About Us
About MACCIA
Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (MACCIA) provides a platform for policy directions to Government of Maharashtra on various issues related to trade, commerce, industry & agriculture for economic development.
MACCIA Members
MACCIA is the only chamber in Maharashtra with deep roots in all districts, having more than 6,000
direct members and 800 local trade and industry associations connected to it. The Chamber has a
collective membership of over 40,00,000 including large, medium, and small-scale industries, traders,
agriculturists, and professionals from across the state.
With such extensive reach and engagement, it
serves as the Apex Chamber of the state.
Foundation in Pre-Independence Era
MACCIA was established in the year 1927 by the great visionary Industrialist Late Seth Walchand Hirachand with the mission to unite & organize the business class emerging in the pre-independent India.
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.
Policy Directions
MACCIA works closely with State Government
for chalking out growth oriented policies for the Maharashtra State. MACCIA suggests Policy
directions to Government of Maharashtra on various issues and concerns related to trade, commerce,
industry & agriculture such as suggestions on draft policy matters, circulars and notifications,
budget recommendations.
Recently the Conference on Ports of Maharashtra-Gateway to India resulted in the formulation of
Port Policy of Maharashtra.
MACCIA’s stand on policy issues is sort out by Government, industry, think tanks, policy makers and
academia. We provide a platform for consensus building on policy matters.
Founder President Late Seth Walchand Hirachand
Seth Walchand Hirachand was the Leader of Indian Industry and the Founder President of Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce – MCC, during Pre-Independence days. He was also the Founder Member of FICCI.
‘Swadeshi’ was the only Political and Economical vision during the Pre-independence Period. Every year Conferences on Trade, Commerce and Industry were organized for the development of Indian Trade.
Seth Walchand Hirachand was a strong spokesman of Indian Business Community, and during his tenure, every effort was made for having a developed environment for Businessmen in Maharashtra. During his tenure Chamber was fortunate enough to have Shri B.G.Kher who was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra in 1937, as a Member of the Chamber.
His Major Contribution :
MACCIA Vision Mission
To protect and promote the common economic interests of our Members and foster the Trade, Commerce, Industry & Agriculture in Maharashtra on National & International level.
To represent, express and give effect to the opinions of the Members of the Chamber on all types of economic, trade, commerce, industry, and other issues.
To take pioneering steps in Capability building, promoting Leadership and to initiate Entrepreneur seeding with practicing high values with trust & confidence.
To collect and disseminate information concerning trade, industry, agriculture, MSMEs, water, energy, taxation and related laws.
To maintain good relations with government bodies and other commercial organizations in the state and elsewhere in order to advancement of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture.
Recognizing the services of Members & Statutory Authorities for their outstanding contribution to social and economic development in Maharashtra.
Lalit Gandhi
President
Ravindra Mangave
Sr. Vice President
Karunakar Shetty
Vice President
Mumbai-I
Shankar Shinde
Vice President
Mumbai-II
Sanjay Sonawane
Vice President North
Maharashtra-I
Sangeeta Patil
Vice President
North Maharashtra-II
Ramakant Malu
Vice President
WesternMaharashtra-I
Dilip Gupta
Vice President
Western Maharashtra-II
Praful Malani
Vice President
Marathwada
Shrikrishna Parab
Vice President
Kokan
Ashish Pednekar
Chairman -Trust Board
Special Invitee
Vijay Vedmutha
Special Invitee
Kantilala Chopda
Special Invitee
EXPERT COMMITTEES FOR THE PERIOD 2022-2024
MACCIA has constituted following Expert Committees to address important issues and advise and to educate members.
These Committees consist of experts from respective sectors.
| Sr. No | Name | Chairman | Co-Chairman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agriculture and Rural Development Committee Guardian Office Bearers : S.D. Parab, Vice President |
Rajaram Sangle sangle@alcomp.in |
Vikram Khade vikramkhade4@gmail.com Mayank Gupta mayank@landcraftagro.com Balasaheb Solankure solankurepatil@gmail.com |
| 2 | Arbitration (ADR) Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Shankar Shinde, Vice President |
Rahul Hingmire rahul@vllp.co.in |
Ishan Patkar ishaan.v.patkar@gmail.com |
| 3 | Business Forum Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Sanjay Sonavane, Vice President Ramakant Malu, Vice President |
Deepak Choudhari deepak.chaudhari@spectrum-india.com |
Datta Bhalerao dattabhalerao@gmail.com Atul Shah amar.shah25@gmail.com |
| 4 | Centenary Celebrations Planning Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Lalit Gandhi, President |
Tansukh Jhambad tansukhzambad@gmail.com | Arun Lalwani lalwani.arun@yahoo.com |
| 5 | Civil Aviation Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Dilip Gupta, Vice President |
Manish Rawal vmautoppl@gmail.com |
Ketan Shah mahendradist@ymail.com |
| 6 | Cluster Development Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Ravindra Mangave, Senior Vice President |
Shrikant Patil paramountentr@gmail.com | Satish Lonikar sales@malharcorp.com |
| 7 | Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Praful Malani, Vice President Shankar Shinde, Vice President |
Shrikant Patil paramountentr@gmail.com |
Satish Lonikar sales@malharcorp.com |
| 8 | Digital Economy and E-commerce Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Karunakar Shetty, Vice President |
Dharmendra Pawar amrutwelmedia@gmail.com |
Viren Bavishi viren@sapphire-india.com |
| 9 | Education and Skill Development Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Sangeeta Patil, Vice President Karunakar Shetty, Vice President |
Sandip Bhandari sandiipdbhandari@gmail.com |
Manoj Chavan drmanojpchavan@gmail.com V. Namdeo vsnaumdeo@gmail.com |
| 10 | Environment Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Ravindra Mangave, Senior Vice President |
U. K. Sharma uksharma@mantrasresources.com |
Vaishali Swaroop vaishalig999@gmil.com |
| 11 | Finance and Banking Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Ravindra Mangave, Senior Vice President |
Prafull Chajed pchhajed@yahoo.com |
Mansi Khanolkar mansi@safc.co.in Avinash Kothavade avibk94@gmail.co m |
| 12 | Food Processing Committee Guardian Office Bearers: S.D. Parab, Vice President |
Manoj Zanwar manoj@godawari.com |
Pankaj Vora allindiaimporterspv@gmail.com Prakash Mehata prakash.sphurti@gmail.com |
| 13 | Forum of Industry Associations (MACCIA-FIA) Guardian Office Bearers: Lalit Gandhi, President |
Ashish Nahar ash_nahar@rediffmail.com |
Madhusudan Rungta madhu_rungta@yahoo.com |
| 14 | Forum of Trade Associations (MACCIA FOTA) Guardian Office Bearers: Lalit Gandhi, President |
Nitin Bang n.bang@rediffmail.com |
Jagannath Kale meherseedcorporation@rediffmail.com |
| 15 | Furniture, Hardware Sector Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Karunakr Shetty, Vice President |
Sanjay Lunawat info@knchanassociates.com |
Nandkumar Shah nrs.manik.mhpl@gmail.com Amit Barot amiet@wwisourcing.com |
| 16 | Government Co-ordination Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Dilip Gupta, Vice President Prafull Malani, Vice President |
Sharad Suryawanshi suryawanshisharad@gmail.com |
Sunil Mutha mutha.sunil@rediffmail.com Chetan Dedhia chetankdedhia@rediffmail.com |
| 17 | Infrastructure and Urban Development Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Prafull Malani, Vice President Vijay Vedmutha, Permanent Invitee |
Sunil Pharande pharandesunil@gmail.com |
Prasanna Deshpande acc.cabt@chaitanyagroupindia.com Girish Chitale girish.chitale@chitalegroup.com |
| 18 | Internal Trade & Consumer Affairs Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Prafull Malani, Vice President |
Dhairyashil Patil dhairyashilhpatil@gmail.com |
Rajendra Bathiya rmcopune@gmail.com Ramniklal Cheda mgda.mumbai@gmail.com |
| 19 | International Relations and Trade Committee Guardian Office Bearers: S. D. Parab, Vice President |
Gagan Mahotra gagan@dreamworth.in |
Sandeep Nagori cmdjmd.ind@gmail.com |
| 20 | Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Sanjay Sonavane, Vice President |
Pramod Shah pramodshah361@gmail.com |
Keshav Korgaonkar shantadurgahrinsights@gmail.com |
| 21 | MACCIA State Infrastructure Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Lalit Gandhi, President |
Vijay Vedmutha vijay@bedmutha.com |
Ashwinkumar Pardeshi info@obenolchemicals.in Asavari Deshmukh mdchetas@gmail.com |
| 22 | MACCIA Awards Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Lalit Gandhi, President |
Dr. Prashant Patvardhan prashantpatwardhan70@gmail.com |
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| 23 | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Ramakant Malu, Vice President Dilip Gupta, Vice President |
Hitendra Mota chairman.msme@maccia.org.in |
Rajendra Kothawade hariomtech@rediffmail.com |
| 24 | Mine, Mineral and Metals Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Vijay Vedmutha |
Rahul Deshmukh account@rdgroupindia.com |
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| 25 | North Maharashtra Chamber Bhavan Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Sanjay Sonavane, Vice President |
Kantilal Chopda dhartidhan1@gmail.com |
Mahendra Raisoni shradha.polymats@gmail.com |
| 26 | Pharma, Health Care & Wellness Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Ramakant Malu, Vice President |
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Vinayak Shete sanglimedicalhub@gmail.com |
| 27 | Ports, Logistics and warehousing Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Karunakar Shetty, Vice President |
C. S. Singh cssingh@himishipping.com |
Omprakash Agarwal om@nagarkot.co.in Nikhil Goyal devifoodgrains@gamail.com Balasaheb Kalshetty |
| 28 | Power Tariff Electricity Committee Guardian Office Bearers: S. D. Parab, Vice President |
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Shridhar Vyavhare info@vaibhavplacements.com Mukund Mali shrianantelectricals@gmail.com |
| 29 | PR, Media & communication committee Guardian Office Bearers: Ramakant Malu, Vice President Shankar Shinde, Vice President |
Sarika Mahotra sareeka@dreamworth.in |
Sahil Nyaharkar sahil.nyaharkar456@gmail.com Abhijit Chande abhichande@gmail.com Nakul Parsekar nakulparsekar1@gmail.com |
| 30 | Real Estate and Construction Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Dilip Gupta, Vice President |
Sunil Kotwal |
Jayesh Oswal rishabhdevelopers@yahoo.com |
| 31 | Renewable Energy Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Ravindra Mangave, Senior Vice President |
Deepak Kokate dipakkokate@gmail.com |
Prashant Joshi rajujoshi110@gmail.com |
| 32 | Taxation committee Guardian Office Bearers: Ramakant Malu, Vice President |
Viyanak Patkar vinayak.p.patkar@gmail.com |
Pravina Oswal pno.startup@gmail.com |
| 33 | Technology and Innovation Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Shankar Shinde, Vice President |
Shantaram Surve surve.sd@gmail.com |
Gagan Mohotra sales@dremworth.in Prakash Maladkar maladkar@afecoheating.com |
| 34 | Textile and Apparel Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Sangeeta Patil, Vice President |
Rahul Awade kprjsssk@gmail.com |
Prashant Pokale balajicollection- kop@rediffmail.com Pritesh Devkar contact@dyfindia.com |
| 35 | Tourism and Hospitality Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Praful Malani, Vice President |
Datta Bhalerao dattabhalerao@gmail.com |
Gaurish Dhond gaurishdhond@gmail.com |
| 36 | Women Entrepreneurs Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Sangeeta Patil, Vice President |
Dr.Dhanashri Hardas dhanashrimhardas@gmail.com |
Shweta Inamdar inamdars98@yahoo.com Shilpa Jain ssjain15@gmail.com |
| 37 | Western Maharashtra Business Forum Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Sanjay Sonwane, Vice President Ramakant Malu, Vice President |
Pritesh Karnavat pkinternationaltyres@gmail.com |
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| 38 | Young Entrepreneurs Committee Guardian Office Bearers: Sangeeta Patil, Vice President |
Ashwinkumar Pardeshi info@obenolchemicals.in |
Sujit Chavan sujeetchavan@yahoo.co.in |
| 39 | North Maharashtra Export Promotion Committee Guardian Office Bearers: S. D. Parab, Vice President |
Ravindra Zope shreeganesh8.9@rediffmail.c om |
Rajesh Malpure info@jogeshwari.co.in |