Ladies and gentlemen,

It’s a matter of great privilege for me to propose a Vote of Thanks on this occasion.

We are deeply indebted to Shri Menon – Commerce Secretary, Government of India – for accepting our Invitation and coming all the way from Delhi , to be with us today.

Similarly, we are also highly obliged to Shri Premkumarji – Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra – for accepting our Invitation and making himself available in the midst of his busy schedule.

We are grateful to Shri Rajiv Bhandari and Smt. Nirupa Bhandari, for accepting our Invitation and sparing their invaluable time with us.

We are also thankful to Dr. M.S. Rao, for accepting our Invitation and specially coming to Mumbai to attend this function.

We are grateful to all the members of our Industry, for attending this function and making it a grand success.

My sincere thanks to the other members of the Trade, who are on the podium, to attend.

My sincere thanks are also due to the press and electronic media for attending and covering this function.

I am sure that with the support of the members of my Industry and the concerned Government departments, GII will be able to achieve its goal and mission.

I now invite you all to join us for lunch.