‘A friend, philosopher and guide’ to businesses, the Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry is celebrating 160 years of its birth.

The celebrations will bring into sharp focus the permanence of change and the transience of trends, technology, and business models.

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the celebrations in the city on November 22 in the presence of Governor P. Sathasivam and a host of other dignitaries.

Moments of pride

The Cochin Chamber has had its own moments of pride.

It was one of the promoter chambers of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), New Delhi, the oldest national chamber of its kind in the country.

Chamber president Shaji Varghese said its activities had undergone drastic transformation over the years.

He recalled that the chamber was in the forefront of several public causes, including an international airport for Kochi. It had also chipped in by offering inputs when the Kochi port was being set up.

The chamber plans to celebrate the 160 years of its existence appropriately with programmes highlighting its contributions to various development initiatives in the city.

Training programmes

The chamber now plans to offer training to truck drivers, said its office-bearers.

Home nursing is another area where training will be imparted.

The celebrations will hinge on the chamber’s motto of ‘equitable, sustainable and green development’.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Kerala / by Special  Correspondent / Kochi – November 18th, 2017