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HIGHLIGHTS OF ACTIVITIES 2018-19

ABOUT BNCCI

The Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, one of the Oldest National Chambers of the country, was established on 2nd February, 1887. It has been pioneer in championing the cause of

indigenous industries since the pre-independence days. The Chamber has an immaculate record of service to the business community of West Bengal in particular and India in general spanning over a century.

Since the independence of India in 1947, the Chamber has been actively involved in nation building activities engaging in the development of industry, trade, commerce and infrastructure, particularly in the State of West Bengal. Over the years, the Chamber has diversified its activities and grown in strength.

Various new activities, such as, promotion of entrepreneurship, organising trade fairs, integrated development of rural areas, protection of environment, growth of industrial infrastructure, promoting international business relations, welfare of the women and weaker sections of the society, etc. have been receiving close attention of the Chamber. The Chamber has set up Enterprise Development Institute for promoting entrepreneurship & career development courses and also a Sub-Contracting Exchange initiative to extend market benefit to small scale units.

At present, the Chamber is a major Chamber of Commerce in the Eastern Region of India with cross section of industry, trade and commerce, particularly in the small and medium sector, as its members. Industries which are associated with the Chamber are chemicals, electronics, Information Technology, bank and financial institutions, education, hospitality, healthcare, glass, iron & steel, leather, mines & minerals, paper & packaging, petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, printing, jewellery, tea, textiles, timber & plywood, jute, transport & communication, consultancy, etc.

The Chamber maintains close and continuous contacts with the Government of West Bengal and the Government of India and other concerned authorities for safeguarding and promoting the interests of trade and industries in the state and the country as a whole.

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PresIdeNT's MessAgeI took over the Presidentship of this historic Chamber of Commerce a year ago with an objective to carry forward the legacy laid down by my predecessors.

Serving as the President of BNCCI has been no doubt a challenging job. Whatever little I could do was possible, only due to the support and cooperation received from my Executive Committee members and the Secretariat.

I started the year with the prime focus on making the Chamber more visible and vibrant. I am delighted to share with you that during the last one year the

Chamber has laid milestones. A delegation visited Moscow, St. Pittsburgh to explore investment and tourism opportunities. I led a fourteen member BNCCI delegation at Kunming, China and a delegation to interact with the GTA Secretariat in North Bengal. A Global Tourism Summit, an Education & Skill Conclave, a B2B Trade Meet with the Thai Embassy, launch of 132nd year commemorative postal stamp and envelope, visit of the Governor of West Bengal to the Chamber were some of the highlights of the period under my review.

The 31st Industrial India Trade Fair was a resounding success. During the Trade Fair for the first time Technological and Educational seminars were organised along with competition of start-ups and innovative projects and a hackathon – where students from different institutions and start-ups participated.

To be precise the year has been very exciting. We have been fortunate to have Hon’ble Ministers, Secretaries and high officials from both the Central and State Governments, foreign diplomats, industrialists and experts from various other fields to address our members.

I am confident that the Chamber will be in the able hands of my successors who would be the torchbearers of the future.Thank youSatyam RoychowdhuryPresident

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rePOrT OF THe COMMITTee OF THe BeNgAL NATIONAL CHAMBer OF COMMerCe & INdUsTrY FOr THe YeAr

2018-2019The Executive Committee of the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry have the pleasure of

presenting to the members of the Chamber their report of activities for the year 2018-2019.

OFFICe BeArers ANd MeMBers OF THe eXeCUTIVe COMMITTee FOr THe YeAr 2018-2019

The Business Session of the 131st Annual General Meeting of the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce Industry was held on 14th August 2018, at the BNCCI premises (23 R. N. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata-700001).

In the Annual General Meeting of the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry the following were elected under provision of Article 39 (iii) of the Memorandum and Articles of the Association of Chamber as Office Bearers and Members of the Executive Committee for the year 2018-2019:

PresidentShri Satyam Roychowdhury

Techno India Group

Vice PresidentsShri Suvro Chandra

P.C. Chandra & Sons (India) Ltd.Shri Arpan Mitra

A. Mitra & Company

Hony. Treasurer* Shri Nil Ratan Datta

Camellia Group

(& Shri R.P. Srivastava Sheldarc Equipment Pvt. Ltd.

on 1st July, 2019 )

sr. Asstt. secretaryShri Somnath Chakraborty

*since resigned

BNCCI COMMITTee MeMBers

Shri Ananda Mohan Roy — ROYSONShri Anup Saha — Delta Fabrics Private Ltd.Shri Ashis Nundy — Matthews Industrial Equipments Trading Pvt. Ltd. (Matthews

Group)Shri Ashok Kr. Banik — Soham Trade LinkShri Balaram Kundu — Kundu BrothersShri Debajyoti Datta — Shishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt. Ltd.

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Shri Debarshi Duttagupta — East India Pharmaceutical Works Ltd.Shri Debashis Dutta — B.G. Somadder & Sons (P) Ltd.Shri Madan Mohan Maity — Maity Poultries Private LimitedShri Purnendu Roychowdhury — Adair Dutt & Co. (India) Pvt.Ltd.Shri R.P. Srivastava — Shieldarc Equipment Pvt. Ltd.Shri Rai Chand Surana — Plaso IndiaMs. Raka Sen — R. Sen & Co.Shri Ranodip Dutt — Struckwell ConstructionsShri Ritwik Das — Bluechip Projects Pvt. Ltd.Shri Saikat Biswas — S. Biswas & AssociatesShri Somnath Bhar — Hahnemann Publishing Co.Pvt.Ltd.Shri Subrata De — De & BoseShri Sujit Chakraborty — Sasa Chakra Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.Ms. Vidisha Basu — Prachi Cinema

CO-OPTed MeMBers OF THe eXeCUTIVe COMMITTeeSub-Clause (III)

Shri Aloke Sarkar — Medichem (India) Pvt. Ltd.Shri Amit Sarkar — Dafodil Hospitals (P.) Ltd.Shri Prithwish Biswas — Biswas & Associates Pvt. Ltd.

Sub-Clause (IV)

Shri Anujit Mukherjee — North Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & IndustriesShri Chandan Kumar Bose — Paschim Medinipur District Chamber of Commerce & IndustryShri Gopal Saha — Calcutta Paper Traders’ AssociationShri Prafulla Kumar Ghosh — Bengal Suburban Chamber of Commerce & IndustryShri Rabindra Kumr Paul — Paschim Banga Mistanna Byabasayee SamityShri Sandeep Bhalotia — Raniganj Chamber of CommerceShri Uttam Kumar Saha — Malda Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce

Sub-Clause (V)

Shri Debasish Goswami — Dipicon Consultants Pvt.Ltd.Shri Subhasis Das — Deep Enterprises

INVITees TO THe eXeCUTIVe COMMITTeeShri Arvind Agrawal — G.P. Agrawal & Co.Shri Asish Paul — Trinayani Electric Co.Prof. Lal Mohan Roy — IndiconSmt. Lopamudra Mullick — Balaram Mullick & Radharaman MullickShri Madhab Chand Mitter — Serv-O-Fin Private Ltd.Shri Niladri Bhattacharjee — AttornatusShri Sanjay Bhattacharya — Sukumar Bhattacharya & CoShri Sanjoy Mukherjee — CESC Limited

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Shri Satya Brata De — Sree LeathersMs. Shalini Ghosh — India Potteries LtdMs. Sharmistha Bhattacharjee — Benud Behari DuttShri Shourya Mandal — Fox & MandalShri Suman Chakraborty — Roman Books

PAsT PresIdeNTs ANd COUNCIL OF AdVIsOrsDr. Somendra Chandra Nandy Shri Arun Kumar ChandraShri Samir Kumar Ghosh Shri Samarendra Prosad Saha Shri Bhaskar Sen Shri Niranjan SahaShri Santosh Ranjan Saha Shri S. N. NundySmt. Nayantara Palchoudhuri Smt. Shanta GhoshShri Sandip Sen Shri S. K. RoyShri Dibyendu Basu Dr. G.P. SarkarShri Sourajit Palchoudhuri Smt. Bani Roychowdhury

AUdITOrsM/s. Gupta and Mitra (Chartered Accountants) were re-appointed as Auditors of the Chamber for the year 2018-2019 with a remuneration of Rs. 12,000/- in case of Chamber and Rs. 8,000/- in case of Trade Fair Account.

FOrMATION OF sTANdINg COMMITTeesThe following Standing Committees were appointed for the year 2018-2019.1. Agro Processing Standing Committe Chairman : Shri R.K.Pal Shri Sayan Chakraborty Shri Anup Kumar Das Shri Indranath Paine Smt. Aditi Chowdhury Shri Sudip Mallick Shir Sudip Das

2. Banking & Finance Standing Committe Chairman : Shri Subrata De Shri Rai Chand Surana

3. Corporate Affairs & CSR Standing Committe Chairman : Shri Rai Chand Surana

4. Consumer Affairs Standing Committe Chairman : Shri Somnath Bhar Shri Saikat Biswas Shri Ritwik Das Shri Sajjan Kumar Poddar Shri Ranodip Dutt

5. Chamber History updating Standing Committe Chairman : Dr. S.C. Nandy Shri Debajyoti Dutta

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6. District Business Development Standing Committe Chairman : Shri Madan Mohan Maity Co-Chairman : Shri Balaram Kundu Shri A.M.Roy Shri R.K.Pal Shri Ashis Nundy Shri Anup Saha Shri Sajjan Poddar Shri Saikat Biswas Ms.Sharmistha Bhattacharjee Ms. Vidisha Basu Invitee : Representative of All District Chambers of Commerce

7. Environment Standing Committe Chairperson : Smt. Raka Sen Co- Chairman : Shri Anup Saha Invitees : Dr. K.M. Agarwal - Dean, Deptt of MPSM, IISWBM Dr. R.C. Srivastava - Formerly AIHPH Dr. Ashim Bhattacharya - Director, Academy of Water Tech. Dr. Sarajit Bose - Ex- Faculty, IIT( Kharagpur, Mumbai) Dr. Swati Nandi Chakraborty - H.O.D. Biotech, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical

Science & Technology

8. Entertainment Standing Committe Chairperson : Smt. Vidisha Basu Shri Ritwik Das Shri Ranodip Dutt Shri Ananda Mohan Roy

9. Foreign Trade Standing Committee Chairman : Shri Anup Saha

10. Health Care Standing Committee Chairman : Shri Deborshi Duttagupta Shri Amit Sarkar

11. House Journal & Publication Standing Committee Chairman : Shri Ranodip Dutta Shri Ritwik Das Shri Subhasis Das Shri Sujit Chakraborty Shri Suman Chakraborty Shri Somnath Bhar Smt.Vidisha Basu

12. Labour Standing Committee Chairman : Shri R.P. Srivastava Shri Aloke Sarkar Shri Sujit Chakraborty Shri Ranodip Dutt Shri Nataraj Roy Shri Ritwik Das Shri Bhaskar Chakraborty Shri Saikat Biswas Shri Tapan Chakrabarty Shri Sajjan Poddar Shri Ashoke Tiwari

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13. Membership Development Standing Committee Chairman : Shri Balaram Kundu Shri Ritwik Das Shri Saikat Biswas Shri Sajjan Poddar

14. Port, Transport Standing Committee Chairman : Shri Debasish Dutta

15. Property Management & Legal Compliances Standing Committee Chairman : Shri Saikat Biswa Shri Ritwik Das Shri Somnath Bhar Shri Sujit Chakraborty Shri Subhasish Das Shri Aloke Sarkar Shri Ranodip Dutta

16. PublicRelations,MIC&Govt.OfficialsStandingCommittee Chairman : Shri Ritwik Das Shri Sujit Chakraborty Shri Aloke Sarkar Shri Somnath Bhar Shri Ranodip Dutta

17. Start-up Business & Skill Development Standing Committee Chairman : Shri Ashis Nundy Shri Sayantan Kumar Ghosh Smt. Sharmistha Bhattacharjee Special Invitee : Shri Bikram Kumar Das - State Engagement Officer, NSDC

18. Taxation (Direct) Standing Committe Chairman : Shri Sanjay Bhattacharya, Co-chairman : Shri Arvind Agarwal Shri Subrata De Ms. Shalini Ghosh Shri Barun Ghosh Shri Asimabah Mukherjee

19. Taxation (Indirect, Central & GST, Logistics) Standing Committee Chairman : Shri Sujit Chakraborty

20. Tourism Standing Committe Chairperson : Smt Sharmistha Bhatttacharjee Shri Ritwik Das Shri Sayantan Kumar Ghosh Special Invitee : Smt Shibani Bhattacharya

Following Office Bearers of the Chamber are the Ex-Officio members of each of the above noted Standing Committees:

President : Shri Satyam RoychowdhuryVice Presidents : Shri Suvro Chandra Shri Arpan MitraHony. Treasurer : * Shri Nil Ratan Dutt (& Shri R.P. Srivastava ) on 1st July, 2019Sr. Asstt. Secretary : Shri Somnath Chakraborty

*since resigned

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COMMITTee MeeTINgsDuring the year under review, there were 11 Executive Committee Meetings. Important subjects requiring in depth studies were referred to the Standing Committees or Special Sub-Committees concerned for discussions and recommendations to the Committee.

rePreseNTATIVes OF THe CHAMBer ON PUBLIC BOdIesThe following is the list of representatives of the Chamber on Public Bodies in 2018-2019 :

1. Board of Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management

- Shri Ritwik Das

2. C.E.S.C. Consultative Committee - Shri S. K. Ghosh

3. Core-Committee of Industries, Govt. of West Bengal - President, BNCCI

4. DRUCC, Eastern Rly., Sealdah - Shri Ranodip Dutt

5. EKTA Incubation Centre, Kolkata - Dr. G.P. Sarkar

6. ESI Hospital, Belur - Shri Aloke Sarkar

7. ESI Hospital, Uluberia - Shri Ashoke Kumar Banik

8. Local Committee for Central Board of Workers’ Education (RAC of Workers’ Education Centre)

- Shri R.P. Srivastava

9. Mimmum Wages Advisory Board - Shri Somnath Bhar

10. Public Grievances Committee, Central Excise, Kolkata-VII, Commissionerate, Bamboo Villa

- Shri Aloke Sarkar

11. Regional Advisory Committee, CGST,Bolpur,for SSI, Organised Sector and Service Sector

- Shri Madhab Chand Mitter

12. Regional Board of E.S.1. Corporation, West Bengal - Shri Somnath Bhar

13. Regional Committee of Employees’ Provident Fund, West Bengal

- Shri Somnath Bhar

14. State level Advisory Board (SLAB) attached to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of West Bengal (MSME-DI)

- President, BNCCI

15. State Level Advisory Board attached to MSME-DI, Kolkata - President, BNCCI

16. State level Inter-Institutional Committee (SLIIC), West Bengal, Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

- President, BNCCI

17. State level Selection Committee of Small Scale Entrepreneurs the National Award to Small Scale Entrepreneurs

- President, BNCCI /Secretary

18. Tourism Advisory Committee - President, BNCCI

19. West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) - President, BNCCI

20. West Bengal State Export Promotion Society - President, BNCCI

21. West Bengal State Labour Advisory Board - President, BNCCI

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A Journey of 132 YearsBNCCI Celebrates 132nd Foundation day

An event was held at the Chamber premises celebrating the 132 years of Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The event was graced by the presence of Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor, Government of West Bengal.

To mark the event, Gautam Bhattacharya, Chief Post Master General of West Bengal, Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, launched a commemorative postal envelope and stamp at the celebration.

Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President of BNCCI, in his address emphasised that the journey for BNCCI, which was established on February 2, 1887, has been monumental and carries vast historical importance. And, this phenomenal journey was only possible because of the leaders of yesteryears whose contributions and vision have tremendously impacted the growth of business in the state.

Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, all along has been a Mecca for enterprises belonging to the MSME segment. Many startups and enterprises have gained out of business transactions, government

and citizen linkages and have developed through our very own Enterprise Development Institute.

Over the years, there have been few industrial revolutions and change in the techno-commercial arena and BNCCI has very successfully adapted such transformations guiding its members to cope with the changes.

Hon'ble Governor advised members of BNCCI to take more responsibilities of framing the future roadmap of Bengal's industrial scenario and create more opportunities for our multitalented manpower of Bengal.

To commemorate this special day Chamber felicitated five centenary old institute of repute: St. Xavier's College, Presidency College, Calcutta University, Scottish Church College and East Bengal Club side by side five veteran members were also honoured in this auspicious day Dr. S.C. Nandy, Shri Balaram Kundu, Shri Prafulla Khumar Ghosh, Shri R.P. Srivastava, Shri Amiya Das.

Shri Suvro Chandra, Sr. Vice President, proposed formal Vote of Thanks.

H.E. Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi, Hon'ble Governor of West Bengal, addressing the members

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A special issue of Resurgent Bengal was launched by the Hon. Governor Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi

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enriching Trade LinksThe success story of 31st Industrial India Trade Fair

Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry organized the 31st Industrial India Trade Fair (IITF) from 21st December to 31st December 2018 at Park Circus Maidan, Kolkata. The Inaugural Programme held on Friday, 21st December 2018 at 3:30 p.m. in the gracious presence of Janab Firhad Hakim, the newly elected Hon'ble Mayor, KMC, MIC, Department of Municipal Affairs & Urban Development, Fire & Emergency Services and Housing, Government of West Bengal, Shri Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Hon'ble Minister-in-Charge, Department of Power & Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Government of West Bengal and Shri Debasish Kumar, MMIC, Parks & Gardens, Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

In both, the Inaugural and Valedictory Programmes, Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI & Chairman, 31st IITF Committee presided over and delivered the Welcome Speech and Shri Suvro Chandra, Senior Vice President of the Chamber proposed the formal Vote of Thanks.

On 22nd December 2018 at 12:00

Lighting the Lamp at the Inaugural Session of 31st IITF

p.m. an Education Conclave with the theme ‘Vision 2020: Industry Academia Linkages’ was held. In this conclave the industry and academics interacted on linking industry and academics thus society at large. The speakers of the conclave were Shri Alok Tibrewal, President, Association of Professional Academic Institutions, Prof. Saikat Maitra, Vice Chancellor, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology,

Inauguration of the Trade Fair Issue of Resurgent Bengal by Shri Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Hon'ble Minister of Power, Government of West Bengal

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Shri Ashok Ranjan Thakur, Vice Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Prof. Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay, Vice Chancellor, Amity University, Shri Sanjay Kar Chaowdhury, Senior Manager (HR), CESC Ltd., Shri Somesh Dasgupta, President (Corporate Affairs & Administration), India Power Corpora-tion Ltd. & National President-NIPM, Shri Vibhor Tandon, Vice-President, MCX and Shri Sandeep Sengupta, Managing Director, ISOAH.

Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI & Chairman, 31st IITF Committee presided over the conclave and delivered the Welcome Speech and Shri Asish Paul, Executive Committee Member of the Chamber proposed the formal Vote of Thanks.

On 24th December 2018 at 3:00 p.m. an Industry Conclave with the theme ‘Vision 2020: Roadmap for Industry’ was held. Representatives of the industry and the government discussed on how to make congenial environment to boost industrial growth. The speakers of the conclave were Shri Vijay Bharti, IAS, Director, Department of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises & Textiles, Government of West Bengal, Shri Nirupam Chaudhuri, Regional Head, NASSCOM, Shri Dipankar Chakraborty, Executive Director, PWC, Shri Manjit Nayak, Director, Software Technology Park, Kolkata, Shri Vibhor Tandon, Vice-President, MCX. Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI & Chairman,

31st IITF Committee presided over the conclave and delivered the Welcome Speech, Shri Arpan Mitra, Vice-President of the Chamber gave the Keynote Address and Shri Ritwik Das, Chairman, Public Relations, MIC & Government Officials Standing Committee of the Chamber proposed the formal Vote of Thanks. On 24th December 2018, the Trade Committee organized a startup and innovative projects competition (S&IPC), where 56 different innovative projects spreading from herbal sweets to brain control humanoid robot; rotation building to river interlinking system participated and results of the competition was declared on 26th December 2018 at the Skill Conclave.

On 26th December 2018 at 11:30 am a District Meet and Skill Conclave on theme: Skilling in Agriculture and Green Jobs jointly organized by BNCCI and NSDC was held. The speakers of the conclave were Shri Manish Kumar, Managing Director & CEO, National Skill Development Corporation, Prof. S.B. Roy, Chairman, Indian Institute of Bio-Social Research and Development, Shri Abhinav Dwivedi, Asistant Manager, NABARD, Shri Narendra Kumar Mohapatra, Chief Executive Officer, Electronics Sector Skill Council of India, Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI & Chairman, 31st IITF Committee presided over the conclave and delivered the Welcome Speech, Shri Madan Mohan Maity, District Business Development Product display at an industry conclave with theme Vision 2020: Roadmap for Industry

Dr. Vijay Bharti, IAS, Director, Department of MSME, Govt. of WB addressing as Chief Guest at District Meet and Skill Conclave

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Standing Committee in his speech, expressed different issues of concern in the districts and also expressed willingness to enter in a formal understanding with BNCCI in skilling. Shri Ashis Nundy, Chairman, Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Standing Committee of the Chamber gave the Keynote Address and Shri Sourajit Palchoudhuri, former President of the Chamber proposed the formal Vote of Thanks.

From 27th to 29th December 2018, a three day National Level Vendor Development Programme (NLVDP) was organized by Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise Development Institute (MSME-DI) in association with Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry to connect the micro and small enterprises with PSUs like Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), National

Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), MSTC Limited, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), Power Grid Corporation of India, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) etc. to expand their marketability. Shri Vijay Bharti, IAS, Director, Department of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises & Textiles, Government of West Bengal was present as the Chief Guest.

On 25th December 2018, Christmas was celebrated with a musical extravaganza by renowned performer Jojo.

The Valedictory Programme held on Monday, 31st December 2018 at 12:00 pm at Trade Fair Auditorium in the presence of Shri Goutam Deb, Hon'ble Minister-in-Charge, Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal.

Shri Goutam Deb, Hon'ble MIC Tourism at Closing Function of 31st IITF

Speakers and prize winners at Industry Conclave Award Function at 31st IITF

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BNCCI President in the delegation of CM to North Bengal and europe

Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI & Chairman 31st IITF with Smt. Mamata Banerjee, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of West Bengal at the tour of Gazzaldoba, North

Bengal

Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI & Chairman 31st IITF with Smt. Mamata Banerjee, Hon'ble Chief Minister,

Government of West Bengal at the Europe tour

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With Mr Alexey Idamkin, Consul General of the Russian Federation

BNCCI Annual International delegationA special report on 2018 delegation to russia

Keeping in purview the bilateral relationship between India and Russia, a 14 Members delegation of BNCCI visited Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladimir, Suzdol from 30th August, 2018 to 4th September, 2018. The delegation comprised members from different trade and commerce activities in Bengal from real estate to medicine, from education to poultry farming etc.

The delegation was supported and flagged off by Mr. Alexey Idamkin, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Kolkata.

The delegation had their first meeting with Mrs. Daria Suntsova, CEO and board member of ‘Opara Russia’, the apex umbrella body of MSME Sector in Russia. The organisation has over 4 lacs members spread approximately over 85 provinces of Russian Federation, with focus on priority sector such as pharmaceuticals, food & food processing, tourism, infrastructure and engineering.

The meeting was held at their head quarter at Suvorovskaya Square, Moscow. Shri Ritwik Das, highlighted the tourism scheme and other investment opportunities in Bengal as inspired by Smt. Mamata Banerjee, Hon’ble Chief

Minister of West Bengal. Shri Das also invited the member of Opara Russia to attend the Bengal Global Summit, 2019 at Kolkata on behalf of Govt. of West Bengal. Shri Saikat Biswas and Shri Sujit Chakraborty enlightened the members of Opara Russia about laws of land and tax structure for doing business in Bengal. Mr. Biswas also assured that BNCCI shall extend all co-operation for any Russian investment in Bengal. Shri Madan Mohan Maity and Dr. G. P. Sarkar (Chairman E.D.I.) highlighted the potential of poultry industry and pharma industry in Bengal.

With Mr. Mikhail Khomich, Dy. Prime Minister of Republic of Udmurtia

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The delegation also met Mr. Mikhail Khomich, deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Udmurtia to promote which is famous as the manufacturing state of AK series of assault rifles, small arms and ammunitions.

The BNCCI delegation was also invited for a Tea Meet at the Embassy of India in Moscow by Sri G. Balasubramanium, Dy. Chief of Mission of the Indian Embassy. The Tea Meet was also attended by other officials of the embassy and Mr. G. Balasubramanium personally enlightened the delegation of all minute details for doing business/

With Mr. G. Balasumbramanium, Dy. Chief of Mission, at the Indian Embassy Moscow

trade in Russia. Shri Anup Saha express his interest to export Fabrics to Russia.

The delegation was invited to Vladimir by Svetlana Vazquez, Director General TV-MIG. The meeting was held at their office wherein Business Heads of Vladimir-region were present and there was a great

Interactive Session wherein Dr. G. P. Sarkar and Shri Alok Sarkar representing pharma business came with an understanding with Shri Ashok Kumar Sharma, owner of Roslek Group, Russia for exchange of medicine business.

The delegation was invited by Russian members to visit Suzdol, being one of

At the Retail Chain of Roslek, Vladimir

the most beautiful destinations of the famous Golden Ring Tourism of Russia.

The delegation then travelled to St. Petersburg and met the tour operators of the city and had a classic experience of Maritime Tourism on the numerous canals of St. Petersburg which the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry delegation shall convey to Sri Gautam Deb, Hon'ble Minister of Tourism, Govt. of West Bengal as a potential Tourism Infrastructure for Kolkata and Bengal. The tour ended with a happy note.

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BNCCI deLegATION TO CHINABNCCI bats for Bengal on international forum in China’s Yunnan province

Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BNCCI) strongly rooted for West Bengal as a highly attractive state as an investment destination at an international forum at Yuxi at the second China-South Asia Cooperation Forum.

The topics covered during the two-day forum included closer cooperation in terms of inter-connectivity, business, poverty reduction, finance, and people-to-people exchanges between China and South Asian countries, including India.

“I assure you that you will find West Bengal an immensely attractive destination where skilled manpower is abundant and environment is conducive. We strongly recommend that companies from China as well as the ones from the South Asian and ASEAN countries deeply engage with Bengal for setting up units” the BNCCI President, Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, who led a 14-member to the high-profile Forum held on 10-11 June 2019, said at a session titled ‘Strengthen Industry Alignment to Enhance Economic, Trade and Investment Cooperation’. In addition to President, BNCCI, the delegation included Shri Ritwik Das, Shri Saikat Biswas, Shri Ranodip Dutt, Shri Ananda Mohan Roy, Shri Sujit Chakraborty, Shri Aloke Sarkar, Shri Rai Chand Surana, Shri Ashok Kumar Banik, Shri Subhasis Das, Shri Prithwish Biswas, all

Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI addressing on ‘Indo-China bilateral Relation’

EC Members, Shri Sudip Roy Choudhury (Member), Shri Arunava Das (Liaison Officer Delegation), Shri Somnath Chakraborty (Sr. Asst. Secretary).

At a session on poverty alleviation, Shri Ritwik Das, Executive Committee Member, and Chairman of Public Relations, MIC and Government Official Standing Committee of BNCCI, said the benefits globalisation must not be restricted to a miniscule number of rich and influential people. “Not only is wealth inequality a threat to any economy, it is also bound to fuel mass frustrations and resentments,” Shri Das said.

Later during an interaction with Mr. Wang Xian Gang, the Deputy Governor of Kunming, Shri Roychowdhury strongly pitched for stronger business, cultural and educational ties between Yunnan province and West Bengal.

Shri Ritwik Das, EC Member, BNCCI addressing on ‘Poverty Alleviation’

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Shri Satyam Roychowdhury and Shri Ritwik Das with Consul General, Consulate of China, Kolkata

President BNCCI & MD Techno India Group signs MOU with Chancellor, Yuxi Technician College of Ceramics in Yunnan

BNCCI delegation with officials of SAARC Chamber of Commerce

President BNCCI felicitates Dy. Governor of Kunming

A high level meeting between Dy. Governor Kunming with BNCCI delegation is on progress

BNCCI delegation at the 2nd CSACF Conference

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“While Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, is called the City of Eternal Spring, Kolkata is called the City of Joy. Ties between West Bengal and Kunming, one of the most beautiful cities of China, which share historical links, need to be strengthened and enhanced”. Shri Roychowdhury also called for government-appointed intermediaries, who speak foreign languages at the airports in Kunming and Kolkata, to familiarise investors with local rules, and also to facilitate their work.

BNCCI recommends setting up a Chinese regulatory office in Bengal for eastern India with support from the Chinese Consulate in Kolkata for direct inspection and faster approvals. Just as China’s picturesque Kunming city offers a host of scenic spots, many locations in Bengal such as Darjeeling, forests in north Bengal, the Sunderbans, Digha and Mondarmoni. Greater efforts need to be made towards enhancing people-to-people exchanges between Kunming and India through co-hosting cultural events and education exchanges, including yoga.

Kolkata-Kunming or K2K brand needs to be promoted through all official and other channels. The Yunnan Deputy Governor, Mr. Wang, stressed the need for joint efforts to promote Darjeeling tea and advocate collaborations between the two countries in the agricultural sector, appreciated all the points made by Shri Roychowdhury. “Open economy aided by a mindset of openness will bring about all-round growth and development in the two regions,” Mr. Wang told the BNCCI delegation. “The provincial Government of Yunnan looks forward to working

more closely with West Bengal,” he said, adding that BNCCI can play the role of a bridge builder.

Earlier during the Inaugural Session held on 10 June 2019, the Forum which was attended by more than 400 delegates from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Southeast Asian even some African countries as well as representatives from various international organisations, the Yunnan Province Governor, Mr. Ruan Chengfa, said that the CSACF was a new platform for exchanges and cooperation based on the China-South Asia Expo and South and Southeast Asia Commodity Expo and Investment Fair.Held alongside the China-South Asia

Expo, the forum was held under the theme: ‘Stronger Sub-National Partnership for Win-Win Opportunities’. It included a China Yunnan-Indian Cultural week, China Kunming-India yoga conference, China-South Asia media forum, an exhibition, dialogues between local leaders from China and South Asia, as well as a high-level round-table meeting for economic and trade cooperation among others.

The topics discussed included closer cooperation in terms of interconnectivity, business, poverty reduction, finance, and people-to-people exchanges.

Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, the founder and Managing Director of the Techno India Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yuxi Technician College in China’s Yunnan province in the college campus. On behalf of the Yuxi Techncian College, its President signed the MoU.

BNCCI delegation also visited Beijing and Shanghai to explore business potential in diversified areas.

BNCCI delegation at the sideline of conference

BNCCI delegation at Kumnming Airport were received as ‘State Guest’

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131st Annual general Meeting of BNCCI

131st Annual General Meeting of BNCCI was held on 14th August 2018 at the Chamber premises

President Shri Satyam Roychoudhury with the members of the Executive Committee of BNCCI after the AGM

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Chamber events 2018-2019

The Road Map on the Coming Years

72nd Independence Day celebration at the BNCCI. Shri Shirsendu Mukhopadhyay and Dr. Sugato Bose hoists the tricolor in the presence of President Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, Past Presidents, Members and the staff of BNCCI

AGM of Paschim Midnapur District Chamber of Commerce Felicitation of President of BNCCI by the President of CPTA

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Interactive session with the Ambassador, embassy of republic of BurundiBNCCI organized an interactive session with H.E. Mrs. Stella Budiriganya, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Burundi in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, 26th September 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at BNCCI premises. Shri Arpan Mitra, Honorary Consul, Republic of Burundi and also a Vice-President of BNCCI presided over the session and delivered the Welcome Address and Dr. G.P. Sarkar, former President, BNCCI and Chairman, EDI proposed the Vote of Thanks. The main objective of the interactive session was to discuss on the current bilateral relations and future prospects between India and Burundi. H.E. Mrs. Stella Budiriganya gave a brief description of Burundi including political and security stability,

H.E. Mrs. Stella Budiriganya, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Burundi in New Delhi, addressing the Chamber

H.E. Dr. Ashraf Shikhaliyev, Ambassador, Embassy of Republic of Azerbaijan in New Delhi, addressing the Chamber

Interactive session with the Ambassador, embassy of republic of AzarbijanBNCCI organized an interactive session with H.E. Dr. Ashraf Shikhaliyev, Ambassador Extra-ordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Republic of Azerbaijan in New Delhi, India (also accredited in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan and Nepal) on facilitating investment and business prospects in the IT and electronics sector in West Bengal & Azerbaijan on Friday, 15 March 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at BNCCI House. The main objective of the interactive session was to discuss on the current bilateral relations and future prospects of trade between India and Azerbaijan particularly in IT and electronics sector. Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI presided over the Interactive Session and delivered the Welcome Address

strategic geographical position allowing direct access to several neighbouring countries.

and Shri Suvro Chandra, Senior Vice-President of the Chamber proposed the Vote of Thanks.

global Tourism FairBengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry in association with Techno India Group organized first Global Tourism Summit on Saturday, 16 March 2019 at The Hyatt Regency, Kolkata. The purpose of the Global Tourism Summit was to serve as a platform for members of the local and international travel and tourism industries to collaborate on current industry trends, strategic alliances and emerging opportunities.

The Inaugural Session was followed by panel discussions and leaders' speeches. In the Inaugural Session, H.E. Dr. Ashraf Shikhaliyev, Ambassador of Republic of Azerbaijan in India inaugurated the Conclave as the Chief Guest, in presence of Mr. Ma Zhanwu, Consular General of the Peoples' Republic of China in Kolkata, Shri Suvaprasanna, renowned Painter, Dr. Suborno Bose, Chairman, Universal Success

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Enterprises Group, Mr. Asok Motayed, President & CEO, Nexgen Systems Corporation, Merryland, USA and Shri Prasoon Mukherjee, Vice Chairman,

Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry were present in the Inaugural Session. Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI presided over the session and delivered the Welcome Speech and Shri Suvro Chandra, Senior Vice-President of the Chamber offered the formal Vote of Thanks. There were panels on ‘International and Cross-Cultural Exploration’, ‘Alternative Tourism and Urban Tourism - Redefining Luxury’, ‘Career in Hospitality and Tourism Industry’. At the last, there was a session on ‘Leaders Speak’, where eminent personalities shared their experience and thoughts with the audience. The summit

ended with the formal Vote of Thanks proposed by Ms. Sharmistha Bhattacharya, Chairperson, Tourism Standing Committee, BNCCI.

H.E. Dr. Ashraf Shikhaliyev, Ambassador of Republic of Azerbaijan in India inaugurating the Conclave

Thailand-India Business Matching and NetworkingBengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry

(BNCCI) jointly with the Office of Commercial Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi and Department of International Trade Promotions, Ministry of Commerce, Thailand organized a one-day session on ‘Thailand-India Business Matching and Networking’ on Tuesday 14 May 2019 at Taj Bengal, Kolkata

The main objective of this full day session is to connect with the 12-Member Business Delegation from Thailand to the business houses in Kolkata to expand and invest in the eastern region of India, particularly in West Bengal and vice-versa.

The session was inaugurated by Ms. Sawiya Santipitak, Consul General, Consulate of Thailand, Kolkata as the Chief Guest in the gracious presence of Mr. K. Tharadol Thongruang, Minister Counsellor-Commercial, Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi, Shri Utpal Acharya, Joint DGFT, Office of the Director General of Foreign Trade - Kolkata, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and Mr. R.L. Narasimham, Director, Federation of Indian Exporters Organisation (FIEO) - Eastern Region as the Guests of Honour.

Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry presided over the Inaugural Session

and delivered the Welcome Speech, Shri Arpan Mitra, Vice President, BNCCI & Honorary Consul, Burundi, Kolkata, delivered the Keynote Address. Shri Ritwik Das, Chairman, Public Relations, MIC & Government Officials Standing Committee, BNCCI offered the formal Vote of Thanks and Shri Amit Sarkar, Executive Committee Member, BNCCI and Director, Office of the Thai Trade Representative, Kolkata moderated the session.

The Inaugural Session was followed by the B2B and Interaction and Networking Session, where 12-Member Business Delegation from Thailand displayed their products and interacted with prospective buyers. The session was coordinated by Shri Saikat Biswas,

Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI delivering the Welcome Speech

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BNCCI organized a session with Shri Bratya Basu, Hon’ble, Minister-in-Charge, Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal and Dr. Hiroki Hamada and Dr. Masaharu Seno of Okayama University, Japan on Tuesday, 20th November 2018 at 4:30 p.m.at BNCCI premises. Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI presided over the session and delivered the Welcome Speech and Shri Ashis Nundy, Chairman, Startup Business & Skill Development, Standing Committee, BNCCI proposed the formal Vote of Thanks. The purpose of the interactive session was to discuss the possibilities of industrial collaboration in the areas Bio-Technology, Genetics Research and Product Development with Okayama University, Japan. In his speech, Shri Bratya Basu, Hon'ble Minister-in-Charge, Department of Science & Technology & Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal, appreciated the efforts of Chamber in organizing such an interactive session. He briefly described different activities and new initiatives

Interactive session with shri Bratya Basu

including patent to be taken by his department. The interactive session was attended by Shri Shyam Kanti Ghosh, former Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Director General, Directorate of Primary Education, Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh and Professor (Dr.) Sankar Kumar Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, Kalyani University.

Chairman, Compliances Standing Committee of the Chamber where 89 participants interacted with the following 12 Thai business houses.

The Department of International Trade Promotions, Ministry of Commerce, Thailand was the major sponsor of the whole day session.

Shri Bratya Basu, Hon’ble, MIC, Dept. of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, GoWB addressing the Chamber

Shri Sadhan Pande, Hon’ble, MIC, Consumer Affairs Department, GoWB at the Interactive Meeting

Interactive Meeting with shri sadhan PandeConsumer Affairs Standing Committee of BNCCI organized an interactive meeting on ‘Opportunities and Risk Involvement in Online Transaction’ on 28th

February, 2019 at 3.30 pm at Chamber premises. The esteemed members of the Chamber were addressed in the seminar by Shri Sadhan Pande, Hon’ble Minister-

in -Charge, Consumer Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal as Chief Guest on this subject. On behalf of the Directorate also Shri Dipankar Mandal, Controller Legal Metrology and Shri Manik Chandra Majhi, Dy. Controller participated in this seminar. Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI, delivered his Welcome Address in this seminar on ‘Opportunities and Risk Involvement in Online Transaction’. Shri Sadhan Pande addressed the interactive meeting and explained this as also his esteemed department experiences faced on this matter. The programme was followed by a short question answer session. Shri Suvro Chandra, Sr. Vice President of the Chamber delivered formal Vote of Thanks.

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Interactive session with shri sudhir gargShri Sudhir Garg, IAS, CMD, NSIC in his maiden speech at Chamber stressed on enhancing marketing efficiency, technological adoption to stick to competition. Admitting a gap in technology adoption and testing centre, the Central government has sanctioned Rs. 6,000 crore for implementing 20 technology centres and five active facilitation centres. Earlier Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, Chamber President mentioned several round of buyer seller meet and VDP over the few years. Shri Suvro Chandra, Sr. Vice President, proposed formal Vote of Thanks.

recognition of Prior Learning (rPL) goldsmithBNCCI organized ‘Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Goldsmith’ jointly with National Skill Development Corporation, Edu Jobs Academy Private Limited and Benud Behari Dutt Jewellers, Lalbazar in June 2018 at BNCCI premises. The certificates to successful candidates of RPL Goldsmith was distributed in a programme on Friday, 16th November 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at BNCCI premises by Shri Satyam Roychowdhury along with others. Second batch of RPL was organised on 8th, 9th and 11th January, 2019. The main purpose of the Recognition of Prior Learning is to give formal recognition to the existing skills and knowledge.

Shri Sudhir Garg, IAS, CMD, NSIC at an Interactive Session at BNCCI

Successful candidates of RPL Goldsmith with their certificates

Visit To Maity PoultriesShri Madan Mohan Maity, Chairman of District Business Development Standing Committee of BNCCI, and Managing Director of Maity Poultries Pvt. Ltd. invited the EC committee members of BNCCI at his poultry farm in Paschim Midnapore. On his invitation a trade delegation of BNCCI visited Shri Maity's poultry farm on Sunday, 13th January 2019.

Maity Poultries Pvt. Ltd. is the largest producer of eggs in West Bengal. This was established as a Layer Farm with the motto of egg production through EC committee members of BNCCI at Maity Poultries Pvt. Ltd.

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a small unit in the year 1984. In the year 1998, the status of the establishment was more furnished being registered as a private limited company and incorporated its entity as ‘Maity Poultries Pvt. Ltd.’. Since then, the organization has scaled to new heights and has achieved an enormous brand value under the leadership and control of the managing director Shri Madan Mohan Maity. During the years, he has gained multiple experiences in the field of poultry

and layer farming and has introduced several updated systematic methods for the growth and development of the organization maintaining proper hygienic and quality parameters.

BNCCI conveyes heartfelt thanks to Shri Madan Mohan Maity for his kind hospitality during the visit. He has also explained phase-by-phase the egg-production process. The entire visit was an illuminating experience for the delegation.

BNCCI delegation at Paschim MediniporeA fifteen member big delegation led by Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI was present on 13th January, 2019 in a seminar on ‘Education Business: Ideas & Opportunities’. A MOU was signed for spreading skill awareness in Paschim Midnapore between Paschim Midnapore District Chamber of Commerce and Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry by respective Presidents of the Chamber. This meeting was followed by workshop on poultry farming which was organized by West Bengal Poultry Federation on l4th January, 2019. It was inaugurated by Mr. P. Mohangandhi, IAS, Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, Government of West Bengal. A workshop on skill was organized which was addressed by Shri Bikram Das, State Engagement

Officer, NSDC and Shri Ashsis Nundy, Chairman, Technical Education Start-up Business & Skill Development Standing Committee of the Chamber. A programme on MSME schemes was held on the final day by a delegation led by Shri Ajoy Bandyopadhyay, Director, MSME-DI. Prior to that they visited Industrial Estate Entrepreneurs’ Welfare Association, Khasjungle. On behalf of Chamber Shri Goutam Dutta, Assistant Secretary was a part of delegation. Prof Saumen Mahapatra, Hon'ble MIC, Irrigation & Waterways, Govt. of W.B. was the Guest-in-Chief in conclusive session.

Mr. P. Mohangandhi, IAS, Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, GoWB lighting the Ceremonial Lamp

BNCCI Delegation at District Industrial Trade Fair 2019, Paschim Medinipore

BNCCI delegation to North BengalA fourteen member delegation led by Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President BNCCI visited North Bengal in order to find out potential of investment in various districts of North Bengal.

In the first phase BNCCI conducted an important meeting with representatives of Regional Chamber of Commerce and apex Chamber like CII at Siliguri Institute of Technology on 19th February, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. In

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tribal women in Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar. The matter will be taken care of by Pragati , Ladies wing of Chamber as well as Skill Development Standing committee of BNCCI.

In the second phase, President along with Shri Arpan Mitra, V.P. and Shri Ritwik Das paid a short visit at the good office of Chairman, GTA Shri Binay Tamang, and invited them to address members of Chamber at BNCCI. It was followed by the most important meeting on ‘Unleashing Business Potential in Darjeeling’ at The Retreat. This meeting was addressed by Shri A.R. Bawa, Principal Secretary, GTA who in his brief address highlighted on development of skill centre as this region is otherwise underdeveloped. Describing President as pioneer in setting up of private engineering college in West Bengal he made an appeal to promote nursing, medical, hotel management institute within GTA territory. He highly appreciated BNCCI for organizing this novel initiative.

Mr. T.S. Bhutia, GM DIC Darjeeling stated that though being famous for

tourism and eco-tourism hub, the hilly region has tremendous potential in vegetable processing at Mmaring, Shittong, fruit processing in Mirik, Dushia, Gorubathan, spice grinding and packaging in Bijanbari, Jorebanglow, Pedong, meat processing in Sukhiapokhri, Sonada, packaged drinking water in Rungbull, Gorubathan where he invited joint venture/handholding from members of BNCCI.

BNCCI Delegation with Shri Binay Tamang

GTA convenor Shri Suraj Sharma, Shri Ritwik Das, Shri Arpan Mitra, Shri Satyam Roychowdhury and Mr. T.S. Bhutia, felicitating entrepreneurs

his Welcome Address Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry mentioned that they would organize trade fair involving local chambers of commerce and entrepreneurs in the near future. Shri Kamal Kishore Meheta, CII, North Bengal mentioned that Siliguri has become important education and trading hub due to its positional advantage and Government of W.B. is coming up with new initiatives. Shri Saikat Biswas, member, North Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry stressed dire need of interaction between industry and academia to bridge skill gap. Shri Prasenjit De, G.S. Aliporeduar Chamber of Commerce & Industry mentioned huge potential of herbal product due to abundant forest resource, lack of skilled manpower in concrete based industry and irregular flow of subsidy from government projects. Shri Sadananda Chakraborty, member, Aliporeduar Chamber of Commerce sought help of the Chamber for upgradation of skill among

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BNCCI delegation at panel discussion in North Bengal

Executive Committee meeting at hotel ‘The Retreat’ in Darjeeling

BNCCI delegation with the students of SIT

Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President BNCCI felicitating Shri A.R. Bawa, Principal Secretary, GTA

district Meet at durgaporeA district Meet on ‘Prospect of Durgapur in promoting it as a Business Hub’ was organised at Peerless Inn on 25th March, 2019 in presence of different district Chambers of Commerce. Shri Balaram Kundu, Session Chairman of EC meeting also chaired the meeting. He said that Durgapore once known as Rurh of Bengal – this region had immense importance for growth of economy of Bengal in post independence regime.

Shri Prafulla Ghosh, Secretary General Bengal Suburban Chamber of Commerce stated that overall condition of Durgapore - Asansol Industrial Estate is not good as many of big factories has either been closed or no new initiative has been taken to revive them. He lamented that due to poor response from DSP, ancillarisation in this region has been badly affected.

Shri Kallol Mukherjee, CMD, PVR Group of Companies emphasized on Industry Institute Partnership for promotion of handholding and small scale industries in this region.

BNCCI EC members at District Meet at Peerless Inn, Durgapore

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Shri Somnath Chakraborty, Sr. Assitant Secretary, BNCCI addressing Trade Fair at Garhbeta organised by Garhbeta

Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Shri M.M. Maity, Chairman, District Business Development Standing Committee of Chamber addressing Entrepreneurship

Awareness Camp on 15th March, 2019 at Agriculture Department, Viswa Bharati University

Shri Balaram Kundu and Shri Somnath Chakraborty on behalf of BNCCI attended and addressed the 24th AGM of Garbeta Chamber

of Commerce on 4th September, 2018 at Shyam Sadan, Garbeta

Bengal Suburban Chamber of Commerce & Industry in association with Muchipara Chamber of Commerce organized a three fold

discussion on 22nd September at Hotel Kalpana Inn. Shri Somnath Chakraborty, Sr. Asst. Secretary represented BNCCI.

Other district events

Talking on this point Shri Manna, an entrepreneur, stated that they have stared Bankura Pvt. ITI with 100 students and they have a plan to introduce market linked courses so that students can be easily absorbed in different industries. Officials of WBSIDC said that there are small plot of lands (5 katha, 10 katha) with a 99 year lease in J.P. Avenue Industrial Estate and added that WBSIDC under the chairmanship of Shri Malay Ghatak Hon'ble MIC, Department of Labour is encouraging entrepreneurs to set up industry in this zone.

Shri Sandip Bhalotia, President, RCC suggested three fold proposals :

• To take concrete steps on Agricultural Marketing Tax as other states have already abolished it.

• Talk with Director MSSE to reintroduce soon new incentive policy as old incentive policy has come to an end in 2018.

• Foster Industry Institute partnership.Shri Sushil Chowdhury, President, Bengal Rice

Millers Association mentioned three fold problems faced by rice mill industry: Problem of over production and consequent forced purchase by rice millers extra rice and absence of production of long grain rice. He sought assistance of Chamber as new mineral resource zone has been discovered in Deocha Puchna Area.

The meeting ended with a hearty thanks to Shri Prafulla Ghosh, Secretary General, Bengal Suburban Chamber of Commerce.

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every ward by installing household meter, maintaining equitable distribution of water pressure and quantity and ensuring (24x7) supply. Addressing as the chief guest Dr. K. Muraleedharan, Director CGCRI mentioned that although devoted in ceramic traditional technology CGCRI has diversified its’ activities in sustainable livelihood generation. Prof. L.M. Roy, EC member proposed formal Vote of Thanks.

Dignitaries at World Water Day 2019

National Khadi Business ConlaveKhadi & Village Industries Commission organised a Buyer Seller Meet at Park Hotel, on 8th March, 2019. The meeting was participated by 20 artisans from Eastern Zone and it was attended by BNCCI members. Shri Jawahar, Dy. CEO (Marketing), Shri Mrityunjay Bandyopadhyay, Director, Khadi and Village Industry Board, Mr. Srikanth, representative of E & Young and Mr. S.S. Seal, Dy. CEO, KVIC, Shri Asish Pal, EC member joined the lighting the lamp ceremony.

Shri Somnath Chakrabarty, Sr. Asst. Secretary addressing Zonal Training Workshop of KVIC at BNCCI

Shri Asish Paul, EC Member BNCCI at Lamp Lighting Ceremony at National Khadi Business Conclave at Park Hotel

World Water dayTo commemorate World Water Day 2019 BNCCI organized seminar on ‘Leaving No One Behind’. Smt. Raka Sen, Chairperson, Environment Standing Committee in her Welcome Address stated that the theme for World Water Day 2019 is ‘Leaving No One Behind’. Addressing as the Theme Speaker Dr. Swati Nandi Chakraborty, Head, Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Institute of Biotechnology stated that major part of India is blessed with abundant water supply due to its riverine features but it stands nadir at 120th position out of 122 nations globally in terms of water quality index. Mentioning the World Bank Report, Dr. Ashim K. Bhattacharya, Director, Academy of Water Technology stated that India faces a turbulent water future. Shri B.K. Maiti, DG (Water Supply), KMC mentioned that total water supply in KMC area is 135 million gallons per day while taking nearby Calcutta in consideration the figure touches to 156 million gallon. To tackle the loss of water supply KMC has emphasized on 'Water Loss Management' in

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President's China VisitShri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry recently visited China and attended the International Forum of Educational Innovation. He was the only speaker invited from India. He spoke about the integration of industry with academics in Indian perspective. An MOU was signed between Dr. Christina Li, Dean of Humanities, Gengdan Institute in Beijing and Shri Satyam Roychowdhury on behalf of SNU and BNCCI.

Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI, delivering his address at International Forum of Educational Innovation in China

Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhereBengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BNCCI), organized a session on ‘Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere’ on Friday, 26th April 2019 at BNCCI premises. The main objective of the session is to emphasize on importance of universal health coverage, to identify the gap so as to create more new and affordable health care services and to aware all. The Session was inaugurated by Dr. Ajay Chakrabarty, Director, Directorate of Health Services, Government of West Bengal and Swami Nityakamananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna

Mission Seva Pratishthan. The Inaugural Session was followed by a panel discussion on ‘Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere’ with Dr. Arnab Gupta, Director & Consultant Surgical Oncologist, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute; Prof. Tarun Lahiri Mazumdar, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist; Dr. Joy Basu, Vice President Administration, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata and Dr. Jayanta K. Gupta, Senior Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata as the Panel Speakers

Interactive Meeting on 'ease of doing Business with latest Amendments in Companies Act'

Corporate Affairs & CSR Standing Committee of the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry organized an interactive meeting on ‘Ease of Doing Business with latest Amendments in Companies Act’ on 29th April, 2019 at 3.30 pm at Chamber premises. The esteemed members of the Chamber was addressed in the seminar by Shri D. Bandopadhyay, ICLS, Regional Director (ER) Ministry of Corporate Affairs Government of India as Chief Guest and Mr. K.G. Joseph Jackson, ICLS, Registrar of Companies, West Bengal Kolkata on this subject. Speakers and dignitaries at the Interactive Meeting

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Speakers and dignitaries at Universal Health Coverage

and Dr. Bijoy Deb, Director, Medical Services & Training, La Biogenics & Genetica Laboratory Pvt. Ltd., Medical Advisor, Medichem (India) Pvt. Ltd., Astaford, Lifewins & Ravinto Life Science and Visiting Faculty Member, Enterprise Development Institute as the Moderator. Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry presided over the session and delivered the Welcome Speech and Shri Debarshi Duttagupta, Chairman, Healthcare Standing Committee, BNCCI offered the formal Vote of Thanks.

seminar on Foreign exchange risk Management using real Time Information Terminal

seminar on Air Pollution

BNCCI jointly with Ticker Plant Limited organised seminar on ‘Foreign Exchange Risk Management using Real Time Information Terminal’ on 28th May, 2019 at Chamber premises. Shri Subrata De, Chairman, Banking & Finance Standing Committee, Shri Arindam Saha, Jt. C.E.O Ticker Plant Limited, Shri Avik De, Chief Manager, ECGC, Mr. James Lalremruata, Branch Manager (Export) and Shri R.L. Narashimham, Director, FIEO addressed the meeting.

Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry jointly with National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Kolkata organised seminar on ‘Air Pollution’ commemorating this years World Environment Day. Shri Suvro Chandra, Sr.VP presided over the meeting. Dr. Sreemanta Pramanik, Principal Scientist and Dr. Deepanjan Majumder, Sr. Scientist, NEERI offered Technical Address. Dr. Swati Nandi Chakraborty, Head (Biotechnology), Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences was Theme Speaker. Dr. S.M. Ghosh, environmentalist and Shri Bani Brata Roy, Development Commissioner (Handicraft) were Guests of Honour and Dr. Kalyan Rudra, Chairman, WBPCB was the Chief Guest. Dr. Sarajit Basu, former

Head, Deptt. of Chemical Biology, IIT (Mumbai) and member of Environment Standing Committee offered formal Vote of Thanks.

Speakers and dignitaries at the seminar

Speaker & Dignitaries at the Book Releasing Ceremony

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Central Budget symposium 2019-2020Bengal National Chamber of Commerce

& Industry organised Union Budget Symposium 2019-20 on 6th July, 2019. In the absence of office bearers Shri Samir Kumar Ghosh, past President of Chamber presided over the meeting. Dr. Abhirup Sarkar, renowned economist and Chairman, WBFC, IDFC, Shri Gopal Agarwala, E.D, Price Water House Coopers Ltd. and Shri Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Chairman, Direct Tax Standing Committee were main speakers. Shri Balaram Kundu, EC member proposed formal Vote of Thanks.

Dr. Abhirup Sarkar, renowned economist stated that hon'ble FM was trying to uplift Indian economy to five trillion dollar figure while ensuring 8% growth path by 2024 but he was skeptical

Dr. Abhirup Sarkar, Chairman, WBFC, IDFC, addressing the Chamberabout to reach the figure due to low rate of saving around 30% and poor export led growth in external sector.

Meeting on 'Unleashing Potentials of Food Processing & diary sectors in West Bengal'

Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry organised a seminar on ‘Unleashing Potentials of Food Processing & Diary Sectors in West Bengal’ at 30th July, 2019 at 3.00 p.m. at the Chamber premises. The objective of this meeting was to find out a road map in food-processing and diary technology while interlinking cold chain, preservation and packaging.In his Welcome Address Shri R.P. Srivasatava, Hony. Treasurer informed that although recognized as sunrise industry, food processing is largely unorganized yet the sector has tremendous potential in generating employment. Likewise growth in diary diary sector in West Bengal is far below national average and so also per capita milk generation, he informed.

Prof. Utpal Roychowdhury, former Professor of Food Technology, Jadavpore University emphasized on penetration of skill and upgradation of technology. To elucidate his point, he made a comparison of state investment in primary, secondary and tertiary sector between India and China and showed how China surpassed India in all spheres not only in building HRD but also in attracting investment in logistics, transportation and other emerging sector. In this connection he luaded central government scheme ‘Intelligent India’ to

enhance skill to further level.Shri Bidhan Das, Head, Indian Institute of Packaging

informed that packaging has been added as 5th P as a marketing tool in addition to product, price, place and promotion. He explained that depending on the nature of industry, packaging differs and Director General of Shipping and Airport Authority is the final clearing authority. He further added that in some critical industries there are six stages of packaging and it differs from general packaging to industrial packaging. He lamented that there was a central government scheme on packaging upto 2016 for MSME sector but due to poor response the scheme was withdrawn.

Speakers and dignitaries at the Seminar

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skill development Initiation by the Technical education, start-up Business, skill development standing Committee, Bengal National Chamber of

Commerce & Industry in the districtsThe Technical Education, Start-up Business,

Skill Development Standing Committee, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry has initiated to work jointly with different district chambers of commerce in skill development under Pradhan Mantri Koushal Vikash Yojna (PMKVY) of local youths in different districts of the state through different Pradhan Mantri Koushal Kendra (PMKK), where the trainees would receive free training.

The main purpose of such meeting is to discuss the feasibility of skill development of local unemployed youths the adjoining areas through different Pradhan Mantri Koushal Kendra (PMKK) to be jointly organized by Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the respective trade organisation and business bodies in association with National Skill Development Corporation.

The agenda of the interactive meetings are1. Skill development of local unemployed youths

(both educated and dropouts);2. Recognition of Prior Learners sweet-meat,

goldsmith and drivers;3. Apprenticeship to local industry

The details of the meetings held are given below.1. Bengal Suburban Chamber of Commerce &

Industry and local trade bodies on Monday, 10 June 2019 at 11:00 am at Hotel Peerless, Durgapur

Participants were Shri Ashis Nundy, Chairman, Technical Education, Start-up Business & Skill Development Standing Committee and Smt. Prajnaparamita Jana, Senior Assistant Secretary of Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Shri P.K. Samanta, President, Shri Sanjib Chattaraj,

Chairman, Shri Prafulla Kumar Ghosh, General Secretary, Smt. Chandana Ghosh, member, Shri Soumen Mondal, member, Shri Manick Maitra, member and Shri Srinibas Gupta, member of Bengal Suburban Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Shri Sadhan Sinha, Secretary, Mallarpur Noisuva; Sk. Nijamuddin, Shri Manick Chand Mallick and Shri Amitava Patra of Muchipara Byabasayee Kalyan Samity and Shri Samir Kar, Nanoor Babosayee Kalyan Samity.

2. Bankura Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, 15 June 2019 at Barjora Industrial Area, Bankura

Participants were Shri Ashis Nundy, Chairman, Technical Education, Start-up Business & Skill Development Standing Committee, BNCCI and Shri Prabir Sarkar, Joint Secretary, Bankura Chamber of Commerce.

3. Bengal Suburban Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Ankit Educational & Social Welfare Society on Thursday, 27 June 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at D.N. 23 Market Street, Bidhannagar, Durgapur-713212

Prof. A.K. Bandyopadhyay, former Head, West Bengal University of Fishery & Animal Sciences stated the journey of Amul from a mere cooperative to a 30, 000 crore company. He admitted that although India is the highest producer of cow milk (66%) and remaining 34% covers milk from buffalo, goat and camel, yet per capita generation is far less compared to developed countries. He informed that in India there are more than 200 diary centres, yet the sector overall needs a big push. The central government has implemented various schemes

like National Action Plan For Diary Development etc. He opined that this sector if developed can generate highest employment in rural India surpassing other sectors. In West Bengal he said per capita availability of generation of milk is far below even national average as there needs a coherence to improve productivity by overcoming various infrastructural bottlenecks.

Shri R.K. Pal, Chairman, Agro Processing Standing Committee proposed formal Vote of Thanks.

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Participant were Shri Sayantan Kumar Ghosh, member Technical Education, Start-up Business & Skill Development Standing Committee and Smt. Prajnaparamita Jana, Senior Assistant Secretary, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Shri P.K. Samanta, President, Shri Prafulla Kumar Ghosh, General Secretary and Shri Srinibas Gupta, Member of Bengal Suburban Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Smt. Chandana Ghosh, Secretary, Ankit Educational & Social Welfare Society and Shri Samir Kar, Secretary, Nanoor Babosayee Kalyan Samity, Birbhum.4. Mallarpur Noisuva, Birbhum5. Nanoor Babosayee Kalyan Samity,

BirbhumThe Technical Education, Start-up Business,

Skill Development Standing Committee, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry visited Mallarpur Noisuva, Birbhum and Nanoor Babosayee Kalyan Samity, Birbhum on Friday, 19-7-2019 and Saturday, 20-7-2019 respectively.

The team consisted of Shri Ashis Nundy, Chairman, Technical Education, Start-up Business & Skill

Development Standing Committee, Smt. Sharmistha Bhattacharjee, Executive Committee member, Smt. Prajnaparamita Jana, Senior Assistant Secretary of the Chamber and Shri Bikram Kumar Das, State Engagement Officer, NSDC as the Resource Person, visited Mallarpur Noisuva, Birbhum on Friday, 19 July 2019 and interacted with Smt. Soma Pathak, President, Shri Ajoy Das, Advisor, Shri Balaram Bagdi, Executive Committee Member and Shri Sadhan Sinha, Secretary of Mallarpur Naisuva.

Nanoor Babosayee Kalyan Samity, Birbhum on Saturday, 20 July 2019 and had meeting with Shri Ashis Nundy, Chairman, Technical Education, Start-up Business & Skill Development Standing Committee, Smt. Sharmistha Bhattacharjee, Executive Committee Member, Smt. Prajnaparamita Jana, Senior Assistant Secretary of the Chamber and Shri Bikram Kumar Das, State Engagement Officer, NSDC as the Resource Person.

Seventy three candidates from Mallarpur Noisuva, Birbhum and eighty from Nanoor Babosayee Kalyan Samity, Birbhum are interested to pursue different skill

development course in the nearest Pradhan Mantri Koushal Kendra (PMKK).

The team also visited1. Pradhan Mantri Koushal Kendra, Suri

- Orion Edutech Birbhum, Krishna Bhavan, Suri, Birbhum and discussed in details with Shri Abhijit Kundu, Assistant General Manager and Shri Kalyan Patra, Manager.

2. Pradhan Mantri Koushal Kendra, Burdwan – Edu Jobs, LIC Building, Alisha, Burdwan and interacted with Shri Gopal Debnath, Manager and his colleagues.

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education & skill Conclave: Theme ‘Technological Transformation – Changing road-map for Higher education & skill development’

The dignitaries awarded certificates to ninety four goldsmiths from the districts of West Bengal, who were trained in the second batch of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Goldsmith from 9 to 11 January 2019 at BNCCI.

Shri Ashis Nundy, Chairman, Technical Education, Start-up Business, Skill Development Standing Committee, BNCCI gave a brief report of recent initiatives on Skill Development in different district chambers of commerce.

The representatives of The Bengal Suburban Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Muchipara Byabasayee Kalyan Samity, Mallarpur Noisuva, Birbhum, Nanoor Babosayee Kalyan Samity, Birbhum, Bankura Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Pashim Medinipur District Chamber of Commerce & Industry were felicitated for their active participation in skill development initiation of the Chamber.

Shri Nirupam Chaudhuri, Regional Director, NASSCOM introduced the theme to the audience.

The topic of first panel discussion was on ‘Enhancing Future Employability’ where Prof. Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay, VC, Amity University, Dr. Maitree Bhattacharyya, Director, JBNTS and Shri Ajoy Bandyopadhyay, Director, MSME-DI participated as panelists and Dr. Suborno Bose, MD, IIHM as the moderator.

The next panel discussion was on ‘Role of Skill Development for the empowerment of

Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry in association with Sister Nivedita University organized an Education & Skill Conclave: Theme ‘Technological transformation – Changing Road-map for Higher Education& Skill Development’ on Thursday, 25th July 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Auditorium, Sister Nivedita University.

The main objective of the session is importance of transformation requires in both higher education and skill development, to identify to reduce the gap between the curriculum and the real-time necessity of the industries and thus to enhance industry-academia engagement, employability through skill development and innovation. The main sponsor of the Conclave is Sister Nivedita University. Other notable sponsors are - Edu Jobs Academy Private Limited, Coherent, Matthews Group.

The Inaugural Session of Education & Skill Conclave was followed by three panel discussions. In the inaugural session, Prof. K. K. Aggrawal, Chairman, National Board of Accreditation inaugurated the Conclave as the Chief Guest, in presence of Shri Santanu Mitra, Additional Development Commissioner, Office of DC (MSME), Ministry of MSME, Government of India and Shri Gaurav Kapoor, Senior Head - Industry Partnership, CSR Engagements; Media & Advocacy, National Skill Development Corporation, Shri Ritwik Das, Chairman, Public Relations, MIC & Government, BNCCI delivered the Welcome Address and Prof. Ashok Ranjan Thakur, VC, SNU, proposed the Vote of Thanks.

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youth and the differently-abled’ with Shri Santanu Mitra, Additional Development Commissioner, MSME, Dr. Sudha Kaul, Director, IICP, Dr. Kanchan

Gaba, Turnstone Global and Shri Ashis Nandy, Chairman, Skill Development Standing Committee, BNCCI as panelists and Prof. Ashok Ranjan Thakur, VC, Sister Nivedita University as the moderator.

In the last session, Dr. R.T. Goswami, Director, Techno International, Rajarhat spoke on ‘Technologies on the Horizon and their Impact on the future of Higher Education’, while Shri Sandeep Sengupta, Director, ISOAH on ‘Cyber Security Education & Career Development’ and Shri Diptiman Dasgupta (DD), Associate Partner & Executive IT Architect - Blockchain Services and member, IBM Academy of

Technology, GBS Senior Inventor & Shri Suman Das, Sr Architect, IBM on ‘Block chain could Revolutionize Education Next’ .

events on energy and solar rooftopTo commemorate National Energy Conservation

Day (14th December) a curtain raiser ceremony was solemnised at IISWBM by Department of Energy Management, IISWBM. And like the previous year, this year also First View Ventures Pvt. Ltd. joined hands with BNCCI to organize seminar on solar rooftop in West Bengal on 11th May, 2109 at Hotel Fern Residency.

In his Welcome Address, Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President BNCCI, stated that our country is gradually moving towards non renewable energy based solution as dependence on coal based energy is diminishing. Mentioning West Bengal as a forerunner in implementing renewable energy in eastern part, he added that rooftop solar is the future as all government buildings and schools and colleges are trying to adopt rooftop solar to conserve energy.

Mr. Sanjoy Mukherjee, V.P. CESC said that his organization although the sole supplier of power in Kolkata and greater Kolkata, is implementing rooftop solar and other mode of renewable energy as an alternative option.

Mr. Shantanu Sirsath, Technical Manager, India Senzen Growatt, New Energy Technology delivered a powerpoint presentation.

There was a panel discussion on government policy for promotion of solar rooftop, net metering policy and energy storage with grid integration technologies with presence of Shri Rajib Das, DGM (Planning), CESC, Mr. Ashim Ali, Chief Marketing Manager, Allen Solar

and Shri Subashis Dasgupta, GM, Onergy.A discussion on maintenance of solar rooftop

projects and consequent selection of project equipment identifying technical hurdles took place in the second session followed by a discussion on relative advantage and disadvantage different business model (BOO, BOT and BOOT), tariff and cost benefit aspect of installation, new financing models and risk reduction by end users.

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PragatiLadies Wing of Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Interactive session on 'every day is Women’s day'

Pragati, Ladies Wing of Bengal National Chamber of Commerce organized an interactive session on ‘Every Day is Women’s Day’ on Tuesday, 26th March 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Auditorium of BNCCI.

Smt. Purnima Dutta, Chairperson, Priya Entertainments Pvt. Ltd. (PEPL) and Smt. Anashua Majumdar, theatre, film and television actor were present as the Speakers. Smt. Vidisha Basu, President, Pragati presided over the session and delivered the Welcome Address and Smt. Debjani Mukherjee, Senior Vice-President, Pragati proposed the Vote of Thanks.

Smt. Purnima Datta said, she believed that empowerment and leadership was inherent in each and every woman. She also stressed on the importance of education in a woman’s life as it was the light that would guide them in pursuit of their goal.

Smt. Anashua Majumdar described how she idolized her mother as the ideal woman who had mastered the art of flawless multitasking, managing the daily household chores, engaging in social work and also often teaching her daughters songs with the harmonium. She also remarked that she and her sisters had inherited open-mindedness from their mother, a quality which helped them to rise above all inhibitions and pursue their ambitions relentlessly.

Earlier, in her Welcome Speech, Smt. Vidisha Basu, President, Pragati, briefly described how the women of today are making their mark in various fields and even busting the previous myths about them being unfit for some particular jobs. She added that the world has entered into an age where everyone expected a balance in the treatment meted out to men and women.

Participation in the 31st Industrial India Trade FairPragati participated in the 31st Industrial India Trade Fair organized by Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, during 21st

to 31st December 2019 at Park Circus Maidan

with six participants. The participants, women entrepreneurs from the cross-section of industries made brisk business and showed interests to participate in the next fair.

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Annual general Meeting of PragatiThe 31st Annual General Meeting of Pragati, Ladies Wing of Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BNCCI) held on Friday, 24th August 2018 at 11:30 a.m. at BNCCI premises.

Shri Debasish Kumar, MMIC, Parks & Gardens, Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Shri Prasenjit Chatterjee, renowned actor were present in the Open Session as the Chief-Guest and the Guest-of-Honour respectively. Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, President, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry addressed the session as the Special Guest. Many renowned dignitaries, members of the Chamber and representatives from NGOs attended the Annual General Meeting.

Smt. Swati Sen, President, Pragati presided the Open Session of the 31st Annual General Meeting of Pragati and mentioned the recent activities of Pragati. Smt. Soma Chandra, Vice-President, Pragati offered the formal Vote of Thanks.

The successful candidates of three months Fabric Painting Certificate Course conducted by Pragati for 20 underprivileged women of self-help group at Manickpur Chaitali Sangha, Harinavi received their completion certificates on that day. The products made by the beneficiaries of Pragati were displayed for sale at the sidelines of the meeting.

In the Business Session, Smt. Vidisha Basu (M/s Prachi Cinema) was elected as the President for the year 2018-2019. Smt. Soma Chandra (M/s P.C. Chandra & Sons (India) Ltd.) was elected as Vice-President and Smt. Koelee Dutta, M/s B. G. Sommadder & Son’s Pvt. Ltd. as the Honorary Treasurer for the year 2018-2019.

Vocational & Handicrafts Training ProgrammeI. Six Months Tailoring CoursePragati conducted a six months ‘Tailoring Course’ at Nabanir, the Vocational Training Centre of Pragati with 12 women from underprivileged section of the society

as trainees. There was no tuition fees for this course. The course commenced on 19th July 2018. The successful candidates received certificate after completion of the course and one of them has already got a job.

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II.ThreeMonthsFabricPaintingCertificateCoursePragati conducted a three months Fabric Painting Certificate Course for 20 underprivileged women of self-help group at Manickpur Chaitali Sangha, Harinavi from 2nd May 2018. Smt. Bani Roychowdhury, President, BNCCI and former President, Pragati addressed the Inaugural Session as the Guest of Honour held on Wednesday, 2nd May 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at Manickpur Chaitali Sangha, Harinavi, Village: Manickpur, P.O. Harinavi, Kolkata 700 148. She appreciated Pragati for initiating such efforts and suggested the trainees some designs, colours and methods of fabric painting,

which would be more attractive. Smt. Swati Sen in her Keynote Address, mentioned in brief different activities of Pragati and requested the trainees to take full advantage of the painting course. The successful candidates received certificated on 31st Annual General Meeting of Pragati.III. Generating Self-Employment Through Micro Credit SystemPragati supported the members of two self-help groups of Manickpur Chaitali Sangha, involved in either bag making or ayurvedic products making, through micro-credit system by providing an interest free loan for one year.

Cultural Programmeı˛¬ıœf Ê˚˛ôLœPragati organised an ‘Ananda Sandhya’ to celebrate ı˛¬ıœf Ê˚˛ôLœ on Monday, 13 May 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at the Auditorium of BNCCI. Smt. Vidisha Basu, President of Pragati delivered the Welcome Address and Smt. Soma Chandra, Vice-President of Pragati offered the Vote of Thanks. Smt. Jayashree Bose, an Executive Committee member of Pragati presented a brief narration and Shri Rabindra Kumar Paul, an Executive Committee member, BNCCI recited Tagore’s poem. The members of Pragati presented a Geetialekhya with Tagore’s letters to his wife Mrinalini along with Rabindra Sangeet. Smt. Debjani Mukherjee, Senior Vice-President, Smt. Soma Chandra, Vice-President, Smt. Koelee Dutta, Honorary Treasurer, Smt. Sarmila Bose, former President, Smt. Manju Roy Chowdhury, former President, Smt. Sanghamitra Duttagupta, former President, Smt. Benuchhanda Sur, an Executive Member and Smt. Mitali Mitra, an Executive Member of Pragati participated in the songs and recitation. Ms. Payel Nandy, Ms. Poulomi Moitra and Ms. Tiya Das performed dances with Rabindrasangeet. The programme was well attended by members and their family.

Fund Raising ProgrammePragati organized a Fund Raising Programme on 14th July 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at Uttam Mancha. It was a drama ‘øÓ¬√√Ú Úy¬ı˛ Œ‰√√√√±‡’ by Lokokkristi Group, directed by Phalguni Chattopadhyay; drama by Samaresh Majumder with Phalguni Chatterjee, Monalisa and Rumki Chatterjee in lead roles.

During the year under review, Pragati, Ladies Wing of the Chamber organized several seminars, workshops and programmes for the welfare of women as well as physically challenged people. The Executive Committee of Pragati conducted 13 Committee Meetings. Some of programmes during this period were interactive session on ‘Every Day is Women’s Day’ on the occasion of the International Women’s Day; a six months ‘Tailoring Course' at Nabanir, the Vocational Training Centre of Pragati with 12 women from underprivileged section of the society as trainees; supporting self-employment of a group of women involved in either bag making or ayurvedic products making through micro credit system and an ‘Ananda Sandya’ to celebrate ı˛¬ıœf Ê˚˛ôLœ. Pragati participated in the 31st Industrial India Trade Fair organized by Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

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HIgHLIgHT OF ACTIVITIes OF edI dUrINg 2018-19UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAMMES

A. UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAMMES – NON-SPONSOREDSl. No. Name of the Programme Venue No. of

BeneficiariesNSOU One-year Programmes (July 2017- June 2018 Session)

1 PG Diploma in Export Import Management (PGDEXIM) EDI 302 PG Diploma in Travel & Tourism (PGDTT) EDI 153 Diploma in Entrepreneurship Development and Small Business Management (DEDSBM) EDI 084 PG Diploma in Taxation (PGDT) EDI 36

NSOU One-year Programmes (July 2018- June 2019 Session)5 PG Diploma in Export Import Management (PGDEXIM) EDI 396 PG Diploma in Travel & Tourism (PGDTT) EDI 157 Diploma in Entrepreneurship Development and Small Business Management (DEDSBM) EDI 21

NSOU 6-month Programmes (July-December 2018)Certificate in E-Accounting & Taxation including E-filing EDI 33

NSOU 6-month Programmes (January-June 2019)Certificate in E -Accounting & Taxation including E-filing EDI 32

B. UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAMMES – SPONSOREDNSOU-Defence Programmes (Sponsor: Directorate General Resettlement, Ministry of Defence)

Sl. No. Name of the Programme Venue No. of

Beneficiaries1 Diploma in Travel & Tourism (361-03-18) 04.03.2018 - 22.06.2018 EDI 322 Diploma in Export & Import Management (179-09-17) 04.02.2018 - 25.05.2018 EDI 333 Diploma in Travel & Tourism (102-09-18) 17.09.2018 - 04.01.2019 EDI 374 Diploma in Export & Import Management (117-10-18) 15.10.2018 - 01.02.2019 EDI 395 Diploma in Entrepreneurship Development and Small Business Management (DEDSBM)

(132-11-18) 12.11.2018 - 01.03.2019EDI 35

6 Diploma in Travel & Tourism (178-02-19) 04.02.2019 - 24.05.2019 EDI 357 Diploma in Export & Import Management (198-03-19) 04.03.2019 - 21.06.2019 EDI 39

WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING PROGRAMMESA. TRAINING PROGRAMMES - SPONSORED1. DST-NIMAT Programmes (Sponsor: Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India under

NIMAT Project 2018 - 2019)

Name of the Programme Venue No. of Beneficiaries

3-Day Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp (EAC)EAC(1): Elite Institute of Engineering & Management (28.08.2018 - 30.08.2018) EIEM 123EAC(2): HETC, Chinsurah, Hooghly (26.09.2018 - 28.09.2018) HETC 78EAC(3): Central Calcutta Polytechnic (03.10.2018 - 05.10.2018) CCP 84EAC(4): RCCIT, Beliaghata, Kolkata (10.10.18 - 12.10.18) RCCIT 80EAC(5): JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, Nadia (15.01.2019 - 17.01.2019) JIS 902-Week Faculty Development Programme (FDP)FDP(1): 03.12.2018 - 14.12.2018 EDI 20

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B. TRAINING PROGRAMME – NON-SPONSOREDSl. No. Name of the Programme Venue No. of

Beneficiaries1 5-week Export-oriented Training in Floriculture and Horticulture Products (11.06.2018 –

16.07.2018)EDI 26

2 5-week Export-oriented training in Floriculture and Horticulture Products (12.09.2018 – 29.10.2018)

EDI 17

3 5-week Export-oriented training in Floriculture and Horticulture Products (15.02.2019 – 20.03.2019)

EDI 19

C. WORKSHOPS - SPONSORED


Career and Business Opportunities in AV Industry (AVIXA) on 07.12.2018 EDI 60

FDP(2): 07/01/2019 - 18/01/2019 EDI 20FDP(3): 04/02/2019 - 15/02/2019 EDI 224-Week Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP)EDP(1): Hooghly, Chinsurah (22.01.2019 - 26.02.2019) Chinsurah 21EDP(2): Kolkata (01.03.2019 – 29.03.2019) EDI 25EDP(3): South 24 Parganas (28.03.2019 – 13.05.2019) Rajpur 25EDP(4): Howrah (25.03.2019 – 29.04.2019) Howrah 254-Week Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme (WEDP)WEDP(1): Kolkata (12.11.2018 – 17.12.2019) EDI 25WEDP(2): Kalyani (20.03.2019 – 22.04.2019) Kalyani 256-Week Technology-based Entrepreneurship Development Programme (TEDP)TEDP(1): Technology based EDP in Computer Hardware & Networking (12.11.2018 – 08.01.2019)

EDI 25

TEDP(2): Technology based EDP in Solar Products (14/.03.2019 – 24.04.2019) Kalyani 212. Skill Development Programme (Sponsor: West Bengal Swarojgar Corporation Limited )Sl. No. Trade/Skill Venue No. of

Beneficiaries1 Jute (23.02.2018 - 05.04.2018) Bhangore - I 302 Beautician (23.02.2018 - 05.04.2018) Bhangore - I 303 Beautician (27.03.2018 - 07.05.2018) Serampore 30

3. MUKTIDHARA Programme through DSHG&SE (Sponsor: District Self Help Group & Self Employment)1 Jute Handicraft (28.05.2018 - 24.06.2018) Chakdah 302 Tailoring (20.08.2018 - 27.09.2018) Kalyani 303 Basic Tailoring and Ready-made Garments (08.03.2019 - 02.05.2019) Budge Budge - II 27

4. Skill Development Programme (Sponsor: National Thermal Power Corporation Limited)Jute Craft (25.07.2018 - 21.08.2018) Farakka 42

5. Skill Training for Correctional Home Male Inmates, Dum Dum (Sponsor: Correctional Services)Jute Craft (24.10.2018 - 21.01.2019) Dum Dum 306. Faculty Development Programme (Sponsor: Mahatma Gandhi National Council Rural Education)

Theme Venue No. of Beneficiaries

Waste Management, Social Entrepreneurship and Rural Community Engagement (24.06.2019 – 28.06.2019)

EDI 25

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D. WORKSHOPS – NON-SPONSORED


Provisions under GST Law (in collaboration with HRD Cell, Directorate of Commercial Taxes, West Bengal) on 15.03.2019

EDI 42

Training on Provisions under GST Law (in collaboration with HRD Cell, Directorate of Commercial Taxes, West Bengal) on May 21-22, 2019

EDI 45

E. IN-HOUSE TRAINING PROGRAMMETraining on EDI Website – Phase – I on June 20, 2019 and Phase – II on July 3, 2019 EDI 5

OTHer NOTABLe eVeNTs

1. Science City Programme, April 16, 2018The programme was presided over by Welcome Address: Dr G.P. Sarkar, Chairman EDI. Shri Purnendu Basu, Hon’ble Minister-In-Charge, Technical Education, Training & Skill Development, Govt of West Bengal was the Chief Guest of the function.The following three dignitaries were felicitated by Shri Purnendu Basu and awarded EDI Award of Excellence• Shri Sankar Sen, Managing Director, Senco Gold Ltd.• Dr Debasish Bhattacharya, Managing Director, Disha Eye Hospitals• Rev. Dr. Dominic Savio, S.J., Principal, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous)The following three Ex-Chairman of EDI were awarded by the then office bearers with EDI Recognition Award for Support to EDI• Shri Bhaskar Sen, former Chairman, EDI• Shri Samir Kumar Ghosh, former Chairman, EDI• Shri Sandip Sen, former Chairman, EDIThe following personalities trained by EDI were awarded by Shri Purnendu Basu with First Generation Entrepreneurs Award• Smt. Banhi Dasgupta, M/s Swaayam• Sk. Jasimuddin Mandal, M/s Achievers International• Arghya Chatterjee, M/s Mosweb DevelopmentShri Purnendu Basu also inaugurated www.edikolkata.com

2. 19th AGM of EDI on November 11, 2018The 19th AGM was held at EDI premises and Dr. G.P. Sarkar was re-elected as Chairman, Shri Satyam Roychowdhury and Dr. Arpan Mitra was elected as Vice Chairman and Shri Nil Ratan Sarkar as Hony. Treasurer.

3.ChangeofhandsintheEDIOfficeofDirectorShri M.N. Maity was relieved from his deputation in EDI on January 31, 2019 and Prof. S.M. Gomes took over as Director with effect from February 1, 2019

4. Celebration of 20 Years of EDI on March 15, 2019EDI celebrated 20 years of service to society – Creating Entrepreneurs, Developing Enterpriseson March 15, 2019. There was lighting of the lamp by Dr. G.P. Sarkar, Chairman, Shri Ritwik Das, Member of Governing Body, EDI, Prof. S.M. Gomes, Director, EDI.

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Banhi Dasgupta of Swayam, trainee of EDI being felicitated by MIC Shri Purnendu Basu

Dr. Rangarajan with EDI students and officials

Dr. G.P. Sarkar awarding Certficate

Chairman Addressing Valediction of DTT-Defence

EAC-CCP-Class Session

Dr. G.P. Sarkar, Chairman, EDI presentating a memento to MIC Shri Purnendu Basu

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EAC-Elite-Class Session

EDP-Hooghly - Group Photo

EAC-JIS Inauguration

EAC-HETC Factory Visit

Inauguration-EDP-Rajpur

EDI 20 years Celebration - March 15, 2019

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Inauguration FDP on Waste Management, Social Entrepreneurship and Rural Community Engagement

TEDP Solar-Inauguration

Industry Visit by Trainees of EDP South 24 Parganas

Induction of NSOU Courses -2018

WEDP Nadia Inauguration

Relieving of Shri M.N. Maity on 31.01.2019

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