Dear friends,

It is my privilege to address you through this column after taking over as the President of theAssociation. At the outset let me express my sincere gratitude to all the Executive Committee members 2006-2010 and to all my fellow professionals for reposing their faith and trust in me and electing me as the President in the 38th year of Nashik Industries & Manufacturers’ Association. I am deeply humbled by the trust and confidence placed in me to succeed Mr. Nishikant Ahire .Despite the gigantic task, it is both a privilege and honour to be
given this great opportunity to serve and contribute towards this Association. I express sincere gratitude to all, especially allmy predecessors for their great work, guidance and encouragement. With blessings of God and the continued valuable assistance, we at NlMA remain fully committed to do our best to carry on the noble work with greater resolution.

As the President of NIMA, I am pleased to share with you some words about our unique association. As many of you are aware, NlMA was established in 1971 by late Padmashri Babubhai Rathi. This is one of the most active associations in Maharashtra and particularly in Nashik Region solving the issues raised by the industries. NIMA also acts as catalyst for the industries in Nashik in improving their capabilities and skills through various programmes. There are many industries in and around Nashik having capabilities to meet the global standards. As per late Padmashri Babubhai Rathis vision and for the long-term success of NIMA, we are committed to empowerment and capacity building for a strong and stable Association where teamwork, shared responsibility and a culture of democracy and discipline are not only valued but also truly practiced recognition of our association.

My goal is to work from NIMA’s strong legacy towards excellence in all disciplines. The priority of Industrial sector like tackling the issue of severe power problem in MIDC Area by reducing the staggering hours, we propose to expedite the project of four-laning of roads at Nashik-Pune, Nashik-Aurangabad, Nashik-Surat and Nashik-Sinnar Highway. Friends, I would also like to inform you that we are trying to procure additional space for the Industrial area so that more plots are allotted for industries by coordinating with MIDC. We also Endeavour to house new initiatives at NIMA like working alongside with other associations like NICE, MACCIA, AlMA, Laghu Udyog Sharati etc. whereby encouraging the SMEs to avail the benefits of the international platform. We also plan to work towards promoting hopping flights to other metro cities and many such more projects are on the agenda.

 would like to put on records my sincere thanks to all the former Presidents of NIMA, for their contribution and help and ptaying an instrumental role in bringing NIMA to fruition and lam grateful to them for all their efforts. This year we are looking forward to NIMA Index -09, the most famous exhibition in north Maharashtra. strongly believe that we can make a difference and I wish to thank everyone for all the cooperation, support and trust placed on me.

Thank you and best wishes.

Mr. Ramesh Vaishya
President