About Us

All India Cottonseed Crushers’ Associationpopularly called ‘AICOSCA’ is the oldest Association of its kind and was established 1958 on recommendation of the Ad-hoc Committee constituted by the Government of India in 1958 to examine immediate problems of the cottonseed crushing industry and make recommendation regarding its future development. AICOSCA is a Public Trust registered under Bombay Public Trust Act. 1958. (registration Certificate No. E-4504 dated 22ndMarch, 1971)and incorporated as Company Ltd by Guarantee under Certificate No. 14362 of 1969-70(Mumbai) dated 25thAugust 1969.

Registered Office

Khetan Bhavan, 6thfloor,
198, J.Tata Road, Churchgate,
Mumbai-400 020, Maharashtra,India

Tele: 091 022 22821935
Fax: 091 022 22872151
E-mail: aicosca@vsnl.net.in/aicosc a1@gmail.com.

about

Executive /Staff

Sandeep Bajoria, Chairman,- Mobile: 9821110929    |    A.K.Chowdhury, Secretary - Mobile: 9833922510   |    P.R.Sutar, Asst. Manager- Mobile: 9969672593   |    Ganesh Satam, Office Assistant- Mobile: 9892024619

Principal Objectives of Establishment 

Develop Indian Cottonseed Crushing Industry on modern & Scientific line -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Propogate scientific processing of cottonseed to save enormous recurring national losses of cottonseed by-products like precious cottonseed oil(heart oil), cotton linters (prized item of export), hulls etc. worth about ` 5000/- crores every year due to traditional processing of cottonseed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Focus attention of the Government and the trade the role the industry can play in the National economy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Promote the export of cottonseed by-products like cotton linters, hulls, decorticated cottonseed cake etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Promote research on cottonseed and its processing: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liaison with the international trade & industry on cottonseed and its by-products

Management

All affairs of the Association are managed by the “Managing Committee” headed by the Chairman and includes Vice-Chairman , Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer and Members . The Chairman and Members of the Managing Committee are elected every year through secret ballot. Secretary is the Ex-officio Member of the Managing Committee.

Finance

Un-aided self Financing Association. The Accounts of the Association are audited every year by the leading Chartered Accountant firm. Audited Accounts are submitted to the Charity Commissioner, Govt. of Maharashtra, as well as to the Income-Tax Commissioner , Govt. of India ,Mumbai every year.

Membership:

1. ORDINARY MEMBER:
Any person, firm or company or co-operative Society or Govt. Undertaking engaged in the crushing of cottonseed in India having well balanced plant and machinery is eligible for admission as “Ordinary Member”-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS:
Any Cottonseed crushers or merchant exporter of cottonseed product who does not qualify to become ordinary member is eligible for admission as “Associate Member”.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP
Any firm, joint stock company or other corporation, eligible for election as a ordinary Member or an Associate Member may become Ordinary Member or Associate Member in their conventional or corporate name.

Membership Application form:

Membership Form

Association:

Member, ‘National Cottonseed Products Association, Inc, Memphis Tenn (USA)’.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Member, The ‘Cotton Advisory Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. Of India. Member, The ‘Central Organisation for Oilseed, Trade and Industry’ In India.’-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Member, Indian Merchant Chamber, Mumbai. Association Technology Mission on Oilseeds & Pulses, (TMOP), Govt. Of India.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Association The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, govt. Of India. Sponsoring Authority for grant of Annual Award for export of Cottonseed Cake (Extraction) instituted by the India Trade Promotion Organisation, Ministry of Commerce, Govt. Of India. Life Member Indian Society for Cotton Improvement



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