PCHAA AGM elects new Managing Committee; Pradeep Kale is the President
The Pune Custom House Agents Association (PCHAA) held its 21st Annual General Body Meeting on September 28, 2024, which saw the Managing Committee propose and submit financial reports and audit report that were unanimously accepted by all the members. The members also appreciated the work done by the Managing Committee during 2023-24.
PCHAA’s new Managing Committee was elected by its members on the occasion, with Mr Pradeep Kale as President. The newly elected Managing Committee comprises:
* Mr Pradeep Kale – President
* Mr Sunil Dhore - Vice President
* Mrs Poonam Sharma – Hon. Secretary
* Mr Yogesh Shinde – Hon. Treasurer
* Mr Raj Deepak Bhargava - Committee Member
* Mr Anand Paranjpe - Committee Member
* Mr Sanjay Hemgude - Committee Member
* Mr Murli Nagrani - Committee Member
* Mr Girish Bamane - Committee Member
* Mr Kunal Ghag - Committee Member
* Ms Rohini Pawar - Committee Member
Mr Bhagwan Singh is the Immediate Past President.
PCHAA outlines plans
Digitalisation and new modern techniques introduced in export and import activities by the Customs and other stakeholders have forced Custom Brokers to appoint skilled manpower. Since almost 100% of the ex-im clearance activities are today online, Custom Brokers need to focus on knowledge sharing. Hence, the new Managing Committee will be organising skill development and training programmes for staff of Custom Brokers in Pune.
PCHAA will be also focusing on the “Clear in Pune” concept and will try to encourage more and more business activities to be carried out in the ICD Customs stations in Pune, which will be beneficial to members of the Association as well as all stakeholders. Pune currently has 3 ICDs - ICD Talegaon, ICD Bambholi and ICD Dighi - and members have been requested to clear their import and export shipments from any one of these.
The Committee also aims to increase the member strength of the Association, besides organising sports and cultural activities to boost interaction among members of HTOA as well as members of other trade bodies, said a release.
source: Exim News Service: Pune, Oct. 3