HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, April 18: Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is the leading and only national chamber of commerce operating from Eastern India. Headquartered in Kolkata, it is one of the most pro-active and forward-looking chambers in the country today. Its membership spans some of the most prominent and major industrial groups in India.
Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has initiated the formation of ICC North-East Level State Committees and ICC Regional level Sectoral Committees. As the pioneers for promotion of trade, commerce, industry & economy in North East, ICC North East Committee provides its members with an opportunity to continue to shape the industry in North East India, breaking new grounds while deriving value from the traditional territory to contribute in the plan of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Atmanirbhar North East’.
Sarat Kr Jain, group chief managing director- SM Group has been nominated as the chairman of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Assam State Council. Jain is also the managing director of S M Corporation Ltd., chairman-SM- JDB (Novotel, Guwahati), chairman–Aura Hospitality (Taj Vivanta Shillong), chairman–SM Infrastructure– Real Estate, chairman–Bitchem, Asphalt Technologies Ltd and director–Excel Care Hospital and Apollo Hospital, Guwahati.
Sarat Kr Jain, the doyen of North East’s business community, has been instrumental in enabling SM Group to emerge as one of the best-managed business houses in the East, having a strong focus on corporate governance, hospital management, human capital development and process-oriented management.
He has been involved in development and growth of International Hospital, a leading hospital in the North-East heading the institution’s finance, human resource division and infrastructure development committees.
Since 2015, Jain has been spearheading management of Marwari Hospitals as president. In his tenure, he positioned the health institution as one of the leading brands in healthcare in the North Eastern Region. Along with his acumen the hospital played a crucial role in Covid management during the 1st and 2nd wave of the pandemic.
With business experience of over 48 years, S K Jain has managed to develop SM Corporation Ltd with his leadership quality with the establishment being nominated in the Assam Excellence Award under the category of ‘Best Place to Work’. His untiring quality of leadership has also enabled SM Developers to be nominated in the Assam Excellence Award under the category of ‘Most Trusted Brand’.
S K Jain has joined ICC Assam State Council to contribute towards the various initiatives aimed at reforms, policy advocacy, ease of doing business, market linkages and promotion of sustainable business practices, etc., in Assam and linking the region with the wider pragmatic perspective of India.