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TAIWAN DESIRES MSSIDC TO ACT AS THEIR REPRESENTATIVE A
High Level delegation from Taiwan led by Dr. Joseph Y Chou, Director
General, EPZA along with Mr. Chang representative of EPZA Mumbai and
their colleagues visited MSSIDC and had a high level discussion with the
officials including the MSSIDC Chairman Shri Ranjit Kamble, and MD Dr.
Vijay Satbir Singh, IAS. They
were assisted by Shri A. R Kamble, Chief (Exp), Shri V. H Mulwad, Chief
(Sec/Legal) & Shri V. D Pandhare, Chief (F&A).
The
Chairman Shri Ranjit Kamble and Dr. Vijay Satbir Singh, MD of the
Corporation gave them information about the MSSIDC Taiwani counterpart represented by Dr. Joseph Y. Chou, Director General (DG), Economic Processing Zone Administration (EPZA) giving the background of EPZA informed that export processing zone was set up way back in 1966 at Taiwan basically catering the needs for export of manufactured goods, agro products & it is considered to be duty free zone. EPZA is set up on 192 hectare of land and will be fully occupied in the next 2 / 3 years. It will create one lac job opportunity. The turn over will be around 10 billion US$. it is equivalent to 7.5% GDP of China. MSSIDC & EPZA can join hands in respect of direct export with EPZA of Spare parts, components, consumer goods. He further declared that they have decided to designate the MSSIDC as their representative agency in Maharashtra to expand their manufacturing & trade activities here. This will eventually give a boost to export from India besides in future generating employment and EPZA will also assist MSSIDC for exports of Indian goods to US through Taiwan. It will assist and help the Corporation for the promotional activities for increasing the exports. The Modalities can be worked out for EPZA & MSSIDC, to act as joint venture partners for which MOU can also signed. He further stated that opportunities received from US will be shared with India through MSSIDC by Taiwan. After
the detailed high level discussion as above, on behalf of MSSIDC
special mementos were
presented by Shri Ranjit
Kamble, Chairman MSSIDC to the Trade delegation which participated
in the discussion
& followed
by lunch. The Officials of MSSIDC including the Chairman Shri Ranjit Kamble and M.D. Dr. Vijay Satbir Singh assured all cooperation & help to the delegation in their endeavor to participate in the economic development of the State. |
