transact the following business:- ORDINARY BUSINESS: “RESOLVED FURTHER THAT any one elected member of the Committee of Administration be and is hereby authorized to 1. To consider, review and adopt the Council’s stand-alone sign and file all the necessary forms, applications, returns with and consolidated audited Balance Sheet as on March 31, 2015, the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra, Mumbai, and to do the Statement of Income & Expenditure and the Cash Flow all such acts, things and deeds, as may be deemed fit, to give Statement for the financial year ended on that date along with effect to this resolution.” the Report of Committee of Administration (CoA) and Auditors’ thereon. 6. To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as Special Resolution: 2. To take on record the composition of the Committee of Administration for the Term 2015-2017. “RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section 8, 14 and any other applicable provisions, of the Companies Act 2013 3. To consider the ratification of appointment of M/s AMJ & Co, and the Rules made thereunder, but subject to the approval of Chartered Accountants, having Firm Registration No. 128550W, the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra, Mumbai, approval as the Statutory Auditors for the year ended March 31, 2016, on of the members be and is hereby accorded for substitution of such remuneration as may be deemed fit by the Committee of Article 21.1(b) of the Articles of Association with the following: Administration. Their elections shall be held along with the elections to the 4. To consider the ratification of appointment of following Committee of Administration and shall be regulated by rules to branch auditors, for the year ended March 31, 2016, on such be made by the Council. remuneration as may be deemed fit by the Committee of Administration: “RESOLVED FURTHER THAT any one elected member of the Committee of Administration be and is hereby authorized to Name & Firm Registration No. of Branch sign and file all the necessary forms, applications, returns with Regional Office Auditor the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra, Mumbai, and to do B Khosla & Co, Chartered Accountants Jaipur Regional Office all such acts, things and deeds, as may be deemed fit, to give F.R.N.: 000205C effect to this resolution.” Agrawal Himatsingka & Co, Chartered Kolkata Regional Office Accountants F.R.N.: 317103E 7. To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution M/s Natvarlal Vepari & Co, Chartered as Special Resolution: Surat Regional Office Accountants F.R.N.: 123626W M/s Sanjay Bhalla & Co, Chartered pursuant to the provisions of Section 8, 14 Delhi Regional Office “RESOLVED THAT Accountants F.R.N.: 019423N and any other applicable provisions, of the Companies Act 2013 M/s G V N Shankar & Co, Chartered and the Rules made thereunder, but subject to the approval of Chennai Regional Office Accountants F.R.N.: 003760S the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra, Mumbai, approval of the members be and is hereby accorded for substitution of Article 22.1(b) of the Articles of Association with the following: SPECIAL BUSINESS: The geographical extent of such Region shall be determined by 5. To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution the Council by way of Election Rules. as Special Resolution: “RESOLVED FURTHER THAT any one elected member of the “RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section 8, 14 Committee of Administration be and is hereby authorized to and any other applicable provisions, of the Companies Act 2013 sign and file all the necessary forms, applications, returns with and the Rules made thereunder, but subject to the approval of the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra, Mumbai, and to do the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra, Mumbai, approval all such acts, things and deeds, as may be deemed fit, to give of the members be and is hereby accorded for substitution of effect to this resolution.” Article 18.1(b) of the Articles of Association with the following: 8. To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution The composition of the Committee shall be as provided in Article as Special Resolution: 27.3. 49th ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 THE GEM & JEWELLERY EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL 49th ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 3 THE GEM & JEWELLERY EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL “RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section 8, 14 “RESOLVED FURTHER THAT any one elected member of the and any other applicable provisions, of the Companies Act 2013 Committee of Administration be and is hereby authorized to and the Rules made thereunder, but subject to the approval of sign and file all the necessary forms, applications, returns with the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra, Mumbai, approval the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra, Mumbai, and to do of the members be and is hereby accorded for substitution of all such acts, things and deeds, as may be deemed fit, to give Article 26.1(g) of the Articles of Association with the following: effect to this resolution.” At any meeting of the Committee, either eight members or 11. To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution twenty five percent of the total strength of the Committee (as as Special Resolution: then constituted), whichever is lower, shall be the quorum. pursuant to the provisions of Section Provided that the quorum shall not be less than two members. “RESOLVED THAT 8, 14 and any other applicable provisions of the Companies Provided further that where a meeting of the Committee cannot Act 2013 and the Rules made thereunder, but subject to the be held for want of quorum, the meeting shall stand adjourned approval of the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra, Mumbai, to the same day at the same time and place in the next week, if the Executive Director shall not be a member of the Committee that day is National Holiday, to the next succeeding day which of Administration and that approval of the members be and is is not a National Holiday. hereby accorded for alteration of the Articles of Association as “RESOLVED FURTHER THAT any one elected member of the below: Committee of Administration be and is hereby authorized to a) The following Article 27.3(d) be deleted: sign and file all the necessary forms, applications, returns with the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra, Mumbai, and to do The Executive Director of the Council all such acts, things and deeds, as may be deemed fit, to give effect to this resolution.” b) The Article 30.1 be substituted with the following: 9. To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution 30.1 No right to remuneration as Special Resolution: Members of the Committee shall not be entitled to any remuneration for attending its meetings or for any other pursuant to the provisions of Section 8, 14 “RESOLVED THAT function performed by them as such members. and any other applicable provisions, of the Companies Act 2013 and the Rules made thereunder, but subject to the approval of c) The Article 33.1(a) be substituted with the