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The Apex Chamber of Maharashtra
Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (MACCIA) is the Apex Chamber of the State. The Chamber plays a pivotal role in supplementing and augmenting the efforts of Government for the economic development of the State and advancement of its people. With more than 3500 direct Members, comprising of large, medium and small-scale industries, traders, agriculturist and professionals,
MACCIA is the only Chamber in Maharashtra, which has deep-roots in all the 35 districts encompassing 355 Talukas of Maharashtra. In addition over 800 local trade and industry associations and professional bodies having collective membership of over 700,000 business organizations from all over the State are affiliated to the Chamber and thus it virtually functions as the State’s Apex Chamber.
Foundation in Pre-Independence Era
The Chamber was founded in the year 1927 by the great Visionary Industrialist Late Seth Walchand Hirachand with the mission to unite & organize the business class, then emerging in the pre-independent India. After its establishment in 1927, the Chamber had the fortune to be nurtured by stalwarts and doyens of Indian industry.
Galaxy of Past Presidents
Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (MACCIA) was founded in the year 1927 by the great visionary and industrialist Seth Walchand Hirachand After its establishment in 1927, the Chamber had the fortune to be nurtured by stalwarts and doyens of Indian industry
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Former President
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Year
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Former President
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Year
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Late Seth Walchand Hirachand
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1927 - 38
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Late Shri M. L. Dahanukar
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1938-46
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Late Shri W. W. Wagh
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1950 - 51
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Late Shri E. B. Rajderkar
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1951-52
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Late Shri K. H. Kabbur
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1952 - 54
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Late Shri B. D. Garware
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1954-58
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Late Shri K. H. Dhamdhere
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1958 - 60
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Late Shri Lalchand Hirachand
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1960-64
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Late Shri Ramkrishna Bajaj
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1964 - 67
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Late Shri S. M. Dahanukar
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1967-68
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Shri Deokisan Sarda
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1968 - 69
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Late Shri Bharat Gulabchand
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1969-70
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Shri Madhavrao Apte
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1970 - 73
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Late Shri Babubhai Rathi
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1973-75
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Late Shri J. G. Bodhe
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1975 - 77
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Late Shri B. M. Gogte
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1977-79
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Late Shri A. S. Kasliwal
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1979 - 83
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Shri Shashikant Garware
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1983-85
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Late Shri Padmakar Dhamdhere
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1985 - 87
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Shri Arvind Doshi
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1987-90
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Shri Subhash Dandekar
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1990 - 92
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Shri Vasantrao Kulkarni
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1992-94
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Late Shri Aravind Kulkarni
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1994 - 96
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Late Shri Shivajirao Desai
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1996
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Shri Dilip Dandekar
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1996 - 98
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Shri Khushalchandra Poddar
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1998-2000
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Shri A.R. Anandpara
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2000 - 2002
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Shri Vikram Sarda
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2002-2004
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Shri E. K. Thakur
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2004 - 2006
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Shri Hemant Rathi
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2006-2008
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Smt Meenal Mohadikar
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2008 - 2009
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Shri Digvijay Kapadia
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2009 - 2010
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Affiliation to Central Organizations
The Chamber is affiliated to national level organizations of Trade and Industry such as Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), New Delhi, International Chamber of Commerce - National Committee, New Delhi, Indian Council of Arbitration, New Delhi, All India Organization of Employers, New Delhi.
