Organisation Chart
Wool Research Association
WRA Thane
ABOUT WRA
Wool Research Association was established in 1963, the only national institute in the field of Wool Technology, is located in a green belt about 35 kms from Bombay (Mumbai). A centre of business activity of the country. It is well connected by two Highways. The concept of Research & Development in the field of wool technology was initiated by foresighted woolen industrialist and WRA was set up at the well-known Textile Training Institution in the premises of the V.J.T.I., Mumbai. During infancy it had a small laboratory and some educational facilities leading to Diploma in Textiles (Wool). WRA is also recognised for carrying out Applied Research leading to M.Sc and Ph.D. Degrees of Mumbai University.
Impressed with the performance most of the industrialist came forward and decided to have a full-fledged institution dealing with all aspects of wool procured a land site in 1980 of 75,000 sq. yards for the purpose. Subsequently, in 1983 the main building was constructed. In 1993 a Pilot Plant come into being. In 1996 the ultra modern National Ecological Testing Laboratory was established to create a required infrastructure for undertaking micro analysis of dyes and chemicals, with a view to help exports, check environment & textile pollution, food and drug analysis.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES
- Basic & Applied Research /
Projects in Wool Related Technology.
- Formal Education & Vocational
courses
- Need Based Courses & Training at
site & Consultancy
- Ultra Modern Textile Testing
(Physical & Chemical)
- CAD-CAM Woven & Knitting
- Miniature dyeing & finishing of
yarn & fabric.
- Woolen & Shoddy Spinning Pilot
plant
-
National Ecological
Testing Laboratory.
-
Friction Spinning –
High Tech yarns.
Particulars of
its organisation, functions and duties;
As
per the Memorandum of Association the objects of the Association are:
(a) To establish a Research Institute for Wool Industry and to undertake, carry on, or help to carry on research and other scientific work in connection with the wool trade or industry including man-made fibres and other trades or research and other scientific work will include research and scientific work in, among others, the following directions:
(i)
Undertake
research into the usability and the manufacture and improvement of materials
used in Wool Textiles Industry and other traders or industries including
man-made fibres allied therewith including sizing, dyeing, bleaching,
finishing, printing and chemical stores, etc.
(ii)
Undertake research
into the utilization of the products of the Wool Textiles Industry.
(iii)
Undertake research
into the improvement of various machinery appliance used by the Wool Textiles
Industry including man-made fibres and other trades or industries allied
therewith and developing new machinery and appliances for manufacturing,
testing and recording purposes and
(iv)
Undertake research
into and improvement of various processes of manufacture with a view to
securing greater efficiency, rationalization, and reduction of costs.
(b)
To establish and
maintain laboratories, workshops and conduct experiments therein; to encourage
and foster education of persons engaged in or likely to be engaged in the said
trades or industries; and to maintain schools and grant scholarships connected
with the purpose of the Association and to employ instructors and personnel as
may be considered necessary for the said purposes and to pay remuneration to
them.
(c)
To edit, print,
publish and exhibit books, papers and periodicals and to undertake literary
activities bearing upon the said trades or industries or any of them and to
collect, compile and publish scientific data and other information relating to
the said trades or industries; and to maintain libraries or museums for the
said purpose; to employ skilled workers and professional technical advisers to carry
out the objects of the Association and to pay therefore such remuneration as
may be considered expedient.
(d)
To encourage
discoveries, to examine and publish information regarding the nature and merits
of inventions, improvements, materials and designs connected with the said
trades or industries or any of them and to take and acquire patents or licenses
relating to such inventions, improvements or processes and to acquire and
register designs and standardisation marks to develop, perfect and test their
value.
(e)
To appoint
investigators to study in India or abroad constitutional, administrative,
economic and other scientific problems in regard to scientific research
undertaken by the Association in regard to such problems including the
financial aspect.
(f)
To accept grants of
money from the Government, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
and other public bodies, corporation, companies or persons for the purposes of
the Association, on such conditions as may be agreed to.
(g)
To assist the research
work of any Association or institution and other bodies incorporated or not,
whose objects included Scientific and Industrial Research, in such a manner as
may be considered expedient.
(h)
To establish,
maintain and control branches of the Association in India and elsewhere and to
dissolve or modify their constitution.
(i)
To undertake and
execute any trusts which may be conducive to any of the objects of the
Association.
(j)
To provide for funds
for all or any of the objects of the Association whether effecting the whole of
the trades or industries mentioned in clauses (a & b) or merely one or more
particular parts or sections of the trades or industries or the business or any
particular member or group of members of Association, in such a manner as may
be considered expedient.
(k)
To borrow or raise
any money that may be required by the Association upon such terms as may be
deemed advisable, and in particular and with the prior approval of the Ministry
of Textiles, by the issue of bonds, debentures, bill of exchange, promissory
notes or other obligations or securities of the Association, or by mortgage or
charge of all or any part of the property of the Association.
(l)
To draw, make,
accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue promissory notes, bills of exchange
and other negotiable or transferable instruments.
(m) To invest the moneys of Association not immediately required
in any one or more of the modes of investment for the time being authorised by
law for the investment of trust moneys and in the capital contribution for
Gujarat Sheep & Wool Development Corpn, Ltd., Ahmedabad, with full power to
alter, vary or transfer such investments in accordance with the law for the
time being in force.
(n)
To purchase, take on
lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire any movable or immovable
property, and in particular any land,
building, workshops, factories, laboratories, machinery, plant,
apparatus, appliances, and any rights or privileges necessary or convenient for
the purpose of the Association, and to construct, erect, alter, improve and
maintain any building and to manage, develop, sell demise, let mortgage,
dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal with all or part of the same and
also to sell the undertaking of the Association for cash or any other consideration
with a view to the promotion of the objects of the Association.
(o)
To pay all expenses
preliminary or incidental to the formation of the Association and its
registration.
(p)
To use the funds of
the Association in the employment of persons of learning or skill, and the
provision and use of buildings, and of instruments, materials and appliance,
and of any of the equipment of the Association and any form of scientific
studies which may be considered to have some bearing, whether immediate or
ultimate, on practical problems involved in the nature or use of the textile
industry and other trades or industries allied therewith.
(q)
To collect, arrange,
index and publish information as to material, patents, processes, machines,
appliances and tools used or known in or in regard to the textile industry and
other trades or industries allied therewith or likely to be useful thereto, and
to establish and maintain a Bureau of Information for the benefit of members of
the Association.
(r)
To establish,
support, or aid in the establishment and support, of Association, institutions
funds or trust calculated to benefit employees or ex-employees of the
Association or the dependents or connection of such persons, and to grant
pensions and allowances to and to make payments towards insurance of such
persons.
(s)
To procure the
Association to be registered or recognized in any part of India or in foreign
country or place.
(t)
To do all such other
lawful things as may be incidental to or conducive to the attainment of the
above objects.
Provided that the Association shall not support with its
funds any objects, or endeavour to impose on or procure to be observed by its
members or others any regulation, restriction or condition, which if an object
of the Association, would make it a trade union.
The Extract from the Memorandum
of Association:
a.
The income and
property of the Association whensoever derived, shall be applied solely towards
the promotion of the objects of the Association and no portion thereof shall be
paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividend, gift, division,
bonus or otherwise by way of profit, to the Members of the Association.
Provided that nothing herein shall prevent the payment in
good faith of reasonable and proper remuneration to any officer or servant of
the Association or to any member of the Association, in return for any services
rendered to the Association, or for any materials, labour, plant or power
supplied for experimental purposes, nor prevent the payment of interest at a rate
not exceeding six percent per annum on money lent, or payment of a reasonable
and proper rent for premises demised or let by any Members of the Association.
Provided further that, no Member, except the Director of
Research, of the Council of the Association shall be appointed to any salaried
office of the Association or any office of the Association paid by fees, and
that no remuneration or other benefit shall be given by the Association to any
Member of such Council of the Association except by way of repayment
out-of-pocket expenses and interest at the rate aforesaid on money lent or the
payment of a reasonable and proper rent for premises demised or let to the
Association or any remuneration to any Member of the Council in accordance with
any remuneration by or with the approval of the Ministry of Textiles.
Provided also that nothing herein shall prevent any Member
of the Association, whether a Member of the Council or not, from exercising any
processes and making, using, acquiring and lending any articles and things in
the ordinary course of his business for profit or otherwise under any license
or permission in respect of any discovery, invention and patents resulting form
work of the Association.
b.
Any addition,
alteration, modification or removal of any clause in the Memorandum of
Association and Rules and Regulations, or dissolution of the Association shall
be subject to prior approval of the Ministry of Textiles.
c.
If upon winding up or
dissolution of the Association there remains, after the satisfaction of all its
debts and liabilities any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or
distributed among the Members of the Association, but shall be given or
transferred to some other institution, and which shall be prohibit the
distribution of its or other income and property amongst its or their Members
to an extent alteast as great as is imposed on the Association under or by
virtue of clause 4 hereof, such institutions to be determined by the Members of
Association subject to the approval of the Ministry of Textiles at or before
the time of dissolution.
d.
True accounts shall
be kept of the sums of money received and expended by the Association, and the
matters in respect of which such receipts and expenditure take place, of all
sales and purchases of goods by the Association and of the property, credits
and liabilities of the Association.
Once at least in every year the accounts of the Association shall be
examined, and the correctness of the balance sheet ascertained by one or more
properly qualified auditor or auditors
Authorities of
the Association:
(i)
President
(ii)
Vice President or
Vice-Presidents
(iii)
Director of Research
(iv)
Secretary and
(v)
Such other persons
who may be declared to be the authorities
Of the Association by the Council
Organisation Chart
Wool Research Association
WRA Thane
Governing Council of the Association:
“The
Council of the Association shall consist of the President, Two Vice-Presidents
and 12 Members. The number of Members
may be increased or decreased by resolution passed at a meeting of the General
Body. Subject to provision contained
herein all members of the Council shall be ordinary members and / or nominated
members, elected by the Association provided that always three members shall be
representatives of the Ministry of Textiles.
The Director of Research will be an ex-officio Member of the Council”.
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To carry out the
objects of he Association as set forth in the Memorandum of Association.
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To have management of
the all the affairs and funds of the Association & exercise all the powers
of the Association subject of conditions laid down by Resolutions of the
General Body
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To manage affairs of
the Association.
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Shall have control in
regards to all matters relating to the management and organisations of the
Association.
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To make, impose, vary
and repeal by-laws,
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To pay expenses,
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To purchase or
otherwise acquire
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To secure fulfillment
of contract
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To institute, defend,
compound or abandon
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To refer claims to
arbitration
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To give receipts
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To invest
Association’s money
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To enter into rescind
contracts
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To set up local
branches of the Association
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To provide for
compliance with regulations
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To establish and
promote research work
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To use funds of the
Association
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To collect information
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To establish and
support institutions
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To pay the cost of
promotion, etc. of Association
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To borrow or raise
money
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To draw promissory
notes and bills
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To take Offices or
acquire premises
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To engage
professional assistance
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To appoint Trustees,
hold in trust
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To institute,
conduct, defend, etc legal proceedings
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To appoint Committees
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To apply for patents
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To appoint attorneys
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To provide for
compliance with regulations
Constituents of Governing Council (2008 – 2010)
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS - SHRI B. K. KEDIA
PRESIDENT - SHRI. RAVIKANT KAPUR
GRENTEX CO. PVT.. LTD
SR.VICE PRESIDENT - SHRI. S.K. SINGHAL
RAYMOND
LTD
VICE PRESIDENT - SHRI. RAJ KHANNA
AMRITSAR
SWADESHI WOOLLEN MILLS
MEMBERS (ELECTED) :
1. SHRI M. L. PAMECHA - MODERN WOOLLENS LIMITED
2. SHRI BHARATBHAI PATEL - SHRI DINESH MILLS LTD.
3. SHRI A.K. CHURIWAL - BSL
LIMITED
4. SHRI J.C. SONI - JAYASHREE TEXTILES
5. SHRI SURENDRA GOEL - GEETANJALI WOOLLENS PVT. LTD.
6. SHRI. P.B. VAID
- REID & TAYLOR
7. SHRI. RAJEEV KAPUR - G. R. WOOLLEN MILLS PVT. LTD
8. SHRI R.L. TOSHNIWAL - BANSWARA SYNTEX LTD.
MEMBERS (EX. OFFICIO)
1. DIRECTOR (WOOL), MINISTRY OF TEXTILES , NEW DELHI
2. DIRECTOR (FINANCE), MINISTRY OF TEXTILES, NEW DELHI
3. TEXTILE
COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE TEXTILE COMMISSIONER, MUMBAI
4. DIRECTOR, WOOL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
SPECIAL INVITEES
1. DR. G.S. SINGH, RAYMOND LIMITED, THANE
2. SHRI K.C. BOTHRA, BIKANER WOOLLEN
MILLS PVT. LTD.,BIKANER
3. DR. S.K. CHAUDHURI, Australian Wool Innovation Ltd, NEW DELHI
4. SHRI VIVEK MEHTA, GLOBAL WOOL ALLIANCE
PVT. LTD., THANE
5. SHRI MAHESH SANIL, INDIAN WOOLLEN MILLS
FEDERATION, MUMBAI
6. SHRI OM PRAKASH, CENTRAL WOOL
DEVELOPMENT BOARD, JODHPUR
7. SHRI
S. CHANDRASHEKHAR,GUJARAT SHEEP & WOOL DEVELOPMENT CORPN., AHMEDABAD
8. SHRI A.C. CHAUDHURI, ADVISOR, WRA
9. ALL OTHER ORDINARY MEMBERS OF WRA.
President’s functions:
He is elected by the Governing Council members and has to go
for re-election every two years. Being
the senior most authority he is responsible to the Council and supervising
proper functioning of the Association as its head. He is also responsible for calling a meeting of the Council and
presiding the same.
Director’s
functions:
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Shall in all matters
under his charge, have powers similar to those of a Director of National
Laboratory under the C.S.I.R. or such powers as may be given to him from time
to time by the Council of Association.
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Shall prescribe the
duties of all officers and staff of the Association and shall exercise such
supervision and disciplinary control as may be necessary in accordance with
these rules.
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To coordinate an
exercise general supervision over all research activities of the Association.
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Shall exercise his
powers under the superintendence and control of the Council of Associations
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE, WRA
CHAIRMAN : SHRI. S.K.SINGHAL
MEMBERS :
1. DR. G.S. SINGH - RAYMOND LIMITED
2. SHRI C.J. CHOPRA - REID & TAYLOR
3. SHRI K.C. BOTHRA - BIKANER WOOLLEN MILLS PVT. LTD.
4. DR. S.K. CHAUDHURI - Australian
Wool Innovation Ltd.
5. SHRI K.N. JAGDISH - RAYMOND LIMITED
6. SHRI S.P. GOMBER - RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LID.
7. SHRI.S.K. PATODIA - JAYASHREE TEXTILES
8. REPRESENTATIVE OF TEXTILE COMMISSIONER
9. DR. P. JHALA - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
10. DR. A.N. DESAI - Bombay
Textiles Research Assn.
11. DR. TELI - UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL
TECHNOLOGY
12. SHRI.
OM. PRAKASH - CENTRAL WOOL DEVELOPMENT BOARD
13. DR. S.A. KARIM - CENTRAL SHEEP & WOOL RESEARCH
INSTITUTE,
AVIKANAGAR
14. SHRI. A.C. CHAUDHURI - ADVISOR, WRA
15. SHRI. M.K. BARDHAN - DIRECTOR, WRA
16. SHRI. T.R. RAO - SENIOR SCIENTIST, WRA
17. DR. C.W. ACHARYA - SENIOR SCIENTIST, WRA
18. DR. ANURAG SRIVASTAVA - D.M.S.R.D.E.
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
TEXTILE TESTING LABORATORY
•
The Textile Testing Lab. is ISO 9001-2000
certified.
•
The Textile Testing Lab is certified and calibrated by
Interwoollabs Brussels, Belgium since 1970 for fineness measurement by Airflow,
Projection Microscope and OFDA since 2002.
•
In October 2002
the Confidentiality Agreement was signed by WRA with AWTA Ltd., NZWTA Ltd. and
WTB SA (The ILRT group) & participating in inter-lab trials.
•
NABL Accreditation - ISO 17025 .
The Textile Testing Lab is well equipped
with the equipments for testing of the physical properties of wool and its
blends from fibre to fabric with latest addition of the Optical Fineness Diameter
Analyser and Uster Tester 4SX Evenness Tester machine. WRA renders its services to its members and
non-members from textile industry, defence, customs, railways, state transports
and other authorities.
Testing
services
·
Fibre / Sliver
Testing
·
Yarn Testing
·
Fabric Testing
including Technical Textile Testing
·
Carpet Testing
·
Chemical Testing
·
Colour Fastness
Testing
·
Colour Matching
System For Textiles, Paints, Pigments,
PVC & Pigmented Materials
CHEMICAL PROCESSING LABORATORY
The Chemical Laboratory is well equipped for
the entire laboratory dyeing & finishing
treatments and chemical testing of wool and
blends.
ECO-TESTING & ANALYTICAL
LABORATORY
1.
GC
– FID AND TCD FOR IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF ORGANICS
2.
GCMS
FOR IDENTIFICATION, QUANTIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION OF STRUCTURE
3.
HPTLC, HPLC DAD ANALYSIS FOR QUANTIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION
4.
ATOMIC ABSORPTION WITH GRAPHITE HYDRIDE GENERATOR AND MERCURY CONCENTRATOR FOR METAL ANALYSIS AT PPM AND PPB LEVEL
5.
FTIR
WITH DRS ANALYSIS FOR QUANTIFICATION AND STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION
6.
UV ANALYSIS FOR QUANTIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION
1.
TESTING
OF TEXTILES & DYES FOR ECO FRIENDLY
PARAMETERS LIKE
Ř
HEAVY
METALS
Ř
BANNED
AROMATIC AMINES
Ř
VARIOUS
PESTICIDE RESIDUES - LIKE HCB, LINDANE, DIELDRIN, DDT ETC.
2.
testing
of pharmaceuticals & pharma
intermediates for purity, impurity profile, STABILITY etc.
5.
SYNTHETIC
PROJECTS PERTAINING TO NEW MOLECULE
DEVELOPMENT
6.
FACILITY
FOR BIOASSAY DETERMINATION IN MOTH PROOFING
7.
UNDERTAKES
RESEARCH PROJECTS OF INDUSTRIAL AND NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
TEXTILE DESIGNING (CAD-CAM) - Woven
& Knitted
The Textile Designing Department is well equipped with the latest
equipments for computer colour matching.
The department is also well equipped with advanced textile designing
softwares for design creations based on modules like jacquard, dobby, printing,
carpets, embroidery, with its hardware and output requirements (e.g. printers,
plotters) along with Computerised Sample Weaving Loom. Besides this, it also conducts training
courses on CAD designing.
YARN & FABRIC MANUFACTURING LABS
·
Miniature machine Card, Drawing & Spg designed for
Pashmina & Angora.
·
DREF Spinning System
·
Self Twist Spinning (Repco)
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Woolen Carding, Spg, Twisting & Winding.
·
Shima Seiki Flat Bed Knitting machine with CAD-CAM
designing
·
Carpet Loom
Rapier Weaving Machine
S.No |
Names of
Employees |
Designation |
Qualification
/ Experience |
|
1. |
Mr. M. K. Bardhan |
Director |
M.
Tech., MBA,FISE, ndc Exp
: 43 years |
Textile Testing Department
|
2. |
Mr. T. R. Rao |
Scientist ‘E’ |
M.Sc. Exp
: 34 years |
|
3. |
Mr. Vilas Chandrakant Panse |
Scientist C |
B.Sc Exp
: 30 years |
|
4. |
Mr. Rajendra Bhagwat Chaudhari |
Sr. Technical Assistant |
B.Sc Exp
: 26 years |
|
5. |
Mrs Sunita M. Nehate |
Technical Assistant |
B.Sc. Exp;
10 years |
|
6 |
Mr. Nilesh Gudhka |
Technical Assistant |
B.Sc.,
LTC Exp;
5 years |
|
7 |
Miss Swati M. Parsekar. |
Technical Assistant |
DMTC Exp;
5 years |
Eco Testing Department
|
9. |
Dr. Chandrashekar Waman Acharya |
Scientist E-1 |
M.Sc.
Ph.D Exp
: 29 years |
|
10. |
Mrs. Smita Sunil Gavankar |
Sr. Technical Assistant |
B.Sc Exp
: 23 years |
|
11. |
Mrs.Kunda Shankar Patil |
Jr. Technical Assistant |
B.Sc Exp
: 13 years |
|
12. |
Mr. Shivaji Ananda Ghodke |
Lab Attendant |
Non-matric Exp
: 27 years |
Textile Department
|
13. |
Mr.
Pralhad Raghavendrarao Kulkarni |
Textile Technologist |
B.Text., M.C.A. Exp
: 17 years |
|
14. |
Ravindra Shreenivas Bahaguni |
Textile Technologist |
Diploma
(text) Exp:
23 years |
Administration & Accounts Staff
|
15. |
Mr. Sopan Krishna Dalvi |
Accounts Officer |
Accts
Officer Exp
: 40 years |
|
16. |
Mr. Ratnakar Vaman Bhandarkar |
Junior Accounts Officer |
B.Com Exp
: 23 years |
|
17. |
Mr. Shashikant Sahdeo Kadam |
Assistant Maintenance |
Asst.
Maintenance Exp
: 29 years |
|
18. |
Ms. Leena Bhalchandra Bane |
Stenographer |
B. A. Exp
: 14 years |
|
19. |
Mrs.Jenet Thomas D’souza |
Stenographer |
B.Com Exp
: 12 years |
|
20. |
Mrs.Chaya Anant Bhute |
Telephone Operator |
S.S.C Exp
: 14 years |
Supporting Staff
|
23. |
Mr.Tanaji Gopal Howale |
Peon |
S.S.C Exp
: 33 years |
|
24. |
Mr. Bhiva Shrimant Patil |
Lab Attendant |
Non-metric Exp: 25 years |
|
25. |
Mr. Sudam Kashinath Erale |
Driver |
S.S.C Exp: 12 years |
|
26. |
Mr. K. S. Sahani |
Security Guard |
Exp: 12 years |