JAGNNATH SAKHARAM SHINDE

He is a founder Chairman of the MSCDA Ltd and AIOCD Ltd. His vision of building a world class pharmacy logistics chain, offering Storage of Pharmaceutical Products and allied Retailing & Distribution Services inspired him to launch MSCDA Ltd and AIOCD Ltd.

The dream of making unorganized
chemists and druggistsas a organized force under one umbrella and to strengthen them to compete in present pharmacy retail chain, in turn it benefits to the nation by providing quality medicine at an economical way. The entire industry calls him as “APPA” it is indicates that he is the father of druggists and chemists of India who always work for the benefits of the society or community.

Organizational heights:
1. Chairman & MD AIOCD Ltd.
2. Chairman MSCDA LTD.
3. President - The All India organization of Chemists and Druggists Associations
4. President - Shiv Niketan Trust BhartiyaSainikiVidyalaya,Khadavali, Dist . Thane.
5. Managing Partner – ArkenstoneHelathcare LLP

Some of Milestones :
1. Build the Organizations from Micro to Metro Level. Maharashtra is the only state having Taluka & District Association having modern offices at every district headquarters.
2. Kept sales–tax on medicine at low level of 4%. This was the greatest achievement by which helped the end customer or user of medicine.
3. Convinced state government to keep medicine dealers out of Value Added Tax (VAT) which has been accepted by many states government.
4. Formation of Educational & Welfare Trust of MSCDA to help the chemists and their family in the hour of need. Arranged Monitory help for educational, hospitalization and to fight the Natural or accidental calamities.
5. Promoted and formed Chemists Credit and Capital Societies at the district level to finance small and needy chemists and made them self-sufficient and to promote the spirit of Co-Operation. 6. Announce and implemented computerization of retail medical stores along with the wholesalers and brought them on line to keep inventory and expiry, non-moving items under control. This has already started showing positive results.
7. Conducting continuous educational seminars to upgrade the knowledge of chemists and pharmacists at every nook and corner of India.
8. Established separate account of funds to help the needy people of Maharashtra State who undergo natural calamities and to nurture under privileged children in the state.
9. The Chemist and druggist has honoured him by declaring 29th January of every year as “ Chemist Day “ , which happens to be his birthday.