Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a non-governmental, industry-led and industry-managed organisation whose main purpose is to influence government policy on economy, trade, commerce and industry. It also works for better education, health, infrastructure and environment.
History
The Madras Chamber of Commerce was established on 29 September 1836 by eight businessman, chief of whom were J. W. Dare of Parry & Co., W. S. Binny of Binny & Co. and J. A. Arbuthnot of Arbuthnot & Co., at the office of Binny & Co., a leading Indian business house with J. A. Arbuthnot as its first Chairman.[1] Other important companies in the chamber were Line & Co, Ouchterlony & Co, Barrow & Co, Fischer & Co, Guichard & Co, Seth Sam & Co, G. Sidloo Chetty and J. C. Tulloch.[2] The chamber got its first permanent venue in 1869 when a part of The Madras Mail office was leased to them.[2] In 1924, the chamber moved to the offices of the Mercantile Bank.[2]
Right from the initial stages, native Indians did not join in large numbers in the chamber as in the case of the Southern Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Indian merchants chose to start their own organisations such as the Madras Trades Association.[1] The chamber got its first Indian President only in 1964.[3]
^ abSrinivasachari, C. S. (1939). "Madras in the Present Century-Part I". History of the city of Madras written for the Tercentenary Celebration Committee. Madras: P. Varadachary & Co. pp. 312–313.
^ abcDiwan Bahadur S. E. Runganadhan, ed. (1939). "A short history of the Madras Chamber of Commerce by G. H. Hodgson". Madras Tercentenary Celebration Committee Commemoration Volume. Indian Branch, Oxford Press. pp. 243–245.
madras, chamber, commerce, industry, governmental, industry, industry, managed, organisation, whose, main, purpose, influence, government, policy, economy, trade, commerce, industry, also, works, better, education, health, infrastructure, environment, history,. Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a non governmental industry led and industry managed organisation whose main purpose is to influence government policy on economy trade commerce and industry It also works for better education health infrastructure and environment History EditThe Madras Chamber of Commerce was established on 29 September 1836 by eight businessman chief of whom were J W Dare of Parry amp Co W S Binny of Binny amp Co and J A Arbuthnot of Arbuthnot amp Co at the office of Binny amp Co a leading Indian business house with J A Arbuthnot as its first Chairman 1 Other important companies in the chamber were Line amp Co Ouchterlony amp Co Barrow amp Co Fischer amp Co Guichard amp Co Seth Sam amp Co G Sidloo Chetty and J C Tulloch 2 The chamber got its first permanent venue in 1869 when a part of The Madras Mail office was leased to them 2 In 1924 the chamber moved to the offices of the Mercantile Bank 2 Right from the initial stages native Indians did not join in large numbers in the chamber as in the case of the Southern Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Indian merchants chose to start their own organisations such as the Madras Trades Association 1 The chamber got its first Indian President only in 1964 3 In the early 1900s the chamber played a pivotal role in the development of Indian Railways citation needed Notes Edit a b Srinivasachari C S 1939 Madras in the Present Century Part I History of the city of Madras written for the Tercentenary Celebration Committee Madras P Varadachary amp Co pp 312 313 a b c Diwan Bahadur S E Runganadhan ed 1939 A short history of the Madras Chamber of Commerce by G H Hodgson Madras Tercentenary Celebration Committee Commemoration Volume Indian Branch Oxford Press pp 243 245 Muthiah S 2004 Madras Rediscovered East West Books Madras Pvt Ltd p 264 ISBN 81 88661 24 4 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry amp oldid 1018832045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
