CHAMBER AT WORK : JAN – FEB – MARCH 2023
20-01-2023 4.00 p. m. Kaigarika Spandana and Single window meeting was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Shri Ravi Kumar MR, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada District. KCCI Director Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar attended the meeting.
27-01-2023 10.30 a. m. Preparatory Meeting was conducted by District Industries Centre, Mangaluru to discuss about the Union Govt.’s initiative on District as Export Hubs to promote exports from the district. The meeting was held at the conference hall of Kanara Industries Association (KIA), Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Shri Gokuldas Naik, Joint Director, District Industries Centre, Mangaluru. KCCI Director, Shri Jeethan Allen Sequeira attended the meeting.
01-02-2023 10.45 a. m. The Second Meeting of the Income Tax Sub-Committee of KCCI for the year 2022-23 was convened at the Conference Room of KCCI to discuss about the implication of Union Budget 2023 on trade and commerce. The meeting was chaired by CA Prasanna Shenoy, Chairman of Income Tax Sub-committee of KCCI. Others present were KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Vice-President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, and other members of the committee, CA B. Chandrakanth Rao, CA Gautham Nayak and CA Sriram Rao.
    4.00 p. m. Ubuntu, Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs Associations, Bengaluru organized E-commerce & Digital Marketing Training Program for Women Entrepreneurs at Ajanta Business Centre, Mangaluru. CA Nandagopal Shenoy, Managing Director, Devgiri Tea and Director of KCCI were the Chief Guest for the valedictory function. The Guests of Honour were Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, President, KCCI and Shri Pradeep G. Pai, Managing Director, Hangyo Ice Cream. Also present on stage were Ms. M. Athmika Amin, KCCI Director, Smt. K. Ratna Prabha, IAS (R), Founder President, Ubuntu Consortium, Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Karnataka and Smt. Uma Reddy, Vice President, Operations, Ubuntu Consortium.
06-02-2023 10.00 a. m. The Governing Body meeting of the Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning (CEOL) for the year 2022-23 was held at the Conference Hall of CEOL, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by the Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada District (Chairman – CEOL), Shri Ravi Kumar MR. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath and Hon. Secretary of KCCI, Shri B.A. Nazeer attended the meeting.
08-02-2023 9.00 a. m. Post Graduate Department of Business Administration of St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Institute of Management and IT – AIMIT organized, ‘Insignia 2023’ at their Authur Shenoi Auditorium. KCCI Director, Shri Amith Ramachandra was the Guest of Honour at the event. Rev. Fr. Praveen Martis SJ, Principal, St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Dr. Fr. Melwyn Pinto SJ, Director, AIMIT and other dignitaries from the college were also present on the occasion.
    10.30 a. m. Post Forum Meeting was conducted by the Office of Senior Post Master, India Post at HPO premises, Mangaluru. KCCI nominated member for Postal Consultative Forum, Mangaluru division, Shri K. Surendra Prabhu attended the meeting.
    8.00 p. m. KCCI Board of Directors had a roundtable meeting with the Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant at Central Hall, World Konkani Centre, Mangaluru. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath apprised the Chief Minister about the opportunities for Goa-Mangaluru connect through trade and commerce and to influence upon the Central government on introducing Vande Bharat trains between Mangaluru, Madgaon and Mumbai, direct flight connectivity, cruise tourism, medical tourism etc. He also presented the memorandum to him. Smt. Vathika Pai, Past President, KCCI hosted the event. President of Vishwa Konkani Kendra and Director KCCI Shri Nandagopal Shenoy presided over the meeting.
09-02-2023 11.00 a. m. 161st meeting of Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee (DRUCC) (third meeting of the present committee) of Palakkad division was held at ‘Valluvanad’ Meeting Hall, DRM office, Palakkad. KCCI nominated member for DRUCC, Shri M. Ahmed Bawa attended the meeting.
11-02-2023 10.30 a. m. KCCI in association with International Federation of Investors’ Associations (IFIA) organized a session on Startup Mangaluru at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath presented the welcome address. KCCI Startup Sub-committee Chairman, Shri Vishwas Uchila Shishir briefed the audience about the topic. KCCI Vice-President CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu introduced the speakers to the audience. Dr. Inv. Shivakiran Makam, CEO, Atal Incubation Centre, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ananthpur (AP) spoke on the topic, ‘Government Grants for Startups in India in various sectors’. Shri Anand Kanan, Director, Global Services, IFIA addressed on, ‘Presentation of IFIA on International Collaboration and Other Services’. Dr. Madhukar S M, CEO, Innaumation Medical Devices Pvt. Ltd. spoke on the topic, ‘Grants and Government Funding, Case Study’. KCCI Directors, members of KCCI, startup entrepreneurs, incubation heads and students attended the event. The event concluded with the vote of thanks by the Hon. Secretary of KCCI, Shri B.A. Nazeer. IDFC First Bank was the event partner. The associate partners of the event were Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), K-Tech Innovation Hub and Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning (CEOL), Mangaluru.
13-02-2023 10.00 a. m. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cell of St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru organized, ‘Impetus 2023’ (Stimulus to Innovate) at their LF Rasquinha Hall. KCCI Startup Sub-committee Chairman, Shri Vishwas Shishir was one of the speakers for the panel discussion on ‘Symposium of Innovation and Entrepreneurship’. The Chief Guest and key note speaker was Dr. Smitha Hegde, Professor, Nitte University Centre for Science, Education and Research, Derlakatte, Mangaluru. Ms. Preeti Nayak, Founder, Joos Botal and Shri Mithun Bhat Kakunje, Entrepreneur, Mangaluru was the other Guest Speakers for the panel discussion.
14-02-2023 10.00 a. m. KCCI organized one day session on Practical hands-on workshop on ‘Configuration of GST in Tally’ (for regular tax payer GSTR 1/3B/9/9C) at the Computer Lab, ICAI Bhawan, Padil, Mangaluru. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath presented the welcome address. Shri Pugal T, Senior Consultant, Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru was the trainer at the event. Others present were KCCI Hon. Treasurer, CA Abdur Rahman Musba, KCCI Sub-committee Chairman of Income Tax, CA Prasanna Shenoy, KCCI Sub-committee Chairman for GST, CA Keshava N. Ballakuraya and member of Income Tax sub-committee of KCCI, CA Gautham Nayak. Tally Solutions Pvt. Limited was the event partner.
15-02-2023 3.30 p. m. Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (MSME), Branch MSME Development & Facilitation Office, Industrial Estate, Mangaluru in association with District Industries Centre (DIC), Dakshina Kannada and KCCI organized, National Seminar on MSME – the way forward – Strategic Approach for Development of MSMEs at The Ocean Pearl, Mangaluru. The event was presided by Shri G R Akadas IEDS, Director, MSME DFO, Bengaluru. The Guests of Honour for the event were Shri Gokuldas Nayak, Joint Director, DIC, DK Dist., and Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, President, KCCI, Mangaluru who addressed the gathering. KCCI Director and incharge for the KCCI Focus Area for MSME, Shri Anand G Pai also spoke on the occasion. Also present were Smt. Sruthi G K., Assistant Director, Br. MSME DFO, Mangaluru and Shri Devaraj K., IEDS, Joint Director, Br. MSME DFO, Mangaluru. KCCI Office Bearers and Directors attended the event. The event had several speakers who spoke on various topics related to MSMEs.
16-02-2023 4.30 p. m. The Eleventh Meeting of the Board of KCCI for the financial year 2022-23 and the fifth meeting of the present committee 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.
17-02-2023 10.00 a. m. Public Hearing of Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (MESCOM) tariff was held at the conference room of Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Mangaluru. P. Ravi Kumar, Chairman of Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), Shri H. M. Ravi, Member and Shri H.M. Manjunath, Members of KERC were also present. KCCI was represented by its Hon. Treasurer, CA Abdur Rahman Musba and Hon. Secretary, Shri B. A. Nazeer.
    3.30 p. m. Principal Chief Commissioner CGST, Bengaluru, Smt. Ranjana Jha had an interactive meeting with the trade, KCCI representatives and managing committee members of Mangalore Branch of SIRC of ICAI of Commissionerate at GST Seva Kendra, Attavar, Mangaluru. KCCI was represented by its GST Sub-committee Chairman, CA Keshava N Ballakuraya, Director Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Income Tax Sub-committee Chairman of KCCI, CA Prasanna Shenoy and Past Treasurer of KCCI, Sri M. Ganesh Bhat.
    4.00 p. m. The first meeting of the Shipping and Port Relation Sub-Committee of KCCI for the year 2022-23 was held at the conference room of KCCI. Shri Jeethan Allen Sequeira, Chairman 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. Other members of the committee who attended were Shri Philip CC, Shri J. Balakrishna Kottary, Shri Manohar M.S, Shri B. Nityananada Shetty, Shri Sandeep Kottary, Shri Nityanand Pai S, Shri Shareef M and Shri Prathap Shetty.
24-02-2023 2.00 p. m. Dr. Ronald Colaco, a businessman and philanthropist who was recently awarded with a certificate of excellence from World Book of Records, London, in recognition of his social service and charitable works, was given a civic honour at Fr. Muller Convention Centre, Pumpwell, Mangaluru. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath congratulated him on this occasion. Also present were KCCI Directors, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Shri Vincent Cutinha, Past President of KCCI, Shri Isaac Vas.
27-02-2023 10.30 a. m. Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Regional Office, Mangaluru in collaboration with KCCI organized ‘EPFO with you – Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0, District Outreach Program’ at KCCI Meeting Hall, Mangaluru. KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath presented the Welcome address. Shri K Vishwanath Shetty, Regional Committee member of EPFO (Karnataka), Shri A.P Unnikrishnaan, Regional PF Commissioner – I, Shri Sandeep Kumar, Regional PF Commissioner – II and Shri Guruwinder Singh, Deputy Director, ESIC, Sub Division office, Mangaluru addressed the gathering on PF services and also answered the queries. Also present on stage was KCCI Vice President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu. KCCI Director Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed among others attended. Officers from Labour department, members of KCCI, employees and employers of various organizations, unions were present on the occasion.
04-03-2023 11.00 a. m. Manel Srinivas Nayak Institute of Management (MSNIM) – NITTE, Mangaluru organized Entrepreneurs’ Day, Ignite 2023 at The Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangaluru. KCCI President, Shri M.Ganesh Kamath participated in the panel discussion on the topic, ‘Road Map for Development of Entrepreneurship in Mangaluru.’ KCCI Director, Ms. Athmika Amin participated in the panel discussion on the topic, Evolving Eco Systems for Start-ups in Mangaluru’ which was moderated by KCCI Past President, Smt. Vathika Pai.
    11.00 a. m. KCCI arranged an industrial visit at Deccan Plast Industries, Mudipu, Mangaluru for the Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) students of Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangaluru and the MBA students of University College, Mangaluru.
    3.30p. m. The third meeting of the Meeting of the KCCI for Startups for the year 2022-23 was convened at the conference room of KCCI. The meeting was chaired by Shri Vishwas Uchila Shishir, Chairman of Startups sub-committee of KCCI. Present in the meeting were KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath and Hon. Secretary of KCCI, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar.
10-03-2023 9.15 a. m. The Second sub-committee meeting of the KCCI for Internal Administration and Management for the year 2022-23 is convened at the President’s Chamber of KCCI. The meeting was chaired by CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, Chairman of the Internal Administration and Management, sub-committee of KCCI. Present in the meeting were KCCI President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Secretary, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Past President of KCCI, Shri Isaac Vas and Chairman of Labour sub-committee of KCCI, Shri Shamlal Yermal.
    12.30 p. m. KCCI arranged an industrial visit to M/s Aruna Industries, Padubidri for the Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) students of Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangaluru.