Indian Chamber of Commerce

Indian Chamber of Commerce is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group having its headquarter situated in Kolkata, India.

It was founded by pioneering Indian Industrialists based in Calcutta during British Raj, led by Ghanshyam Das Birla.

They also have offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Guwahati, Bhubaneshwar, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Agartala, Siliguri, Ranchi and Patna.

[8] The North East Business Summit is a joint event of the Department of Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India, and the Indian Chamber of Commerce, to showcase the strengths of the Northeastern region and to present significant business opportunities[9] It provides the facility of inter-state movement of goods by offering registration of vehicles and construction of roads.

[31][32] ICC with State Pollution Control Board, Odisha is organized the 3rd Edition of National Conference on "Climate Change Initiatives – "Alternative energy and mobility solution towards achieving Net Zero".

[41] In 1966, the Indian Chamber of Commerce set up the Ladies Study Group (LSG), to create a platform that encourages women to mobilize their talents and help them participate in issues related to social development.

[42][43] ICC through West Bengal State Rural Livelihoods Mission with active participation of the local panchayats, is promoting many poverty eradication initiatives in the rural areas, such as women empowerment schemes, sustainable agricultural initiatives, Swasthya Sathi (a health insurance) scheme, and West Bengal boasts of having the lowest NPA in the self-help groups (SHGs) portfolio in the country where eight lakh such units are operating.

[52] The Foundation, which is the Chambers trust body was formed with the objective of promoting the well-being of Calcutta and in that context, funds various projects to bring about a change in the quality of urban life.

The Indian Chamber of Commerce Headquarter in Kolkata, India