• Country's first ever Auto Cluster Development and Research Institute Ltd. incorporated in April 2004.
• Centre clears Rs. 67-crore first phase of the project in September 2004
• ACDRIL inaugurated on Friday, Jan 20
• Major civil works to be completed by November

Meeting with Vendors on 10th August 2005

Meeting with Vendors was organised on 10th August 2005 at Seminar Hall of Tata Motors Ltd. Briefing on Auto Cluster Project and its activities were presented in the meeting.

Hon'ble Mayor of Pimpri Chinchwad, Mrs. Mangala Kadam, alongwith her team and also Mr. Dilip Band, IAS, Municipal Commissioner, PCMC. felicitated during the meeting.

The meeting was addressed by:
Mayor of Pimpri Chinchwad Mrs. Mangala Kadam, Mr. Dilip Band, Municipal Commissioner, PCMC, Dr. R. N. Pandey, Director, DIPP, Mr. Arun Firodia, Mr. Ravi Pandit, President, MCCIA, Mr. P. M. Telang, Vice President, Tata Motors.

Other Members addressed were from the All India Rubber Industries Association, Association of Promotion of Plastics and Automotive Component Manufacturers of India (Western Region).
Mr. Vilas Lande, MLA was also present for the function.

Memorandum of understanding between Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), Bangalore and Auto Cluster Development and Research Institute Limited (ACDRIL), Pune for Technical Consultancy and training support under the outreach programme of technology transfer of CMTI, Bangalore.

First Annual General Meeting of ACDRIL was held on 30th August, 2005 at MCCIA, Pune. Hon'ble Mrs. Mangala Kadam, Mayor of Pimpri Chinchwad was the Special Guest of Honour at the AGM.