Environment a Focus!
The Chamber organized a campaign for cleaning the waterways in and around Madras. A signature campaign to create awareness about the need for maintaining the river systems free from pollution was carried out. A Boat rally was organised on the Cooum!.One hundred and seventy five years of service to the nation and its industrial development … this is in brief the history of the Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI).Today its effort is to proactively influence public policy and practice on issues which impact economy, trade, commerce and industry.MCCI liaises with and maintains a close rapport with different government departments, institutions, diplomatic missions in Chennai and other major cities in India and abroad.It also circulates on an on-going basis trade enquiries received for imports/exports of Indian products, changes in legislation, rules, regulations and notifications relevant to industry as issued by the government and other institutions, status reports, position papers, white papers, etc.In order to keep itself abreast of the national and international developments in various sectors of trade and commerce, the Chamber organises seminars, workshops, conferences, training programmes, open house discussions, etc., with eminent citizens from different spheres and senior officials from the government and other organisations. It also holds interactive meetings with trade missions.A very important service provided by MCCI for the members is the professional assistance for arbitration of commercial disputes between member companies and other companies. These are regulated by the rules of arbitration of Indian Council of Arbitration of which it is a member.
Some of the other efforts of MCCI are:
- Issuance of Certificate of Origin for export shipment
- Other services include issue of recommendation letters for grant of visa to businessmen and advice and guidance on various trade related matters.
Affiliations:
The Chamber is a Promoter Chamber of the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (Assocham) New Delhi and also a member of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) New Delhi.