ADCCI’s First Executive Meeting: Building a Strong Platform for Amritsar’s Business Community

Amritsar, September 13, 2026: The Amritsar District Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ADCCI) held its first Executive Committee meeting at a hotel in Amritsar. The meeting marked an important step towards building a strong, progressive and effective platform for the city’s industrial, trade and business community.

Chaired by President Saurabh Kapoor and General Secretary Vikas Sarpal, the meeting brought together committee members and industry representatives to discuss the Chamber’s future direction, priorities, working methods and projects.

Members agreed that ADCCI will not simply raise problems. It will work as a dynamic, results-oriented, representative and solution-focused organization that contributes to the overall growth of industry, trade and commerce in Amritsar.

Key decisions and focus areas

1. Membership: Launch a drive to bring industrialists, manufacturers, exporters, traders, entrepreneurs, professionals and MSMEs into the Chamber.
2. Ease of doing business: Work on banking, taxation and technical reforms to make business easier.
3. Policy engagement: Study government policies, notifications and proposed changes affecting industry, and send suggestions to the departments concerned.
4. Support for new entrepreneurs: Help new entrepreneurs access information on government schemes and subsidies, and run awareness programs for them.
5. Exports and global trade: Organize buyer-seller meets and programs with foreign delegations.
6. Youth and skills: Work with educational institutions on seminars, workshops, industry interaction and internships to prepare young people for industry.
7. Infrastructure: Raise issues such as roads, electricity, water and drainage in industrial areas.
8. Networking: Hold regular meetings to connect businesses across sectors and create new business opportunities.
9. Compliance: Work with the government, backed by facts, to resolve difficulties with labour laws, licenses and approvals.
10. Transparency: Ensure the participation of all members and assign responsibilities based on each member’s ability and experience.

The meeting concluded with a resolve to turn these ideas into concrete projects and programs as soon as possible, and to establish ADCCI as a strong, respected and influential voice for Amritsar’s industrial and business community.

Present at the meeting: Saurabh Kapoor (President), Vikas Sarpal (General Secretary), Sahil Mahajan (Treasurer), Priyanka Goyal (Executive Member), Pulkit Arora, Gaurav Gupta, Sunny Sarpal, Hardeep Singh, Tajinder Singh, Vikram, Rinku and others.