IPR –Emerging Trends in Business & Industry

A Seminar on ‘IPR –Emerging Trends in Business & Industry’ was organized today (28 September 2011) by FAPCCI in association with TRICONS at Federation House, Red Hills, Hydrabad. This Seminar was intended to get first hand information on the issues faced by various professionals related to Trade Marks, patents & Copyrights (Intellectual Property Rights).

Mr. V. Natarajan, Dy. Registrar, Trade Mark, Registry & Geographical Indications, Chennai was the chief guest for this seminar.

Mr. V. Natarajan emphasized the need to recognize the value of Indian products and its origin needs to be protected. He was of the opinion that many professionals of IPR are not invoking the valid and relevant laws and thereby adding to delay and confusion on decisions. Protection and Enforcement of Trade Marks Law needs to be applied properly. He also remarked on the protection of natural products under geographical indications. He was instrumental in getting the G.I. for Tirupati Laddus. He said that it was surprising that the Khadi cloth in India is yet to be protected under this law.

The FAPCCI President Mr. V.S. Raju felt the need for setting up Regional Trade Mark Registry in Hyderabad as travelling to Chennai Office has become cumbersome and expensive.

Mr. Sunil Bhaskar Ganu -Senior Advocate, Mr. Vijayanandan Reddy, IPR Consultant, Tricons, Mr. Donthy Venkat Reddy, IPR Consultant, Mr. M.V. Rajeshwara Rao, Secretary General, Mr. A.S. Kumar, Deputy Secretary General, Mr. B.V. Rama Kumar, Mrs HSS Parkal and many others from industrial and professional sector and students from various places have participated in the seminar.

Walk for Healthy Heart “Walkathan 2011”

The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) in Association with World Heard Federation and The New Indian Express English Daily jointly organized a Walk for Healthy Heart One World, One Home, One Heart “WALKaTHAN 2011” on 28 September 2011 at Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Park, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. Mr. V.S. Raju, President, FAPCCI was the chief guest for this Walkathon 2011.

Mr. K. Bhaskar Reddy, Managing Director, Creamline Dairy Private Limited, Mr. Ramakanth Inani, Leading CA, Mr. Shiv Kumar Rungta, Banking, Chairman, Finance & Insurance Committee, FAPCCI, Mr. Venkat B, Asst. Director, FAPCCI, Mr. Amaan, Senior Sales Manager, The New Indian Express, Mr. Ch. Amar, Mr. J. Leela Krishna, Mr. R. Krishna, Mr. G. Rajendra Prasad, Mr. B. Venkatesh, Mr. T. Raja, Mr. Abhijeet, Mr. G. Madhusudhan Reddy, Mr. T. Sravan Kumar Reddy from Indian Express group and Mr. Ch. Ramesh, Ms. Aria Sales Manager Jabber, Shankar from Bisleri mineral water group and many others from industrial and professional sector and students from various places have participated in the Walkathon 2011.

Mr. V.S. Raju that the heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death claiming 17.1 million lives each year. At least 80% premature deaths from heart disease and stroke could be avoided if the main risk factors, tobacco, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity are controlled.

Mr. Amaan informed to the participants is that the Indian Express Group in association with Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) is organized a “Walkathon 2011 for Healthy Heart” to create awareness among the general public on heart diseases and stroke’s.

Seminar on “Intellectual Property Rights”

The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) in association with TRICONS is organizing Seminar on “Intellectual Property Rights – Emerging Trends in Business & Industry” on September 28, 2011, at Surana Udyog Auditorium Federation House, FAPCCI, Red Hills Hyderabad.

Intellectual property rights have a large impact on international trade. Those belonging to big brand pharmaceutical companies have stalled countries from providing generic antiretroviral drugs to treat people with HIV/AIDS, due to long negotiations between the pharmaceutical companies and the generic manufacturers.

Intellectual property is divided into two groupings: Industrial property (patents, trademarks, industrial designs and geographic indications of source) and Copyright (literary and artistic works) / Rights related to copyright (performing artists, producers, and broadcasters).

Protecting anyone’s rights is important, and it is equally important not to infringe on the rights of others. While registering a trade mark one should verify that some others are not using the same trade mark.

For further details kindly contact Ms.HSS Parkal, Dy Secretary, Mobile: 9908445511; E Mail: parkalhss@fapcci.in.

Walk for Healthy Heart “WALKATHAN 2011”

FAPCCI Stands for Economic Progress & Growth in the State

The FAPCCI, the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, is an apolitical organization and its avowed policy has always been to stay away from political affiliations or alliances, obstruction to right to work, and bundh calls. The FAPCCI remains committed to its objective of promotion of generation of jobs and industrial, commercial and economic progress and growth in the State.

It is understood that a bundh call is issued to the industry to observe bundh on Monday and Tuesday; FAPCCI opposes the bundh call.

FAPCCI has always opposed the bundhs of any nature. The larger body of our membership, the industry, trade and commerce is well aware that FAPCCI always advocated against the bundhs. Several times FAPCCI appealed to all concerned and also to political parties that no disturbance or obstruction to industrial and economic activity or stoppage of work in industries and commercial establishments should be caused whenever bundh were called as such obstruction or stoppage would entail heavy loss of jobs and hardships to employees, in particular and people in general; enormous loss of production; dislocation of supply chain; and loss of investors’ confidence.

FAPCCI hereby appeals to all that the industrial and economic activity should be allowed to function without let or hindrance and that the precious jobs, both short term and long term, are saved.

V S Raju, President, FAPCCI

Meeting on “Food Security and Safety"

The FAPCCI CEO Forum organized an interactive meeting on “Food Security and Safety – Role of Crop Technologies” on 22 September 2011 at 11 am at Hotel Katria, Hyderabad.

Dr. Gyanendra Shukla, Lead-Cotton Traits & Director (Corporate Affairs), Monsanto India, New Delhi was the Chief guest and Mr. Mr. V.S. Raju, President, FAPCCI, Mr. Devendra Surana, Senior Vice President, FAPCCI, Mr. M.V. Rajeshwara Rao, Secretary General, FAPCCI and Mr. K. Bhaskar Reddy, MD, Creamline Dairy Products Ltd, Mr. Anil Reddy, MD, Nayastrap Technologies Private Limited, Mr. Gowra Srinivas, MD, Gowra Petrochem Ltd, Mr. Abhay Kumar Jain, Leading CA, Mr. Karunendra S. Jasti, MD, Stypack Private Limited, Mr. Hari Haran, Chairman, International Trade relations committee, FAPCCI and many others have participated at the occasion.

Dr. Gyanendra Shukla said in his chief guest address is that the India’s food demand by 2020 is 850 million metric tons and it is close to the double on 440 million metric tons that present Indians has using. At the same time world have double food demand by 2030. China and Brazil is growing very fast with biotechnology to improving their quality and protein based food development through their routine crop lands. Particularly China and Brazil spending more funds in their food and agriculture based technology, to grow significantly in respective fields.

The formers are suffering for tools, pesticides, quality seeds and the fair market price. At this present globalization time the all State’s and Indian Government should provide better quality based seed and knowledge to the formers. And government should spend more money in agricultural and food based technology development and research. The state and central governments also give an assurance for better price to the former for their crops.

Dr. Gyanendra Shukla also said that the RNI is another promising technology in agriculture. Through the genetic technology now all types of vegetables are available in all seasons across the globe.

Mr. V.S. Raju said that the Food security refers to the availability of food and one’s access to it. A household is considered food-secure when its occupants do not live in hunger or fear of starvation. Worldwide around 852 million people are chronically hungry due to extreme poverty; six million children die of hungry every year ie 17,000 every day. The ongoing global credit crisis has affected farm credits, despite a boon in commodity prices. Food security is a complex topic, standing at the intersection of many disciplines.

Mr. Devendra Surana appreciated the power point presentation on new innovation technologies to develop agri-food across the nation and honored the Chief Guest.

Many agriculture and food product manufacturers, food technologists, agriculture scientists and numerous participants have participated at the interactive session with Dr. Gyanendra Shukla.

SMB Express create 1.3 million jobs every year

The FAPCCI In association with Intel Technology India Private Limited have jointly organized Seminar on ‘SMB Express – How to Make It Work for Your Businesses’ today evening at Federation House, Red Hills, Hyderabad. Mr. Sanjay Jaju, IAS, Secretary to Govt., I.T. & Communications, Govt. of A.P was the chief guest for the workshop.

Mr. V.S Raju, President, FAPCCI, Mr. Devendra Surana, Sr. Vice President, FAPCCI, Mr. Atul Bengeri, from Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd, Mr. M. M. Sreeram Murthy, Chairman, Industrial Development Committee, FAPCCI and Mr. M.V. Rajeshwara Rao, Secretary General, FAPCCI have the other key speakers at the occasion.

Mr. Sanjay Jaju said that the - SMB Express is an Endeavour to connect the SMB to new IT opportunities, SMB Express is designed to be a One-Stop shop that contains a diverse gamut of technology solutions designed to address this market. Majorly the SMB sector contributes 45% of industrial output, 40% of exports, employing 60 million people, create 1.3 million jobs every year and SME’s contribution towards GDP in 2009 was 17%.

Mr Jaju also said that the Government is very shortly bringing out hardware policy in the Andhra Pradesh to develop and encourage electronic & hardware industry in the State. The Government is very shortly launching a one stop solution web portal for entire governmental departmental services of State and Central Governments. This web portal will give e solutions, e governance, billing, e payments, commercial and non commercial services, tax, electricity, water and such all others departmental services.

Mr. V.S. Raju, President FAPCCI said that the MSMEs play a pivotal role in the overall industrial economy of the country. MSMEs in India account for more than 80% of the total number of industrial enterprises and produce over 8000 value-added products. In recent years, the MSME sector has consistently registered higher growth rate compared to the overall industrial sector. The major advantage of the sector is its employment potential at low capital cost.

Mr. Raju also said that Andhra Pradesh has witnessed high growth in IT sector in the past one decade, due to the proactive initiatives taken by the Government in terms of creation of state-of-the-art physical infrastructure, provision of basic amenities such as roads, water, sewerage and power to the doorsteps of IT Layouts, availability of large English speaking and technical talent pool, lower cost of operation and innovative e-Governance programs. Today, Andhra Pradesh is a valued destination for ICT Industry and the State is acknowledged as a global ICT Hub. Andhra Pradesh is one of the foremost State in the country to have a ICT Policy, to make Andhra Pradesh one of the four runners in IT sector in the Country.

Mr. Devendra Surana explained about the business relations between IT sector and Industry and he honoured the guests with mementos and later offered vote of thanks.

Mr. Atul Bengeri, M/s Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd gave a power point presentation on ‘SMB Express–How to Make IT Work for your Business’.

Mr. M. M. Sreeram Murthy, Chairman, Industrial Development Committee, FAPCCI gave a Power Point Presentation on ‘I.T. Solutions for Industrial Development’.

Revised Schedule VI is simplified for the benefit of Stake Holders: Mr. E Selvaraj

The FAPCCI In association with Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India have jointly organized an Interactive Meeting on “Recent Amendments to Schedule-VI of Companies Act 1956”, today afternoon at FAPCCI. Mr. Mr. E. Selvaraj, Regional Director, South Eastern region, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India was the chief guest for the meeting.

Mr. M.V. Chakranarayan, Registrar of Companies, Govt. of India, Mr. V.S Raju, President, FAPCCI, Mr. Hari Govind Prasad, Chairman, Corporate Affairs Committee, FAPCCI, Mr. Lakshmi Niwas Sharma, Advisor, Corporate Affairs Committee, FAPCCI , Mr. Sripad K, Review Manager, Laxminiwas Neeth & Co-CAs, Mr. C.Sridhar Babu, Co Chairman, Corporate Affairs Committee, FAPCCI, Mr. M.V. Rajeshwara Rao, Secretary General, FAPCCI have the other key speakers at the occasion.

Mr. E Selvaraj, Said in his Chief Guest address is that the - Revised Schedule VI to Corporate Law is amended recently making it simplified for the benefit of Stake Holders. After 49 years the Companies Act taking new shape with these new amendments’. The new schedule VI are implementing with two new changes of noncurrent liabilities and current liabilities instead of previous four amendments of Companies Act 1956. Amendments’ to the Schedule VI revised is line of simplification and understanding by all the stakeholders, ie financial statements, balance sheet, profit and loss notes to the accounts and significant account in policies followed or understood in the same parlance.

Mr. MV. Chakranarayan requested the stakeholders’ for utilizing the Schedule-VI of Companies Act scheme by companies and professionals. Several technologies, e filing, e payment and other process for better felicitation and compliance by companies and professional fraternity in respect of registration or incorporation of company, filing of annual returns, scrutiny of technical issues are on website. The long pending company’s amendments’ bill is also in the final stages off. The companies’ law settlement scheme (CLSS 2011) is also in place up to 31^st October for filing belated annual returns under amnesty scheme with 25% additional fees.

Mr. V.S Raju said the history of Companies Act 1956 in his welcome address. He said that the Indian Companies Act was made with the support of English Companies Act in 1956.

Mr. Hari Govind Prasad said in his remarks is that the simplified Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956 has been prepared to have readable, useful, transparent and user friendly form, to set out minimum disclosure requirements which are considered essential to ensure true and fair presentation of the financial position and financial performance of the company and comparability both with the company’s previous periods and with other companies.

Harmony in Relationships in Business

The FAPCCI organized a Lecture on “Harmony in Relationships in Business and Day-to-Day Life” today evening at FAPCCI. Sister Shivani, noted international speaker from Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwavidyalaya, Mount Abu was the key speaker at the lecture.

Sister Shivani said that the physical or emotional reason when someone get loss on that time others should support them instead of pushing them into more loss.

Mr V.S. Raju said that Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, (Brahma Kumaris in short) is a unique well known voluntary spiritual organization. Through it’s services and teachings, the institution has gained global acceptance and unique international recognition. The institution believes in the parenthood of God and the brotherhood of man and is open to the people of the entire globe irrespective of their religion, caste, creed, age and social, economic or political status.

With the main focus of enhancing values and spirituality in the individuals it aims to create a establishing a Value-based society. They aim at bringing harmony in human relations and changing the attitudes and outlook of man so that there is the spirit of brotherhood, love and co-operation.

The knowledge imparted by them facilitates people to have a clear vision of their goal and also respective role in the world drama. They give them a clear view of the world and also knowledge of their own identity. They also teach theory and practice of Rajyoga Meditation so that man’s mind becomes free from tension, bias, prejudices, hypocrisy, jealousy, hatred, greed, ego and such other negative tendencies that cause conflict in the society and degrade the person himself.

Milk production by 2020 is about 150 million MTs

Media Release

“Milk production by 2020 is about 150 million MTs”

Mr. P. Vishwarup, Hon’ble Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Govt of AP

Hyderabad, 9^th September 2011:

The FAPCCI and Department of Animal Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, Government of Andhra Pradesh have jointly organized State level workshop on “Development of Dairy Industry in Andhra Pradesh – A Changing Perspective” today at Federation House, Red Hills, Hyderabad. Mr. P. Vishwarup, Hon’ble Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries and Veterinary University, Government of Andhra Pradesh was the chief guest for the workshop.

Mr. S. Bhale Rao, IAS, Special Chief Secretary to Govt of AP, Dept. of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries & Chairman, APDDCF, Mr. Praveen Prakash, IAS, Managing Director, APDDCF, Mr. P. Mohanaiah, Chief General Manager, NABARD, Mr. V.S. Raju, President, FAPCCI, Mr. Srinivas Ayyadevara, Vice-president, FAPCCI, Mr. K. Bhaskar Reddy, Chairman, Agriculture Committee, FAPCCI, Dr. M.V. Reddy, Director, Dept. of Animal Husbandry, Govt. of AP, Mr. D. Venkateshwarlu, CEO, Andhra Pradesh Live Stock Development Agency, Mr. M.V. Rajeshwara Rao, Secretary General, FAPCCI, Mr. A.S. Kumar, Deputy Secretary General, FAPCCI have the other key speakers at the occasion.

Mr. P. Vishwarup, Hon’ble Minister said that the Over the years, efforts of expanding milk availability through increased Milk Production has resulted in growing per capita availability of milk from 105 gram per day in 1970 to current level of more than 200 grams per day. The expected target of milk production by 2020 is about 150 million MTs. The Milk production in Andhra Pradesh has gone up from 72.57 Lakhs MTs in the year 2004 to112.56 Lakhs MTs in the year 2011. For sustaining further development, Dairy Industry has to cope with the rapid transformations that are taking place in Indian Economy.

Our Dairy farmers are being benefited from different Dairy Development schemes in India. State has spent about 93 Crores for development of dairy activities through APDDCF during the last seven years on various schemes like Pasu Kranti Patham, CM Package, PM Package, IDDP, RKVY etc to increase the milk production and productivity by providing suitable infrastructure, forward and backward linkages for Milk producers in Milk procurement, providing marketing facilities and capacity building etc. By implementing the above schemes, Federation is procuring an additional milk of about 70000 and about 40000 milk producers were benefited under various programmes.

Mr. Vishwarup also said that - under National Dairy Plan, proposals have been made to increase the Milk Production and productivity further and increasing the organized sector’s share in Milk marketing. Establishment of new BMCUs and expansion of marketing facilities in II tier and III tier cities with an outlay of Rs.723.00 Crores is proposed in the coming next 4 years. Under MGNREGS

programme, it is planned to mobilize the villages to be self sufficient in fodder production through development of fodder nurseries, bund plantation, perennial fodder crops and fodder conservation with an outlay of Rs.965.00 Crores in the coming next 4 years.

Further RKVY Project functioning since 2007-08 is providing initiatives in dairy development activities. 68 Bulk Milk Cooling Units were established duly covering 1318 new villages. Modernization of the Milk Products Factory, Hyderabad has been taken up in this scheme to improve the Milk Processing and quality apart from establishment of One UHT Milk Packing station. Further proposals have been made for additional milk chilling and processing facilities by establishing Three

New Milk Chilling Centers- at Madakashira and Kalyanadurgam in Anantapur District & Polakal in

Medak District. Similarly Special initiatives will be taken up for development of dairy sectors in Warangal and West Godavari districts by further establishments of New BMCU’s Mr Vishwarup said.

Access to significant technological innovations, development and creation of infrastructural facilities were also given considerable boost to dairy development. Animal health and quantity breading practices were also contributed for further development of dairy activities. This made our country to reach the distinction of being the highest Milk producer in the world with an average growth rate of 4-6 percent per annum. In terms of Milk Production, more than 110 million tones of milk in India during 2010-11 and Andhra Pradesh stands at 2^nd position in India. This helped in improving quality of life of the rural public apart from employment generation amongst the rural people Hon’ble Minister explained.

Mr. S. Bhale Rao, IAS, Special Chief Secretary to Govt. of AP, Dept. of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries & Chairman, APDDCF said that the insurance cover is also an important task, human resources care city should be addressed like veterinary doctors etc. The State Government of Andhra Pradesh is planning to launch a state wide milk mission with a target to increase milk production.

Mr. V.S. Raju, President FAPCCI explained objective of the programme is to focus on the changing perspective, acquaint the delegates with changing trends in Livestock Management and Clean Milk and Milk products, familiarize the changing technology and their application in Milk and Milk products, manufacturing and packaging in Dairy industry.

Mr. Raju said that the dairy cooperatives are found everywhere in both the developed and developing countries. In developing countries, it is one of the income sources of their rural population whereas in developed countries it is taken as a sustainable business. Developing countries focus on increasing production of milk and milk products. Dairy cooperatives have been getting various opportunities as well as facing different challenges. The dairy cooperative movement has not only improved the lives of the people but has made significant contribution to the economy of the State itself.

Keeping this in view for the development of Live Stock, milk and milk products in the State FAPCCI is organizing this workshop. The subject selected for the workshop relate to practical issues aiming at enhancing the competitiveness, utilizing the available opportunities and creating optimum share in the dairy markets. I hope the deliberations of the workshop will be fruitful and suggest ways and means to improve the competitiveness of the Dairy sector he said.

K. Bhaskar Reddy, Chairman, Agriculture Committee, FAPCCI requested the government to reduce vat 14.5% to 4% on milk and milk products to encourage dairy industry in Andhra Pradesh.

Mr. Praveen Prakash, IAS, Managing Director, APDDCF said that 40 bulk cooling centers are ready to be given to the formers or entrepreneurs.

Mr. P. Mohanaiah, Chief General Manager, NABARD, Mr. Srinivas Ayyadevara, Vice-president, FAPCCI, Dr. M.V. Reddy, Director, Dept. of Animal Husbandry, Govt. of AP, Mr. D. Venkateshwarlu, CEO, Andhra Pradesh Live Stock Development Agency also spoke.

Invitation: Dairy Development in AP – A Changing Perspective

Homage: Dr. Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad

Dr. Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad, Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Sugars Limited, passed away on Saturday at 2.10 pm, while undergoing treatment at Care Hospital, Banjara Hills. He was 91 and survived by wife, five daughters and three sons.

Born into a family of agriculturists on June 28, 1921 and with an education up to SSLC, Sri Prasad pioneered into industrial field at a young age of 26 years and set up Andhra Sugars – one among the first industries set up in Independent India – on August 11, 1947 at Tanuku in West Godavari District. At an inauguration at a Jute Factory, Sri Prasad said that he had established Andhra Sugars at a time when there was not even electricity in what then was a very small village, Tanuku“. He imported a generator to run his factory. Set up with an installed cane crushing capacity of 600 tonne per day (tpd), Andhra Sugars has grown into a 10,000-tpd unit, with 12,000 employees and an annual turnover of Rs 500 crore. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the industry in Andhra Pradesh and fondly referred to as “Andhra Birla”.Over the years, the Andhra Sugars Group has diversified into the production of aspirin, first time in India, to rocket fuel and a wide range of organic and inorganic chemicals, textiles and fertilizers.

A doyen among business leaders in the south, Prasad had also been active in the political field. Sri Prasad was elected as an MLC in erstwhile combined Madras State. Later he was elected twice to Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh between 1955 and 1967. He was not confined to industry alone. He set up a Polytechnic College, a Hospital, a Library in the name of Timmaraju Memorial Library. He made a significant contribution in the establishment of Rangaraya Medical College.

Sri Prasad became the president of The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) in 1977-78. During his tenure as President Sri Prasad purchased an old building of 1500 Sq Yards land on which the present FAPCCI building stands.

Always dressed in white Kurta and Dhoti, Sri Prasad was known for his simplicity, affection and for his punctuality and discipline.

Dairy Development in AP – A Changing Perspective

Hyderabad, 05 September 2011:

At Press Meet in connection with

State Level Seminar on

“Dairy Development in Andhra Pradesh – A Changing Perspective”

on September 9, 2011, FAPCCI, Hyderabad.

Dr. Soma Shekhar, Additional Director (Planning), Department of Animal Husbandry, Mrs. Seetharamamma, GM (P&I), APDDCF, Mr. V.S Raju, President, FAPCCI, Mr. K. Bhaskar Reddy, Chairma, Agriculture Committee, FAPCCI, Mr. M.V. Rajeshwara Rao, Secretary General, Mr. A.S. Kumar, Deputy Secretary General, FAPCCI have addressed to the press meet.

The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FAPCCI) is organizing the above State Level Workshop at Hyderabad on 9^th September, 2011 (Friday), in association with Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development and Fisheries, Govt. of A.P.

The Workshop is also supported by the State Government and Statutory Bodies related to Dairy Industry like NDDB, APDDC, APLD, IDMC, Indian Immunological Limited, NABARD, etc.

This Workshop is designed with a view to (a) familiarize the prospective entrepreneurs who are going to start Dairy Industry in Andhra Pradesh with all relevant inputs and (b) address techno managerial issues related to entire Dairy Industry in Andhra Pradesh with a view to enhance overall performance.

During the Workshop deliberations will be held on the following aspects:

Ø National Dairy Plan relevant to Andhra Pradesh

Ø Present scenario and future perspective of Dairy Industry in Andhra Pradesh

Ø Commercial Dairy Farming and finance for new Dairy Projects

Ø Integrated Dairy Farming

Ø Live Stock Management & Health Care

Ø Milk Chilling and Bulk Coolers

Ø Clean milk Production and Logistics Management

Ø Food Safety and Hygiene

Ø Latest technology in preparation & preservation of traditional Dairy products

Ø Presentations by the equipment manufacturers, etc

The Workshop is going to be the first of its kind, bringing together all the stakeholders of the dairy industry to a common platform to address the techno managerial issues cropping up in the context of changing perspective of Dairy industry in Andhra Pradesh.

Mr. Viswarupu, Hon`ble Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Veterinary University, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh , will be the Chief Guest for the Workshop.

This workshop is meant for senior level officials of State Departments of Animal Husbandry, Dairy development, Food processing, Agriculture, Dairy plants, Milk Unions & State federations, Quality / Standards Certification Agencies, Veterinary Universities, Vaccine and Medicine Manufactures, Cattle Feed Manufactures, Financial Institutions, Packaging and process equipment, manufactures and suppliers and prospective entrepreneurs who are intending to start Dairy Industry.

Please contact Mr L Girijapathi on 9959822264 for registration and further details.

FAPCCI deeply condoles to the death of Dr. Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad

The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) deeply regrets the sad demise of Dr. Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad, Chairman & Mg. Director of The Andhra Sugars Ltd., Tanuku, Andhra Pradesh.

Dr.Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad was the President of FAPCCI in 1977-78 and his contribution to the growth of Trade, Commerce & Industry in Andhra Pradesh was immense. He pioneered the setting up of several industries in the State.

His contribution is so significant that he is often called as Andhra Birla.

He is very simple and affectionate. He is embodiment of punctuality and discipline. It’s a great loss to the State and Federation.

FAPCCI deeply mourn the sad demise of Dr. Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad.

On behalf of FAPCCI the President Mr. V.S. Raju deeply condoles the death of Dr. Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad and prays to the God to grant peace to the departed soul and give enough strength to his family members to bear the loss.

FAPCCI Appreciates His Excellency Mr Roshaiah, Governor, Tamil Nadu

Hyderabad, 28^th August 2011:

The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) president Mr. V.S. Raju met His Excellency Mr Konijeti Rosaiah, at his residence at Greenlands, Hyderabad and appreciated for his new appointment as the Governor for Tamil Nadu state. Mr. M.V. Rajeshwara Rao, Secretary General, Mr. Venkateshwarlu Bulemoni, Assistant Director, FAPCCI also met, His Excellency Mr K Rosaiah at the occasion.