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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is an association of Indian businesses which works to create an environment conducive to the growth of industry in the country. CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded in 1895, CII has over 7200 members, from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 1,00,000 enterprises from around 242 national and regional sectoral industry bodies.〔http://www.cii.in/About_Us.aspx?enc=ns9fJzmNKJnsoQCyKqUmaQ==〕 CII works closely with Government on policy issues, interfacing with thought leaders, and enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and business opportunities for industry through a range of specialized services and strategic global linkages. With 64 offices, including 9 Centres of Excellence, in India, and 7 overseas offices in Australia, China, Egypt, France, Singapore, UK, and USA, as well as institutional partnerships with 224 counterpart organizations in 90 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community. The CII Theme for 2014-15 is ‘Accelerating Economic Growth,to strengthen a growth process that meets the aspirations of today’s India. Ajay S. Shriram, Chairman and Senior Managing Director of DCM Shriram, has been elected President of CII for the year 2014-15. Sumit Mazumder, Chairman and Managing Director, TIL Limited, has been elected as the President of CII for the year 2015-16. He succeeds Mr Ajay Shriram as the new President. Dr. Naushad Forbes, Director, Forbes Marshall, has become the President-designate of CII for the year 2015-16. Ms Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice-Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Limited (AHEL) has been elected as Vice-President of CII for the year 2015-16. Chandrajit Banerjee is the Director General. ==History== The organization was founded in 1895 when 5 engineering firms, all members of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, joined hands to form the Engineering and Iron Trades Association (EITA). 1895 - Engineering and Iron Trades Association (EITA) EITA established at the end of 1895 with the aspiration of pressurizing the provincial government to place orders for iron, steel and engineering goods with companies stationed in India. The practice back then was to place all government orders with enterprises based in UK. 1912 - Indian Engineering Association (IEA) The revision from EITA to IEA in 1912 echoed the association's decision to rule out traders from the membership and fixate fully on promoting the motive of manufacturers. 1942 - Engineering Association of India (EAI) Till 1942 IEA was the sole all-India association of engineering industry and characterized mainly big engineering companies, especially the British firms.This drove to a situation where the concern of the Indian enterprises (mainly medium and small scale) was not adequately represented. Hence the Engineering Association of India (EAI) was established in 1942 as a branch of the Indian Chamber of Commerce. EAI represented small and medium engineering firms mostly bought and encouraged by Indians, and had different sources and management approaches from the IEA. 1974 - Association of Indian Engineering Industry (AIEI) After India’s Independence in 1947, the public sector feigned the advantageous role in industrial development. By the 1970s, an advanced foundation of heavy industries had been built, but private companies faced constrictions through licensing demands for fresh units and /or expansion. Keeping in perspective the greater importance of the Engineering industry, in April 1974, the two associations - IEA and EAI - incorporated to form the Association of Indian Engineering Industry (AIEI). For the engineering industry the association meant a stronger affiliation capable of utilizing larger resources and providing a broader range of benefits. 1986 - Confederation of Engineering Industry (CEI) Foreseeing the upcoming challenges in the future, the leadership at AIEI felt the need for greater consolidation and solidarity that would put the industry on a stronger footing and would help it meet the challenges of competition and globalization. Thus in 1986 there was a change in name from AIEI to the Confederation of Engineering Industry (CEI), reflecting the growth and expansion of the organisation since 1974. CEI now became an apex body for manufacturing industries at the national level. 1992 - Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) In 1991, industrial licensing was abolished and economic reforms on a wide scale started taking shape. With effect from 1 January 1992, in keeping with the government's decision to opt for the liberalisation of the Indian economy, the name of CEI was changed to Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). In a new policy environment, it was natural that there would be inter-sectoral integration through a process of diversification and expansion, where the engineering units would diversify into non-engineering units and vice versa. Since 1992, through rapid expansion and consolidation, CII has grown to be the most visible business association in India. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Confederation of Indian Industry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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