Vijay Kalantri
Vijay Kalantri, Vice Chairman, World Trade Center Mumbai
QUALIFICATIONS: GCD & Textile Diploma
OCCUPATION: Industrialist
PRESIDENT
• All India Association of Industries (AIAI)
• Indian Council of Foreign Trade (ICOFT)
• Indo-Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industries
• Indo-Polish Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Indo-Mauritius Chamber of Commerce
VICE PRESIDENT
• MVIRDC World Trade Centre
• Bowling Alley Association
CHAIRMAN
• India-Unido Industries Council
• Armed Forces Flag Day, Greater Mumbai
• National Foundation for Teachers Welfare, Greater Mumbai
• Chairman of SME Committee of FICCI
TREASURER
• Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC)
FOUNDER PRESIDENT
• Malabar Hills Jaycees (MHJ)
HON. SECRETARY
• Mayor's International Committee, Greater Mumbai
MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBER
• Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
• Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA COMMITTEES ON:
• Standing Committee on Small-Scale Industry
• Standing Committee on Foreign Exchange Control
• Standing Committee on All-India Export Advisory Committee
• Steel Users' Council of India
• Central Council on Customs & Excise
• Member of Dr. P.R. Nayak Committee on SSI
• Member of various State & Central Government Advisory Committees
• Standing Committee on Power
MEMBER - CENTRAL GOVT. COMMITTEES
• National Integration Council
• Advisory Board on Foreign Investment
• Indian Labour Conference (ILC)
• Standing Committee on Labour
• Advisory Board Primary Market of SEBI
• Advisory Board of Corporate Governance Committee
• Central Council on Apprenticeship
• Committee on Equal Remuneration
• Small-Scale Standing Committee on Exports and Upgradation
• Apex Committee on Defence Industry
• Zonal Railway Users' Consultative Committee (ZRUCC)
• Labour Advisory Committee
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
• National Tripartite Committee on Structural Adjustment
• National Tripartite Committee on Family Welfare
• National Committee on Management in Industries
• National Committee on Engineering Industries
• Committee Exports for Small-Scale Industries
• Chief Ministers' Relief & Fund Committee
• Rajasthan Welfare Association
• Indian Woollen Mills Federation - Jt. Panel set up by P.M. P.F.
Indian for Trade & Industry
• Licensing Procedure Appraisal for Industries
• Committee on Millennium Celebration
PAST PRESIDENT
• All Indian Manufacturers' Organization (AIMO)
• Association of Machinery Merchants Textiles Stores of India (AMMTSM)
FORMER HONORARY SECRETARY & TREASURER
• Council for Fair Business Practices (CFPB)
• Mayors Fund Committee, Greater Mumbai
DISTRICT CHAIRMAN 3140 (PR)
• Rotary International
CO. DIRECTORSHIP
• Balaji Leasing Industries Co. Ltd.
• Balaji Infrastructure & Development Co. Ltd.
• Balaji Technologies Ltd.
• Dighi Port Ltd.
• Metropolitan Traders Pvt. Ltd.
• Hindustan Housing Finance & Developers Corporation Ltd.
• Sovereign Diamonds Ltd.
• Sai Granites Exporters & Developers Pvt. Ltd.
• BSE Derivatives Segment Council Board
• VIP Industries Ltd.
• Man Industries (I) Ltd.
• Indian Acryllics Ltd.
• Vindyachal Hydro Power Ltd.
• Gannon Presurre Vessels Co. Ltd.
• Laqshya Media Pvt. Ltd.
• S. Kumars Online Ltd.
• Simpark International Pvt. Ltd.
FORMER HONORARY SECRETARY
• Council for Fair Business Practices
• Mayor's Fund Committee, Greater Mumbai
FORMER DISTRICT CHAIRMAN 3140 (PR)
• Rotary International
FORMER DIRECTORSHIPS
• Maharashtra Small-Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (MSSIDC.) (A Government of Maharashtra undertaking.)
• Dena Bank (A Government of India undertaking)
• Canara Bank (a Government of India undertaking)
• Rajasthan Shree Award
• Jaycees Award for outstanding Youth Development Program
• Appointed by Government of Maharashtra as Special Executive Magistrate (SEM)
• Excellence in Public Relations
• Udyog Shree by Economic Development Council
• Fund Collection Award for Armed Forces/ex-Serviceman by Collector of Mumbai--Excellence Social Work Award by Rotary International
• Industries Appreciation Award by Industries Organization
Besides the above-mentioned high positions held in his distinguished career, Mr. Kalantri attended several international fairs and conferences all over the globe. These include:
• Electronica in Munich, Germany
• Telecom 87 & 95 at Palexpo, Geneva
• Round Table ff World Economic Forum at Geneva
• International Labour Conferences in Geneva on behalf of the
Government of India as advisor
• Asian Regional Conference on Structural Adjustment in Bangkok
• WTO Ministerial Conference, Singapore
• WTO Ministerial Conference, Geneva
• Xth International Conference on Small & Medium Enterprises, Miami,
U.S.A.
Mr. Kalantri also had the privilege of being invited as a learned speaker at various international conferences. He also participated in Indian Labour Conference, World Economic Forum meetings, Euro-money conferences, Power India, Economic Reforms and Structuring Meetings, National Conference on Structural Reforms.
As a head of several important trade and industry associations, he organized workshops, conferences on such diverse topics as:
• Role of Capital Market in Economic Growth
• Emerging Power Scenario
• Fnance to Small-Scale Sector
• Bankers-Borrowers Meet
• Export Strategy and Scenario
• India Moving Towards Globalization
• Role of Industry in Economic Growth
• Planning and Industry
• Emerging Scenario in Oil Sector
• Key Role of Infrastructure in Industrial Development
• Prospects & Problems of SSI Sector
• Global India Conference on Trade and Investment from 1995-99 (both years included.)
• International Food Fiesta 1995-98
• South-East Asian Crisis
At present, Mr. Kalantri is deeply involved in making the Mega City of Mumbai, business capital of India, clean and green in cooperation with corporate houses, municipal corporation, and State-owned enterprises.
