54th Annual Report

Financial year 2014-2015

Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India

Contents

Particulars Page

Notice 01

Notes 02

Managing Committee 03

Meetings 05

Representation in the Executive Committee of FHRAI 06

Finance 06

Auditors 07

Acknowledgment 07

Proxy Form 08

Auditor Report 09

HOTEL & RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF EASTERN INDIA

54th Annual General Meeting

NOTICE is hereby given that the 54th

Annual General Meeting of the Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India will be held at The Park, 17, Park Street, Kolkata-700016 on Wednesday, September 02, 2015 at 2.30 p.m. to transact the following business:

1. To read the Notice convening the Meeting;

2. To adopt the Report of the Managing Committee and the audited Balance Sheet and

Income & Expenditure Account for the period 1st April 2014 to 31

st March 2015;

3. To elect Managing Committee Members in place of the following Members, who retire by

rotation and are eligible for re-election:

1) Mr. Amit Ruia Hotel Member 2) Mr. K Mohanchandran Hotel Member 3) Mr. Ratan Marothia Hotel Member 4) Mr. Vijay Dewan Hotel Member 5) Mr. Nitin S Kothari Restaurant Member 6) Mr. Pratap Daryanani Restaurant Member 7) Ms. Bipasha Mookerjee Restaurant Member 8) Mr. Sanjay Khaitan Hotel Member State Quota of Assam 9) Mrs. Smita Raj Parikh Hotel Member State Quota of Jharkhand 10) Mr. Kishan Tibrewalla Hotel Member State Quota of North East 11) Mr. Raj Kumar Kejriwal Hotel Member State Quota of Bihar 12) Mr. Dilip Kumar Nanda Hotel Member State Quota of Odisha 13) Mr. Mahabir Prasad Agarwal Hotel Member State Quota of Sikkim

4. To appoint auditors for the ensuing year and fix their remuneration. 5. Any other business.

Dated: July 20, 2015 By Order of the Managing Committee

Sudesh Poddar President

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1. NOTES: A Member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting has the right, if he/she so wishes,

to appoint on his/her behalf another person as his/her proxy to attend and vote and the

proxy need not be a Member. The instrument appointing a proxy should be in writing

according to the attached format, signed by the appointer and deposited at the Registered

Office [18A/1 Everest House, 18th Floor, 46C, Chowringhee Road, Kolkata 700071]

of the Association not less than 48 hours before the time of holding the AGM.

It is to be noted further that Article 49 of the Articles of Association provides that all

matters related to election to the Managing Committee will be decided by postal ballot

only.

The Committee will be obliged if members, who desire to ask questions regarding the

accounts at the Annual General Meeting scheduled on September 02, 2015 would submit

such questions in writing so as to reach the same to the following addresses by August 10,

2015.

N.B.

Some members are yet to pay their Annual Subscription to the Association. These dues

must be cleared to safeguard Members’ right to vote at the Annual General Meeting.

The Managing Committee of Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India has pleasure

in presenting its 54th

Annual Report including the audited Balance Sheet and the Income &

Expenditure Account for the period from 1st April 2014 to 31

st March 2015.

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Mr. Sudesh Poddar President Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India 18A/1 Everest House, 18th Floor 46C, Chowringhee Road Kolkata 700071.

Mr. Pranav Singh Honorary Secretary Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India 18A/1 Everest House, 18th Floor 46C, Chowringhee Road Kolkata 700071.

2. Managing Committee: The present Managing Committee was constituted at the 53

rd Annual General Meeting

held on September 26, 2014, at The Park, 17, Park Street, Kolkata – 700016. The following officials served the Managing Committee for the period under review:-

Name Representing Post Held Mr. Sudesh Poddar Manthan Bar & Restaurant President Mr. Vinaay Malhotra Viramma Resort Senior Vice President Mrs. Smita Raj Parikh Fortune Hotel Centre Point Vice President Mr. Pranav Singh Opium Bar & Restaurant Honorary Secretary Mr. Navin Suchanti Hotel Sinclairs Siliguri Honorary Treasurer Mr. Amit Ruia Hotel Narayani Enclave Honorary Jt. Secretary Mrs. Alka Sehgal Kasan Restaurant Honorary Jt. Treasurer Mr. Tejinder Singh Walia Hotel Walson Managing Committee Mr. Ashoke Singh A V Hotels Pvt. Ltd. Managing Committee Ms. Bipasha Mookerjee The Palladian Lounge Managing Committee Mr. Chandan Bhambani Shisha Managing Committee Mr. Dilip Kumar Nanda Hotel Keshari Managing Committee Mr. Gopal Das Agarwal Hotel Balaji Managing Committee Mr. K Mohanchandran Taj Bengal Managing Committee Mr. Kishan Tibrewalla Hotel Polo Towers Managing Committee Mr. Mahabir Prasad Agarwal Central Hotel Managing Committee Mr. Nitin S Kothari Peter Cat Restaurant Managing Committee Mr. Pratap Daryanani Oasis Restaurant Managing Committee Mr. Raj Kumar Kejriwal Hotel Harsha Managing Committee Mr. Rajiv Gogia Ashoka Restaurant & Bar Managing Committee Mr. Rajiv S Kothari One Step-up Managing Committee Mr. Ravi B Parikh The Sonnet Managing Committee Mr. Ravindra Kumar Kashuka Green Inn Managing Committee Mr. Sanjay Khaitan Hotel Royal Highness Managing Committee Mr. V K Kapur Hotel Minerva Managing Committee Mr. Vijay Dewan The Park Managing Committee

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Note:

It may be mentioned that under the terms of Article 23A (iv), the following five (Three Hotel and one Restaurant) members had been co-opted to the existing Managing Committee: -

Mr Souvagya Kumar Mohapatra representing Mayfair Lagoon, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Mr Dilip Kumar Agarwal representing Golden Park Hotel & Resort, Malda

Mr Hemant Mour representing Mayur Residency, Kolkata

Mr Charles Mantosh representing Moulin Rouge, Kolkata

In addition, three members had been co-opted as Special Invitees:

Dr. Ajoy Kumar Singh representing Hotel Samrat International, Patna

Mr Shamsher Singh Hura representing Hotel Sheela Tower Pvt. Ltd., Shambalpur

Mr Pradeep Lata representing Hotel Swagath, Kolkata

Mohammed Azhar representing Aminia Restaurant, Kolkata

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3. Meeting: Your Managing Committee took interest in all activities of the Association, particularly, in those matters affecting the interests of fellow Members and the industry. Managing Committee Meetings were regularly held during the period under review. The total four such meetings were held during the period and the attendance record of the M.C. Members is furnished below:- Name Representing Post Held Attended (Out of 7)

Mr. Sudesh Poddar Manthan Bar & Restaurant President 06

Mr. Vinaay Malhotra Viramma Resort Senior Vice President 07

Mrs. Smita Raj Parikh Fortune Hotel Centre Point Vice President 04

Mr. Pranav Singh Opium Bar & Restaurant Honorary Secretary 07

Mr. Navin Suchanti Hotel Sinclairs Siliguri Honorary Treasurer 05

Mr. Amit Ruia Hotel Narayani Enclave Honorary Jt. Secretary 04

Mrs. Alka Sehgal Kasan Restaurant Honorary Jt. Treasurer 06

Mr. Tejinder Singh Walia Hotel Walson Managing Committee 07

Mr. Ashoke Singh A V Hotels Pvt. Ltd. Managing Committee 05

Ms. Bipasha Mookerjee The Palladian Lounge Managing Committee 04

Mr. Chandan Bhambani Shisha Managing Committee 03

Mr. Dilip Kumar Nanda Hotel Keshari Managing Committee 02

Mr. Gopal Das Agarwal Hotel Balaji Managing Committee 05

Mr. K Mohanchandran Taj Bengal Managing Committee 01

Mr. Kishan Tibrewalla Hotel Polo Towers Managing Committee 02

Mr. Mahabir Prasad Agarwal Central Hotel Managing Committee 02

Mr. Nitin S Kothari Peter Cat Restaurant Managing Committee 06

Mr. Pratap Daryanani Oasis Restaurant Managing Committee 04

Mr. Raj Kumar Kejriwal Hotel Harsha Managing Committee 01

Mr. Rajiv Gogia Ashoka Restaurant & Bar Managing Committee 02

Mr. Rajiv S Kothari One Step-up Managing Committee 02

Mr. Ravi B Parikh The Sonnet Managing Committee 01

Mr. Ravindra Kumar Kashuka Green Inn Managing Committee 05

Mr. Sanjay Khaitan Hotel Royal Highness Managing Committee 01

Mr. V K Kapur Hotel Minerva Managing Committee 03

Mr. Vijay Dewan The Park Managing Committee 02

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4. Representation in the Executive Committee of FHRAI

The following HRAEI Members are serving as our Regional Association representatives in the Executive Committee of FHRAI, New Delhi:

1) Mr. Tejinder Singh Walia

2) Mr. Sudesh Poddar

3) Mr. Vinaay Malhotra

4) Mr. Pranav Singh

5) Mr. Ravindra Kumar Kashuka

6) Mr. Ashoke Singh

Mr Tejinder Singh Walia was nominated to serve as the President of FHRAI from Eastern

Region for the year 2014-2015.

5. Finance:

The Financial position of the Association has been satisfactory during the period with an excess Income of INR 14.61 lacs. over the total expenditure. The following tabular presentation would give you an easier comparative reading of the financials of the HRAEI showing the Income over Expenditure during the past 5 years:

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2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Expenditure 1,247,528 1,220,247 1,507,655 1,407,650 2,974,131

Income 2,121,736 2,557,510 3,425,120 3,492,632 4,435,247

Surplus 874,208 1,337,263 1,917,465 2,084,982 1,461,116

-500,000

1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 4,500,000 5,000,000

6. Auditor

M/s. K. L. Chatrath & Co., Kolkata, retires as Auditors of HRAEI at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers itself for reappointment.

7. Acknowledgement

We acknowledge the support and encouragement received from the Regional Director, India Tourism, Kolkata; Principal Secretary, Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal; Director, Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal; and from the other State Government Departments, such as Finance, Excise, Consumer Affairs and the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.

The Managing Committee also wishes to record its appreciation for the help and co-operation received from Executive and staff members of FHRAI, the help received from the Secretary Generals of SIHRA, HRANI and HRAWI and for the work done by the HRAEI Secretariat team.

Pranav Singh Sudesh Poddar Honorary Secretary President

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PROXY

HOTEL & RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF EASTERN INDIA

I/We______________________________________________________________________

being a member of the Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India hereby

appoint_______________________________________________________________on failing

him/her__________________________________________________________ as my proxy to

vote for me and on my behalf at the 54th Annual General Meeting of the Association to be held

on Wednesday the September 02, 2015 at 02.30 pm at The Park, 17, Park Street,

Kolkata-700016.

As witness my hand this_____________________________day of_______________2015

“PROXY IS VALID ONLY IF REVENUE STAMP OF Rs.1/- IS AFFIXED”

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