Management

For the last 50 years ACTI is privileged  to work with the pioneer and leaders of  Textile  Industry. Late Shri R.N.Shah, Dr. P.C.Mehta, Shri K.K.Shah, Shri Anu Parikh, Shri G.K.Shah, Shri K.G.Shah, Shri M.K.Shah, Dr.H.C.Srivastav, Shri R.S.Koshti, Shri R.H.Alurkar, Dr.J.J.Shroff, Dr.S.D.Wadekar, Shri A.D.Bhagat, Shri K.J.Amin, Shri K.A. Shah, Shri R.H.Shah, Shri Narhari  shah, Shri N.K.Patel, Shri V.P.Shukla, Shri M.K.Shah, Shri R.K.Shah, Dr.N.M.Prasad, were the top technocrats.

These members were either elected or have contributed towards progress of ACTI by way of enhancing  activities.  ofcourse strictly following the rules and regulations of ACTI memorandum.
The Baroda Chapter of ACTI was started in 1965 by Dr.Gami of GSFC and others. The Surat Chapter was inaugurated on 19th October, 1980 under the leadership of Dr.R.S.Gandhi. The Bombay Chapter of ACTI became instrumental in expanding the activities of ACTI in the country.
Then a sad period came in. Shri K.M.Shah, Shri K.A.Shah, Shri Mahendra Shah, Dr.P.C.Mehta, Dr.H.C.Srivastav, Shri R.H.Shah expired one by one in a period of 2-3 years. The sad demise of these great personalities, indeed was a gloomy period in the history of ACTI.
Later, Dr.R.H.Alurkar became President and Shri R.K.Shah the Secretary. This team contributed towards the busy activities of ACTI.  During this period the ACTI office was renovated along with the facilities of  Computer, Fax, Printer and a Small  A/c.
There is a Seminar Room to accommodate 50-60 participants. Now ACTI is able to conduct Lectures and Refresher courses even at a short notice at its own seminar room. At this stage, some young and enthusiastic members entered in ACTI such as Shri A.D.Bhagat , Dr.S.D.Wadeker, Shri R.M.Sharma, Shri J.K.Shah, Shri G.D.Jasuja and many young members came in.
Under the presidential ship  of Dr.R.H.Alurker, ACTI successfully carried out the task of demerging all the ACTI Chapters at Baroda, Surat and Mumbai. This was done in order to smoothen the activities of ACTI and to avoid Income Tax complications. The Baroda and Surat are now independent chapters registered as separate organizations under the Charity Commissioner. The Bombay Chapter, however, has been closed.

Hitherto ACTI’s mainstay of activities was related to Textiles. It was imperative to change this mind set for ACTI’s existence and progress. This change was heralded by having dialogues and seminars on Chemical Technologies  related  to  Fertilizers,  Oils,  Plasma Science,  Environments,   Vegetable Dyes,  Bio-technology. Exports and Technical Education.
ACTI earmarked a decent sum for providing books and journals, under its educational activities. The student of  institutes like L.D.Engg. College and R.C.Technical Institute are encouraged (through subsidy) to take part in trade fairs, essay writing and paper presentation competitions. Scholarships are also provided to the needy and bright students of Chemical Technology.
In the last 10 to 15 years, it has been observed all over the world that there is a drastic reduction in attendance in seminars and conferences. Moreover, participants for such meetings are persons of ripe age. ACTI decided to overcome such lacuna in two ways. First, to increase rapport with a number of organizations and to conduct seminars jointly. For this ACTI has strengthened relations with the organization like ATIRA, Textile Association of India, Textile Committee, Institute for Plasma Research, Gujarat Dyestuff Manufacturer’s Association, CII, Gujarat Chemical Association, UDCT Alumni Association etc.