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'''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.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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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.<ref name="srinivasachari">{{cite book | title=History of the city of Madras written for the Tercentenary Celebration Committee| first=C. S.|last=Srinivasachari| year=1939| pages=312–313| chapter=Madras in the Present Century-Part I|publisher=P. Varadachary & Co.|place=Madras}}</ref> 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.<ref name="tercentenary">{{cite book | title=Madras Tercentenary Celebration Committee Commemoration Volume| editor=Diwan Bahadur S. E. Runganadhan|chapter=A short history of the Madras Chamber of Commerce by G. H. Hodgson| year=1939| pages=243–245| publisher=Indian Branch, Oxford Press}}</ref> The chamber got its first permanent venue in 1869 when a part of ''[[The Madras Mail]]'' office was leased to them.<ref name="tercentenary"/> In 1924, the chamber moved to the offices of the [[Mercantile Bank of India, London and China|Mercantile Bank]].<ref name="tercentenary" /><br />
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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.<ref name="srinivasachari" /> The chamber got its first Indian President only in 1964.<ref name="muthiahp264">{{cite book | title=Madras Rediscovered| last=Muthiah| first=S.| year=2004| author-link=S. Muthiah| publisher=East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd| isbn=81-88661-24-4|page=264}}</ref><br />
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In the early 1900s, the chamber played a pivotal role in the development of [[Indian Railways]].{{fact|date=July 2020}}<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.madraschamber.in/ Official website]<br />
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[[Category:Chambers of commerce in India]]<br />
[[Category:Organisations based in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Economy of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Economic history of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:1836 establishments in India]]<br />
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