1st Central Committee meeting

Minutes of the meeting held on 1.07.2011 1. Welcome address was read out by Mr Jayanta Deka. 2. The meeting was presided by Mr. Rupam Goswami ( state convener, ACC).He has given a brief history of ACC 3. Self introduction of members made. 4. The details of next day’s (2nd July 2011) program with ministerial delegates from Lao PDR were spelt out. 5. Mr Sanjiv Narain gave a brief outline of objectives and aspirations of ACC in the near future. 6. Suggestions and Recommendation by members present. (A) Mr Tridib Sarma stressed on the importance of research and study on the new and emerging business ventures and extending the same to interested entrepreneur of our region. He also said that existing problems faced by businessmen should be identified and their solutions should be found. (B) District president of North Lakhimpur Mr Achyut Saikia suggested that (a) pension should be paid to retied businessmen. (b) Regular Guidelines should be given by the Central Committee to all district units also strictly monitored. (c) Steps should be taken to address the unemployment problem. (C) Tinsukis district President Manoj Kr Borah said that (a) Helpline should be established by ACC. (b) Membership drive should be taken up. (c) Executive meeting should be held in every district. General Suggestions by Various Members 1.ACC should take up its social commitment seriously . Social educational schemes should be taken up and workshop should be conducted on several trade and commercial activity to help budding entrepreneur. 2. Request to be made to Assam govt. to involve ACC in any traders meet, budget meet etc. 3. Nagaon District: Fisheries Project, Weaving Industry and a Sugar mill is defung in Nagaon District. Steps should be taken to lease the same from Govt. of Assam. Resolutions. 1. Corpus fund to be created to give financial help to deserving and needy persons to start their own business. 2. Executive Meeting to be held in every quarter in different districts. 3. Nomination Committee report was tabled and unanimously passed. The executive body will have a tenure of 3 years. 4. A quarterly Magazine is to be published and same to be published monthly in next year and all district bodies have to take minimum of 100 copies at a discounted rate of Rs 25/ per copy. 5. Different responsibilites of work to be distributed among members. 6. Memberships drive to be made by all members to strengthen the organization. 7. Formation of district bodies where district bodies are not present. 8. Life member and patron member to be inducted from all districts by the central committee. 9. Regular Guidelines should be given by the Central Committee to all district units and to be strictly monitored 10. Pending dues of district bodies to central committee @ Rs 3000.00 per year to be cleared before next executive meeting to be held on October 2011. 11. All district bodies will have their own bank accounts and accounts to be placed to central committee in next executive meeting.i.e October 2011. 12. Audited accounts to be placed in 2nd executive meeting i.e.december 2011. 13. A press release must be issued by all district bodies addressing local problems. 14. President, Secretary General and spokesperson of district and central committee or with due permission from Chairman of central committee can address press. 15. In every executive meeting all district bodies should furnish their last 3 (three) months activities Chairman Rupam Goswami 1. Welcome address by Jayanta Deka. 2.Meeting presided by Rupam Goswami. 3.Condolence meeting in memory of Business people killed recently by armed thugs. 4 Agenda read out by Alakesh Rai Medhi, also recent activities of ACC was spelt out by Alakesh. 5 Minutes of last meeting were discussed.. 6. Members were requested to create their own email id & also register themselves in the ACC website, for easy communications. 7.Advertisement should be collected by all district units/members to make “Business Assam”financially sound & strong. Also articles& essay’s should be sent for publication in the same. 8 Life & patron members must be made in all towns & cities of Assam. {minimum 2}. 9. Rs 3000/-will be the annual subsricption fees from all District units , appeal to all units to send the same timely to ACC Ght. 10.Identity Card to be issued by ACC at District lavel to all members. 11.Monthly meetings in all Districts mandatory, to be attended by central committee members & reports should be sent regularly to central office. 12. District Bodies should be formed in unrepresented areas and by next executive meeting in December 2011 all District members should be present. 13. Broad Gauge Goods Yard should be shifted to outskirts of Guwahati as also Fancy Bazar Wholesale market also be shifted to N Highway/ Amingaon. 14. Proposals——–1 Reach out to Rural areas, small towns& invite businessmen from these areas to join ACC. 2 Awareness of aims & objectives of ACC to be widely circulated so as to attract more & more people to join ACC.Care should be taken to admit quality & reputable people in ACC.