The Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FJCCI) has now come forward to help the victims of flood in devastated Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and collect relief funds from businessmen of the State. The federation decided to begin the noble effort on the the birthday Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“The Jharkhand Chamber is with the flood victims of J&K. A cell will be constructed at the chamber office. Funds collected thus will be deposited in PM’s relief account,” said president of FJCCI Ratan Modi.
Fund collection will start on September 17 which is incidentally the birthday of Modi. The federation will approach 5-lakh businessmen to collect relief funds for the victims of the worst ever flood in J&K. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sanjay Seth has been given the responsibility of overseeing the entire process. The federation will also appeal corporate houses to contribute to relief fund.
Meanwhile, the FJCCI celebrated 55th foundation day on Monday and shed light on the works done by the federation for the city and businessmen of the State. The federation honoured founder member and past presidents during the foundation day ceremony. The apex representative body of businessmen was founded in 1960 and was known as Chotanagpur Chamber of Commerce & Industries and was given its present name in the year 2000.