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DECEMBER 2022 – JANUARY 2023

DECEMBER 2022 – JANUARY 2023

by | Jan 21, 2023 | Chamber at work

CHAMBER AT WORK : DEC 2022 – JAN 2023
14-12-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – The Ninth Meeting of the Board of KCCI for the financial year 2022-23 and the third meeting of the present committee of KCCI was held at the Board room of KCCI. Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, President, KCCI chaired the meeting in the presence of other Office Bearers, Directors and Special invitees.
16-12-2022 – 2.30 p. m. – Interactive meeting on First International Cultural Jamboree at Moodabidri with Shri D. Vedavyas Kamath, MLA, Mangaluru South was jointly organized by KCCI and KIA at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath delivered the welcome address. MLA, Shri D. Vedavyas Kamath addressed the gathering and invited all the members with their families for the event and also appealed to them to donate by cash or kind for the event. B. Nagaraja Shetty, Ex- Minister, GoK also addressed the members on the event and sought generous sponsorship. Vote of thanks was rendered by KIA President and KCCI Vice-President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu. Also present were KCCI Hon. Secretaries, Shri B.A. Nazeer and Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar and Directors Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Shri Amit Ramachandra, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar, Shri Aditya Pai, Shri Vincent Cutina, Ms. Athmika Amin, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor, past Presidents of KCCI, Shri P.B. Abdul Hameed, Shri Rammohan Pai Maroor, Shri G G Mohandas Prabhu and KCCI Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
16-12-2022 – 2.30 p. m. – Women @ Work Conclave was conducted at the Mangaluru Technovanza event which was jointly organized by K-Tech, Women @ Work Initiative, Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) and Beyond Bengaluru at Dr. TMA Pai International Convention Centre, Mangaluru. Group discussion on ‘Women and Entrepreneurship’ had many Women participants. Smt. Vathika Pai, past President, KCCI was one of the panellists in the discussion.
16-12-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – The first sub-committee meeting of the KCCI for Internal Administration and Management for the year 2022-23 was held at the President’s Room of KCCI. The meeting was Chaired by CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, Chairman of Internal Administration and Management¸ sub-committee of KCCI. Present in the meeting were KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Secretaries of KCCI, Shri B.A. Nazir and Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, past President of KCCI, Shri Isaac Vas and Chairman of Labour sub-committee of KCCI, Shri Shamlal Yermal.
16-12-2022 – 5.00 p. m. – Comedkares, the state-of-the-art innovation hub was inaugurated by Shri N. Vinaya Hegde, President, Nitte Education Trust at Bharath Mall, Mangaluru. Dr. M. R. Jayaram, Chairman, COMEDK presided over the event. Shri Gaurav Hegde, Chairman, CII Mangalore Chapter was the Special Guest on the occasion. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Secretary, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Director, Shri Anand G. Pai, Past President, Shri Isaac Vas attended the event.
16-12-2022 – 7.30 p. m. – K-Tech, Beyond Bengaluru and Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) organized Mangaluru Technovanza at T.M.A Pai International Convention Centre, Mangaluru. CEO Round Table Discussion was held with the presence of the Chief Guest, Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan, Minister of Electronics, IT-Bt ,Science and Technology, Higher Education, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood, Govt. of Karnataka. Other distinguished guests were Dr. E.V. Ramana Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Electronics, IT-Bt , Science and Technology, Department of Commerce & Industries, Govt. of Karnataka, Shri B.V. Naidu, Chairman, KDEM, Shri T V Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education and other dignitaries. KCCI was represented by its President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Secretary, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Director Shri Ashith Hegde, Past President, Smt. Vathika Pai and Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A. KCCI President briefed the Minister, Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan about the long pending Mangaluru – Bengaluru National Highway apathy hindering trade and commerce activities in the coastal region, need for better train connectivity between Mangaluru and Bengaluru and exorbitant air fares between Mangaluru – Bengaluru – Mumbai routes.
19-12-2022 – 4.00 p. m. – Final Preparatory meeting of International Cultural Jamboree of Scouts and Guides 2022 in Moodabidri was held at the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner office, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Member of Parliament, Shri Nalin Kumar Kateel in the presence of Deputy Commissioner of Mangaluru, Shri Ravikumar M.R, Mangaluru City Corporation Commissioner, Shri Akshy Sridhar, Mangaluru Police Commissioner, Shri Shashikumar and other dignitaries on stage. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Vice-President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu, Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A attended the meeting.
22-12-2022 – 12.15 p. m. – Start-Up Mind-Set, valedictory programme was jointly organized by Mangalore Productivity Council, AIC Nitte Incubation Centre, Swastika, Rotary Mangalore, Downtown, Vertex One at Vetex One, Ballalbhag, Mangaluru. Shri M.Ganesh Kamath, KCCI President and Shri R Ratheesh, GM – Transaction Banking, Union Bank of India, Mangaluru were the Chief Guests. Present on the occasion were CA S S Nayak, Past Chairman, ICAI Mangalore, Chief Convenor, Dr. Raghavendra Holla, Chairman, Swastika National School, Convenor, Dr. A.P. Achar, CEO, AIC Incubation Centre, Nitte, Shri U Rama Rao, President, Mangalore Productivity Council, Rtn. Nagaraj Kamath, President, Rotary Mangalore Downtown, Dr. Malini N Hebbar, Principal, Swastika National School.
26-12-2022 – 10.00 a. m. – KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath handed over the cheques received as donations from KCCI members, affiliated bodies of KCCI and independent association towards the International Cultural Jamboree held at Alva’s Campus, Moodabidri amounting to Rs. 5,23,030/- to Shri Srinivas Kini, Assistant District Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides, Mangaluru at KCCI Chamber office. Also present on the occasion was Shri Narayana S, Secretary, Bharat Scouts and Guides, Mangaluru. Some of the members also have contributed in kind to the event.
27-12-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – District level Single Window Sub-committee meeting was held at District Industries Centre (DIC), Yeyyadi, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Joint Director, DIC, Shri Gokuldas Naik. KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath attended the meeting.
28-12-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) President, Dr. L. Ravindran visited KCCI and had interactive meeting with the KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath. Others present in the meeting were KCCI Hon. Secretary, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar and Im. Past President of KCCI, Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor.
30-12-2022 – 10.00 a. m. – KCCI Hon. Secretary, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar called in Shri D. Vedavyas Kamath, MLA, Mangaluru South at his residential office in Mangaluru and handed him the memorandum on various issues regarding KCCI representation in railways station consultative committees of Mangaluru Central and Mangaluru Junction stations, District Tourism committee and also about matters related to Registered Newspaper of India (RNI) of KCCI journal. Also present KCCI Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
07-01-2023 – 9.30 a. m. – Sarojini Madhusudan Kushe Educational Institutions, Attavara, Mangalore celebrated their Annual Day event at Radha Bai P.V. Shet Kala Auditorium. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath was the Chief Guest. The Guest of Honour was Dr. Rathi, Lecturer in Dept. of Economics, University Evening College, Mangaluru. The event was president by Smt. Sarojini Madhusudan Kushe, Managing Trustee, Sarojini Madhusudan Kushe Educational Trust. Principal, Ms. Bindusara Shetty and President, Student Council, Mr. Kishan was also present.
08-01-2023 – 9.15 a. m. – Namma Kudla 24X7 local TV channel celebrated bicentenary 200th episode of Business Tonic, presented by Karnataka Bank at Sri Sudhindra Auditorium, Canara Girls High School Campus, Mangaluru. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath was one of the guests in the event. CA S S Nayak anchored the event.
11-01-2023 – 1.15 p. m. – The opening of ‘Ghoomar’, traditional Rajasthani Thali restaurant was held at City Centre, Mangaluru. Chief Guest on the occasion was Shri Jayanand Anchan, Mayor, Mangaluru City Corporation. The guests of honour were, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, President, KCCI and Shri Pushparaj Jain, President, Credai, Mangaluru Chapter. Also present on the occasion were KCCI Hon. Secretary, Shri B. A. Nazeer, Director, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, past President of KCCI, Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor and Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
4.30 p. m. – The Tenth Meeting of the Board of KCCI for the financial year 2022-23 and the Fourth meeting of the present committee of KCCI was held at the Board room of KCCI. Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, President, KCCI chaired the meeting in the presence of other Office Bearers, Directors and special invitees.
12-01-2023 – 12.00 noon – Preparatory meeting of the Republic Day celebration was held at the Conference Room of Deputy Commissioner’s office, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Shri Ravikumar, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada district. Shri Krishnamoorthy, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada district, Shri Akshy Sridhar, Commissioner, Mangaluru City Corporation, Shri Manjappa, Managing Director, MESCOM also addressed the gathering . KCCI Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A, attended the meeting.
14-01-2023 – 9.00 a. m. – The First Meeting of the Infrastructure and Urban Development and Smart City Sub-Committee of KCCI for the year 2022-23 was held at the Conference room of KCCI. Shri Ashok LP Mendonca, Chairperson of the Sub-committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Secretary, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Director, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor and Past President of KCCI, Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor.
15-01-2023 – 6.00 p. m. – Lions International District 317D organized E-waste collection drive at City Centre Mall, Mangalore. The event was organized in association with KCCI, BNI Mangalore, City Centre & Association Of Consulting Civil Engineers(I) Mangalore Centre. The event was inaugurated by Shri Vedavyas Kamath, MLA, Mangaluru South and was presided by Shri S. Sanjieth Shetty, District Governor of District 317 D. Chief Guests on the occasion were, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, President, KCCI and Shri Vasanth Kumar Shetty, Multiple Council Chairman of Multiple 317.
16-01-2023 – 3.00 p. m. – Meeting of the Automobile Sub-Committee of KCCI for the year 2022-23 was held at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. Shri Anand G Pai, Chairperson of the Sub-committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Vice-President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, Hon. Secretary, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Director and Convenor of Trade Cell of KCCI, Shri Aditya Padmanabha Pai and various automobile dealers of D. K. district attended the meeting.
17-01-2023 – 09.00 a. m. – The Second Meeting of the Startups Sub-Committee of KCCI for the year 2022-23 was held at the Conference Room of KCCI. Shri Viswas Uchila Shishir, Chairperson of the Sub-committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Vice-President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, Hon. Secretary, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar and Director Shri Ashith B Hegde.
19-01-2023 – 4.00 p, m. – KCCI organized a session for its members on ‘Mind Mapping Program’, ‘Explore your Mind – A step towards Work-Life Balance & Happy Living’ by Dr. Surfraz J Hasim , Mind Trainer & Coach, Principal, P.A. First Grade college, Mangaluru. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath delivered the welcome address. KCCI Vice-President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu introduced the Chief Guest to the audience. KCCI Hon. Secretary, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar was also present on stage. KCCI Directors, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Shri Aditya Pai, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, CA Nandagopal Shenoy, Shri Vincent Cutina, KCCI GST sub-committee Chairman, CA Keshava N. Ballakuraya, KCCI Income Tax sub-committee Chairman, CA Prasanna Shenoy, past Hon. Treasurer of KCCI, Shri Ahmed Bawa, and others were present on the occasion. Yenepoya Specialty Hospital, Kodialbail, Mangaluru was the event partner for this program. KCCI Hon. Secretary, Shri B. A. Nazeer rendered the vote of thanks.
NOVEMBER 2022 – DECEMBER 2022

NOVEMBER 2022 – DECEMBER 2022

by | Dec 28, 2022 | Chamber at work

CHAMBER AT WORK : NOV – DEC 2022
16-11-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – Preparatory meeting on the International Cultural Jamboree, hosted by the Bharat Scouts and Guides, Karnataka State to be held at Alva’s Education Institution, Vidyagiri, Moodabidri from 21st to 27th December was organized at Scouts Bhavan, Mangaluru. The meeting was Chaired by Shri D. Vedavyas Kamath, MLA, Mangaluru South. Several associations from Mangaluru participated in the meeting. KCCI Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A., attended the meeting.
4.30 p. m. – The Eighth Meeting of the Board of KCCI for the financial year 2022-23 and the Second meeting of the present committee of KCCI were held at the Board room of KCCI. Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, President, KCCI chaired the meeting in the presence of other Office Bearers, Directors and special invitees.
19-11-2022 – 10.00 a. m. – Inauguration of Family Business Scale Up Forum – Transforming Family Businesses into Business Families was held at World Konkani Centre, Mangaluru. Shri Ullas Kamath, Former Jt. MD, Jyothy Labs Ltd. and Founder, UK & Co., Shri Ganesh Kamath, President, KCCI, CA Nandagopal Shenoy, President, Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Prathistan and Director of KCCI, Shri Daniel Periera, Representative, SIRC of ICAI, were present on the occasion. CA Nandagopal Shenoy welcomed the gathering and gave them an overview of the forum. Shri Ullas Kamath and Shri Ganesh Kamath, addressed the gathering. Past President of KCCI, Smt. Vathika Pai compered the session.
21-11-2022 – 7.00 a. m. – 120th Birth Anniversary of Late Shri Ullal Shrinivas Mallya was observed at the Ullal Shrinivas Mallya Circle, Padil, Mangaluru, by garlanding the bust of the stalwart installed by World Konkani Centre in association with Nitte University. KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Secretary Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar and Director CA Nandagopal Shenoy garlanded the bust among other dignitaries present.
9.30 a. m. – The opening ceremony of the Corporate Office of Mangala Resource Management Pvt. Ltd. was held at Rama Bhavan Complex, Kodialbail, Mangaluru. An eco-startup born out of volunteerism involved in the Ramakrishna Mission Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan four years ago, the objective is to institutionalize the experience gained from the Abhiyan and put efforts into organizing the waste management sector. KCCI President Shri M Ganesh Kamath was one of the special invitees on the occasion.
23-11-2022 – 7.00 p. m. – Puttur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) invited KCCI for an interactive meeting between two chambers. The meeting was held at Puttur Club, Mareel, Puttur. KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Office Bearers and Directors of the Board attended. Puttur Chamber President Shri John Cutinha delivered the welcome address. Committee Member, Shri Surendra Kini briefed about the Puttur Chamber. Vice-President of Puttur Chamber introduced the KCCI guests to the Board members. KCCI President addressed the Puttur Chamber. Important issues pertaining to the region were discussed. Closing remarks were rendered by Puttur Chamber President, Shri John Cutinha. Vote of thanks was given by Vice-President, PCCI, Shri M. Sooryanatha Alva.
24-11-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – The Commercial Tax Department of Mangaluru conducted their second Consultative Committee meeting at KCCI Meeting Hall to discuss about the action taken on grievances received in the last meeting and to know any other concerns. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Meera Pandit, Joint Commissioner – Administration, Directorate of Goods and Services Tax (DGST). Dr. Kumar Nayak G., Joint Commissioner – Enforcement was also present. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath welcomed the guests and members from various trade bodies who attended the meeting. KCCI Vice President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, KCCI Hon. Secretary, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, KCCI Director, CA Nandagopal Shenoy, Member of GST Sub-committee of KCCI, Shri Ganesh Bhat, President and members of SIRC, Branch of ICAI, Mangaluru, Members of Trucks Bar Association, Mangaluru, GSTP, Mangaluru and tax consultants were also present in the meeting and shared their concerns and suggestions.
11.30 a. m. – The first sub-committee meeting of the KCCI for Startups for the year 2022-23 was held at the conference room of KCCI. Shri Vishwas Uchila Shishir, Chairperson of the Sub-committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Vice President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, Hon. Secretary Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar.
25-11-2022 – 4.00 p. m. – The first sub-committee meeting of the KCCI for Accounts and Audit for the year 2022-23 was held at the President’s room of KCCI. CA Chandrakanth Rao, Chairperson of the Sub-committee chaired the meeting. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Treasurer, CA Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon. Secretary, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A and Accountant Shri Francis Lobo attended the meeting.
4.30 p. m. – The first sub-committee meeting of the KCCI for Women Entrepreneurs for the year 2022-23 was held at the conference room of KCCI. Ms. Rahasya Pai Maroor, Chairperson of the Sub-committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Treasurer, CA Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon. Secretary Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar and members of the sub-committee, Smt. Vathika Pai and Ms. Ashrika Amin.
5.00 p. m. – The first sub-committee meeting of the KCCI for Membership Services for the year 2022-23 was held at the conference room of KCCI. Smt. Vathika Pai, Chairperson of the Sub-committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Treasurer, CA Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon. Secretary Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar and members of the sub-committee, Ms. Rahasya Pai Maroor and Ms. Ashrika Amin.
26-11-2022 6.30 p. m. – Valedictory function of Late Shri Ullal Srinivas Mallya’s Birth Anniversary and Members’ Day Celebrations 2022 was organized by New Mangalore Port User’s Welfare Association, Association of New Mangalore Port Stevedores, Mangalore Steamer Agents Association, Mangalore Custom House Agents Association, Ship Chandlers Association of New Mangalore Port at Hotel Moti Mahal, Falnir, Mangaluru. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Dr. Venkata Ramana Akkaraju, Chairman, New Mangalore Port Authority, Guest Speaker on the occasion was CA S.S. Nayak, Past Chairman, ICAI, Mangaluru. KCCI Hon. Treasurer CA Abdur Rahman Musba attended the event.
7.30 p. m. – Young Indians (YI) Annual Day event was held at Suratkal Mukka Guest House. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath attended the event.
30-11-2022 – 10.30 a. m. – Kanara Industries Association (KIA) organized a series of BUSINESS IDEAS 101. The second episode of this series titled “Technology Transfer in Food Industry & Building Your Brand” and Build your Brand by Vintegra Phygital – Vertebrand was organized in association with, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Kanara Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), Young Indians (Yi), BNI, District Small Industries Association (DSIA) and Evolve. The event was held at KIA Hall, Baikampady, Mangaluru. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Vice-President CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu, Director Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Director Ms. Athmika Amin, and Chief Operating Officer Shri Mytreya A were present at the event. Members from the industries and faculties and students from a few colleges in Mangaluru also participated.
01-12-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology (AIET), PG Department of Business Administration, Moodabidri in association with Institute’s Innovation Council (IIC) and Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) organized, motivational talk for students on the topic, “My Story” by successful entrepreneur, Shri Vincent Cutinha, Director, KCCI (Proprietor – Anupama Feeds and Farms, Moodabidri) at the Seminar Hall of the college. Dr.Peter Fernandes Principal, AIET, Dr. Catherine, IIC Coordinator and Mrs. Priya Sequeira, HoD, PG Dept. of MBA were also present.
02-12-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath called on Ms. Reena Shetty I.R.S., Commissioner of Customs at her office at New Customs House, Panambur, Mangaluru. He apprised her about the activities of KCCI towards the development of trade and commerce in the region. Others present at the meeting were KCCI Hon. Secretaries, Shri B. A. Nazir and Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, KCCI GST Sub-committee Chairman, CA Keshava N. Ballakuraya and CA Vikas Shenoy.
5.30 p. m. – Preparatory meeting on the International Cultural Jamboree, hosted by the Bharat Scouts and Guides, Karnataka State to be held at Alva’s Education Institution, Vidyagiri, Moodabidri from 21st to 27th December was organized at Scouts Bhavan, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by MLA, Shri D. Vedavyas Kamath. Many associations from Mangaluru participated in the meeting. MLA appealed the members to sponsor the event by cash or kind. KCCI was represented by its Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
06-12-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – The first sub-committee meeting of the KCCI for Labour for the year 2022-23 was held at the conference room of KCCI. Shri Shamlal Yermal, Chairperson of the Sub-committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Treasurer, CA Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon. Secretary Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar and member of the sub-committee, Shri Prabhoda.
5.00 p. m. – The first sub-committee meeting of the KCCI for the Food Safety and Legal Metrology for the year 2022-23 was held at the conference room of KCCI. Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Chairperson of the Sub-committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Treasurer, CA Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon. Secretary Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar and members of the sub-committee, KCCI Director Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed and Shri Srikant Nayak.
07-12-2022 – 2.00 p. m. – KCCI in association with the Office of Commissioner of Central Excise and Central Tax (CE & CT) (GST), Mangaluru, organized an interactive session on Recent Changes in GST Laws, Issues of Refunds under GST, E-invoice Compliance at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. The Chief Guest for this event was Shri Imamuddin Ahmad I.R.S., Commissioner of CE&CT (GST), Mangaluru. After the KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath welcomed the chief guest, he was introduced to the audience by KCCI Vice President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu. KCCI GST Sub-committee Chairperson, CA Keshava Ballakuraya apprised the audience about the importance of the topics. The Chief Guest delivered his keynote address to the session. Shri Sooryanarayana Rao, Superintendent of Central Tax, Bunder & Pandeshwar Range of Mangaluru South Division spoke on the topic, ‘Recent Changes in GST Laws’, Shri K. Ganesh Hegde, Superintendent of Central Tax (Technical III), Udupi Division, addressed the audience on Issues of refunds under GST, CA Sabana from M/s. Ballakuraya & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Mangaluru spoke on E-invoice compliance. KCCI Hon. Treasurer, CA Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon. Secretary Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Directors of the Board of KCCI and other officials from the GST departments also attended. Members of KCCI from various industries and students from a few colleges in Mangaluru actively participated in the event. The vote of thanks was rendered by KCCI Hon. Secretary, Shri B.A. Nazeer.
09-12-2022 – 1.00 p. m. – Officials of Price Waterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai, called on KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath at KCCI Meeting Hall to discuss their project in Mangaluru aimed at upskilling and building capacity of experienced, blue-collared workforce, to help them place in new jobs in different industries as one of the Multinational companies is closing its operations in Mangaluru. They have requested KCCI to help placement of these skilled candidates in different industries across different sectors. Ms. Shruti Choubey, Sr. Associate -Management Consulting, Advisory and Shri Bhavesh Sakhrani, Associate – Management Consulting, Advisory, represented PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd. KCCI Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A also attended the meeting.
SEPTEMBER 2022 – NOVEMBER 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022 – NOVEMBER 2022

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CHAMBER AT WORK : SEP – OCT – NOV 2022
16-09-2022 – 2.30 p. m. – Southern Railway, Palghat Division held their 159th meeting of Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee (DRUCC) at Valluvanad Meeting Hall at Divisional Office, Palakkad. Shri M. Ahmed Bawa, representing KCCI as a nominated member of DRUCC partook in the meeting. Various suggestions were placed before the meeting pertaining to Mangaluru Central Railway Station.
2.30 p. m. – A Workshop on GST Departmental Audit and Annual Return was organized by KCCI at their Meeting Hall, Bunder, Mangaluru. Ms. Meera Pandit, Joint Commissioner, Commercial Tax, Mangaluru was the Chief Guest who addressed the audience. KCCI President Shri M.Ganesh Kamath delivered the Welcome Address. Other speakers were CA Coline O. Rodrigues who spoke on the topic, ‘GST Audit notices and how to respond to such notices’ and CA Vikas Shenoy on the topic, ‘Filing of Form 9 under GST – its importance and implications’. KCCI then Hon. Secretary Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed presented the vote of thanks.
19-09-2022 – 5.30 p. m. – The 1st Meeting of the Executive Committee of Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning (CEOL), D.K. Mangaluru for the year 2022-23 was convened at CEOL Conference Hall, Mallikatta, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Shri Gokuldas Naik, Joint Director, District Industries Centre (DIC), Mangaluru and Member Secretary, CEOL. Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, the then President of KCCI attended the meeting.
24-09-2022 – 6.30 p. m. – Nitte-KBL MSME Business Excellence Awards 2022 was jointly organized by AIC Nitte Incubation Centre and Karnataka Bank at Hotel Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangaluru. The event was inaugurated by Shri Mahabaleshwara M.S., MD & CEO, Karnataka Bank. Chief Guests on the occasion were Shri Kishore Kumar Kodgi, President, Campco, Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, then President, KCCI, Shri Gokuldas Pai, Chief Business Officer, Karnataka Bank, Shri Ravindra Babu M., Field General Manager, Union Bank of India, FGM Office, Mangaluru, Shri Vinay Guptha, Network – DGM, Bank of Baroda, ZO Mangaluru, Shri Ashoka Thammayya, HR Director, Schneider Electric Industrial Services. Dr. A.P Achar, Chief Executive Officer, AIC Nitte Incubation Center was also present on the occasion.
26-09-2022 – 10.30 a. m. – Launch of ‘Uncover the future of Pickups’ was organized by Tata Motors and Arvind Motors at AJ Grand Hotel, Mangaluru. KCCI then President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor attended the event.
4.30 p. m. – 82nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members of KCCI was held at the Meeting Hall of KCCI with the participation of members. Outgoing President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor addressed the members.
28-09-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – A meeting was called by Joint Director, Shri Gokuldas Naik, District Industries Centre (DIC), Mangaluru to formulate the Concept Plan for Central Government’s scheme on “Districts as Export Hubs”. Various industry associations attended the meeting. KCCI was represented by the Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A./td>
7.00 p. m. – 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of District Small Industries Association Mangalore (DSIAM) was held at their DSIAM Auditorium, Industrial Estate, Yeyyadi, Mangaluru. KCCI Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A attended the meeting.
30-09-2022 – 5.30 p. m. – 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Kanara Industries Association (KIA) was held at their Hall, Baikampady, Mangaluru. Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, the new President of KCCI attended the meeting.
01-10-2022 – 9.30 a. m. – Two days Builders Industry Gathering Show – BIG Show India Exhibition was organized by ZMZ Events at TMA Pai International Convention Centre, Mangaluru. The event was inaugurated by Chairman of Yenepoya Group, Shri Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi. Shri Zaheer Ahmed, Managing Director and founder of ZMZ events welcomed the gathering. KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath was one of the Guests of Honour among other dignitaries on stage.
03-10-2022 – 2.00 p. m. – Deputy Commissioner’s office, Mangaluru called a meeting to discuss about the preparation of the Dakshina Kannada district’s Karavali Utsav 2022-23. The meeting was chaired by Shri V. Sunil Kumar, Minister of Kannada and Culture, Govt. of Karnataka. KCCI was represented by Director Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar.
06-10-2022 – 5.30 p. m. – The 2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee of Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities & Learning (CEOL), D.K., for the year 2022-23 was held at their CEOL Conference Hall, Mallikatta, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Joint Director of District Industries Centre (DIC), Shri Gokuldas Naik. KCCI was represented by its President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath.
07-10-2022 – 11.00 a. m – District level Single Window Sub-committee meeting was held at District Industries Centre (DIC), Yeyyadi, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Joint Director, DIC, Shri Gokuldas Naik. KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath attended the meeting.
08-10-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – IEEE MSS Mangalore Technology Conclave 2022 was held at St. Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru. KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath participated in the panel discussion on the topic, ‘Local Industry needs of IT & automation’.
10-10-2022 – 10.30 a. m. – The 16th City level Advisory Committee Meeting of Mangaluru Smart City Limited was held at the Court Hall of Deputy Commissioner’s office, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Shri Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament, Dakshina Kannada District. Dr. Rajendra KV, Deputy Commissioner was also present. KCCI was represented by its President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath.
13-10-2022 – 10.30 a. m. & 11.00 a.m – District level Single Window committee and Kaigarika Spandana meeting was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s office, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada District, Dr. Rajendra K.V. Also present was Joint Director, District Industries Centre (DIC), Mangaluru, Shri Gokuldas Naik. KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath attended the meeting.
2.30 p. m.

 – New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) under the aegis of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Govt. of India had the Virtual Inauguration (Lokarpan) and Foundation Stone Laying (Shilanyas) of various projects of New Mangalore Port and Mormugao Port by the Hon’ble Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways in the presence of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa at BDC Auditorium, NMPA. KCCI was represented by its Vice-President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu.
5.00 p. m. – Road Safety Committee meeting was held at the Conference Room of Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Rajendra K.V., Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada District and President of District Road Safety Committee. KCCI President Shri M.Ganesh Kamath attended the meeting.
14-10-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath called on Ms. Shikha C., Commissioner for Commercial Taxes, Govt. of Karnataka during her visit to Department of Commercial Tax, Mangaluru. President apprised her about the Chamber activities and various seminars being conducted for its members on GST and other related topics. KCCI Director, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Chairman of GST Sub-committee of KCCI, CA Keshava N. Ballukaraya, KCCI Past Treasurer, Shri Ganesh Bhat also briefed her on trade activities and various representations submitted to central and state governments. Ms. Shikha also extended support in educating the KCCI members on recent amendments on taxes etc from time to time. Ms. Meera Pandit, Joint Commissioner of Commercial Tax, Mangaluru, Shri Mytreya A, Chief Operating Officer of KCCI and other officials from commercial tax department were also present.
16-10-2022 – 10.30 a. m. – The Gowd Saraswat Brahman Seva Sangh (R) celebrated its 83rd Foundation Day Program at Sujir C.V. Nayak Hall, Mangaluru. Foundation Day Oration was delivered by Prof. Dr. M. Venkatraya Prabhu., Pro Vice Chancellor, Manipal University. KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath was Guest of Honour at the event. Prof. Dr. Kasturi Mohan Pai, President G. Vishwanath Bhat, Hon. Treasurer, Dr. A. Ramesh Pai, Hon. Joint Secretary, Members of the Managing Board of the Gowd Saraswat Brahman Seva Sangh were also present.
17-10-2022 – 4.00 p. m. – Architects & Environmental Planners, Mangalore had their initial stakeholder meet to discuss about ‘Promoting Sustainable Travel Behaviour Through Employer – Based Commute Incentives’, a research based project funded by Government of Karnataka (GoK) and undertaken by Manipal School of Architecture and Planning (MSAP), Manipal, at the Lecture Hall 1 of KMC, Lighthouse Hill Road, Mangaluru. KCCI President Shri M.Ganesh Kamath and Director Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed attended the meeting.
18-10-2022 – 10.30 a. m. – Nitte University, DST- Technology Enabling Centre organized an Interactive discussion session on Food Industries on the occasion of World Food Day – 2022 at the Board Room, Nitte Institute of Architecture, Paneer Campus, Derlakatte, Mangaluru. The event was organized in partnership with KCCI, CII, MSME, MPEDA, Section Infin8. KCCI Vice President CA Ananthesh Prabhu and Director Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar participated in the panel discussion.
4.00 p. m – A meeting was called by Hon’ble Minister for Kannada and Culture, Shri V. Sunil Kumar to discuss about the participation and arrangements for the event, ‘Koti Kantha Gayana’, cultural songs of Karnataka to be sung across the state at 11am on 28th October, 2022 on the occasion of Karnataka Rajyotsava. The meeting was held at the Netravati Hall of Dakshina Kannada Jilla Panchayat, Mangaluru. KCCI was represented by its Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
19-10-2022 – 10.30 a. m. – KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath called on Shri Imamuddin Ahmad, I.R.S, Commissioner, Central Excise and Central Tax, Mangaluru at his office in Trade Centre building, Mangaluru. The President briefed about various initiatives taken by the Chamber in addressing issues raised by members on GST by sending representatives to central and state governments and also about various seminars being conducted. Others present in the meeting were Vice President of KCCI, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu, Hon. Treasurer of KCCI, CA Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon. Secretary of KCCI, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Chairman of GST Sub-Committee of KCCI, CA Keshava N. Ballakuraya, Past Treasurer of KCCI, Shri Ganesh Bhat and Chief Operating Officer of KCCi, Shri Mytreya A.
20th and
21-10-2022 		– 10.00 a. m. – New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA), Mormugao Port Authority and Cochin Port Authority organized PM Gati Shakti, Multimodal Maritime Summit – 2022, anchoring development at Port at the NMPA Business Development Centre, Panambur, Mangaluru. KCCI Director and Chairman of EXIM Cell Sub-committee of KCCI, Shri Jeethan Allen Sequeira moderated the session on the subject of road connectivity issues.
25-10-2022 – 4.00 p. m. – KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath met the outgoing Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada District, Dr. Rajendra K V at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mangaluru. KCCI President congratulated the Deputy Commissioner for his contribution for the development of trade and commerce in the region. Others present on the occasion were Hon. Secretary of KCCI, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Past President of KCCI, Shri Isaac Vas, Chief Operating Officer, Mytreya A.
28-10-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – KCCI Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A., participated in the event, ‘Koti Kantha Gayana’ organized by Govt. of Karnataka at Mangaluru City Corporation. Hon’ble Mayor, Mangaluru City Corporation, Shri Jayananda Anchan and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
03-11-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – A meeting was called by the new Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada District, Shri Ravikumar M.R., at the Conference Hall of his office, Mangaluru, to discuss about the preparatory arrangements for Bharat Scouts and Guides International Jamboree event to be held at Moodabidri in December 2022. Various industry bodies attended the meeting. KCCI was represented by its Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
3.30 p. m. – KCCI organized a Felicitation & Interactive Session with the Hon’ble Mayor, Shri Jayananda Anchan, Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) who was the Chief Guest, at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. The Guests of Honour on the occasion were Smt. Poornima M., Hon’ble Dy. Mayor, MCC, Shri Premananda Shetty, Former Mayor, MCC, Shri Abdul Lateef, Corporator, Bunder Ward, MCC. KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath delivered the welcome address. KCCI Vice President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu introduced the guests to the audience. Shri Jayananda Anchan, Mayor, MCC was felicitated by KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath. Smt. Poornima M., Dy. Mayor, MCC was felicitated by KCCI Director, Ms. Athmika Amin. Shri Premananda Shetty, Former Mayor, MCC was felicitated by KCCI Vice President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu. Shri Abdul Lateef, Corporator, Bunder Ward, MCC was felicitated by KCCI Hon. Secretaries Shri B. A. Nazeer and Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar. Mayor, Dy. Mayor and Corporator addressed the members present on the occasion. Mayor and Ex-Mayor answered the questions of the members present. The vote of thanks was rendered by the KCCI Hon. Secretary Shri B.A. Nazeer.

04-11-2022 – 2.00 p. m. – JSW Infrastructure, in association with India Seatrade and Federation of Indian Export Organizations, organized Cargo Connexions Conclave at The Ocean Pearl, Navbharat Circle, Mangaluru. Welcome address was given by Shri K. Mohandas, IAS (Retd), Chairman, India Seatrade. Keynote address was delivered by Shri N. Sivasailam, IAS (Retd), Former Special Secretary (Logistics). There were various business sessions. KCCI Hon. Treasurer, CA Abdur Rahman Musba was one of the panelists in the session, ‘Understanding the Paradox of High Logistics Costs and the Need to Improve Supply Chain Resilience’. Others who attended the event from KCCI were the President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Secretary, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Directors, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Shri Jeethan Alen Sequeira and Chief Operating Officer, Shri. Mytreya A
4.00 p. m. – Airports Authority of India (AAI), Mangaluru, organized Vigilance Awareness Week – 2022 at the Training Room of Mangaluru International Airport, Bajpe (Old Airport), Mangaluru. KCCI President was one of the invitees at the concluding ceremony of the event. The theme of the event was “Corruption–Free India for a Developed Nation”. KCCI President spoke on the occasion.
07-11-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Office Bearers and Board of Directors called on Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (MP), on Monday, 7th November at his residential office at Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala. The President introduced all Office Bearers and Board of Directors to Dr. Heggade. Past President of KCCI Smt. Vathika Pai briefed Dr. Heggade about the role of KCCI in the development of trade and commerce of the region. Dr. Heggade was felicitated by the KCCI President and other Office Bearers. KCCI President also submitted a memorandum to Dr. Heggade on “Intervention towards completion of four-laning of National Highway 75 and strengthening of NH 275” and urged him to take them up with the Government of India, Ministry of Road, Transport & highways for giving highest priority towards the early completion of projects for ensuring seamless connectivity. KCCI Chief Operating Officer was also present on the occasion.
09-11-2022 – 3.30 p. m. to
5.30 p. m. 		– ISAI MSME Yatra & MSME Sethu (75 days – 75 cities – 75 programmes) organized by Mangaluru Branch of SIRC of ICAI in association with Kanara Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), Kanara Industries Association (KIA), District Small Industries Association (DSIA), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mangaluru. The inaugural address was presented by Deputy Director, District Industries Centre (DIC), Shri Vivekananda G at DSIA Auditorium, Yeyyadi Industrial Area. Session on “Empowering of MSMEs by Financial Institutions” was conducted by the officials of SBI, SIDBI, NSIC. The flagging off of the bus yatra was done by KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath along with other dignitaries at Yeyyadi Industrial Area. The second session of the event was conducted at Kanara Industries Association (KIA) Auditorium. KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath addressed the gathering by mentioning the role of MSMEs in generating employment and economic development of the nation. KIA and DSIA President CA Ananthesh Prabhu and Shri Vishan L. Salian also expressed the role of MSMEs and also the problems faced by them. Shri Devaraj K., Joint Director, MSME DFO, Mangaluru spoke about “Benefits for MSMEs & Government Initiatives”. CA Vishranth B L., Bengaluru presented his topic on “Financial Planning – Entrepreneur Empowerment”. CA Prasanna Shenoy and KII Past President Shri Ajit Kamath also spoke on the occasion. Others who represented KCCI were Hon. Secretary of KCCI, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Directors Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Shri P.B.Ahmed Mudassar, Shri Amit Ramachandra, Shri Anand G. Pai and Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
10-11-2022 – 2.30 p. m. – Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) organized BCIC Emerging Star Award 2023, Namma Startup Award road show event at K-tech Innovation Hub, Mangaluru. KCCI was the supporting partner of the event. Around 50 startups registered for the award and attended the event. The event had three speakers addressing the startup companies. Shri Ganesh Kamath, President, KCCI addressed the gathering on the topic, ‘Opportunities to Startup in Coastal Karnataka’. Shri Rabindra Sah, Chief Engineer – Strategic Project Tata Technologies spoke on the topic, ‘Implementation of Deep Tech with Design Thinking’. Shri Mayur Shetty, Founder CEO, Black Frog Technologies expressed his views on ‘Entrepreneurs – Survival of the Fittest at Tier 2 city’. Mr. Jagan Karthick G, Program Lead, Derbi Foundation explained the registration process for the startups to nominate themselves for the award. For more information about the awards and registration, please visit https://awards.bcic.in. KCCI Directors Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar and Chief Operating Officer of KCCI, Shri Mytreya A also attended the event.
11-11-202 – 2.30 p. m. – 160th Meeting of the Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee (DRUCC) (Second meeting of the present committee) was held virtually in Mangaluru. Shri M. Ahmed Bawa, representing KCCI as a nominated member of DRUCC attended the meeting. Various suggestions were placed before the meeting pertaining to Mangaluru Junction Railway Station.
14-11-2022 – 9.30 a. m. – The first sub-committee meeting of the KCCI for the Editorial Board of the Journal for the year 2022-23 was held at the conference room of KCCI. Ms. Athmika Amin, Director and Chairperson of the committee and Editor of the journal chaired the meeting. KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Secretary Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar was present in the meeting along with other committee members, Shri Aditya Pai, Smt. Vathika Pai, Shri Sourabh Nahata and Ms. Ashrika Amin.
3.30 p. m. – The first sub-committee meeting of the KCCI for Railways for the year 2022-23 was held at the conference room of KCCI. Past President of KCCI, Shri G. G. Mohan Das Prabhu, Chairperson of Railways Sub-committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Vice President CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, Hon. Treasurer CA Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon. Secretary Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar and other members of the committees, Past Presidents of KCCI, Shri P.B. Abdul Hameed and Shri Rammohan Pai Maroor and other member Shri Ahmed Bawa.
4.00 p. m. – The first sub-committee meeting of the KCCI for GST for the year 2022-23 was held at the conference room of KCCI. CA Keshava Ballakuraya, Chairperson of the Sub-committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Vice President CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, Hon. Treasurer CA Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon. Secretary Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar and other members of the committees, Shri M. Ganesh Bhat, Shri Gopal Krishna Baliga, CA Chandrakanth Rao, CA Prasanna Shenoy M., CA Gautham Nayak M., CA Abdul Khadar Iddya, CA Sriram V. Rao.
15-11-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – The first sub-committee meeting of the KCCI for Airlines, Airport and Tourism Sub-Committee of KCCI for the year 2022-23 was held at the conference room of KCCI. Past President of KCCI, Smt. Vathika Pai, Chairperson of Airlines, Airport and Tourism Sub-Committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Secretary Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Shri William D’Souza, Globe Travels, Shri Sachin R & Shri Venugopal of G. Narayana & Co. and Shri Shivananda M of M/s Four Wings International Travels Pvt Ltd.
JULY 2022 – SEPTEMBER 2022

JULY 2022 – SEPTEMBER 2022

by | Sep 23, 2022 | Chamber at work

CHAMBER AT WORK : JULY – AUG – SEP 2022
04-07-2022 – 2.00 p. m. – An interactive meeting was held between the officials of Adani Mangaluru International Airport Ltd (AMIAL) and KCCI at the conference room of KCCI. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor welcomed Shri Nirav Shah, Chief Airport Officer and Shri Vipin Nair, Head, Human Resources from AMAIL. Shri Nirav Shah discussed various infrastructure development measures in the airport in the coming months and took suggestions from the members present in the meeting. KCCI Vice-President Shri Ganesh M. Kamath, Director Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Past President Shri P.B. Abdul Hameed and Chief Operating Officer Shri Mytreya were present. Hon. Secretary of KCCI, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed delivered the vote of thanks.
13-07-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – An interactive meeting with Industrial Linkage Cell was organized by District Skill Development office, Mangaluru at Kanara Industries Association (KIA) Hall, Baikampady, Mangaluru. . KIA President Shri Isaac Vas welcomed the Chief Guest, Shri Hemachandra, District Skill Development Officer, Govt. of Karnataka and industry members who were present. Shri Hemachandra briefed the members about various state government schemes and also answered to the queries by the members. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor delivered the vote of thanks.
16&17-07-2022 – 9.30 a. m. – State Level Conference of District Chambers of Commerce and Industry was jointly organized by Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI), Bengaluru and Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Hubballi at Hotel Denissons, Hubballi. Chief Guest on the occasion was Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Basavaraj S. Bommai. Guest of Honour was Hon’ble Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries, Govt. of Karnataka, Dr. Murugesh R. Nirani. FKCCI Bengaluru President, Dr. CA I.S. Prasad, KCCI Hubballi President, Shri Vinay J. Javali and other office bearers were present on the stage. Presidents/representatives of 30 district chambers of commerce across Karnataka participated in the two days conference. KCCI, Mangaluru was represented by its Director Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar and Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
21-07-2022 – 11.30 a. m. – An Interactive meeting with Dakshina Kannada district officers, the heads of construction workers’ unions and construction owners’ unions was called by the Deputy Labour Commissioner (Nodal officer) (DLC -Construction Board), Govt. of Karnataka for Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Shivamogga districts, Shri K.V. Johnson at the Karmika Bhavan, Konchadi, Mangaluru to discuss about issues related to construction workers of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. Representatives from various construction unions expressed their concerns and provided suggestions to the officers present. Assistant Labour Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada, Govt. of Karnataka, Shri Shivakumar also addressed the gathering. KCCI was represented by the Chief Operating Officer Shri Mytreya A.
22-07-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – Regional Provident Fund commissioner – 1, Shri N. Gopalakrishnan met KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor to brief about the PF scheme, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) for members working in unorganized sectors. He sought KCCI support in the enrolment of members in this scheme. Section Supervisor, Shri Santhosh Kumar was also present in the meeting. Others present in the meeting were KCCI Vice President, Shri Ganesh M. Kamath, Hon. Secretaries and Directors, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed and Shri Ananthesh V. Prabhu, Directors of KCCI, Shri Amith Ramachandra and Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Chairman of KCCI Labour sub-committee, Shri Shamlal Yermal, Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A, Hon. Secretary of Dakshina Kannada Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, Shri K. Vilas Kumar, KCCI members, Shri Kirana Kumar and Shri Ujwal
25-07-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – KCCI organized an industrial visit by the BBA (Aviation and Hospitality Management) students of P.A First Grade college, Nadupadavu, Mangaluru, at Adani Mangaluru International Airport, Mangaluru. Ms. Pooja and Ms. Suhani, Airport Customer Service Executives, explained about various departmental functions in the departure terminal for domestic and international passengers. Students were also taken to the arrival hall and customs clearance area and shown them the procedures.
27-07-2022 – 2.30 p. m. – KCCI organized a seminar on ‘Decisions of the 47th GST Council Meeting and other relevant issues’ at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. Business owners, GST practitioners, accountants and students participated in the seminar. Smt. Hemalatha, Asst. Commissioner, SGSTO – 260 and CA Vikas Shenoy from Mangaluru addressed the seminar. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor welcomed the speakers and the audience. The speakers were introduced by KCCI Vice President, Shri Ganesh M. Kamath. CA Abdur Rahman Musba proposed the vote of thanks.
28-07-2022 – 10.30 a. m. – District level Single Window committee and Kaigarika Spandana meeting was held at the District Industries Centre (DIC), Yeyyadi, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada District, Dr. Rajendra K.V. Also present was Joint Director, DIC, Shri Gokuldas Nayak. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor attended the meeting.
10-08-2022 – 2.45 p. m. – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between KCCI and SDM Law College (SDMLC), Centre for Post Graduate Studies and Research in Law, Mangaluru at the KCCI President’s Chamber. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor and Principal/Chairman of SDM Law College, Dr. Tharanath, exchanged the MoU. Present on the occasion were KCCI Hon. Secretaries and Directors, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed and Shri Ananthesh V. Prabhu, KCCI Director and In-charge of Industry- Academia Interconnect of KCCI, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A., Dr. Shaheema A.S., Assistant Professor, SDMLC and Dr. Ashwini P., Assistant Professor, SDMLC.
3.30 p. m. – KCCI organized a seminar on ‘Cyber Security – to prevent yourself and your business from cyber criminals and the bad hackers’, addressed by Shri Robinson D’Souza, Cyber Security Expert, at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. KCCI President, Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor welcomed the speaker and the guests. The speaker was introduced to the audience by the KCCI Vice-President, Shri Ganesh M Kamath. Business owners, academicians, students and other professionals attended the event. KCCI Hon. Secretary and Director, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed proposed the vote of thanks. Also present on stage was KCCI Hon. Secretary and Director, Shri Ananthesh V. Prabhu.
12-08-2022 – 9.30 a. m. – Vivekananda College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Puttur, a centre for Post Graduate Studies and Research, P G Department of Commerce (M.Com), in association with IQAC organized one day national level Inter-Collegiate UG Commerce Fest, VYOM 2022 (Vibrant, Young and Outstanding Minds). at their PG Seminar Hall. The event was inaugurated by KCCI President, Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor. Present on the occasion was Dr. Sripathi Kalluraya, President, College Governing Council, Vivekananda College, Puttur
3.00 p. m. – New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA), Mormugao Port Authority and Cochin Port Authority celebrated 25th year of PPP Investments in Major Ports, ‘Maritime Public-Private-Partnership Conclave 2022 at NMPA Business Development Centre, Panambur, Mangaluru. KCCI was represented by Director and Chairman of EXIM Cell of KCCI, Shri Jeethan Allen Sequeira who participated in the panel discussion on stakeholders’ perspective: current scenario, trends and developments.
15-08-2022 – 9.00 a. m. – 76th Independence Day was celebrated at KCCI. Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, President of KCCI hoisted the national flag. Event was attended by KCCI Vice President Shri Ganesh M Kamath, Hon. Secretary Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Director and Editor of the journal Ms. Athmika Amin, Director Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Past Presidents of KCCI Shri Issac Vas, Smt. Vathika Pai, Shri G G Mohandas Prabhu, Shri Srinivas S. Kamath, Past Hon. Treasurers of KCCI, Shri M. Ahmed Bava and Shri Surendra Prabhu and the staff of KCCI.
17-08-2022 – 9.00 a. m. – The Fifth Meeting of the Board of KCCI for the financial year 2022-23 and the eleventh meeting of the present committee of KCCI was held at the Board room of KCCI. Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, President, KCCI chaired the meeting in the presence of Directors and special invitees.
20-08-2022 – 10.00 a. m. – On the occasion of Amrith Mahotsav of India’s Independence, the World Konkani Centre commemorated the Konkani stalwarts who contributed to the framing of Indian Constitution. Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, President, KCCI, unveiled the portraits of stalwarts at the World Konkani Hall of Fame, Rev. Fr. Anil D’Mello, Director, Fatima Retreat Centre, released the booklet on the five stalwarts.
23-08-2022 – 11.30 a. m. – Stakeholders’ meeting was held virtually by The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India. KCCI was represented by its President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor. Various initiatives on the infrastructure development of the airport were discussed. Suggestions from KCCI were also taken.
26-08-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – The 16th Annual General Meeting of Mangalore SEZ Ltd was held through webex meeting platform. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor attended the meeting.
01-09-2022 – 12.00 noon – KCCI organized a special lecture on ‘Opportunities and threats in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution’ at Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Law College (SDM), Mangaluru. Prof. CA Lionel Aranha, Chairman of KCCI ADR Sub-Committee addressed the students. Also present on the occasion were Mrs. Deepa Salian, Faculty Convener, ADR Cell, SDM Law College, Dr. Shaheema A. S., Assistant Professor of Law, SDM Law College and KCCI Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
07-09-2022 – 10.30 a. m. – Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in association with Karnataka Bank Ltd., Mangaluru organized an Townhall Event, ‘Forex For You’ at Dr. T. M. A. Pai International Convention Center. The event was attended by various companies involved in EXIM trade, various banks and other associations. RBI Regional Director Shri R.Gurumurthy presided the event. Shri M S Mahabaleshwara, MD and CEO of Karnataka Bank addressed the gathering. RBI General Manager, Shri D.K. Kashyap, Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Shri Mithosh Raghavan P also addressed the gathering. The speakers briefed on RBI guidelines and directions, FEMA regulations, regulatory expectations in relation to foreign exchange transactions etc. KCCI was represented by CA B. Chandrakanth Rao, Chairman of KCCI Accounts and Audit committee and Chief Operating Office of KCCI, Shri Mytreya A.
09-09-2022 – 9.30 a. m. – KCCI, KCCI ADR Centre in association with Mangalore SEZ Ltd. organized a workshop on ‘Contracts & Alternative Dispute Resolutions – Means of settling disputes outside the court room’. Prof. CA Lionel Aranha, Chairman of KCCI ADR Sub-Committee conducted the workshop. The workshop was well attended by representatives of companies operating within the Mangalore SEZ Ltd. Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, President, KCCI welcomed the participants. Keynote address was delivered by Shri V. Suryanarayana, CEO, Mangalore SEZ Ltd. Also present on the occasion was CS Phani Bushan, Company Secretary of Mangalore SEZ Ltd. Chief Operating Officer of KCCI, Shri Mytreya A gave the vote of thanks.
3.30 p. m. – CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, Hon. Secretary, KCCI inaugurated the Commerce Association of the Department of Commerce of St Aloysius College (Autonomous) for the year 2022 -23. He spoke on the importance of the commerce education to foster trade and industry and also the role played by KCCI in promoting trade in the region.
10-09-2022 – 9.30 a. m. – Manipal Institue of Technology, Manipal and Innovation Centre, MAHE in association with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mangalore, organized Academia-Industry Conclave 1.0. KCCI was represented by the President, Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Director and Incharge of Industry Academia Interconnect of KCCI, Shri P.B.Ahmed Mudassar addressed the gathering on Initiatives for Industries by KCCI and opportunities for students of the colleges having MoUs with KCCI. Chief Operating Officer of KCCI, Shri Mytreya A was also present.
16-09-2022 – 2.30 p. m. – A workshop on GST departmental audit and annual return is organized by KCCI at their Meeting Hall. KCCI President, Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor delivered the welcome address. Vice-President, Shri Ganesh M Kamath introduced the speakers. Ms. Meera Pandit, Joint Commissioner, Commercial Tax, Mangaluru was the Chief Guest on the occasion who addressed the audience. CA Coline O. Rodrigues presented the topic on ‘GST Audit notices and how to respond to such notices’ and CA Vikas Shenoy spoke on ‘Filing of Form 9 under GST – its importance and implications’. KCCI Hon. Secretary, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed proposed the vote of thanks. Also present on stage were Hon. Treasurer of KCCI, CA Abdur Rahman Musba and Hon. Secretary, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu.
MAY 2022 – JUNE 2022

MAY 2022 – JUNE 2022

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CHAMBER AT WORK MAY – JUNE 2022
12-05-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – The Kaigarika Adalath programme was held at Dr. T.M.A Pai International Convention Hall, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Hon’ble Minister of Medium & Large – Scale Industries, Govt. of Karnataka, Dr. Murugesh R. Nirani. Various industry associations participated in the interactive meet to discuss about various issues concerning industries. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor attended the meeting.
18-05-2022 – 4.30 p .m. – The Second Meeting of the Board of KCCI for the financial year 2022-23 and the eighth meeting of the present committee of KCCI was held at the Board Room of KCCI, Chamber building, Mangaluru. Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, President, KCCI chaired the meeting. Directors and special invitees were present in the meeting.
24-05-2022 – 10.00 a. m. – Government of India, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of Karnataka, NAPS (National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme), Kaushalya Karnataka and UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) jointly organized district level “Advantage Apprenticeship Awareness Program” at Hotel Deepa Comforts, Mangaluru. Shri Isaac Vas, President, Kanara Industries Association (KIA) delivered his welcome address. Shri Hemachandra, District Skill Development Officer, Dakshina Kannada, gave an overview of District Skill Development and Apprenticeship promotional activities. Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, KCCI President addressed the gathering. Also present were Shri Prakash Rao Kalbhavi, Vice Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mangaluru and Ms. Athmika Amin, Hon. Secretary, KIA who presented their views on the role of apprenticeship in the organization. Closing remarks was given by Shri Hemachandra, District Skill Development Officer, Dakshina Kannada.
31-05-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – An informal meeting was called by Shri Sanjay D’Souza, Business Head, Emerging Enterprises Group, HDFC Bank, at the conference Hall of KCCI. He briefed the President, Office-Bearers and Directors on various financial assistance by the bank to the MSMEs. President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor welcomed the group from the HDFC bank. Feedback and suggestions about their services were taken by the bank. Other officers from the group were Shri Purna Nayak, Regional Head, Karnataka, Shri Vinup Thankappan, Territory Head, Mangaluru, Shri Prakash Padiyar, Relationship Manager, Mangaluru, Shri Chidananda Shetty, Cluster Head, Mangaluru, Shri Rajesh Pai, Manager, Kottara Branch. Vice President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath commended the developments in their service through digitalization. Others present from KCCI were Hon. Treasurer CA. Abdur Rahman Musba, Directors Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Shri Amit Ramachandra, Ms. Athmika Amin, Shri Vincent Cutinha, Past Presidents Shri P. B. Abdul Hameed, Shri G. G. Mohandas Prabhu and Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya.
04-06-2022 – 5.00 p. m. – The 15th City Level Advisory Committee Meeting of Mangaluru Smart City Limited was held at the Court Hall of Deputy Commissioner’s office, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada District Dr. Rajendra K. V., I.A.S, KCCI was represented by its President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor.
05-06-2022 – 9.30 a. m. – KCCI celebrated World Environment Day by planting a sapling at the KCCI premises. KCCI Past President Shri P. B. Abdul Hameed graced the event by planting the sapling. Present on the occasion were KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Vice-President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Director Shri P. B. Ahmad Mudassar, Past Hon. Treasurer Shri Ahmad Bava and staff of KCCI.
06-06-2022 – 10.00 a. m. – Department of Commerce (Professional), St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru organized Professional Day at their Robert Sequeira Auditorium, Loyola Centre for Research and Innovation (LRCI). Principal of St. Aloysius College, Rev. Dr. Praveen Martis S. J. presented the key note address. Chief Guest for the event KCCI President, Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor addressed the students. Other Guests of Honour were Shri B. A. Nazeer, Director, KCCI and Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudasar, Director and Incharge of Industry Academia Interconnect, KCCI and Shri Mytreya, Chief Operating Officer, KCCI. Dr. Alwyn Vincent D’sa, Registrar, St. Aloysius College also addressed the students. Dr. Zeena Flavia D’Souza, HoD – B.com professional welcomed the guests. Ms. Ruth Samantha Almeida, Convener gave the vote of thanks.
07-06-2022 – 12 noon – District Consultative committee meeting of GST (Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts) was held in GST office, Mangaluru to discuss about various issues related to GST. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Meera Suresh Pandit, Joint Commissioner, Administration, DGSTO- Mangaluru. Various tax practitioners from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts attended the meeting. KCCI was represented by its Hon. Secretary CA. Ananthesh V. Prabhu
10-06-2022 – 3.00 p. m. – The third meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Karnataka State Council 2022-23, was held at hotel Avatar, Attavar, Mangaluru. The meeting was followed by an interactive session with Shri Kamal Bali, Deputy Chairman, CII Southern Region, and President & Managing Director, Volvo India Pvt. Ltd. Panel discussion was held on “Navigating the new normal: Building Resilience, Finding Opportunities, and Managing Growth” by Past Chairman of CII Karnataka with Mangaluru members. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor attended the meeting.
16-06-2022 – 10.30 a. m. – KCCI organized Industrial visit to the BBA and B.com – Logistics and Supply Chain Management students of P.A First Grade college, Nadupadavu, Mangaluru, at Deccan Plast Industries, Baikampady, Mangaluru. Shri Nizamuddin M M, Manager, Deccan Plast Industries oriented the students at the manufacturing plant.
18-06-2022 – 6.30 p. m. – KCCI Members’ Day Conclave 2022 was held at Dr. T. M. A. Pai International Convention Centre, M. G. Road, Mangaluru. Members’ Day Lecture was delivered by Chief Guest, Shri Shrinivas V. Dempo, Chairman, Dempo Group of Companies, Goa who enthralled the audience with his inspiring lecture. Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, KCCI President welcomed Shri Dempo, Board of Directors, Past Presidents, committee members, members and invitees. The Past Presidents were honoured by Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor. Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Convenor and Vice-President, KCCI introduced Shri Dempo to the audience. Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Hon. Secretary, KCCI gave the vote of thanks. The event was compered by Smt. Vathika Pai, Past President of KCCI.
22 & 23-06-2022 – 1.45 p. m. – KCCI organized industrial visits to the BBA – Aviation and Hospitality Management students of P.A First Grade college, Nadupadavu, Mangaluru, at Hotel Avatar, Attavar, Mangaluru. Executive Director, Shri Prashant Aroor, Hotel Avatar and his team extended their hospitality and guided the students across various services they offered and also the career opportunities in this industry.
23-06-2022 – 3.00 p. m. – KCCI organized an industrial visit to the BBA – Aviation and Hospitality Management students of P.A First Grade college, Nadupadavu, Mangaluru, at the Hotel Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangaluru. Ms. Sulochana Shetty, HR Manager and Shri Sai Kapil, Flight Catering Manager, Hotel Ocean Pearl, briefed the students about various services they offered to the customers.
25-06-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – KCCI organized an industrial visit to the B.SC – Food Technology students of P. A. First Grade college, Nadupadavu, Mangaluru, at Aruna Industries, Padubidri, Mangaluru district. Shri Sukumar C. Shriyan, General Manager, Ms. Krithika R Bangera, Junior HR Officer,  Shri Sukesh S. Suvarna, Supervisor, Aruna Industries, oriented the students at the manufacturing plant and briefed them about their various consumer products.
27-06-2022 – 3.00 p. m. – Mangaluru Branch of Southern India Regional Council (SIRC) of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) celebrated International MSME Day by organizing a CPE seminar on the topic, ‘Role of CA as a Business Solution Provider to MSMEs’. The event was held at ICAI Bhavan, Mahendra Arcade, Mangaluru. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor was the Chief Guest on the occasion. CA Aditya Kuchibhotla from Bengaluru was the resource person.
27-06-2022 – 5.00 p. m. – CHD (Centre for Health Development) group celebrated their eighth Foundation Day by organizing a discussion on “Public Health in all policies” . The event was held at the Vajra Hall, Moti Mahal, Mangaluru. Dr. Edmond Fernandes, Founder and CEO, CHD Group welcomed the gathering. Guests of Honour for the event were His Excellency Shri Federico Salas Lotfe, Ambassador of Mexico to India and Dr. Harsha Somaroo, President, Public Health Association of South Africa.  KCCI Hon. Secretary and Director Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed and Chief Operating Officer Shri Mytreya attended the event.
28-06-2022 – 4.15 p. m. – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between KCCI and SDM college of Business Management, Mangaluru at the KCCI President’s Chamber. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor and Vice Principal of the college Asst. Prof. Dr. Muralidhara Rao K. S, exchanged the MoU. Present on the occasion were Asst. Prof. Dr. Prasannakumara T, SDM college and Office Bearers of KCCI, CA Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon.Treasurer, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed and CA. Ananthesh V Prabhu, the Hon. Secretaries and Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A. 
4.30 p. m. – The Third meeting of the Board of KCCI for the financial year 2022-23 and the ninth meeting of the present committee of KCCI was held at the Board Room of KCCI. President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by the Directors and special invitees.
MARCH 2022 – MAY 2022

MARCH 2022 – MAY 2022

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CHAMBER AT WORK – MARCH – APRIL – MAY 2022
15-03-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – Canara Bank organized MSME Credit Camp at their Circle Office, Light House Hill Road, Mangaluru. KCCI Vice-President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath was the Chief Guest at the event who briefed the audience about various initiatives taken by KCCI for MSMEs. He was honoured by the General Manager of Canara Bank, Shri Yogesh Acharya.
19-03-2022 – 10.00 a. m. – Fisheries Export Promotion Workshop was jointly organized by COOPEXCIL – NCDC (Cooperative Sector Exports Promotion Council – National Cooperative Development Corporation) and Dept. of Fisheries – Govt. of India (Dof – GoI) under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojna (PMMSY) at hotel, The Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangaluru. Shree Prabhu Paulraj, Director, COOPEXCIL – NCDC, New Delhi, welcomed the delegates and guests. Various measures to boost fisheries exports were discussed. KCCI was represented by its President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Director Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, KCCI member Shri Steevan Ronald D’Souza of Transit Global and Chief Operating Officer of KCCI Shri Mytreya A. Shri Steevan Ronald D’Souza of KCCI presented his views on the infrastructure support for Export Promotion.
22-03-2022 – 11.30 a. m. – A District level Single Window Committee meeting was held at District Industries Centre (DIC), Yeyyadi, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Joint Director, DIC, Shri Gokuldas Nayak. KCCI Vice President Shri Ganesh Kamath attended the meeting.
23-03-2022 – 11.00 a.m – Additional District Commissioner Shri Krishna Moorthy H.K., held a meeting at his office to discuss about the event to be conducted by the state government on ‘Election system and the need for improvements’ at the Town Hall of Mangaluru on 01st April, 2022. Various educational institutions and other stake holders attended the meeting. Students were encouraged to participate with their views and suggestions. KCCI was represented by Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
24-03-2022 – 9.00 a. m. – An informal meeting was called by Sr. Vice President, Dr. L. Ravindran of Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) and KCCI, Mangaluru at the hotel, The Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangaluru. The Chambers shared their activities and challenges related to their jurisdictions and ways to take them forward. Mutual co-ordination and participation of both the Chambers in some of the activities were discussed. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Vice President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Directors Shri Amit Ramachandra and Shri P.B. Ahmad Mudassar, Chief Operating Officer of KCCI Shri Mytreya A and Past President of BCIC Shri H.V. Harish were present.
5.00 p. m. – A meeting was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mangaluru division through virtual mode with all exporters to understand the issues and concerns of exporters to prepare for the District Export Promotion Committee meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI Hon. Secretary Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed.
29-03-2022 – 4.00 p. m. – KCCI organized a seminar on Labour Law Compliance for its members at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. Shri Shivakumar B.E., Assistant Labour Commissioner, Mangaluru Division addressed the gathering on various critical topics like compliance and documentation regarding various labour acts and other. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor delivered the welcome address. Vice-President, KCCI, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath introduced the speaker. Vote of thanks was given by Hon. Secretary Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed.
31-03-2022 – 5.30 p. m. – KCCI organized a webinar for its members on considerations for establishing business in Mexico. Mr. Emeka John Eni, Esq. Managing Partner, Attorney & Counselor-at-Law was the speaker who spoke on the mentioned topic. Hon. Secretaries of KCCI, Shri Ananthesh V Prabhu delivered the welcome address and Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed gave the vote of thanks.
01-04-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – Discussion on Electoral reforms was jointly organized by the Deputy Commissioner office, Mangaluru City Corporation, SDM college, District Entrepreneurship Association and Mangaluru University at the Kudmal Rangarao, Town Hall, Mangaluru. The event was chaired by Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Speaker of Legislative Assembly. St. Aloysius college, P.A college and Sahyadri college were among other colleges whose students participated in the discussion. Present on the occasion were Shri Vedavyas Kamath, MLA South, Mayor Shri Premananda Shetty, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Rajendra K.V and Shri Jinendra Kumar, Vice President, Mangalore Bar Association.
03-04-2022 – 3.00 p. m. – An interactive session with Dr. Murugesh R Nirani, Hon’ble Minister of Medium & Large -Scale Industries, Govt. of Karnataka was organized by Kanara Industries Association (KIA), Bikampady, Mangaluru. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor participated in the event.
06-04-2022 – 10.30 a. m. – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between KCCI and Srinivas University Institute of Management and Commerce (SU IMC), Mangaluru at the conference room of KCCI. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor and Dean, SU IMC Prof. Keerthan Raj exchanged the MoU. Present on the occasion were KCCI Hon. Secretary Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, KCCI Director and In-charge of Industry Academia Interconnect Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Chief Operating Officer of KCCI Shri Mytreya A., Prof. Venkatesh Amin, Trainer, SU MIC and Prof. Varun Shenoy, Training & Placement Officer, SU IMC. The collaboration aims facilitation of student talent empowerment towards industry development.
11-04-2022 – 10.30 a. m. – Central University of Kerala, Dept. of Commerce and International Business School of Business Studies in association with Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC), virtually organized Professional Development Programme on Enhancing Quality of University Education on the topic, “Monetary Policy Responses of Central Banks of Different Countries to Rising Inflation”. KCCI Vice President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath was the Chief Guest who delivered the inaugural address.
4.00 p. m. – KCCI organized an interactive session for the members with Shri Akshy Sridhar, Commissioner, Mangaluru City Corporation. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor delivered the welcome address. Vice President Shri Ganesh Kamath introduced the chief guest to the audience. Hon. Secretary Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed gave the vote of thanks. Shri Ananthesh V Prabhu, Hon. Secretary was also present.
22-04-2022 – 10.00 a. m. – Srinivas University Institute of Management & Commerce (SU IMC) held their inaugural function of MANEGMA – 2022, a hybrid national conference on “Emerging Trends in Post Covid Scenario in Management, IT, Social Sciences & Education” at Srinivas Auditorium, Pandeshwar, Mangaluru. Dr. P.S. Aithal, Vice Chancellor, Srinivas University briefed the audience about the conference. Prof. Keerthan Raj, Dean, IMC, SU introduced the Chief Guest to the audience. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor who was the Chief Guest at the event addressed the gathering. Prof. Amith D. Menezes, Convenor, MANEGMA 2022 also addressed the gathering. Prof. Venkatesh Amin, Training Director SU IMC gave the vote of thanks. Also present on the occasion were KCCI Director and Incharge of Industry Academia Interconnect Shri P.B. Ahmad Mudassar and Chief Operating Officer of KCCI Shri Mytreya A.
25-04-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – The First Meeting of the Board of KCCI for the year 2022-23 and the seventh meeting of the present committee of KCCI was held at the Board Room of KCCI, Chamber building, Mangaluru. Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, President, KCCI chaired the meeting. Directors and special invitees were present in the meeting.
27-04-2022 – 10.00 a. m. – Central University of Kerala, Department of Commerce and International Business, School of Business Studies in association with Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) organized Leadership Thought Series (LTS) on the topic, ‘Why Gandhi Matters’ at their Class Room No. 209, Teaching Block 2 of the college. Welcome address was rendered by Dr. Saranya P, Faculty, Dept. of Commerce and International Business, Presidential address was given by Prof. Dr. T. Mallikarjunappa, Head, Dept. of Commerce and International Business, Central University of Kerala. Inaugural address was delivered through virtual mode by the KCCI Hon. Secretary, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu. Key note address was given by Prof. (Dr) John Moolakattu Stephen, Dean, School of Global Studies, Dept. of International Relations and Politics, Central University of Kerala. Vote of thanks was given by Ms. Divya A V., II year M.Com student and event was compered by Ms. Geethanjali V., II year M.Com student.
30-04-2022 – 6.30 p. m. – Inaugural function of Belthangady Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) was held at the Buntara Bhavana, Guruvayanakere. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor was one of the Chief Guests for the event. The event was inaugurated by Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Belthangady Taluk, Shri Harish Poonja. The event was chaired by the new President of BCCI, Shri Pushparaj Shetty. Other Chief Guests were MLCs Shri Harish Kumar and Shri Pratap Simha Nayak who graced the occasion. Also present were Shri Haaris I.J, Vice President, BCCI, Shri Suneal Shenoy Treasurer, BCCI, Shri Ronald Lobo, Secretary, BCCI, Shri Yashwant Patwardan, Vice Secretary, BCCI
09-05-2022 – 11.00 a. m. – A preparatory meeting is convened at District Industries Centre (DIC), Yeyyadi, Mangaluru to discuss about the preparations for the workshop organized by the Govt. of Karnakata on “Udyami Agu, Udyaoga Needu” & “Kaigarika Adalath”. The meeting was chaired by Shri Gokuldas Nayak, Joint Director, DIC. KCCI was represented by its President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor and Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
4.00 p. m. – Preliminary meeting on “Udyami Aagu Udyoga Needu” and “Kaigarika Adalath” – Mangaluru Division was virtually conducted under the Chairmanship of Managing Director, Karnataka Udyog Mitra, Bengaluru. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor and Chief Operating Officer of KCCI, Shri Mytreya A participated in the virtual meeting. Joint Director of District Industries Centre (DIC), Yeyyadi, Mangaluru briefed on the registrations from different colleges and also the preparations for the event.
11-05-2022 – 4.30 p. m. – An informal meeting was called by Shri Pratap Heblikar, Former Special Secretary, Government of India and Dr. Prof. Chengappa Bidanda, former senior research fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA), New Delhi, Former Senior Editor, Deccan Herald and formerly Christ University, Bangalore to discuss on the Maritime (Coastal Security). The meeting was held at the Conference room of KCCI. Also present were Prof. Jayaraj Amin, Chairman, Dept of Political Science and Dean, Arts Faculty, Mangalore University and Dr. Dayanand Naik, Associate Professor, Dept of Political Science, Mangalore University. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Hon. Secretary Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Director Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Director and Incharge of Industry Academia Interconnect Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Chief Operating Officer Shri Mytreya A was present in the meeting.
12-05-2022 – 9.30 a. m. – Karnataka Coastline Business & Conclave was jointly organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Karnataka State council, Karnataka Maritime Board and State Bank of India at the Hotel, The Ocean Pearl. Hon’ble Minister of Medium & Large -Scale Industries, Govt. of Karnataka, Dr. Murugesh R Nirani was the Chief Guest. Welcome address was given by Shri Ullas Kamath, Chairman, FICCI Karnataka State Council, Keynote address was delivered by Dr Venkata Ramana Akkaraju, Chairman, New Mangalore Port Authority. Special address was given by Shri Kapil Mohan, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary & CEO – Karnataka Maritime Board, Govt. of Karnataka. Others present on the stage were Shri M Venkatesh, Managing Director, MRPL, Shri Gaurav Gupta, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Infrastructure Development Ports & Inland Water Transport, Govt. of Karnataka and KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor. The vote of thanks was given by KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor.
10.00 a. m. – A workshop on Be an Entrepreneur Become an Employer was organized by the Department of Commerce and Industries, Govt. of Karnataka and Karnataka Udyoga Mitra to create awareness among young professionals and graduate students on advantages of becoming a self-reliant entrepreneur and contribute to the economy instead of seeking employment. The event was held at T.M.A Pai International Convention Centre, Mangalore. The event was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of Medium & Large -Scale Industries, Govt. of Karnataka, Dr. Murugesh R Nirani. KCCI Vice- President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath and other dignitaries from various sectors were present on stage.