Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry
| Formation | 1834 |
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| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Legal status | Foundation |
| Purpose | Economic |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, India |
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Region served
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South Asia |
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Official language
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English |
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Key People
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Mr. Sutanu Ghosh(President) Mr. Chandra Sekhar Ghosh(President Designate) Mr. Indrajit Sen( Sr. Vice President) Mr. Subhodip Ghosh(Director General) |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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Calcutta Chamber of Commerce |
The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a chamber of commerce based in West Bengal, India.
Established in 1853, it is the only such institution in India.
The organization has its headquarters at the former Royal Exchange in B. B. D. Bagh, Kolkata, which was once the residence of William bentick, the first Governor-General of India.
The members include corporations and industries of all sizes, professionals, divisions of large multinational corporations and service industry organizations. The corporate members are drawn largely from the sectors of agriculture, engineering, textiles, leather, fast-moving consumer goods and customer services, and are not confined to West Bengal and the Eastern Region, but are from all over India.
The Bengal Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1853, replacing the former Calcutta Chamber of Commerce, which was merged into the new organization. At the outset, it had eighty-six members in Calcutta and eighteen others. Its objects included –
On 30 November 1857, as a result of the Indian Mutiny, the Chamber appealed to the Government of India to send "a force of Europeans, either sailors or soldiers" to defend Akyab, as it considered the Arracan Battalion not to give enough protection. It was concerned about "the safety of the inhabitants and the security of the public treasury". The Secretary to the Government replied on 2 December, regretting that "there is no European force available at present."
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