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Tech Vapi 2014: South Gujarat’slargest industrial exhibition

HIGHLIGHTS• Increase brand awareness• Target new customers & satisfy old• Strong customer relations• Increase turnover• Greater market penetration• Spread your expertise• Smart platform presentation• Company image building• Network strengthening• Product launching

RAJAN PATEL, project director, TechVapi, in an interview, explains the im-portance of Tech Vapi 2014, the num-ber of participants and expected visi-tors, the anticipated business and otherimportant factors. Tech Vapi will beheld in Vapi from February 14 to 17,2014. This is South Gujarat’s largest in-dustrial exhibition and will have on dis-play engineering machinery, machinetools, automation, material handlingequipment, hydraulics, pneumatics andother industrial products and technol-ogy. This will be the second industrialexhibition that remains to be the mostawaited event in South Gujarat. It’s pri-

RAJAN PATEL, Project Director

mary objective is to promote and en-courage well-organised expansion anddevelopment of SSI industries.

Why Vapi ? : Well, it’s the Golden Corri-dor of Gujarat. Gujarat is the prominentstate always noticed across India for itscontribution in Industrial revolution,manufacturing sector and textiles. Prox-imity to the larger cities of Mumbai andSurat, the best available train and roadservices and the gateway for two unionterritories (UTs) on both the sides i.e.Daman and Silvassa have helped Vapiand surrounding areas in attaining theircurrent level of industrial growth.

Vapi happens to be one of the largestIndustrial zones in India and is basicallya chemical zone. About 70pc of the Indus-tries are chemical plants, mainly for chemi-cal distillation and the production of pes-

ticides, dyes, dye intermediates and paints.Other major industries include paper, pack-aging, pharma, plastics, rubber, engineer-ing, textiles, wood, glass and food prod-ucts. There are various Industrial units inSilvassa (D&NH), Daman (UT), Valsad re-gion like Vapi, Sarigam, Umargam,Gundlav and Pardi having a collectivestrength of around 15,000 industrial unitsin this industrial belt. Many of them willbe taking part in the Expo besides the ex-hibitors from the other states.

What is the primary goal of yoursto organise the Tech Vapi 2014?: The re-sponse to our Tech Vapi 2012 Exhibi-tion was overwhelming and we an-nounced Tech Vapi 2014. Tech Vapi fo-

cus is on small and medium enterprisesfrom engineering, machinery, machinetools, process equipment, electrical andelectronics, instrumentation and auto-mation equipment. The participatingcompanies can expect to generate tar-geted sales leads, future business devel-opment, demonstrate their products toappropriate audience, network withtheir key customers and upgrade theirknowledge on new technologies andconcepts in the market

How do you think Tech Vapi 2014will benefit the exhibitors, sponsorsand the industry?: The participatingcompanies can ex-pect to generatetargeted salesleads, future busi-ness development,demonstrate theirproducts to appro-priate audience,network with theirkey customers andupgrade their kn-owledge on newtechnologies andconcepts in themarket. We inviteyou to this eventand take part inSouth Gujarat andDaman, Silvassa’sdeveloping indus-

trial scene making it the centre of thisregion. The exhibition will display stateof art technology ready for deploymentand help avoid redundancy.

How many visitors you expect at TechVapi 2014? : The show promises to havean excellent turnout. Over 250 partici-pants are there and expected visitors are40,000..

What was the volume of business gen-erated by the Tech Vapi held in 2012?:Business generated by exhibitors in thefour-day event was: over Rs. 20 crore.

Are there other countries participat-ing in Tech Vapi 2014 apart from India

and if so can you please name them?:No.Is it an annual event or biannual event

please explain about the frequency andthe cities ?: It’s a biannual event. The nextevent in 2016.

Is this exhibition targeted only forIndian market?: Yes.

VISION OF GUJARATGujarat has registered an impressive industrial development since its formation as aseparate state in 1960 and that too, particu-

larly in the last decade.The industrial sector at present comprises over

4.5 lakh micro, small and medium industries. Asper the results of the Annual Survey of Industry(ASI), 2010-11 carried out by the Central Statistical

Organisation (CSO), under Ministry of Statistics andProgramme Implementation, Government of India,Gujarat accounts for 16.92pc of fixed capital invest-ment, 17.25pc of gross output and 12.70pc of netvalue added in industrial sector in India. This sur-vey further reinforced the position of Gujarat as themost industrially developed state in India in respectof first ranking in industrial investment and sec-ond in terms of value of production and value ad-dition in industrial sector.

Over the years, Gujarat has diversified its indus-trial base substantially. In 1960-61, textiles andauxiliaries were the major contributor to industrialeconomy of the state. In the span of over 52 years,the industrial spectrum has completely transformedand today 13 major industry groups together ac-count for 82.05pc of factories, 95.85pc of fixed capi-tal investment, 90.09pc of value of output and93.21pc of value addition in the state’s industrialeconomy. In the recent years, refined petroleum

products have emerged as one of the largest indus-trial groups having 32.19pc share, followed bychemicals having 17.92pc share. Other importantgroups Basic Metal(13.97pc ), food products(2.31pc), textiles (6.45pc), machinery and equip-ment (4.04pc ), non-metallic mineral based prod-ucts (4.96pc), plastic and rubber products (1.83pc )and fabricated metal products (2.42pc). The indus-tries in Gujarat produce a wide variety of products.

Over a period of time, Gujarat has also succeededin widening its industrial base. At the time of in-ception in 1960, the industrial development wasconfined only to four major cities namelyAhmedabad, Baroda, Surat and Rajkot and someisolated locations such as Mithapur and Valsad.Today, almost all the districts of the state have wit-nessed industrial development in varyingdegree.Such a massive scale of industrial develop-ment has been possible on account of judicious ex-ploitation of natural resources, such as minerals,

oil and gas, marine, agriculture and animal wealth.The discovery of oil and gas in Gujarat has playedan important role in setting up of petroleum refin-eries, fertiliser plants and petrochemical complexes.During the same period, the state government hasalso established a strong institutional network.Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC),established industrial estates providing developedplots and ready built-up sheds to industries allacross the state. Institutions were also set up to pro-vide term finance, assistance for purchase of rawmaterials, plant and equipment and marketing ofproducts. Later, District Industries Centres (DICs)were set up in all the districts to provide assistancein setting up industrial units in the form of supportservices. The state also developed infrastructurefacilities required for industries, such as power,roads, ports, water supply and technical educationinstitutions. The government also introduced in-centive schemes, from time -to-time, to promote in-dustries mainly in the under-developed areas of thestate to correct regional imbalances. All these ini-tiatives have made Gujarat to emerge as the highlyindustrialised state in the country today.

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The Father Agnel Ashram is a charitable institution in India. Founded under the inspiration and guidance of Father Conceicao

Rodrigues, the movement started with an orphan-age and a trade school in carpentry. Today, underthe guidance of Agnel Ashram Fathers, it caters tofull fledged schools, industrial training centres,polytechnics, engineering colleges at the bachelorand post graduate levels and a School of Manage-ment and has spread its wings with large techni-cal complexes at Bandra in Mumbai, Verna in Goa,New Delhi, Noida, Ambernath, Vashi in NaviMumbai and in Pune.

HistoryIt was founded in June 1957 in the Land’s End

neighborhood of Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai. Theashram was started with the aim of fostering loveand understanding among the peoples of the na-tion through the use of education and charity. Itwas named after the Ven. Fr. Agnel De Souza, aCatholic priest from Goa, who died in 1927.

TimelineIn 1969, the Agnel Technical College started

with a course in Diploma in Production Engineer-ing at Bandra in Mumbai. Their leader was Fr.Conceicao Rodrigues.

In 1979, responding to a request from the Gov-ernment of India, the ashram branched out to es-tablish two new branches simultaneously - one atVerna, Goa and the other at Gautam Nagar, NewDelhi.

In 1984, on the 22nd of June, the Agnel Ashramfraternity lost its visionary and founder, Fr. C.Rodrigues. The same year the ashram expandedfurther to set up the branch atVashi, Navi Mumbaia newer city under planned development at thetime.

In 2000, an Agnel Ashram institute was startedin Greater Noida in June and in September of thesame year, the foundation of yet another AgnelAshram Institute was laid inPune.

In 2001, a new centre was opened atAmbarnath.

Starting at the preschool level, the school takesthe student through graduation and postg-raduation.

Educational institutes run by the ashramThe Agnel Fathers with a vision of providing

competent technical manpower to meet the needsof industry and to enable youths to solve practicalproblems with confidence started Agnel Techni-cal Education Complex in Bandra which comprisesthe following:

• Balbhavan: an orphanage for about hundredchildren

• Technical School from KG to Class 12th• Polytechnic aided by Government, offering di-

ploma courses• Engineering College offering degree programs

and also PG as well as Ph.D. programs• Community Polytechnic for drop out students

in rural and underpriviledged areas• Trade School for technical courses other than

government ITI courses• Industrial Training Institute offering Govern-

ment ITI / ITC courses• Trade Testing Center: testing skills of people of

India in more than 150 trades and certifying them• Placement Services for international job market.

• They have established 11 Vocational TrainingCenters with Intake Capacity of 1400 students invarious trades, out of which 4 are in collaborationwith Industry & 7 are in collaboration with otherNGO’s, Trust’s & Foundations.

At other places:Vashi, Navi MumbaiFr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Junior CollegeFr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology(FCRIT), VashiFr. C. Rodrigues Institute of Management StudiesAgnel Polytechnic, VashiNew DelhiFr. Agnel School, Gautam Nagar, New DelhiFr. Agnel Polytechnic, Gautam Nagar, New DelhiGoaFr. Agnel Ashram, GoaCentre for Innovation and Business AccelerationNoidaFr Agnel School, Noida*****************************

Services run by the ashramAGNEL TRADE TESTING

Trade Testing is the process of measuringthrough Oral/Practical using skills proficienciesschedules, the technical knowledge and compe-tency of a person aspiring to be a Skilled worker /Officer. Trade Test Certificate is issued by a Rec-ognized Institute accepted locally, nationally andinternationally.

Candidates, who register, subject to paymentof the prescribed fee, undergo the Oral / Practicaltest. The period of the test varies as per the natureof the Trade & the complexity of test.

Oral / Practical tests are prescribed as per ourset procedure and witnessed by a Trade Test Of-ficer or Examiner who assesses the test.

Trade Test is mainly conducted in the facilitiesof our Institution as most Candidates are tradetested as part of a normal work situation, servicesof the test are utilized as part of the regular work.

On completion of the Trade Test the result isdeclared by issue of a Certificate bearing Sr. No.,Ref. no., Date of Test & Date of Certificate, Nameof Candidate, Test Category and Result in Gradewith Percentage (optional).

AGNEL PLACEMENT SERVICESGovt. of India approved recruitment centre for

overseas jobs since 1960, in the field of manpowerrecruitment caters to multifaceted disciplinaryrequirements namely Civil, Mechanical, Electri-cal, Instrumentation, Petrochemicals, Hotels, Ca-tering, Educational Institutes, Computer Softwareand Information Technologies. We screen andshortlist the candidates in various technical andadministrative disciplines, thereby building up ourdata bank which we utilize in urgent situation. Wealso have good number of gulf experienced candi-dates registered with us who have proven recordof working with multinational companies of re-pute, in multidiscipline proje- cts. Many of thepersonnel deployed through us are very much inemployment till date and enjoy credibility fromtheir respective employers.

In case of special category, we advertise in lo-cal newspapers and the response we receive isoverwhelming. The hallmark of our success is ourcommitment and our constant endeavor to pro-

vide our best services to our clients. We once againreiterate that the manpower, we supply is the bestin all cadres.

In light of the above-mentioned credential and

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Desire Technical Institute gives diverse training

Desire Technical Institute, Mumbai,is an independent and private tu-torial service since 2000 preparing quali-

fied, experienced and highly-skilled tradesmento the oil and gas, refineries, fertilizers, petro-chemical, power plants etc. in the engineering-sections of construction, erection, operation,Trouble-shooting and Shut-down Maintenance inall Engineering Trades as the below:-

Mechanical [Static Equipment viz. Valves (Au-tomatic, Line and Control), Heat Exchangers, Pres-sure Vessels, Columns and Heaters, etc. / RotaryEquipment viz. Pumps, Turbines, Compressors,Conveyer Belts and Fin Fans, etc. / AlignmentMethods (Trigonometric Method, Rim & FaceMethod, Analytical Method, Reversal & Graphi-cal Method and Laser Method) / Electro-hydrau-lics and its Controls / Electro-pneumatics and itsControls/ Pipe Fitting, Pipe Fabrication and PipeLayout Diagrams and Piping Engineering] / Elec-trical Engineering/ Instrumentation and its Con-trols/ Refrigeration & Air Conditioning / Fabrica-tion (Structural & Erection)/ Welding (Arc, Gas,TIG and MIG in various Applications like Pipe,Structural, Confined Spaces, Over-head and Un-derwater, etc./ NDT/ Machinist (Lathe, Drilling,Boring, Milling, Grinding and Shaping, etc. / CNC-Programming and Operations/ Safety (Personal, In-dustrial, Environment and Job, etc. / Fire (Typesof Fire) and Fire-fighting (Extinguishing Methods)/ First Aid / Rigger of all Levels/ Store Manage-ment / Material Management / Quality Assurance

and Quality Control / Engineering Inspection in-cluding Calibration of Precious Measuring Tools &Pressure Gauges / Engineering Drawing.

DTI counsels unemployed literate and quali-fied youth and advices suitable Technical Coursesviz Vocational Courses, Certificate Courses, Di-ploma, Advanced Training, Professional Trainingup to their Qualifications and interest as well pro-vides International-grade of quality education inthe chosen Course / Trade with Classes of Theory,on-site Practical, Group-discussions, PeriodicalTests, Mock-interviews and Revisions tostrengthen the trainee at International level of Ex-amination with better understanding in the sub-ject / field of respective Trade.DTI has with itsexperienced Faculty of average 6 personnel in eachTrade of Engineering sector at all levels, workedin Arabian Gulf and Middle East having more than20 Years of Experience.

DTI always looking and assisting for betterplacement of the trainees in the Gulf, Middle Eastand African Countries in the sectors of Industrial(Erection, Operations, Trouble-shooting & Main-tenance), Construction, Heavy Lifting, Logistics,Trading and all other disciplines at all levels fromEngineers / Managerial level right down to Su-pervisory, High-skilled and Semi-skilled Trades-men as well helper and labor. It has built up theresources and networks to appoint the trainee ina better placement in various countries in orderto maximize the remuneration-potential with thebest possible Employers.

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Gujarat marches aheadGujarat’s unstoppable development journey

moves on. Chief Minister Narendra Modi,who took over charge on Oct 7, 2001, has

completed 12 years at the helm of the state’s gover-nance. He has now entered the 13th year. UnderModi’s dynamic leadership, Gujarat’s developmentjourney has established unique identity and stat-ure in the country and the world across.

Gujarat’s industrial development has attractedthe entire world and it has become the growth en-gine of the nation. Having five per cent populationof India, Gujarat’s achievements are exemplary andcommendable. For entire country’s share, the statecontributes around 98pc of sodaash, 80pc of dia-mond polish and exports, salt production 75pc,petrochemicals 62pc, crude oil 53pc , chemicals51pc , cargo handling 35pc and natural gas (offshore)30pc. Because of an investor-friendly environment,Gujarat has been able to attract investment for oversix Vibrant Summits.

Of the total DMIC corridor, state has around 60pcshare of it and 40pc of freight corridor passes fromGujarat and to leverage such opportunities Gujaratbecame first state to develop Special EconomicZones (SEZs). In Dholera it is building a city on thescale of an international business hub and GIFTCity in Gandhinagar. For over 135 projects, the statehas implemented plans in ports, power, road, wa-ter and other internal infrastructure needs worthRs 1 lakh-crore and these all are being done underPPP model.

In agriculture sector, Gujarat has taken so manyinitiatives giving due importance to different aspectsof the field. Linking knowledge and research of agrivarsities to the farm under land to lab project and

even introduced soil health card. With all such allround efforts, today it has annual agriculture pro-duce touching worth Rs. 1.11 lakh-crore which oncewas just Rs 9,000 crore. While cotton productionhas jumped from 21 lakh bales to 1.20 crore bales,42 lakh farmers have got soil health card and 1.25crore animals are being checked under healthcamps. Entire nation’s agriculture growth rate isaround 3.5pc while Gujarat is marching ahead ofall over 10.7pc rate of growth. In the beginning 40years of Gujarat, only 6.30 lakh agriculture powerconnections were given while in last one decade ithas given four lakh new connections. Similarly, theamount of electricity subsidy for farmers went upfrom Rs 300 crore to Rs 3000 crore. Completed ca-nal work of Narmada for over 458 km and of 38planned, works for 29 canals have been finished.Till date over Rs 35,000 crore have been spent onthese works and generated electricity of 2160 croreunit from its hydro power plants.

For the development of service sector and mak-ing it people-oriented, state has done micro levelplanning to take the fruits of development to eachperson of the state. It has made health servicesspeedy and efficient. Over 500 ambulances underthe 108 emergency services reach the affectedpeople within few minutes and it has taken the prob-lems of malnutrition head on to eradicate it andunder this different projects are being implementedfor strengthening, implementing and monitoring ofthe schemes and results. It has given 24 hour three-phase power supply and initiated mass programmesfor school enrollment and also to promote girl childeducation. Empowered the panchayats and becamethe first state to decentralise the powers.

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DESTINATION GUJARATGujarat –the Land of the Legends – stands bor

dered by Pakistan and Rajasthan in the northeast, Madhya Pradesh in the east and

Maharashtra and the Union territories of Diu,Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli in the south. TheArabian Sea borders the state both to the west andthe south west.

The state took it’s name from the Gujjars, whoruled the area centuries ago. Stone Age settlementsaround Sabarmati and Mahi rivers indicate the sametime as that of the Indus Valley Civilization whileHarappan centres are also found at Lothal, Rampur,Amri and other places.

Rock Inscriptions in the Girnar Hills show thatthe Maurya Emperor Ashoka, extended his domainto Gujarat in about 250 BC. With it’s fall, the con-trol of the region came under the Sakas or Scythians.Then the the Solanki dynasty came to power andGujarat reached it’s greatest extent.

This followed a long period of Muslim rule. AhmedI, the first independent Muslim ruler of Gujarat,founded Ahmedabad in 1411. The Mughal Emperor

Akbar conquered Malwa and Gujarat in 1570s.British East India Company set its first footstep

in Surat in 1818 and the State came under theirrule. In 1600’s, the Dutch, French, English and Por-tuguese had all established bases along the coast ofthe region. Gujarat was divided into princely states.After the Independence in 1947, all of Gujarat ex-cept Saurashtra and Kutchh became part of BombayState until May 1, 1960, when the government splitBombay state into Maharashtra and Gujarat.Ahmedabad became the capital city of the new stateand housed the state government offices. They re-mained there until they were transferred toGandhinagar in 1970, which is the administrativecapital.Preparations on for Vibrant Gujarat 2015

Preparations for the seventh Vibrant GujaratSummit, which is scheduled from January 11 toJanuary 13, 2015 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar,have begun well ahead by the government of Gujaratafter the Vibrant Gujarat 2013 Summit’s resound-ing success.

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