Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 12: The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) – one of the apex trade associations of the country celebrated its 1st anniversary in Jammu and Kashmir by organizing a webinar.
All the members joined Manik Batra, Chairman ASSOCHAM J&K Council and Dr M A Alim, Co-Chairman in the webinar.
Speaking on the occasion, Manik Batra said, “ASSOCHAM J&K council completed its first successful year. It has been a memorable year for us. The chapter was started with a few members with a common aim of having a trade body in J&K which can make a difference and contribute to development of the UT and help businesses grow”.
Batra said that the J&K chapter has also grown stronger despite the COVID pandemic with a lot of business houses joining us this year. “We have worked hard with the UT Government on various policy issues and tried our best to resolve many issues, hopefully in the coming years we would be stronger and better”, he added.
Dr Alim said, “We started with a few, but now we are many, not only in numbers, but also in talent and creativity. During the past one year in J&K, ASSOCHAM has worked for the betterment of the trade and industry and taken up many important issues with the UT administration of which several have been addressed by the administration”
Amit Khajuria, who recently joined ASSOCHAM as State head of J&K Council, assured all the members that J&K Council will work closely with the UT administration for Ease of Doing Business, creating job opportunities and attracting more investments.
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