Ajay Singla elected PCDA President third time in a row

PANIPAT, INDIA:The third annual elections of Panipat Computer Dealers Association (PCDA) for 2009-10 saw Ajay Singla of ACCI Mall being elected as the President for the third time in a row. The elections, held at Hotel Spicy Delight, Model Town in Panipat saw participation from 25 members out of a total of 29 members. Rahul Kapoor of Digitech Computers has been elected as VP, while Mukesh Aggarwal of Mangla Soft Solution will hold the post of Treasurer.

The election procedure was supervised by Surender Panchal and Pankaj Sharma who presented a list of candidates before the general body following which nominations for various posts were held. Mukesh Aggarwal was vying for the Treasurer's post with Vishal Kapoor of Earth Computers. Sandeep Bansal was elected as Secretary, PCDA while Sandeep Kwatra of Ashish Computers was appointed Joint Secretary, and Sanjeev Kumar, Rite Computers was elected as General Secretary of PCDA.

Assuring greater support to the association members, Singla stated that the newly elected committee would work towards making Panipat a piracy free zone.

“We have held meetings with Microsoft and their legal experts have assured us that they will organize a meeting to generate awareness within the channel community in Panipat at the earliest. Microsoft has taken the concerns raised by channel partners in the region very seriously,” reiterated Singla.

In addition, PCDA has resolved to issue a written complaint to HP and Intex Technologies, in view of the depleting service situation and rise in the number of customer complaints.

Said Singla, “We are in regular touch with both the companies and have sought their help in resolving the service issues which have been on the rise since November. We will issue a written complaint to both the companies and give them an opportunity to improve the conditions before we escalate the matter further.”

PCDA has also appointed various sub-committees in order to ensure smoother operations and effective business in the region. Bansal will look after the Price Control committee. This will include administering fair prices and resolving disputes related to the pricing policies of PCDA and Rahul Kapoor will assist Bansal in the same.

Other office bearers including, Yogesh Kumar and Mukesh Agarwal who will look after the financial matters of the association. Harsh Arora and Singla will supervise and resolve matters pertaining to warranty support and services.

On the other hand, Pankaj Goel will handle matters related to staff welfare in association with Kwatra. Vishal Kapoor and Sanjeev Sharma take care of event organizations and other promotional activities.