LEDMA revives operations by opening branch in Delhi

With the inauguration of its new branch office, the association has registered a 10 per cent growth in its membership, and will soon elect a new president

By Richa Chakravarty

Monday, June 09, 2014:  LED products Manufacturers Association (LEDMA), the only association catering to the needs of the LED industry in India, has given its operations a boost by inaugurating a branch in Delhi in April 2014.

Established with much fanfare in 2010, LEDMA was formed by Dr Ramana Rao, chairman and managing director of MIC Electronics with the sole objective to promote awareness about solid state lighting and introduce energy efficient lighting systems in India. The association aimed to work towards accelerating manufacturing in the LED sector and to address the issues hampering its growth. However, LEDMA soon became inactive and did not succeed in generating much awareness over the last three years.

Revival of LEDMA

Witnessing the current growth of the LED industry in India, LEDMA decided to revive the association and has opened a branch in Delhi. It will soon select its new president. “Delhi being a central place, the association will operate from here. We have not yet decided upon the location of LEDMA’s headquarters, but we may make the Delhi branch our headquarters,” says Surinder Kumar Singla, secretary, LEDMA.

“Our foremost priority is to infuse some life into the association. We have formed a core committee of eight members, as well as sub-committees that are already working and will eventually decide the president for the association,” adds Surinder Kumar Singla.

LEDMA is planning to create regional branches that will focus on the north, east, west and south. With the inauguration of LEDMA’s new branch, the association has registered a 10 per cent rise in its membership and now has 45 members. The association will be fully operational in three months, with the revival of its website.

LEDMA plans to handhold SMEs while they continue to contribute towards indigenous manufacturing. “Our aim is to help the SMEs in all possible ways, whether through policies or by providing them the right infrastructure like testing labs, creating quality audits for them, etc,” says Surinder Kumar Singla.