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Greetings from GCCI!
By the time you receive this E-News Letter, new regime of GST must
have started. GST is a transformational business process reform and this
change should be accepted and adopted by all of us in right spirit. Let’s start
journey with it, solution to problems will emerge in due course of time. India
will have a revolutionary new Indirect Tax Regime that will integrate the
country’s economy and all consumers into a vast, common market.
Major ports of India report significant improvement in cost
optimisation in last three years to establish their efficiency and productivity
to international benchmark.
After a dull period, SEZ exports from Gujarat are back on track and
double-digit growth is expected in Gujrat’s SEZ exports in the financial year
2017-18 with the remarkable contribution from GIFT City.
As report flows, the Central Government has declared heavy
investment in infrastructure for next two years. Such a massive
infrastructure development will surely boost overall development of India’s
Trade and Industry.
We are sure trade and industry will get encouragement under “Start
Up India” scheme wherein Central Government has made provision of
Rs.10,000 crores to accelerate the process of new industrial development.
India’s sea food export has reached all-time high in the year 2016-17.
We look forward for your comments & suggestions for the contents of this
issue.
Warm Regards
Dinesh Gupta Dinesh Gupta Dinesh Gupta Dinesh Gupta
The Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce & Industry
E-News Letter Issue No. 16 Date: 06.07.2017
The GCCI and Central Excise and Service Tax Department, Gandhidham had jointly organised a seminar on the
new GST law on 14th June, 2017 at Chamber Bhavan. In this seminar, the newly appointed Commissioner of
Central Excise & Service Tax Mr. Pramod Vasave and Joint Commissioner Mr. Ranjan Prakash and other officers
were present specially to interact on the new GST law.
At the beginning of the program, Mr. Muralidhar Jagani, welcomed the guests and audience from business
fraternity. Later, Mr. Dineshbhai Gupta gave a key-note speech and welcomed Mr. Vasave with flowers.
In his speech, Mr. Vasava said that changes in the indirect tax structure are coming from July 1, 2017. He provided
information about the arrangements for migration, registration, composite schemes, three types of ledger and input
tax credits in GST. He informed that the new mechanism of GST is transparent and It would be necessary for the
commercial adherence to make the necessary discipline for its compliance.
Joint Commissioner Mr. Ranjan Prakash highlighted the forthcoming GST law in his discourse. He said that since
Kutch is a very large district, the Central Excise Office of Gandhidham is made operational under the newly
appointed Commissioner for the successful implementation of the GST Act. He assured that this office will continue
to be amicable and cooperative with the business fraternity to implement the new GST regime.
Officer In-charge of GST Helpdesk also gave a detailed understanding of the various aspects of the GST, the current
indirect tax structure, supply, registration, migration, payment, refunds, invoice matching, compliance rating. He
urged that this new arrangement is very simple and requested to contact the GST Helpdesk for solving any
question / problem.
At the end of the program, the Central Excise officials gave satisfactory answers to the questions of audience and
President Mr. Dineshbhai Gupta offered to start the GST Helpdesk at the Chamber Bahavn for the business
fraternity of Gandhidham, for which Mr. Vasave assured the appointment of Central Excise official in coming days.
GST Awareness Programme on 14th
June, 2017
The Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce & Industry
E-News Letter Issue No. 16 Date: 06.07.2017
The GCCI, Gandhidham Sales Tax Bar Association and Gandhidham Tax Consultant Association had jointly
organised a seminar on the new GST law on 29th June, 2017 at Chamber Bhavan. In this seminar, the former
President of Gandhidham Chamber, Gandhidham Sales Tax Bar Association and a well-known tax professional of
Gandhidham Shri Vidyutbhai Buch elaborated the new GST law comprehensively.
At the beginning of the program, Chambers Hon. Secretary Shri Muralidhara Jagani welcomed chief guest,
business fraternity and audience. Later, Shri Rashikbhai Mehta (President, Gandhidham Sales Tax Bar
Association) presented flowers to Shri Dineshbhai Gupta, Shri Murlidhar Jagani welcomed Shri Shailesh Chothani
(President, Gandhidham Tax Consultant Association) with flowers, Shri Hitesh Ranwala welcomed Shri Murlidhar
Jagani and Shri Nilesh Bush present bouquet to Shri Rasikabhai Mehta. Thereafter, Office Bearers of Gandhidham
Sales Tax Bar Association was honored Mr. Buch with flowers, shawl and memento.
Mr. Buch had explained the new GST rules broadly and answer the questions of audience satisfactorily. More than
400+ people were present in this seminar to enhance their knowledge on new GST regime.
Seminar on GST [29th
June, 2017]
The Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce & Industry
E-News Letter Issue No. 16 Date: 06.07.2017
GEODIS moves first inbound reefer container
within India using rail land bridge
Deliberate planning for space allocation and inland
transportation helps to offer cost-effective solution,
First time rail services were used for land bridging for
apple rootstocks (saplings). GEODIS Overseas Pvt.
Ltd, a part of SNCF Logistics, moves its maiden
shipment of reefer containers within India from
Mundra port to Inland Container Depot in the North of
India. This was the first of such consignment handled
by GEODIS to use rail services as a land bridge
transportation. READ MORE
Here are some of the issues that need immediate
attention before GST rollout
Even as the rollout date of July 1 for the goods and
services tax (GST) is approaching fast, the government
is yet to give final touches to some important aspects of
the upcoming tax regime without which we are staring
at confusion, litigation and losses for businesses. These
include providing clarity on certain aspects and fixing
of some open-ended laws. We discuss the areas where
resolution/greater clarity is needed for smooth roll-out
of the new system.
READ MORE
Customs to launch online rotation number for
berthing
The Customs department proposes to introduce an
online facility for generation of ‘Rotation Number’
required by vessels for berthing at ports as part of
trade facilitation measure. Port authorities, especially
the Customs, issue the number to a vessel to indicate
its turn for berthing for loading or unloading.
READ MORE
INTTRA Hosts Liner Digital Summit
Ship electronic transaction platform provider INTTRA
has gathered 150 people at an event on ocean shipping
digitization and technology in Hamburg. Attendees
included executives from ocean shipping lines, logistics
software companies and freight forwarders. All groups
were looking into digital operations for greater
transparency and improved decision making. Issues
driving digitalisation were up for discussion, including
customer demand, the more innovation and enhanced
computing power. READ MORE
Going, Going, Gone: Automation can lead to unprecedented job cuts in India
It's like a large server. Except that the grey and orange box has a camera on top and another at the bottom. It
screeches, almost as if to say 'I'm working'. One camera reads the route as it suddenly moves sideways and then
springs forward a few metres before parking below a rack that can hold up to 500 kg of raw materials, finished
goods and parcels. Another screech and it's ready to advance along the rack. In large warehouses, it can move
racks at two metres a second. The box is a robot, part of a storage and order picking system for warehouses that
Gurgaon-based start-up GreyOrange has developed. A large e-commerce warehouse can employ up to 200 such
robots, called Butlers. They can swarm around like bees for 24 hours without tiring; when low on battery, they
automatically dock at a charging station. It takes 30 minutes to charge, or roughly the time humans take for a
lunch break. READ MORE
Habibganj: Here is India's first private railway
station
Located in Bhopal, Habibganj is set to become the first
railway station to be built under a public-private
partnership to make it at par with international
standards. Local firm Bansal Group has been awarded
the contract to build, maintain and operate the station
for eight years. The company has been allotted four
land parcels on a 45-years lease. READ MORE
Zeebrugge Launches Ship-to-Ship LNG
Bunkering Service
The bunkering vessel ENGIE Zeebrugge performed its
first deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a
marine fuel to two new gas-propelled pure car and
truck carriers (PCTCs) at the Belgian port of
Zeebrugge. The LNG bunkering operations with
UECC’s ships Auto Eco and Auto Energy were
conducted at the same time as the cargo operations for
the PCTCs were taking place. READ MORE
Gujarat Pipavav Port bullish on car exports
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (GPPL) plans to double its
roll-on roll-off (RoRo) business over the next two years
on the back of strong car exports from India, a top
company official has said. A RoRo is a vessel with built-
in or shore-based ramps that allow four-wheeled cargo
like cars, to be rolled on and off the vessel, when it is
in port. “In May this year, the board approved plans for
further expansion and land preparation at the Pipavav
port to support Pipavav’s ambition to double RoRo
business over the next two years,” managing director
Keld Pederson said in an interview last week.
READ MORE
Qatar-India maritime line launched
To counter the impact of blockade imposed by three
Gulf countries, the Ministry of Transport and
Communications has launched a new maritime line
between Qatar and India named “India Qatar Express
Service” (IQX). The ministry has announced this on its
social media platforms yesterday also giving further
details of the service on ministry’s website. The line
links Hamad Port in Qatar and Mundra and Nhava
Sheva Ports in India.
READ MORE
SHORT NEWS
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E-News Letter Issue No. 16 Date: 06.07.2017
Cargo traffic at 12 major ports up 6% in April-May
India's top twelve major ports saw cargo traffic go up by
5.56% to 113.63 million tonnes (mt) in April-May of
2017-18, riding on the back of a surge in demand,
reported a national news agency on Sunday. These top
ports, under the administrative control of the Centre,
had handled 107.65 mt cargo in April-May 2016.
Increased demand from sectors like iron ore, fertilisers
and coking coal traffic led to a higher movement of cargo
during the last two months, according to the Indian
Ports Association. READ MORE
Kandla Port Trust on expansion mode; eyes 180
mt capacity by 2020
In a bid to consolidate its position as one of the largest
ports in India, Kandla Port Trust (KPT) is
undertaking several measures including expansion of
jetties, revision of rentals on storage and achieving
higher discharge rates. The measures are collectively
aimed at taking up KPT's total handling capacity
from 120 million tonnes (MT) as on date to 180 mt by
2020. For this, KPT is enhancing both liquid and dry
cargo handling capacities at the major port.
READ MORE
Sr.
No.
Member
No.
Name & Address of the Member Business Representative
1 3077 EKAL LOGISTICS
Corporate Park, Office No. 24,
2nd Floor, Plot No. 102,
Sector - 8, Gandhidham - Kachchh
Clearing & Forwarding
Agent Services
97121 88333
97277 87292
Abhishek Dhanjibhai
Balasara
Laxman Danabhai Solanki
2 3078 URVI ENTERPRISES
Office No. 103, 1st Floor,
Plot No. 128, Madhuban Complex,
Oslo Road, Gandhidham - Kachchh
Liaising Service &
Industrial Consultant
98251 62624
Shailesh M. Modh
3 3079 SHREENATH SEA TRANS
Office No. 202, 2nd Floor,
Nirav Chamber, Plot No. 13,
Sector - 9, Gandhidham – Kachchh
Shipping, Clearing,
Forwarding,
Transportation
98795 98652
98252 54088
Ishwar Sindal
Shyam Sunder Rao
4 3080 GOPI LOGISTIC
Office No. 5, Maritime House Building,
Plot No. 45, Sector - 9,
Gandhidham - Kachchh
Transport of Goods
95374 95895
Shaktisinh B. Zala
5 3081 PARTH ROADLINES
Office No. 5, Maritime House Building,
Plot No. 45, Sector - 9,
Gandhidham - Kachchh
Transport of Goods
98791 95895
Harendrasinh B. Zala
6 3082 KANDLA TRANSWORLD
Plot No. 82, Sector - 1 A,
3rd Floor, Gandhidham - Kachchh
Transportation,
Shipping
99790 36000
97120 36000
Sunil N. Tewani
Vinit K. Tewani
7 3083 ACS LOGISTICS
Office No. 7, Corporate Park,
2nd Floor, Plot No. 102, Sector - 8,
Tagore Road, Gandhidham - Kachchh
C H A & Freight
Forwarding
88791 13377
78787 80278
Chetan R Shah
Dushyant Dave
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
MORE ON GST 1. Classification Scheme for Services under GST
2. The Gujarat Goods and Service Tax Bill, 2017
[Gujarati] & [English]
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E-News Letter Issue No. 16 Date: 06.07.2017
Sr.
No.
Date Represented to Subject
1 05.06.17 Secretary, ZRUCC
& Dy. General Manager
Western Railway, Mumbai
Issues for discussion in 4th Meeting of 32nd
ZRUCC
2 15.06.17 Shri Narendrabhai Modi,
Honourable Prime Minister of India
Representation to re-consider to closed down
the Salt Department
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
Hon’ble Minister of State
Department of Commerce
Shri Ramesh Abhishek
Secretary, Department of Industrial
Policy & Promotion, Delhi
3 15.06.17 Shri Arun Jaitley,
Hon'ble Minister for Finance
Request to extend migration to GST upto 30th
June, 2017
Dr. Hasmukh Adhia
Secretary (Revenue), Delhi
4 15.06.17 Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Hon'ble Minister for Environment
Delhi
Request to intervene to speed-up Environment
Clearance for the construction of Oil Jetty No.
7 at Kandla Port
5 15.06.17 Shri Nitin Gadkari,
Hon. Minister of Road Transport
Highway & Shipping
Request to expedite the construction process of
Oil Jetty No. 7 at Kandla Port
Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya
Minister of State for Shipping
6 16.06.17 Chief General Manger (Technical),
National Highway Authority
Gandhinagar
Request for interactive meeting at
Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce
IMPORTANT REPRESENTATIONS
MORE ON GST
[As per discussions in the GST Council Meeting held on 3rd June, 2017]
➢ GST Rate Schedule for Certain Goods
➢ Addendum to The GST Rate Schedule for Goods
➢ IGST Exemptions/Concessions Under GST
[As per discussions in the 16th GST Council Meeting held on 11th June, 2017]
➢ Decisions in regard to Services taken by the GST Council in the 16th meeting held on
11th June 2017
➢ IGST Exemption under GST
➢ Revised GST Rate for Certain Goods
➢ Revised Threshold Limit for Composition Levy
[As per discussions in the 17th GST Council Meeting held on 18th June, 2017]
➢ Decisions taken by the GST Council in the 17th meeting – 18th June 2017
➢ Recommendations Regarding the Composition Levy and GST Rate on Certain Goods
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:Lunch Box Legends
Mumbai’s Dabbawalla
The word “Dabba” colloquially means “lunch box” and “walla” means carrier or delivery man. The dabbawalla are
an incredible organisation of over 5000 people in Mumbai. This organisation was setup in the year 1890 to carry
lunches from home to office for British Administrators. Today it serves a similar function by delivering an
astonishing 2 lakhs plus meals across the city everyday with incredible efficiency and almost perfect accuracy in
order fulfilment.
A dabbawalla takes the lunch box
from a house, delivers it to
destination and return back empty
lunch box to home. This sounds
straight and simple, but is it so? The
journey of dabbawalla starts at 9:00
am with his bicycle. He moves
through Mumbai’s traffic to his
assigned area, move up & down the
multi-storeyed buildings to collect
the tiffin boxes from homes. By the
time he collects around 30 – 40
tiffins, it is already about 10:30 am
and he reaches nearby railway
station where other dabbawallas
from different areas gathers. The
tiffins are sorted as per their destination according to dabbawalla coding system. He and his teammates pickup
tiffin boxes for their assigned destination and
transfer them in head crates. Now they carry it
on the heads and runs towards the railway
platforms. A dabbawalla must catch the right
train where team members help each other to
put the wooden crates inside the railway luggage
compartment. He reaches his alights stations by
12:00 pm and rushes out by carrying the crates
on his head. Thereafter they sort out dabbas as
per their final destination. Once again, they put
dabbas in trollies and run towards the business
centre which are the final destination for these
tiffins. Here they split once again and each
dabbawalla takes the responsibility of delivering
the tiffin boxes for separate buildings. By
moving up & down the sky scrapers through lifts
and elevators, tiffin is delivered at right work place by 01:00 pm. Thereafter, all Dabbawalla will finish their lunch
and will take the empty tiffins from the offices and following pretty much the same process in reverse till the tiffin
reaches home by 06:00 pm. It is a nine-hour work cycle which they are doing it diligently for more than 125 years
by even facing the bad roads, traffic jam, and even Mumbai’s monsoon nuisance. But thankfully dabbawalla is not
alone and whole team delver the job.
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Despites its incredible efficiency, there is very low-tech system
built around train schedules, bicycles and delivery men. The
system, the dabbawalla have developed over the years revolves
around strong team work and strict time management. The
organisation has been recognised and celebrated for their
amazing order accuracy which is estimated at roughly one error
in every 16 million transactions and that is why they have been
recognised as a SIX SIGMA organisation.
The dabbawalla’s success is mainly due to commitment, group
leadership, work culture, satisfaction, attitude, approach,
values, ethics back-up by unique code system. This organisation
is world’s most efficient organisation representing unique
SUPPLY CHAIN management model. That is why many world universities like Harvard University have
conducted research and case study programmes on this working model. The leading personalities and leaders of
the world like Prince Charles have visited and interacted with dabbawalla to get apprised about working and
success of this model.
This supply chain management model really leads to accurate and timely delivery of the supply and hence turns
out to be a guiding model for all entrepreneurs.
By : A.P.Vora
Executive Secretary
USEFUL READINGS
• Customs Instruction No. 06/2007 – Manual Filing and
process of bills of entry / shipping bills
• Exporters need not pay IGST if bond furnished
The Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce & Industry
E-News Letter Issue No. 16 Date: 06.07.2017
The Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce & Industry
E-News Letter Issue No. 16 Date: 06.07.2017
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