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History
Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) was founded in 1976 with its headquarters at Bangalore, by a group of corporate captains who wanted an effective organization to project the views of the large and medium industries in Karnataka. The BCIC's goal has been to create a congenial climate in the State for the development of industry, business, service, infrastructure, internal and external trade. The Greater Mysore Chamber of Industry
(BCIC) is affiliated to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), New Delhi.
Members
BCIC members account for over 95 percent of the capital investment and nearly 90 percent of the labor employed in Karnataka's corporate sector. The membership profile of the BCIC reflects a wide spectrum of industries. These include manufacturing activities covering Steel, Cement, Paper, Automotive Components, Chemicals and fertilizers, Engineering, Textiles, Electronics, Software and Computers, Pharmaceuticals, Processed Foods, besides Plantations, Printing and Publishing, Hotel Industry and Tourism, Turnkey Consultancy, Banking and Finance and other services. The Chamber has been invited to serve on many Advisory Committees constituted by the Central and State Governments, through which it addresses issues proposed by its members, as well as those which are of general interest. The areas cover all aspects of policy and
procedures. Information repository. One of the major strengths of BCIC is in its collection of large amount of information and data base relevant to the industry. It also has a speedy mechanism for dissemination of all Central and State Government Notifications, Enactments, Reports, Circulars and Statistical Information. From time to time, BCIC arranges very useful meetings, seminars, interactions and discussions with Foreign Ambassadors, Consular Representatives and Business Missions from abroad.
Affiliations
BCIC has close linkages with a number of Bi-National Chambers in the country and many Chambers of Commerce outside India. It has signed Memorandum of Co-operation
(MOCs) with the Council of EU Chamber of Commerce; Indo-French Chamber of commerce and Industry; Shenzhen Branch of China Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Sussex Chamber of Commerce, UK, Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Alberta, Canada, Australia India Chamber of Commerce INC., Melbourne, Australia and the Trade development Alliance of Greater Seattle, Washington, USA.
Following links provide information about our associations:
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