Headquartered in Mumbai, the Chamber represents the voice of over 400,000 businesses and industry establishments across India from diverse sectors of industry with its membership base of over 5000 members and over 150 trade associations affiliated to it. The Chamber's core function is to provide policy inputs and to promote interests of industry and economic growth of the country.Since its inception in 1907, the Chamber has evolved into an institution keeping pace with the time by adapting itself to contemporary trends, while at the same time continuing on the path of its proud legacy of over a century in the service of nation building and simultaneously fulfilling its responsibility towards the welfare and well being of society. The Chamber is now a cradle for nurturing young talents and promoting emancipation of women through Young Leaders' Forum and Ladies' Wing which have become embodiment of youth enterprise, positivism, proactive thought leadership, and movement for women empowerment and entrepreneurship.The Chamber's expansive global network with formal understanding with over 150 chambers and government agencies, the IMC platform offers its members benefit of this network opportunities to explore and expand their operations. The year round activities of dialogues and discussions with eminent business, political, societal and government leaders on a wide range of issues to create environment for sustainable economic and social development is uniquely enriching, knowledge sharing and relationship building experience.