Annual Report 2014-2015
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(U91110KL1948NPL000469) Post Box No.236, Indian Chamber Road, Mattancherry, Cochin – 682002 Phone: 0484-2225966, Email: [email protected] Annual Report 2014-2015 ICCI Annual Report 2014-2015 2 Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (U91110KL1948NPL000469) Post Box No.236, Indian Chamber Road, Mattancherry, Cochin – 682002 Phone: 0484-2225966, Email: [email protected] C(5)/15 September 10, 2015 To Ordinary Members, Affiliated Members & Auditors Annual General Meeting - 30.09.2015 Notice is hereby given that the 118th Annual General Meeting of the Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Cochin will be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 5.30 pm at its Registered Office at Indian Chamber Road, Mattancherry, Cochin- 2, to transact the following business: ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. To consider and adopt the audited financial statements of the Chamber as on 31st March 2015 together with the Auditors’ report and the report of the Managing Committee. 2. To elect a President, a Vice-President and five Committee Members. 3. To ratify the appointment of the Auditors and fix their remuneration and in this regard to consider and if thought fit, to pass with or without modification(s), the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution: “RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, ICCI Annual Report 2014-2015 3 2013 and the rules made there under (including statutory modification(s) or re-enactment thereof), the appointment of M/s Kaimal & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 001746S), Cochin 682002, which has been approved at the Annual General Meeting held on 30th September 2014 for a term of 5 years, (i.e. from the conclusion of the 117th Annual General Meeting for the financial year ended 31st March 2014 until conclusion of the 122nd Annual General Meeting for the financial year ended 31st March 2019), be and is hereby ratified for the financial year 2015-16 on such remuneration as shall be fixed by the Managing Committee.” For Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Sd/- K Raghu Secretary Note: 1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint another Member of the Chamber as his proxy to attend and vote instead of himself subject to the provisions of Section 105 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 19(1) of Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014. The instrument appointing a proxy may be in the enclosed Form. Such Form should reach the Registered Office of the Chamber at least 48 hours before the time fixed for the meeting. 2. A person can act as proxy on behalf of members not exceeding fifty and holding in the aggregate not more than ten percent of the total share capital of the company carrying voting rights. A member holding more than ten percent of the total share capital of the company carrying voting rights may appoint a single person as proxy and such person shall not act as a proxy for any other person or shareholder. ICCI Annual Report 2014-2015 4 Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (U91110KL1948NPL000469) Post Box No.236, Indian Chamber Road, Mattancherry, Cochin – 682002 Phone: 0484-2225966, Email: [email protected] C(5)/15 September 10, 2015 To - Ordinary Members - Affiliated Members Dear Sirs, Annual General Meeting - 30.09.2015 Election of President, Vice-President and Committee Members At the Annual General Meeting of the Chamber to be held on September 30, 2015, elections will be held for the posts of President, Vice-President and five Committee Members. Under the Articles of Association of the Chamber, offices of the following persons retire from the Committee. 1. Mr. Rajkumar Gupta : President 2. Mr. K B Rajan : Vice-President 3. Mr. A A Abdul Azeez : Immediate Past President 4. Mr. Abraham Philip 5. Mr. P M Muralidharan 6. Mr. R Mohandas 7. Mr. Sadiq H kapasi 8. Mr. Vikash Kumar Singhal As per the Articles of Association of the Chamber, the retiring President automatically finds a place in the reconstituted Committee. Hence elections will be held at the Annual General Meeting to fill up the posts of President, Vice-President and five Committee Members. ICCI Annual Report 2014-2015 5 Nominations are invited from members for the above mentioned seven places. While making the nominations, please note the following: a) The Nomination should be in the enclosed Form b) The Nomination should be proposed by one member and seconded by another member c) In proposing and seconding the Nomination, the authorised representative of the member organisation should sign under the Seal. d) The Candidate should also sign the Nomination Form e) The retiring members are eligible for re-election The Nominations should reach the Chamber Office before 2.00 p.m. on Thursday, the September 17, 2015. The Nomination papers will be scrutinised at 2.30 p.m. and the list of valid nominations will be displayed on the Chamber Notice Board at 4.00 p.m. on the same day. The last date for withdrawal of nominations will be September 24, 2015, (Thursday) up to 4.00 p.m. For Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Sd/- K Raghu Secretary ICCI Annual Report 2014-2015 6 Annual Report of the Committee for the Year 2014-2015 The Committee of the Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry has pleasure in presenting their Annual Report on the working of the Chamber for the year 2014-2015. Composition of the Committee: 1) Mr. Rajkumar Gupta : President 2) Mr. K B Rajan : Vice-President 3) Mr. A A Abdul Azeez : Immediate Past President 4) Mr. Abraham Philip 5) Mr. Alex Rockey# 6) Mr. Anwar Hashim* 7) Dr. Baiju Ramachandran 8) Mr. Balagopala B Pai 9) Mr. Bharat N Khona 10) Mr. Divij R Agarwal 11) Mr. G P Goyal 12) Mr. Mahesh N Joshi# 13) Mr. Nishesh Shah* 14) Mr. P M Muraleedharan 15) Mr. R Mohandas 16) Mr. Rajesh Agarwal* 17) Mr. Rajesh Kumar Agarwal* 18) Mr. Sadiq H Kapasi 19) Mr. Ramalingam Iyyer* 20) Mr. Vikash Kumar Singhal The following gentlemen were nominated by the Affiliated Associations to represent them on the reconstituted Committee of the Chamber: 1. Mr. T A Kaleelur Rahman - Cochin Coir Merchants' Association 2. Mr. P C Thomas - Cochin Custom House Agents' Association 3. Mr. Aravind P Patel - Cochin Hardware Merchants' Association 4. Mr. Mahesh N Joshi - Cochin Hill Produce Merchants Association 5. Mr. Amar Bahadhur Singh - Cochin Oil Merchants' Association 6. Mr. G P Goyal - Cochin Rubber Merchants' Association 7. Mr. V F Pious - Grain Merchants' Association ICCI Annual Report 2014-2015 7 8. Mr. Anand Kishor - India Pepper & Spice Trade Association 9. Mr. Dharmendra D Vora - Tea Buyers Association 10. Mr. P M Premkumar - Cochin Goods Transporters Association 11. Mr. Jose J Thaliath - Kerala Handicraft Dealers and Manufacturer’s Welfare Association *Elected at the Annual General Meeting held on 30.09.2014 for a three year term. # Conveyance of the Affiliated Association to the Committee on 30.10.2014. Committee Meetings There were 11 meetings of the Committee during the year under report. Sub-Committees The Committee of the Chamber at their meeting held on 30.10.2014 reconstituted the various Committees of the Chamber for the year 2014-2015 Civic Forum Committee: Mr. G P Goyal : Chairman Mr. Mahesh N Joshi Mr. Alex Rockey Mr. Rajesh Agarwal Trade Facilitation Committee: Mr. Anwar Hashim : Chairman Mr. Anand Kishor Mr. Nishesh Shah Mr. Ramalingam Iyer Mr. Vikash Kumar Singhal Taxation Committee: Mr. R Mohandas : Chairman Dr. Baiju Ramachandran Mr. Manoj Kamath Mr. Nithyananda Kamath ICCI Annual Report 2014-2015 8 Staff Committee Mr. Sadiq H Kapasi : Chairman Mr. A A Abdul Azeez Mr. Abraham Philip Mr. Jasbir Singh Chawla Mr. Nishesh Shah Mr. Rajesh Kumar Agarwal Mr. Vikash Kumar Singhal Membership Development Committee Mr. Ramalingam Iyyer : Chairman Mr. Rajesh Agarwal Dr. Baiju Ramachandran Mr. Divij R Agarwal Mr. Nishesh Shah New Initiatives/Strategies Committee Mr. Ramalingam Iyyer : Chairman Mr. Anilkumar N Prabhu Mr. Rajesh Kumar Agarwal Mr. R Radhakrishnan Kamath Finance Committee Mr. Sadiq H Kapasi : Chairman Mr. A A Abdul Azeez Mr. Abraham Philip Mr. Anwar Hashim Mr. Divij R Agarwal Mr. Ramalingam Iyyer Mr. Vikash Kumar Singhal The President and the Vice President will be ex-officio members in all the above Committees. Chamber's Representatives on Public Bodies: Cochin Customs Advisory Committee : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta Mr. A A Abdul Azeez Cochin Customs Public Grievance Committee : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta Mr. A A Abdul Azeez ICCI Annual Report 2014-2015 9 Cochin Dock Safety Committee : Mr. Rajesh Agarwal Cochin Port Anti-Pilferage Committee : Mr. P M Muraleedharan Cochin Port Users' Committee : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta Mr. P M Muraleedharan ECGC Co-ordination Committee : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta Kerala State Productivity Council : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta Permanent Trade Facilitation Committee : Mr. A A Abdul Azeez Mr. Rajkumar Gupta Kerala State VAT Consultative Committee : Mr. R Mohandas Dr. Baiju Ramachandran District Level VAT Consultative Committee, Kochi : Mr. R Mohandas All India Organisation of Employers : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta Cochin Port Lease Holders Association : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta Merchant Navy : Mr. P M Muraleedharan DRUCC : Mr. Baiju Ramachandran Mr. G P Goyal Vytilla Mobility Hub : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta Mr. K B Rajan Headload Workers Welfare Board : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta A A Abdul Azeez DGFT : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta : Mr. G P Goyal Willingdon Island Parkking Yard : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta Mr. Nishesh Shah The Committee approved the above. Disha Trustees Mr. Rajkumar Gupta : President Mr. K B Rajan : Vice-President Mr. A A Abdul Azeez : IPP Mr. Bharat N Khona : Convener Mr. Nishesh Shah ICCI Annual Report 2014-2015 10 Mr. T Vidyasagar Mr. Viswanath Agarwal Mr. G P Goyal Mr. R Mohandas Mr.