S. Ameenul Hasan Chairman — Rifah of Commerce and Industry Chaired the programme. the newly formed Maharashtra State Core Team, and set the direction and the roadmap for the year ahead.
Office bearers travelled in from every region — Konkan and Mumbai, Pune and Western Maharashtra, Marathwada, Khandesh and Vidarbha. The newly formed State Core Team presented its charge for the year, and by the vote of thanks every chapter had committed to the same calendar, the same programme format and the same reporting line. The day was not simply an event. It was an alignment. Every Chapter a quarter Of its meeting dates in advance.