Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

(DICCI)
Motto Be Job Givers – Not Job Seekers
Founded 2005
Founder Milind Kamble
Type Chamber of commerce
Members
3000+
Website www.dicci.org

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 is responsible to inculcate the spirit of entrepreneurship between the dalit youths[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

  • Milind Kamble

Mentor

Advisors

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 the tenth anniversary of the National conference for SC/ST entrepreneurs organised by DICCI, Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed to support dalit entrepreneurs through Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About DCCI". Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/telangana-govt-to-give-1-acre-rs5-cr-for-dalit-entrepreneur-incubation-centre/article6891795.ece?homepage=true
  4. ↑ Nissim Mannathukkaren (19 July 2013). "The chimera of Dalit capitalism". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.diccismeportal.in/
  6. ↑ http://www.thestatesman.com/news/bengal/dicci-seeks-policy-for-sc-st-smes-in-wb/115698.html
  7. ↑ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-06-04/news/39740639_1_dicci-crore-venture-capital-fund-dalit-indian-chamber
  8. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/telangana-govt-to-give-1-acre-rs5-cr-for-dalit-entrepreneur-incubation-centre/article6891795.ece
  9. ↑ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-01-20/news/58268087_1_dicci-dalit-indian-chamber-dalit-entrepreneurs
  10. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/elite-cant-stand-a-dalit-in-nice-clothes-says-pm-narendra-modi/
  11. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/narendra-modi-tells-dalit-entrepreneurs-this-is-aap-ki-sarkar/article8041349.ece


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