IGBC derives its strength from its members and a strong secretariat that cohesively works together and strives to achieve a common goal. The industry members are a symbol of strength and knowledge at IGBC.
The IGBC members take part in the activities organized and also bring to the table various unaddressed issues related to policy framework that creates bottlenecks for smooth sailing of the industry. For IGBC inter alia trade issues are generated for appropriate policy advocacy with the government along with proposals to organize various activities in form of trade shows, seminars and conferences.
IGBC invites Trade & Industry across one spectrum to register as a member to actively participate in the activities of the IGBC council. The annual Membership is valid from the date of receipt of subscription till the end of the financial year.
Types of IGBC members
Patron Members
The Governing Body from time to time constitutes specialized sectorial Sub Committees comprising of ordinary members including Institutional and Professional Members. Patron Members will be privileged to head such sectorial sub committees. The patron members also form the IGBC Chambers management committee with a voting right to elect a president of the society for a one-year term.
Membership fee- ₹ 2,00,000 + GST
Ordinary Members
The ordinary members comprises of the following categories of members depending on the nature of the activity of the member organization. These members do not have any voting rights.
- Ordinary Members
- Institutional Members
- Professional Members
Membership fee- ₹ 10,000 + GST
Partial Members
They shall be deemed to be the members of the society for the purpose of issuance of Certificate of Origin – Non preferential (NP) alone. All other business services shall be charged separately from these members at normal rates without extending any subsidy.
Membership fee- ₹ 500 + GST
Benefits
Ordinary Members
- Access to Global buyers and partners through participation in Government subsidized Industry Exhibitions, Buyer Seller Meets and programs organized by Trade Missions around the globe.
- Regular interaction & business networking with IGBC members, International agencies and diplomatic missions to gather market trends & insights through industry seminars and conferences.
- Avail Certificate of Origin & Visa Recommendation letters for official business visits.
- Access to IGBC publications for free.
- Participation in skill development and training workshops organized by IGBC at subsidized rates.
- Avail IGBC “On Demand” Business Services at minimal & subsidized cost.
Patron Members
- Patron members enjoys all the above mentioned benefits enjoyed by the ordinary members
- Priority consideration for Chairmanship and Co-chairmanship of Expert sectoral and international Committees
- Nomination of members on Committees & Advisory Forums constituted by the government of different countries.
- Priority consideration for participation in high level delegations visiting India and those visiting other countries and meeting senior government officials.
- Patron members are eligible to avail IGBC services on demand.
- Priority dealing of all the correspondence by the secretariat.