In year 1968 the Gujarat Government raised Electricity duty from one paisa per 3 units to 2 paisa per unit, an impact was 600% high duty. It was considered desirable to form Gujarat Cold Storage Association to represent the case of cold storage industry before Gujarat Government; protect interests of the industry at State and National level. The initiative was taken by Shri Shashikant M. Parekh, Saurashtra Canning & Cold Storage Co., Rajkot and Shri Ghanshyambhai G. Thakkar, Thakkar Cold Storage, Bhavnagar and has been supported by P. C. Chib of Ahmedabad. Mr. Ghanshyambhai G. Thakkar and Mr. Shashikant M. Parekh were nominated as First President and First Secretary of Gujarat Cold Storage Association.