TRAINING EVENT TO FAMILIARISE COMPANIES WITH THE NEW INSTRUCTIONS OF GOI ON INCIDENT REPORTING - 16th JUNE 2022

Webinar was organised by HIA through our legal partners Legalogic on the important subject of Incident Reporting to Govt.

The companies are expected to send monthly reports, the first to be sent on 28 Jun 2022.The event was therefore held on 16 Jun to enable companies to understand the issue and clarify any doubts.

Mr Nihal Kothari of Legalogic conducted the event.

On request from participants, the ppt has been shared with all companies

MEMBERS MEET - QUARTER ENDING JUNE 2021

The Members Meet for the First Quarter of FY 2021-22,ending Jun 2021was held on 24 Jun 2021 over Zoom call. The required quorum not being present at 3:30 pm, the meeting was postponed for 30 mins and finally started at 4 pm.

Mr Samir Gadgil, Treasurer HIA assumed the Chairmanship of the meeting in absence of the President.

The meeting was an occasion to apprise the members of the latest position on various fronts - number of member companies, financial status, infrastructure improvement, security aspects of RGIP and Clean and Green services.

The event started with Col Charanjeet Singh COO HIA welcoming the members on behalf of the Chairman. He then explained the various initiatives being taken by HIA and the interactions and meetings that were held with various Govt agencies.

Infrastructure Committee Update Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, COO highlighted various aspects of Infrastructure through a pictorial presentation as under.

Painting of HIA Building.Col Bhogal informed the members that the project of painting the HIA building that was started in Mar 2021 has been completed. He said that all procedures were followed by the Infrastructure Committee in finalising the contract, appointment of anExpert Committee that supervised the project and that payment less 5% retention had been made to the contractor.

Road and Metro Rail Infrastructure. Col Bhogal then put forth to the members, the latest status of various road infrastructure projects being developed in and around Hinjawadi and gave a detailed presentation on the present status of various approach roads and other infrastructure. He also explained the present status of Metro rail development and the various alternate roads that are being developed to ensure there is minimum difficulty for employees in reaching offices.

Further on Metro rail, he also stated that the work for putting the HT cables underground had started and the entire work was earlier expected to complete by Jul 2021. However, considering the speed and quantum of work remaining it is likely to go beyond Jul 2021.

Clean and Green Committee Update Col Bhogal explained that the beautification project opposite Quadron undertaken with great pains by the Clean and Green Committee has been destroyed due to the underground cabling work. Though some trees may be retrieved and replanted elsewhere, the immense beautification effort had come to a nought.

On World Environment Day, 05 Jun 2021, the Committee planted about 50 trees in Phase 3 near the Cognizant Circle and 50 more trees would be planted shortly. Trees giving out more Oxygen- like the Indian Bael and Neem have been planted to convert the area into an Oxygen Zone. The pictorial presentation highlighted the work done by the Committee members.

Security and Safety Committee Update Continuing with the initiatives, Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal highlighted the various security initiatives being taken and the progress made despite the challenges faced by the Committee.

He also highlighted the good work being done by JSTF in ensuring the security of RGIP and the Traffic Wardens of HIA in controlling traffic in the area.

Updates – HR Co-ord Committee The COO then gave the updates on the activities of the HR Co-ord Committee. A Review of Book ‘Mindfulness: Connecting with the Real You’ by Vinay Dabholkar on a very relevant and important subject, followed by panel discussion was held on 12 May 2021 by Upohan. The author Vinay Dabholkar was part of the very enlightened panel .

A session on Yogformance – Improvement of Performance by Yoga was held on 20 May by the team of Yogformance. Corporate brochure has been shared with all company SPOCs.Companies if interested have been requested to communicate directly with Yogformance team and take it forward.

Accounts and Statutory Compliances Col CS Bhogal, then explained the financial and accounts data of HIA and underlined the various compliances that were adhered to on time by HIA.

Accounts and Statutory Col Bhogal put out the list of companies that had defaulted in making payments of their membership fees and requested them to clear the dues at the earliest. The announcement of waiver of second quarter membership fees was also made by the Secretary at this time.

Accounts and Statutory Compliances

Vote of Thanks Post the presentations, few queries raised by members were answered. At the end, Mr Samir Gadgil, Secretary delivered the Vote of Thanks. The meeting was then closed with extending of thanks to the Chairman.

MEMBERS MEET - QUARTER ENDING MAR 2021

Members Meet for the Quarter ending Mar 2021was held on 25 Mar 2021 over Zoom call. The required quorum not being present at 3:30 pm, the meeting was postponed for 30 mins and finally started at 4 pm.

Mr Samir Gadgil, Treasurer HIA assumed the Chairmanship of the meeting in absence of the President.

The meeting was an occasion to apprise the members of the latest position on various fronts - increase in number of member companies, financial status, infrastructure improvement, security aspects of RGIP and Clean and Green services.

The event started with Col Charanjeet Singh COO HIA welcoming the members on behalf of the Chairman. He then explained the various initiatives being taken by HIA and the interactions and meetings that were held with various Govt agencies. He also brought out the view of the Managing Committee as regards the opening of the offices.

Starting that since there has again been a spurt of COVID in Pune, it is unlikely that the offices would start soon, he however assured that HIA would extend all possible support to the companies that planned to start work with higher percentage working from offices.

Infrastructure Committee Update Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, COO then highlighted the latest status of various road infrastructure projects being developed in and around Hinjawadi and gave a detailed presentation on the present status of various approach roads and other infrastructure. He also explained the present status of Metro rail development and the various alternate roads that are being developed to ensure there is minimum difficulty for employees in reaching offices.

About widening of road from Wipro Phase 2 to Infosys Phase 2, Col Bhogal highlighted that about 275 grown trees had to be uprooted and have been relocated within RGIP. Further on Metro rail, he also stated that the work for putting the HT cables underground had started and the entire work was expected to complete by Jul 2021. Col Bhogal then placed before the members the project of painting the HIA building that was to start soon at a cost of Rs. 5,61,100. He said that all procedures were followed by the Infrastructure Committee in finalising the contract.

Clean and Green Committee Update About the Clean and Green Committee initiatives, Col Bhogal brought out that cleaning of RGIP which was being done by HIA under this Committee is now being done by MIDC since 01 Dec 2020. The Committee will however remain committed to greening and beautification of RGIP.

Security and Safety Committee Update Continuing with the initiatives, Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal highlighted the various security initiatives being taken and the progress made despite the challenges faced by the Committee.

He also highlighted the good work being done by JSTF in ensuring the security of RGIP and the Traffic Wardens of HIA in controlling traffic in the area.

Activities – HR Co-ord Committee The COO then brought out the activities of the HR Co-ord Committee highlighting the recent events held. A webinar titled “Road Safety in Corporate Life” was conducted on 02 Feb 2021 under aegis of Regional Transport Office Pune and Hinjawadi Industries Association (HIA). The second event was a Review of Book “Gig Economy in Rising India” by Amitava Ghosh followed by a Panel Discussion on the subject of GIG Economy held on Fri, 19 Feb 2021. The event was conducted by Upohan with very active participation by HR employees on the very topical subject.

Accounts and Statutory Compliances Col CS Bhogal, then explained the financial and accounts data of HIA and underlined the various compliances that were adhered to on time by HIA.

Vote of Thanks Post the presentations, few queries raised by members were answered. At the end, Col Ravindra Tolety, Member Managing Committee delivered the Vote of Thanks. The meeting was then closed after thanking the Chairman.

BOOK REVIEW AND PANEL DISCUSSION

BOOK REVIEW AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Members were apprised of the latest position on various fronts - increase in number of member companies, financial status, infrastructure improvement, security aspects of RGIP and Clean and Green services.

The Book by Amitava Ghosh on the growth of the gig economy and its implications in the present scenario in India was reviewed by Eklavya Malhotra of Upohan. He brought out the impact that this new economy had brought about on the environment. The millennials no longer wanting to stick to a straitjacketed job had found a good way to use their talents to the hilt and making a good earning out of it. Not being shackled to a job has its advantages in the freedom that a gig worker enjoys. The flip side though too exists. The security of a job, the social security like the PF that one gets and the guarantee of a salary are something the gig worker has to forego. However, the fact that the trend is catching up indicates there is a space for this economy to thrive and for a large pool of young talent to find its calling.

The subject was then discussed at length by a panel consisting of eminent personalities including the founder of a start up gigindia, dealing with just the very subject. Head HR Kornferry India and Head HR of Dasaault Systemes were the other two members on the panel. The discussion was moderated by Advait from Upohan.

There was great deal of enthusiastic participation from the HR personnel attending and a large number of queries and doubts were raised and answered.

MEMBERS MEET - QUARTER ENDING DEC 2020

Members Meet for the Quarter ending Dec 2020 was held on 18 Dec over Zoom call. The required quorum not being present at 3:30 pm, the meeting was postponed for 30 mins and finally started at 4 pm.

Members were apprised of the latest position on various fronts - increase in number of member companies, financial status, infrastructure improvement, security aspects of RGIP and Clean and Green services.

The event started with Col Charanjeet Singh COO HIA welcoming the members on behalf of the President HIA. He then explained the various initiatives being taken by HIA and the interactions and meetings that were held with various Govt agencies.

Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, COO then highlighted the latest status of various road infrastructure projects being developed in and around Hinjawadi and gave a detailed presentation on the present status of various approach roads and other infrastructure. He also explained the present status of Metro rail development and the various alternate roads that are being developed to ensure there is minimum difficulty for employees in reaching offices.

About the Clean and Green Committee initiatives, Col Bhogal brought out that cleaning of RGIP which was being done by HIA under this Committee is now being done by MIDC since 01 Dec 2020. The Committee will however remain committed to greening and beautification of RGIP.

Continuing with the initiatives, Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal highlighted the various security initiatives being taken and the progress made despite the challenges faced by the Committee. He brought out that there has been some delay in CCTV Svl Camera deployment due to MIDC reluctance to accord full financial approval but explained that HIA was working to see that the same is installed in RGIP.

He also highlighted the good work being done by JSTF in ensuring the security of RGIP and the Traffic Wardens of HIA in controlling traffic in the area.

The COO then brought out the activities of the HR Co-ord Committee highlighting the recent events held – a book review and discussion on the Book ”Pivot’’ by Jenny Blake. The event was conducted by Upohan. The second event was a webinar on the subject “COVID- A Game Changer” conducted by doctors from Aloha Wellness Clinic. The interactive program was of immense importance to all, especially HR personnel in planning the functioning at offices keeping the employees health in mind during the COVID pandemic.

Col CS Bhogal, then explained the financial and accounts data of HIA and underlined the various compliances that were adhered to on time by HIA.

Post the presentations, few queries raised by members were answered.

At the end, Mr Samir Gadgil, Secretary HIA delivered the Vote of Thanks and asked the companies to ensure more participation in activities of HIA. He requested them to nominate suitable employees from their companies to various committees and give suggestions on any project that they would like HIA to undertake.

The meeting was then closed after thanking the Chairman.

HIA Annual General Meeting 2020

Due to COVID-19 and the consequent lockdown The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of HIA for the year 2020 was held on-line over Zoom on 17 Sep 20 from 3.30 pm onwards. The event was attended by 57 representatives of member companies in addition to various invitees. The AGM had to be deferred to 4 pm as there was no quorum at 3:30 pm.

Dr Satish Pai President HIA, welcomed the members to the AGM and emphasised that contribution of each member had led to many goals of HIA being achieved over the past year. He thanked the members for their efforts.

Dr Pai then handed over the proceedings to Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, COO.

Passing of Reports by the Members

The COO presented the Annual Report of Managing Committee for the financial year 2019-20. He also brought out the highlights of various activities undertaken by HIA through its Managing Committee and the other sub-committees over the past one year. Further he indicated the activities that would be taken up by HIA over the next year or so.

All the agenda items of the AGM were perused during the meeting and after deliberations by the members, the same were approved unanimously.

The Finance Report FY 2019-20 and Budget for FY 2020-21 were then presented by Mr Ranjeet Natu, CA and passed by the House.

Election for the New Managing Committee – 2020-2022

The Managing Committee having completed two years, there was a requirement of holding elections for the new Managing Committee for the duration 2020-2022. The process for submission of candidature for elections had commenced in Aug 2020 and Capt Ashutosh Kotkar from Ansys was appointed Returning Officer for conduct of elections. Since the number of contestants were exactly the same as the number of vacancies, there was no requirement of voting by members. Capt Ashutosh Kotkar, Returning Officer therefore read out the names of the new Managing Committee as under:-

The President thanked the outgoing Committee and welcomed the new Committee and enthused the elected members to continue the good work. The President specially appreciated the contribution of the out-going Treasurer, Mr Chandrashekhar Sonsale who he said had been a guide and beacon for the Managing Committee not only in affairs of Finance, but for guiding the various initiatives of HIA. He thanked him profusely and wished him well in all his future endeavours.

Highlights of Sub Committees

Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, COO HIA then gave out the highlights of the Infrastructure Committee and the work undertaken by the Committee over the past one year. He highlighted that most of the roads were now competed and those that were still going on would soon be ready for use. The current status of all roads leading to RGIP was covered in his presentation. He also explained the progress of various other Infrastructure projects, both on-going and planned.

The Clean and Green RGIP Committee efforts were also presented by him using slides to show the cleaning and beautification efforts being carried out under aegis of this Committee. He brought out the Cyclothon that was conducted by the Clean and Green Committee in Jan 2020 that had received huge response. There were many more events planned but those had to be shelved due to COVID. Dr Satish Pai President HIA conveyed Managing Committee’s appreciation and thanked the Chairperson Manisha Bhosale and her team for their dedicated hard work.

Col Bhogal then brought out the initiatives being taken up by the Security and Safety Committee. Among other efforts, he highlighted that the CCTV Surveillance initiative was still dogged by financial issues but the Committee was pressing ahead for its resolution with MIDC.

Col Bhogal then brought out activities undertaken by the HR Co-ord Committee. He highlighted the efforts taken to share best practices among member companies. The Committee had held a number of book reviews and idea exchanges including one on-line event during COVID.

Col Bhogal, COO then explained that Metrozip services had stopped since Mar 2020 due to COVID and we are expecting hat normalcy would return soon and would enable HIA to restart this initiative. He said that the Transport Ops Committee had put in immense work to enhance the fleet size and introduce new vendors for which even agreements had been signed, but COVID had put a spoke in all expansion plans.

Dr Satish Pai thanked all the Sub Committee Chairpersons, Co-Chairs and members for effectively driving the initiatives and expressed confidence that the same enthusiasm would continue in future.

Open House

After formal presentations were completed, the house was thrown open for questions and members raised and discussed many current issues of HIA. There were good suggestions that came from the members on various aspects facing all members at HIA.

Vote of Thanks

In the end, Mr Samir Gadgil, Secretary HIA while delivering the Vote of Thanks acknowledged the contribution of all sub committees and member companies and thanked all participants for their valuable inputs. He asked them to continue their sustained support as hitherto fore, to all activities of HIA. He enthused all members to put in sustained and concerted efforts to improve RGIP and help make the lives of employees more comfortable. He invited more proactive participation and contribution from all members. comfortable. He invited more proactive participation and contribution from all members.

The Secretary also announced that keeping in mind the COVID situation and the economic difficulties, that HIA Managing Committee has considered waiver of one more quarterly payment in FY 2020-21, that for the third Quarter.

Mr Samir Gadgil, Secretary while making a special mention of the out-going Treasurer, Mr Chandrashekhar Sonsale thanked him for his immense contribution and wished him well in his future life and work.

A few pictures of the event………

RGIP FIGHTS COVID 19

Along with rest of the Nation, RGIP has also been fighting against COVID 19 since declaration of the pandemic in Mar 2019. On receiving instructions from the Govt of Maharashtra in the third week of Mar 2020, there was a flurry of activities that included numehttps://hiapune.in/assets/rous meetings with Govt officials, creating a number of reports and returns for submission to the Administration and the commencement of Work from Home (WFH) for employees. Throughout the lockdown HIA has ensured that companies get regular authentic updates directly from the Govt and Administration to quell any chances of rumours.

WFH meant a lot of hardware had to be shifted out to the residences of the employees and setting up of the systems there. While this was being done, a minimum strength to keep the servers and other essential infrastructure going had to be located at the offices. The security guards also had to be located inside. For a sizeable strength that had to stay inside the campuses, there were administrative challenges that the companies handled with élan. HIA was continuously monitoring the situation and giving the companies any guidance and information that was needed.

Movement of computers and essential people meant movement of vehicles that were strictly controlled by the police. HIA took upon itself the task of introducing passes to overcome the difficulty of movement of essential services to office. HIA was deeply involved in getting the travel passes from police for the employees who had to come to office and also for vehicles transporting the hardware. Further, since passes were given for only three days at a time, this exercise had to be repeated over and over again. All this had to be done keeping in mind the precautions against COVID 19. All companies with support of HIA have ensured the entire exercise has been running well for the past three months.

Another challenge was the task of administratively assisting the large number of displaced workers and migrants who were at various camps within Pune. The companies regularly volunteered to donate assistance in the form of rations, medicines and other administrative essentials for those in the camps. Assistance was also provided to villages that were affected and needed critical help.

HIA and the companies have provided abundant assistance to hospitals and our police force through donations of PPEs, gloves, facemasks, medicines, vitamin tablets, sanitizers and other essentials. These were replenished at regular intervals by different companies. Nearly entire Pune was covered by the benevolence of HIA member companies.

HIA also contributed Rs. 50 lakhs towards the COVID 19 battle having donated Rs. 20 lakhs each to PMCARES and the CM Fund in addition to PPEs and rations worth Rs. 10 lakhs.

HIA and all its member companies have together joined in this fight and we continue our combined efforts to combat this pandemic……..

Some pictures of the journey since lockdown….

MEMBERS MEET - QUARTER ENDING DEC 2019

Members Meet for the Quarter ending Dec 2019 was held on 19 Dec from 3 pm at HIA Main Hall. Members were apprised of the latest position on various fronts - increase in number of member companies, financial status, infrastructure improvement, security aspects of RGIP and transportation services.

The event started with Mr Samir Gadgil, Secretary HIA  welcoming the members to the meeting. He then explained the various initiatives being taken by HIA and the interactions and meetings in this regard that were held with various Govt agencies. The Secretary HIA informed the members about the Cyclothon planned by HIA on 11 Jan 2020 and asked all member companies to participate enthusiastically in the event.

Mr Suresh Sasalate of the Clean and Green HIA Sub Committee then gave a detailed presentation on the Cyclothon event explaining the route, method of registering and the modus operandi of the event. He asked for huge participation from the member companies. The link to register would be sent on mail to all SPOCs shortly. They were requested to further forward the link to all employees.

Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, COO then highlighted the latest status of various road infrastructure projects being developed in Hinjawadi and gave a detailed presentation on the present status of various roads and other infrastructure. He briefed the employees about the Clean and Green Initiative of the HIA whereby the roads and areas along the roads are cleaned every day. He further brought out the beautification drive that had been undertaken by the Clean and Green RGIP Committee. Displaying photographs, he showed the pilot project that had been undertaken at the area opposite Quadron that was being developed into a beautified plot.

Continuing with the initiatives,  Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal highlighted the various security initiatives being taken and the progress made despite the challenges faced by the Committee. He brought out that there has been some delay in CCTV Svl Camera deployment due to MIDC reluctance to accord financial approval but explained that HIA was working to see that the same is installed in RGIP.

He also highlighted the good work being done by JSTF in ensuring the security of RGIP and the Traffic Wardens of HIA in controlling traffic in the area.

The COO then brought out the activities of the HR Co-ord Committee highlighting the recent event conducted at Midas Tower on 20 Nov 2019 –review by Upohan of the book ‘Future Tense ?” by author Bhooshan Kelkar. The review was followed by a panel discussion with active participation by the members from the HR fraternity.

Col SS Salkar Head Transport brought out the issues related to MetroZip Officeride. He highlighted that Ford Smart Mobility was running 115 buses at present and would increase their fleet in a phased manner. He asked that member companies too must take up promotion of Officeride within their companies and encourage employees to travel by the service.

Col CS Bhogal, then explained the financial and accounts data of HIA and underlined the various compliances that were adhered to on time by HIA.

Post the presentations, discussions and a question & answer session on all issues were held and clarifications were given on a host of subjects related to RGIP.

At the end, Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, COO delivered the Vote of Thanks and asked the companies to ensure morhttps://hiapune.in/assets/e participation in activities of HIA. He requested them to nominate suitable employees from their companies to various committees and even given suggestions on any project that they would like HIA to undertake.

Finally, Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal also made an appeal to ensure maximum participation at the upcoming Cyclothon on 11 Jan 2020. All companies he said, must take part in huge numbers that will demonstrate the solidarity of RGIP.

The event culminated in informal interactions over high tea.

Some pictures from the event……

HAPPY DIWALI 2019

An event to meet and greet all those working tirelessly throughout the year for HIA and its various initiatives, was held on 24 Oct 2019 at HIA Hall.

The Chief Operating Officer, Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, on behalf of all members of HIA extended warm greetings and best wishes on the occasion of Diwali to the drivers and supervisors of Metrozip, Security staff, Housekeeping staff, Traffic Wardens & Conservancy staff and their families.

He lauded their work and appreciated their sincere efforts that have helped HIA function efficiently through the year. He thanked them for their efforts and goaded them to continue their work with the same vigour.

On behalf of HIA, Col Bhogal, Col Salkar, Col Ravindra Tolety & Mr. David Harry distributed boxes of sweets to all and wished everyone a safe and colourful Diwali.

The event ended with informal interactions over high tea.

Some pictures from the event……

HIA Annual General Meeting 2019

The Annual General Meeting of HIA was held at The Taj Vivanta, Hinjawadi on 14 Aug 2019 from 4.30 pm onwards. The event was attended by 38 representatives of member companies in addition to various invitees. The AGM had to be commenced at 5 pm as there was no quorum at 4:30 pm.

Dr Satish Pai President HIA, welcomed the members to the AGM and emphasised that contribution of each member had led to many goals of HIA being achieved over the past year. He thanked the members for their efforts.

Dr Pai then handed over the proceedings to Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, COO. The COO presented the Annual Report of Managing Committee for the financial year 18-19. He also brought out the highlights of various activities undertaken by HIA through its Managing Committee and the other sub-committees over the past one year. Further he indicated the activities that would be taken up by HIA over the next year or so.

All the agenda items of the AGM were perused during the meeting and after deliberations by the members, the same were approved unanimously.

The Managing Committee is now in the second year of its two-year term. Hence there was no necessity of holding any elections during the AGM 2019.

Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, COO HIA then gave out the highlights of the Infrastructure Committee and the work undertaken by the Committee over the past one year. The road infra progress was presented through an audio-visual film. The current status of all roads leading to RGIP was covered in the film that lasted 17 mins. He also explained the progress of various other Infrastructure projects, both on-going and planned. The Clean and Green RGIP Committee efforts were also presented by him using slides to show the cleaning and beautification efforts being carried out under aegis of this Committee. Dr Satish Pai President HIA conveyed Managing Committee’s appreciation and thanked the Chairperson Manisha Bhosale and her team for their dedicated hard work.

Lt Col Yogesh Joshi, Chairperson Security and Safety Committee then brought out the initiatives being taken up by the Committee. Among other efforts, he highlighted the CCTV Surveillance initiative that was now well on its way to commencement after numerous hurdles and a lot of sustained push by the Committee.

The proceedings then continued with presentation of updates on MetroZip Transport Operations by Col SS Salkar, Head Transport HIA with members being informed about the present status of MetroZip Officeride. Presentation was also made by CityGlide team that is soon to join the MetroZip initiative with services based on 17-seat Tempo Travellers.

Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, COO then explained the Finance and Budget to the members highlighting the various aspects of expenditure and deposits that were being undertaken. He assured the house that the finances were in healthy state and being monitored and controlled meticulously.

After formal presentations were completed, the house was thrown open for questions and enthusiastic members raised and discussed many current issues of HIA. There were good suggestions that came from the members on various aspects facing all members at HIA including the subject of Gram Panchayat taxes. The President Dr Satish Pai said that all initiatives including the one about deployment of three ambulance vehicles would only be introduced after adequate consultations with members companies.

In the end, Mr Samir Gadgil, Secretary HIA while delivering the Vote of Thanks acknowledged the contribution of all sub committees and member companies and thanked all participants for their valuable inputs. He asked them to continue their sustained support as hitherto fore, to all activities of HIA. He enthused all members to put in sustained and concerted efforts to improve RGIP and help make the lives of employees more comfortable. He invited more proactive participation and contribution from all members.

The meeting culminated with a Gala dinner and members were seen heartily enjoying their drinks and the sumptuous spread, over informal interactions.

HIA management conveyed to the management and staff of Hotel Taj Vivanta Hinjawadi, its appreciation and acknowledgement for the excellent arrangements made for conduct of the AGM held on the eve of India’s 73rd Independence Day. Well Done Taj Vivanta Hinjawadi !!

A few pics of the grand event…

MEMBERS MEET - QUARTER ENDING JUNE 2019

Members Meet for the Quarter ending Jun 2019 was held on 27 Jun 19 from 3 pm at HIA Main Hall. Members were apprised of the latest position on various fronts - increase in number of member companies, financial status, infrastructure improvement, security aspects of RGIP and transportation services.

The event started with Mr Samir Gadgil, Secretary HIA  welcoming the members to the first members’ meeting of the financial year 2019-20. He then explained the various initiatives being taken by HIA and the interactions and meetings in this regard that were held with various Govt agencies.

The event started with Mr Samir Gadgil, Secretary HIA  welcoming the members to the first members’ meeting of the financial year 2019-20. He then explained the various initiatives being taken by HIA and the interactions and meetings in this regard that were held with various Govt agencies.

The COO then highlighted the latest status of various road infrastructure projects being developed in Hinjawadi and gave a detailed presentation on the present status of various roads and other infrastructure. He briefed the employees about the Clean and Green Initiative of the HIA whereby the roads and areas along the roads are cleaned every day. He further brought out the beautification drive that had been undertaken by the Clean and Green RGIP Committee. Displaying photographs, he showed the pilot project that had been undertaken at the area opposite Quadron that was being developed into a beautified plot. More such areas would be selected and developed within RGIP, he said.

Continuing with the initiatives,  Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, COO highlighted the various security initiatives being taken and the progress made despite the challenges faced by the Committee. He brought out that the CCTV Svl Camera deployment had got a new lease of life with RGIP now being included in the PCMC Smart City CCTV Surveillance plans. This had happened after vigorous follow up by HIA. The consultant company E&Y has worked out the DPR and the financial implications. DPR has been submitted to CP PCPC and MIDC for approval and budgetary provisions.

He also highlighted the good work being done by JSTF in ensuring the security of RGIP and the Traffic Wardens of HIA in controlling traffic in the area.

The COO then brought out the activities of the HR Co-ord Committee highlighting the recent event conducted at Persistent Auditorium. Though there was participation from HR professions, he brought out that more active participation was expected in future events.

Col SS Salkar Head Transport brought out the issues related to MetroZip Officeride. He highlighted that Ford Smart Mobility would increase their fleet in a phased manner. He also brought out that a new vendor –CityGlide was interested in entering RGIP with a new bus service initiative.

Representative from CityGlide then gave a presentation about the company plans as regards running bus service in RGIP.

Col CS Bhogal, then explained the financial and accounts data of HIA and underlined the various compliances that were adhered to on time by HIA.

Post the presentations, discussions and a question & answer session on all issues were held and clarifications were given on a host of subjects related to RGIP.

At the end, Mr Samir Gadgil, Secretary HIA delivered the Vote of Thanks and asked the companies to ensure more participation in activities of HIA. He requested them to nominate suitable employees from their companies to various committees.

The event culminated in informal interactions over high tea. 

Some pictures from the event….

MEMBERS MEET - QUARTER ENDING MAR 2019

The Annual General Meeting of HIA was held at The Gateway-Taj on 22 Aug 2018from 4.30 pm onwards. The event was attended by 48 representatives of member companies in addition to various invitees.

Members Meet for the Quarter ending Mar 2019 was held on 28 Mar from 3 pm onwards at HIA Main Hall. Members were apprised of the latest position on various fronts - increase in number of member companies, financial status, infrastructure improvement, security aspects of RGIP and transportation services.

The event started with Col Charanjeet S Bhogal, COO welcoming the members to the fourth members meeting of the financial year 2018-19. He then explained the various initiatives being taken by HIA and the interactions and meetings in this regard that were held with various Govt agencies.

He also let the audience know about the two new Sub-Committees of HIA that were now active , viz the HR Co-ord Committee and the Clean and Green RGIP Co-ord Committee. He welcomed more participation from the companies and asked members to represent the sub committees of HIA.

Col CS Bhogal, then explained the financial and accounts data of HIA and underlined the various compliances that were adhered to on time by HIA.

The COO then highlighted the latest status of various road infrastructure projects being developed in Hinjawadi and gave a detailed audio-visual presentation on the road infrastructure initiatives. This was in the form of a video covering all the roads being developed to increase the road avenues to RGIP.

He further explained the work being done the Clean and Green RGIP Committee in keeping the RGIP roads clean, and the actions taken to check work done by the vendor. The Committee would now be taking forward the initiative for beautification and greening of RGIP. In this regard a pilot project will shortly commence opposite Quadron and selection of vendors is in the final stages.

Continuing with the initiatives, Lt Col Yogesh Joshi, Chairperson Security and Safety Committee highlighted the various security initiatives being taken and the progress made despite the challenges faced by the Committee. He brought out that the CCTV Svl Camera deployment had got further delayed in view of new plans of the PCMC Police Commissioner to include RGIP in the Smart PCMC plan. Also there is presently no progress likely till the elections are over. He also brought out the presentation of the vehicle jammers made by HIA to the Traffic Police and hoped that unruly parking would come down drastically.

Col SS Salkar Head Transport brought out the issues related to MetroZip services. He explained that ZipGo services operating MetroZip would stop from 29 Mar 2019. After that Ford Smart Mobility would run the “Officeride for MetroZip” and would shortly enhance their fleet size to cover all areas.

Post the presentations, discussions and a question & answer session on all issues were held and clarifications were given on a host of subjects related to RGIP.

Finally, Mr Samir Gadgil, Secretary HIA while delivering his Vote of Thanks asked the companies to ensure more participation in activities of HIA and asked them to nominate suitable employees from their companies to various committees. He spoke about the activities started by HR Co-ord Committee and that such activities would be continued in the days to come.

The event culminated in informal interactions over high tea. High Tea was sponsored by a Catering company- Haus Khaas. During the high tea the SPOCs informally interacted with the “Office Ride for MetroZip” team to understand the new bus service & with Haus Khaas team to understand their service with an aim of introducing the catering service in their companies.

Some pictures from the event….

HIA Annual General Meeting 2018

The Annual General Meeting of HIA was held at The Gateway-Taj on 22 Aug 2018from 4.30 pm onwards. The event was attended by 48 representatives of member companies in addition to various invitees.

After welcoming the members, Dr Satish Pai PresidentHIA,presented the Annual General Report for the financial year 17-18. He also brought out the highlights of various activities undertaken by HIA through its Managing Committee and the other sub-committees over the past one year. He alsobrought to fore the activities that would be taken up by HIA over the next year or so.

All the agenda items of the AGM were perused during the meeting and after deliberations by the members, the same were approved unanimously.

The Managing Committee having completed its second tenure of two-year term there was a necessity of conducting elections for the new Managing Committee members for the years 2018-2020. There was only one nomination per appointment of Office Bearers. However there were 5 candidates for 3 vacancies of Members of the Managing Committee. Elections were conducted by the Returning Officer Mr Ashutosh Kotkar, representing Ansys Software along with the Auditors of HIA. The result of the elections gave HIA the new Managing Committee for the years 2018-2020 as under:-

The President thanked the out-going committee members and invited the new Committee to continue the work with the same zeal and dedication. The newly elected members were congratulated by the President, HIA.

The proceedings continued with presentation of updates on MetroZip Transport Operations by Col SS Salkar, Head Transport HIA with members being informed about the present status of MetroZip. Presentation was also made by MP Group that is soon to join the MetroZip initiative with AC bus services.

Col Charanjeet Singh Bhogal, COO HIA then gave out the highlights of the Infrastructure Committee and the work undertaken by the Committee over the past one year. He also explained the progress of various Infrastructure projects, both on-going and planned.

Capt Mayank Gupta, Co-Chairperson Security and Safety Committee highlighted aspects of security in RGIP and measures that were being taken to upgrade the security of the companies and employees working therein.He also elaborated the measures that would be tried out before adoption to streamline the ever increasing Traffic at RGIP.

Mr Unmesh Bhathija out going Treasurer then updated all members on the Financial Status of HIA and assured that it is in heathy state and being monitored and controlled meticulously.

The President HIA Dr Satish Pai thereafter felicitated the outgoing members- Mr SK Kulkarni, Vice President of HIA, Mr Unmesh Bhathija, Treasurer HIA, Mr Kedar Paranjpye Secretary HIA and Mrs Rucha Ambekar, member MC HIA and thanked them for their immense contribution. They were presented mementos as a mark of appreciation for their work and contribution.

Dr Satish Pai then addressed the gathering and enthused all members to put in sustained and concerted efforts to improve RGIP and help make the lives of employees more comfortable. He asked for more proactive participation and contribution from all members.

Finally, Mr Kedar Paranjpye, Outgoing Secretary HIA while delivering the Vote of Thanks acknowledged the contribution of all sub committees and member companies and thanked all participants for their valuable inputs. He asked them to continue their sustained support as hitherto fore, to all activities of HIA.

The meeting culminated with a Gala dinner and members were seen heartily enjoying their drinks and the sumptuous spread.

A few pics of the grand event…

FAREWELL DINNER

A farewell dinner was hosted at Courtyard Marriott on 19 Jul 2018 to bid farewell to Mr Anil Patwardhan and Col Tushar Pitre who retired from KPIT and ceased to be members of the HIA Managing Committee and Transport Operations Committee respectively.

Mr Anil Patwardhan had been the President of HIA for four years and a member of the Managing Committee for two. His contribution over the past six years that made the rapid growth of HIA possible, was aptly lauded by DrSatishPai, President HIA during his speech to honour Mr Anil Patwardhan. A memento was presented from HIA to Mr Patwardhan during the event.

Col Tushar Pitre’s contribution as Chairperson of the Transport Operations Committee was appreciated by Dr SatishPai and he also complimented him on culmination of a long and illustrious career. Col Tushar also accepted a memento from HIA.

The evening was made special by the presence of Mr Sunil Advani, a special invitee as an ex-member of the Managinhttps://hiapune.in/assets/g Committee who had retired in Jun 2017.

Informal interactions and warm farewells continued over drinks and dinner. A few pics of the event…..

VISIT OF PALAK MANTRI SHRI GIRISH BAPAT TO HINJAWADI INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION

Mr Girish Bapat, Guardian Minister Pune visited HIA Office to assess the progress of infrastructure works at RGIP. The minister had approved a number of works during his visit to HIA in Jul 2017 and the visit aimed at understanding the progress of various works over the past year . The Guardian Minister was accompanied by the District Collector Pune, CEO PMRDA, Commissioner PCMC, Jt CEO(IT) MIDC ,CEO ZillaParishad and DCP Traffic Department. Officials of MIDC, PWD, PCMC and other agencies were also present.

Dr Satish Pai, President HIA welcomed the guests to HIA and thanked the Minister and the officials for sparing time to attend to issues at RGIP. Col CharanjeetS.Bhogal (Retd) Chief Operating Officer, HIA then gave a detailed presentation of the various infrastructure works. He highlighted the works that were completed, the projects that were yet to start and those infra projects that were underway. Discussions were held regarding the impediments and difficulties faced in completing the projects. District Collector, Jt CEO(IT) MIDC, CEO PMRDA and CEO ZP then spoke of the plans in pipeline to speed up various works that were either partially completed or yet to commence. The infra issues discussed were:

The Guardian Minister said that such meeting of all officials would be held every three months at HIA Office to assess the progress of the works. Also, one-on-one monthly meetings would be held between HIA officials and various stakeholders – Dist Collector, PMRDA, PCMC etc to iron out any difficulties that were causing the works to slow down. These meetings would be held in the offices of the Dist Collector, Commissioner PCMC and CEO PMRDA. CEO ZP would also be approached for issues related to Gram Panchayats.

Earlier in the day the Guardian Minister laid the foundation stone for the Mahalunge- ShedgeVasti - Nande Road and also held a meeting with villagers at Mahalunge.

VISIT OF SMT SUPRIYATAI SULE, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TO HIA OFFICE ON 23 APR 2018

Smt Supriyatai Sule, Hon’ble Member of Parliament accompanied by officials of departments - Zilla Parishad, MIDC, PWD, PCMC and PMC - visited HIA Office and interacted with officials of HIA about the improvement of infrastructure at RGIP Hinjawadi . Welcoming her to HIA new office building, Mr Anil Patwardhan, Member Managing Committee thanked her for her continued involvement in improvement of infrastructure at RGIP and hoped the projects in pipeline would soon be completed.

Col CS Bhogal, COO HIA gave a detailed presentation on the status of various projects. This was followed by an interactive session where a large number of queries raised by the Hon’ble MP were answered.

A few pictures from the event…..

MEMBERS MEET - QUARTER ENDING MAR 2018

Members Meet for the Quarter ending Mar 2018 was held on 29 Mar 2018 at 3 pm at HIA Main Hall. Members were apprised of the latest position on various fronts - increase in number of member companies, financial status, security aspects of RGIP and actions being taken to further improve security by deployment of security cameras. Presentation on Metrozip services was given to the members and they were informed about the various actions being taken to improve the commute for the employees.

The event started with Mr. Anil Patwardhan, Member Managing Committee HIA welcoming the members. He asked them to be proactively involved in aspects related to HIA. He also explained the various initiatives being taken by HIA and the interactions and meetings in this regard that were held with various Govt agencies. Mr Patwardhan also elucidated the two initiatives being taken by HIA – one the ambulance services for the member companies which was still in the discussion stage and the ‘Clean RGIP-Green RGIP” initiative that was to be launched wef 02 Apr 2018. Various queries from the members were also answered by him during the discussions on the two initiatives.

Col Bhogal, COO HIA then highlighted the latest status of various infrastructure projects being developed in Hinjawadi and gave a detailed presentation on the infrastructure initiatives including roads and Metro rail, sewage management, traffic issues etc that have been taken up by HIA to improve life and make commute better at RGIP.

Continuing with the initiatives, Maj Rahul Gaikwad, Member Security Committee highlighted the various security initiatives being taken and the progress made despite the challenges faced by the Committee. He brought out that the Security Camera deployment should happen sooner than later. The file on this subject is back with the Home Dept, GOM after recommendations of Pune Commissioner of Police. The file would now move to the Industries Ministry from where instructions to MIDC would be given.

Col SS Salkar Head Transport brought out the issues related to Metrozip services and the efforts that were being taken to improve the experience for the commuters. He highlighted that HIA was in talks with two new vendors and should the talks go smoothly we could have a new vendor shortly offering bus services to the companies.

Col CS Bhogal, COO then explained the financial and accounts data of HIA and explained the various compliances that were adhered to on time by HIA.

Post the presentations, informal discussions and questions and answer sessions on all issues were held and clarifications were given on a host of subjects related to RGIP.

The event culminated in informal interactions over high tea.

Some pictures from the event…………

MEDIA INTERACTION AT HIA

HIA hosted the media on 07 Mar 2018 for an interactive session on various problems that plague Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park (RGIP) and the progress that has been done on various fronts – infrastructure, facilities, transportation etc.

The participants included Dr Satish Pai, President HIA, Mr Anil Patwardhan, member Managing Committee HIA, Col CS Bhogal, Chief Operating Officer HIA, Lt Col Yogesh Joshi, Chairperson of the Safety and Security Committee HIA, Mr Deepak Trehan, Co-Chairperson of the Transport Operations Committee HIA and Col SS Salkar, Head Transport HIA. The media was represented by reporters from all major newspapers, both English and Vernacular.

The event also marked HIA’s tenth year since inception and various efforts made by HIA over the last decade were explained to the media.

Few pictures from the event……..

MEMBERS MEET - QUARTER ENDING DEC 2017

Members Meet for the Quarter ending Dec 2017 was held on 18 Jan 2018 at 3 pm at HIA Main Hall. Members were apprised of the latest position on various fronts - increase in number of member companies, financial status, security aspects of RGIP and actions being taken to further improve security by deployment of security cameras. Presentation on Metrozip services was given to the members and they were informed about the various actions being taken to improve the commute for the employees.

The event started with Dr Satish Pai, President HIA welcoming the members. He asked them to be proactively involved in aspects related to HIA. The President felicitated Mr Makarand Chakradeo of Persistent for his involvement in installation of the new Audio System in the HIA Main Hall and thanked him for his efforts. As a token of appreciation, a small gift was presented to Mr Chakradeo.

Col Bhogal, COO HIA then explained the latest status of various infrastructure projects being developed in Hinjawadi and gave a detailed presentation on the infrastructure initiatives including roads and Metro rail, sewage management, traffic issues etc that have been taken up by HIA to make life and commute better at RGIP. He explained that it was a slow process but HIA was pursuing every project with great enthusiasm and verve. 

Lt Col Yogesh Joshi highlighted the various security initiatives being taken and the progress made despite the challenges faced by the Committee. He brought out that the Security Camera deployment is now in the last stage of approvals and we should see commencement of the project on ground soon. 

Col SS Salkar Head Transport brought out the improvement in Metrozip services and the efforts that were being taken to further make the services better. He highlighted various initiatives including the launch of IVR for better response to commuters.

Col CS Bhogal, COO then explained the financial status of HIA and the various compliances that were adhered to on time by HIA.

Post the presentations, informal discussions and questions and answer sessions on all issues were held and the employees' queries and doubts on a host of subjects related to RGIP were answered.

The event culminated in informal interactions over high tea.

MAGNETIC MAHARASHTRA CONCLAVE

MIDC is organising an Investment Summit – Magnetic Maharashtra at MMRDA grounds Mumbai from 18 to 20 Feb. The aim of the meet is to showcase Maharashtra as an investment destination highlighting the potential of the State. Prospective investors would also be exposed to the existing industries in the State.

The event is being covered through establishment of pavilions for exhibitions by companies and various MIDC Regions, seminars on various subjects related to investments and industries and a competition for budding entrepreneurs to project their ideas for start-up ventures.

HIA has encouraged its member companies to participate actively in this event and project Hinjawadi as an excellent destination for the IT Sector in Maharashtra. Meetings were held in Mumbai and at MIDC Pune to drive this event. Col CS Bhogal, COO HIA leading the HIA efforts attended the meeting.

ADVANTAGE PUNE- INVESTMENT SUMMIT

Along with other industry organisations in Pune, PMRDA is co-hosting an Investment Summit at Pune in end Feb or early Mar 2018 to promote Pune Metropolitan Region as a hub for investment and industrial activity. The event to be attended by existing and prospective investors would entail conduct of seminars, talks and discussions on industries in various sectors like Auto & Auto Ancillary, IT & ITES, Agriculture & Agro Processing, Defence Manufacturing, Pharma & Biotech, Education & Hospitality, Health Care & Wellness, Tourism, Urban Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, Logistics etc.

A meeting to kick start the preparation was held at PMRDA office on 10 Jan 2018 and chaired by Mr Kiran Gitte, CEO PMRDA. Representatives from all major organisations like CREDAI, MCCIA,DCCIAP, MTDC, Chakan Industries Association, Ranjangaon Industries Association among many others participated. HIA was represented by Col CS Bhogal, COO in this meeting. Few pictures of the meeting ……

Details of both these events have already been shared with SPOCs of all HIA member companies. They are requested to take it further with their management.

VISIT OF RJ SANGRAM of 95 BIG FM TO HIA

RJ Sangram of 95 Big FM visited HIA office on 19 Sep 17 to understand the progress of Road Infrastructure at RGIP Hinjawadi post the visit of Palak Mantri Pune to HIA on 15 Sep 2017. RJ Sangram who takes avid interest in spreading awareness and information on subjects of transportation and infrastructure at RGIP also interacted with the employees asking them the difficulties faced during commute. He also telephonically interacted with the Palak Mantri Pune, Shri Girish Bapat on the subject of his visit and planned road development at RGIP.

RJ Sangram had on an earlier occasion visited HIA and had aired live interactions on FM Radio with the erstwhile President of HIA, Mr Anil Patwardhan. During visit of the RJ yesterday, Col CS Bhogal, COO HIA briefed him on various infrastructure developments in pipeline.

Few pictures of his interaction with employees and the briefing session…

1. A. Alternate Road to Hinjawadi.
2. B. Improved road infrastructure from Wakad to Shivaji Chowk.
3. C. Wider SH-130 for ease of travel between Phase 1 and Phase 3.
4. D. Chande-Nande access for vehicular traffic.
5. E. CCTV surveillance for enhanced security in RGIP.
6. F. Waste management and cleaner RGIP.

1. A. Mr Anil Patwardhan relinquished the appointment of President and became a Member of the Managing Committee.
2. B. Dr Satish Pai assumed the appointment of President HIA and relinquished the appointment of Secretary HIA
3. C. Mr Kedar Paranjpye Member Managing Committee assumed the appointment of Secretary HIA