About Lohana Connect

Concept Note:

• This Mobile Application with name ‘Lohana Connect’ is developed by ‘Shree Lohana Mahaparishad’ (LMP) at initiative and efforts of ‘Professional Committee’ headed by Chairman Mr. Shilpang Karia (CA) along with other members of professional committee.
• This mobile application is developed under Android & IOS version separately by Cactus Creatives Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad. Active support for development of mobile application and related supportive activity being given by Mr. Sanket Thakkar (IT Engineer), Mr. Kirti Thakkar (IT Consultant) & Mr. Pratik Jasani (Advocate). Also the continuous guidance & support from other members of professional committee / governing body members / trustees / secretaries / treasurers / other committee chairman and members of Shree Lohana Mahaparishad & well-wishers community members were received.
• This mobile application is aimed by LMP for providing platform to have connectivity and networking among Businesses & Professionals of Lohana community. By connecting businesses and professionals of Lohana community through single platform will bring large community member near through this platform, which will also inspire them to come ahead for the other activities of LMP. It will strengthen community unity & community economy.
• As per one estimate globally there are more than 30 lakh lohanas, out of it major part of our community being connected with any business and profession can be connected internally among community members. It’s social media through which only it is possible to connect large nos. of community businesses and professionals spread across India / Global.
• Today’s era is of IT. Any business / professional / Company / Organization / and even community, needs to use IT for development and going ahead fast than others.
• By adopting this IT platform for connecting community, youth who are the future of our community will be also inclined to join this platform and will be gradually establishing connection with community.
• Mobile application will be upgraded with valued suggestions of the users / community members, so to add of more advanced features on phased manner basis.  

How Businesses and professionals of community will join this group?

It is planned to connect more and more businesses and professions of our community into this single platform named as ‘Lohana Connect’ by the valuable efforts of:

• Professional committee members spread across India & abroad.
• LMP office bearers & Different committee members of LMP. 
• Lohana Mahajan & different lohana community organization spread across India and aboard.
• Businessmen & professionals of particular category in any city / state / country so to get registration of other businesses & professionals of that category in that city / state / country.
• Volunteers of our community in particular city / state / county who wants to join in this movement.
• Newspaper & Media coverage in city where community presence is larger in size.

Who can Register?

• Only Businesses and professions owned by Lohana Community as Proprietor / Partner / Director can register into this mobile application.
• Lohana community members who are in the profession of working as officers / senior position / key position of any Government department, Government organization, Bank / NBFC / Financial Institution, Corporates may also join to establish community networking connection along with other businesses and professionals of Lohana community members.  
• Even if any business & profession has partnership with non-lohana individuals, they can register till the time one of the partner is Lohana.
• Registration requires filling basic details like name, type, address & contact details along-with upload of Business Card photo having details shown in registration & showing name of Lohana community member as proprietor/ partner/ director and / or any Photo Identity proof.
• If Business card could not be uploaded due to any reason than any one KYC document (Like: PAN/ Adhar/License/Passport) etc. would be required so to enable admin verification of credentials required for registration. However KYC documents would be used only for verification by admin and would not be visible to other users of the application. 
• Community member registered in this mobile application will be also required to update their business & profession information within reasonable time of such change.
• Admin reserves the undisclosed right for registration after verification of the details submitted for registration & depending upon any other reasons in the interest of the community as a whole. 

What are the Charges?

• Registration: At present there are no registration charges. However depending upon facts, circumstances and requirement at the relevant time in future, LMP may plan to have registration charges in future.
• Sponsorship / Advertisement / Offers: However to meet the development expenses, regular operating expenses, maintenance expenses & for charity cause of LMP activities, charges for the advertisement would be taken , which will be discussed & informed based on the inquiry from committee members, after successful launch of the mobile application. Like sponsorship / advertisement, any offers / discount / incentives / sale etc. can be also offered by way of advertisement and by way of SMS to members / particular group of members of any city / state / country.

What are the Benefits of Registration/ Advertisement /Offers?

• This mobile application will give platform to establish connectivity among community members who are mainly into business & profession, who are into profession of having position as officers / senior / key position of any Government Department/Organisation, Banks / NBFC / Financial Institution, Corporates.
• Lohana community is spread not only across the country but across the globe, hence by knowing presence of our community member in particular business & profession, community members who needs any business / profession connectivity & who needs help or wants to help internally may contact each other in the interest of their business / profession at their own discretion / principles.
• Also community businesses or professionals giving sponsorship / advertisement / offer can reach among large community members to brand, market and place their product and services.
• Its reasonable efforts by LMP to develop inclination and feelings among community member that ‘when we have our own who needs any particular products / services / help available among our own only, to whom we can have more trustable and reliable relations, then why we should not avail benefits of those relations / networking / spread available among our own, which will ultimately strengthen our community people and in turn community as a whole’.