R.Muthu Krishnan

Vice President – Chennai

CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR 2015–2016

A.  Names of the Affiliated Associations under your jurisdiction.

The Madras Paper Merchants Association – Chennai

Karnataka Paper Merchants & Stationers Association – Bangalore

The Sivakasi Paper Merchants Association – Sivakasi

Paper and Allied Merchants Association – Coimbatore

Salem Paper & Allied Traders Association – Salem

B.  Whether you have visited any of the Association during the

Period, if not reasons.

Following FPTA’s AGM at Coimbatore, the Karnataka Paper Merchants Stationers Association had invited me and the FPTA President to attend their AGM scheduled to be held at Bangalore on 23.08.2015. We attended the AGM and had discussions with them.

On the second leg of the programme, we attended the AGM of “Paper and allied Merchants Association”, Coimbatore on 20.09.2015.

On the same day, we attended the AGM of Salem Paper and Allied Traders Association.

In the meeting, I emphasized that paper is environment-friendly, biodegradable and recyclable. I also highlighted that paper mills are procuring wood pulp from their own plantations and not by cutting trees and destroying forests.

On 26.09.2015, I attended the AGM of the Madras Paper Merchants Association, in which I distributed printed copies of an article titled “Paper is Green and Environment-friendly”, written by B.R. Rao, which was published in the souvenir.

On 25.06.2016, the MPMA hosted the third MC meeting of FPTA at Chennai in a grand manner. As a member of the reception committee, I coordinated all the activities in the meeting.

Following the 3rd MC meeting, I visited the Sivakasi Paper Merchants Association and Madurai Paper Merchants Association along with the FPTA President.

C.  What are the views of the Associations be it on trade, the functioning of FPTA, Govt. policies etc.

All the dealers believe that they should work only for profit by percentage, and limit the credit amount and period. The FPTA should draft guidelines for paper traders about the credit terms. When the GST comes into effect, our business will be affected the most compared with other businesses.

D. Whether you in touch with the president and the secretariat regularly.

Yes I am in regular touch with the FPTA President.

E. Whether you have attended the managing committee meeting of FPTA held during the quarter and if not reasons.

Due to personal commitments, I was not able to attend the second MC meeting held at Nagpur.

The third MC meeting was hosted by our parent association. I attended the meeting from the beginning till the end.

F. What is your assessment with regard to the functioning of the FPTA- whether you have any suggestions which would give a boost to its working.

As a vice president, I request the following to the FPTA:

1.  At the time of assigning a jurisdiction to a vice president, the FPTA must provide all the details about the jurisdiction which comes under the vice president, and also provide the president and secretary the details about the associations

2.  The FPTA should provide the vice president the contact details of the association that comes under his jurisdiction.

3.  Whenever the FPTA President visits associations, the hosting association gives importance only to the president, and the vice president is always out of favour. Therefore, the hosting associations should invite the vice president separately for their AGMs so that the members can discuss the local problems with the vice president.

4.  The FPTA secretary should call the vice president periodically.

F. What is your assessment with regard to the functioning of the FPTA – whether you have any suggestions which would give a boost to its working.

I request the FPTA to print a handbook on GST and distribute it to all members.

Although I am regularly receiving the monthly reports from Chennai and Coimbatore, I have not been receiving the reports from Sivakasi, Salem and Bangaluru.

THE FPTA SHOULD INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND VICE PRESIDENTS IN THE FPTA WHATSAPP GROUP.

R.Muthu Krishnan 05.09.2016

Vice President FPTA

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