Solapur: The Ethanol Manufacturers Association of India held its annual general meeting for the financial year 2023-2024 on Sunday, October 6, 2024. The meeting presided over by former Deputy Chief MinisterVijaySinh Shankarao Mohite-Patil, took place at the Sahakar Maharshi Shankarrao Mohite-Patil Cooperative Sugar Factory Limited in Shankarnagar-Akluj, Solapur district.
During the meeting, Prashant Wagh of Khandoba Distilleries Private Limited proposed a name change for the association. It was unanimously agreed to rename the association as “The Ethanol and Biofuel Manufacturers Association of India.” Following the discussions, new board of directors were appointed.
In the subsequent board meeting, MLC Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil was unanimously elected as the Executive President of the Ethanol and Biofuel Manufacturers Association of India. Pratik Patil and Vikas Raskar were chosen as Vice Presidents. Additionally, the association’s secretary, R.G. Mane, was promoted to the position of Executive Director.
The newly elected board consists of 14 prominent individuals, including:
1) VijaySinh Shankarao Mohite-Patil (Former Deputy Chief Minister)
2) Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil (Former Cooperation Minister)
3) Jaiprakash Raosaheb Dandegaonkar (Former Minister of State for Co-operation)
4) B. B. Thombre (Chairman, Wisma)
5) MLC Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil (Executive President)
6) Pratik Jayant Patil (Vice-President)
7) Vivek Bipindada Kolhe
8) Vikas Ramchandra Raskar (Vice-President)
9) Sharad Arun Lad
10) SangramSinh S. Deshmukh
11) Praveen Laxmanrao More
12) Swarup Diliparao Deshmukh
13) Ranjit Padmakar Mule
14) Sanjeev R. Desai
