Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
| Motto | Be Job Givers – Not Job Seekers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Milind Kamble |
| Type | Chamber of commerce |
Members | 3000+ |
| Mission | To motivate Dalit youth to enter the business & industry sector as entrepreneurs and to carve their own niche; To encourage them to contribute to the nation's economy through wealth creation and to spread the spirit of enterprise to other fellow members. |
| Website |
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The Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) is an Indian association that promotes business enterprises for Dalits.[1] It was founded in 2005 by Milind Kamble.[2] The association has been criticised as seeking to find a small part in a capitalist economy that is founded on exploitation of economically underprivileged classes such as the Dalits themselves.[3][4] Some of the key members of DICCI are Kalpana Saroj, Chandra Bhan Prasad and Rajesh Saraiya.
Organization
DICCI has 18 state chapters and 7 international chapters. Members of DICCI come from diverse range of manufacturing, services and construction sectors. It organizes trade fairs and training camps among other things, and carries out promotional activities for the Dalit MSMEs.[5] The organization is headquartered in Pune.[6]
Office Bearers
Chairman
Mentor
- Chandrabhan Prasad
- Kalpana Saroj
- Ashok Khade
* VIVI Shiralkar
Advisors
- Ashish Chauhan
- Rajesh Paswan
- Nattha Ram
- Prasad Dahapute
Activities
- In 2013 DICCI announced to float Rs 500 crore venture capital fund to promote SC/ST entrepreneurs. SIDBI became first investor in the fund by announcing Rs 10 crore.[7]
- DICCI has set up online SME portal to bring micro, small and medium Dalit entrepreneurs on the same platform as the Government, non-governmental organizations and not-for-profit organizations from across India to do business.
- In February 2015 Telangana CM Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao announced one acre of land in Hyderabad and Rs.5 crore financial assistance for setting up of a Dalit entrepreneur incubation centre.[8][9]
- At National conference for SC/ST entrepreneurs organized at tenth anniversary of DICCI Prime minister Narendra Modi committed to support dalit entrepreneurs through Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana.[10][11]
See also
References
- ↑ "About DCCI". Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Ramalingam, Arpana (12 December 2013). "Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to open Chennai chapter". The Times of India (The Times Group). Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/telangana-govt-to-give-1-acre-rs5-cr-for-dalit-entrepreneur-incubation-centre/article6891795.ece?homepage=true
- ↑ Nissim Mannathukkaren (19 July 2013). "The chimera of Dalit capitalism". The Hindu (The Hindu Group). Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ http://www.diccismeportal.in/
- ↑ http://www.thestatesman.com/news/bengal/dicci-seeks-policy-for-sc-st-smes-in-wb/115698.html
- ↑ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-06-04/news/39740639_1_dicci-crore-venture-capital-fund-dalit-indian-chamber
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/telangana-govt-to-give-1-acre-rs5-cr-for-dalit-entrepreneur-incubation-centre/article6891795.ece
- ↑ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-01-20/news/58268087_1_dicci-dalit-indian-chamber-dalit-entrepreneurs
- ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/elite-cant-stand-a-dalit-in-nice-clothes-says-pm-narendra-modi/
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/narendra-modi-tells-dalit-entrepreneurs-this-is-aap-ki-sarkar/article8041349.ece