R. D. Shroff
( Founder President Of VIA)
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THE BEGINING
Vapi Industries Association came into existence in 1971. The
founder President of VIA is Shri Rajjubhai D. Shroff, Chairman &
Managing Director of M/s. United Phosphorus limited. Shri Suman
Bhavsar as its 21st President now heads the Association. The
present membership strength is around 1500 industrial units
situated in Vapi GIDC Estate.
ACTIVITIES OF VIA
Vapi Industries Association, popularly known as VIA, is the most
vibrant organ of the Industrial Township. As an integral part of
the Notified Area Administrative Committee, VIA has been
instrumental in all developmental activities that have gone into
bringing up the township to what it is today.
The Association took shape in 1971 with a handful of progressive
minded industrialists. Thanks to the vision and foresight of its
Past Presidents, the Association is nurtured to cherish high
ethical values in all spheres of its activities.
VIA renders invaluable services to its constituents in all
strata of industrial activities and performs a catalytic role in
implementing various policies and programs of the Government.
The Association has always been successful in representing the
grievances of its members with the ultimate objective of
promoting and strengthening trade and commerce.
VIA has built up a Community Hall and two Conference Halls for
the benefit of its members as well as the general public and
operates several in-door sports facilities including Cricket,
Table Tennis, Badminton, Carrom, Chess and Lawn Tennis. It also
conducts various open tournaments as an annual feature of the
Association.
Besides organizing on a regular basis Seminars, Symposiums,
Business Meets, Human Resources Development Programs etc., the
Association organizes an Industrial Exhibition once in every
four years in which industries and trade from across the country
participate.
VIA has set up a separate cell Vapi Emergency Control Center, to
provide timely service to the industries in the event of an
emergency arising out of any accidental occurrence or anything
of its kind. The Center is controlled by a Committee under the
Chairmanship of the District Collector, Valsad, Gujarat.
To bridge the ever-widening gap between demand and availability
of trained Safety Officers employment of whom is a statutory
requirement, VIA started a Government recognised Two Year Post
Diploma Course in Industrial Safety with twenty five students
each batch of two years. It is noteworthy that such a course is
conducted only at four places in the whole of Gujarat including
the one at VIA.
VIA operates an Ambulance Service - a much needed emergency
service. The service is provided round-the-clock on most
concessional rate. The utilization of the service has been
phenomenal and widely appreciated.
A proposal for setting up a full-fledged technical and general
library in the premises of the Association is on the anvil.
VIA has adopted some backward villages for development and
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