SI Ticker Tape: Indian Grape Processing Board

The reconstituted Indian Grape Processing Board or IGPB held its first meeting in Pune on 23 July 2011 under the chairmanship of Vijay K Rekhi.
An official release from the Government of India at the end of June announced new members to The Indian Grape Processing Board (Ministry of Food Processing Industries) for a term of up to 26 February 2012. The Board was originally constituted by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries on 27 February 2009. The members are:

1. Vijay K Rekhi, Director, Four Seasons Wines Ltd, Bengaluru – Chairman
2. U Venkateswarlu, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries – Vice Chairman & Member
3. S C Chogule, Chairman Indage Group of Companies, Mumbai – Member Wine Producer
4. Rajiv Samant, CEO Nashik Vintners Ltd. Maharashtra – Member Wine Producer
5. T Raghavendra Gowda, Alpine Wines, Bangaluru – Member Wine Producer
6. Bhemshen Mahadevappa Kokre, Bijapur – Member Wine Producer
7. Ashok Viswanath Gaikwad, N.D. Wines Pvt. Ltd., Nashik – Member Grape Grower
8. Ajit Gulabchand, CMD Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd., Mumbai – Member Grape Grower
9. Siddharth Singh, Jt. Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry – Ex-Officio Member
10. Dr. P G Arsule, Director National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune – Ex-Officio Member
11. Sanjay Sethi, Development Commissioner Industries, Mumbai – Ex-Officio Member
12. Vandita Sharma, Secretary Horticulture, Karnataka Government, Bangalore – Ex-Officio Member
13. Magandeep Singh, New Delhi – Member (Representative,Training)
14. Karen Anand, Member (Representative, Hospitality Industry), Pune
15. Vinod Kotwal, Director Ministry of Food Processing Industries, New Delhi
Permanent Invitee
Dhruv Sawhney, CMD, Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., New Delhi