The M.I.A. is a non-profit organization established in 2004 by industrialists and businessmen in Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore to support entrepreneurship and education for the local community. It helps entrepreneurs by providing a platform to network and explore business opportunities. It also supports education by adopting local government schools, providing teachers, books, uniforms and scholarships. Membership provides benefits like guidance on starting businesses, exploring customer opportunities from other members, and assistance dealing with statutory authorities. The organization's goals are to promote entrepreneurship and education to improve the socioeconomic status of the Muslim community.

1. Message - from the Secretary
About us
BENEFITS OF BECOMING A MEMBER :
M.I.A is a non-profitable, charitable society established in 2004 by
successful Industrialists and businessmen from Peenya Industrial
Area, Bangalore, with a desire to develop the community socio-
economically. It was started as a Trust & then as the activity grew, in
2007 it was transformed into a Society and is now registered under the
Indian societies Act.
M.I.A works only on two agenda 1. Entrepreneurial development & 2.
Support the cause of Education at different levels in our community.
M.I.A has obtained exemption under section 80 G of the income tax act
to provide benefit to the donors.
As a part of entrepreneurial development, MIA helps the entrepreneurs
by providing them with a common platform where all the members
converge and explore the business opportunities that are available
from time to time, by networking.
And as a social obligation for the innumerable blessings that Allah has
bestowed on us, Socially, Economically, etc., MIA supports the cause
of education by way of adoption of Government schools and involves
itself in improving the standard of education by deputing private
teachers to the adopted schools where there is a shortage of
government appointed teachers and further by providing books,
teaching aids, uniforms etc., for the children. It also encourages poor &
deserving students of professional colleges by providing them with
scholarship.
Any person (a Technocrat with vast experience, Students passing out
of Professional courses etc.,) desirous of becoming an entrepreneur
can enroll as a member of our association.
1. MIA will be able to guide the prospective entrepreneur on all
procedural formalities involved in setting up a new industry.
2. Business opportunity by way of customers if any from among
the existing members can be explored.
3. The association will help the member to get relief in case of any
harassment from the statutory authorities like Sales Tax, ESI,
EPF etc.
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2. Message - from the Secretary
4. If we have a strong member base, we can have our
representative in state industrial bodies like KASSIA, FICCI,
etc., so that the interests of our community can be protected. It
will give an opportunity to demand various facilities for the
benefit of our members that may be available from the GOK &
GOI. We can invite the bureaucrats from various departments
to our association and have interaction with the members.
5. One can benefit and improve his knowledge by attending
seminars & workshops conducted by MIA on personality
development, soft skills, Industrial Management etc., from time
to time.
6. Knowledge & Experience (Technical, Financial, HR
management etc.) of members can be shared with each other.
If carefully & deeply analysed, the root cause for majority of the
problems the Muslim community is facing today will narrow
down to illiteracy (Jahiliath) among the masses.
The representation of Muslims in many government
organizations & various other fields is hardly 2% at present,
which at the time of Indian Independence was around 12% (as
per Sachar Committee report).
We as elite members of our community should be committed to
social uplift, justice, sustainable development and human
rights of our community. Hence to achieve all the above-
mentioned points the best way is to provide good Education
among our children and Entrepreneurial Development among
our youth.
Providing better education to our community at the grass root
level will certainly push the literacy rate of our community to a
higher level. It further helps our community to get better socio
economic status. Further if educated youth are given
opportunity under entrepreneurial development they would
further help the same cause as that of ours and the cycle will
continue.
VISION :
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3. MISSION :
ACHIEVEMENTS :
Our Mission has two agendas to attend: First is Entrepreneurial
Development in our community & Second is to give good Education by
running schools and technical institutes, in a professional, modern and
ethical manner, aiming to be a role model for a new revolution in
education. We expect each and every member of our community to
take active part in this mission and make a mark by uplifting our
community, which is the need of the hour.
We have to bring awareness among the Muslims on the need for
education that is very important under the present situation. Many
facilities are available from the Government of India towards education,
we the educated, influential & elite members of the society have a
social obligation to involve ourselves to ensure that the efforts of GOI
reach the needy & deserving and that these do not go wasted.
1. Many existing members have benefitted by interaction to
exchange the technical know how and utilization of spare
capacity available with each other.
2. Budding entrepreneurs have been supported by M.I.A by
introducing them to similar cluster of industrialist to get better
platform.
3. M.I.A supported its members in the taxation (S.T, I.T, Excise,
Export documentation etc).
4. For the benefit of our members, we had conducted a seminar at
Hotel A.J. International on 05.05.07. On the topic “Changing
Business Scenario globally”. 26 members attended it.
During this seminar, a few participants expressed their desire to
expand their business among other members of our
association.
5. Conducted a business awareness program for the
unorganized manufacturers from Gudadahalli area, Mysore
Road, which included Rexene Jerkin Manufacturers, Small
engineering workshops, Steel Furniture manufacturers etc.,
Wherein the officers, Additional Commissioner of Commercial
Taxes, Chief Manager from SBM, Officer from Co-operative
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4. societies etc addressed the members on various benefits
available to registered units.
6. Conducted awareness program, wherein our council members
addressed a gathering of entrepreneurs at Hubli and
persuaded them to adopt the model of MIA.
7. On many occasions, MIA has successfully been able to get
relief for a few members from the department of commercial
taxes, when their trucks were held up at checkposts for various
reasons like mistake in e-sugam etc. & also in one case
arranged for refund of excess vat amount that was being
unnecessarily delayed by the officer of the commercial taxes.
8. Many members have been able to expand their business by
networking with each other. A few examples are Arsh
Associates, Excel Hitech Fab, Spag Associates, Classic
Engineering, Global Industrial Corporation, Huda Enterprises
etc.
9. Adopted Government Urdu schools at Hegganahalli,
Kachohalli & Dasarahalli Peenya. After adoption of these
schools the standard of teaching and the strength has
increased.
10. Mr.Farooq Ahmed Shariff Vice President MIA, has started a
school “Relic International School” for the benefit of poor,
deserving & needy children at Subash Nagar, Singasandra,
Bangalore. He also convinced the local politician to gift a site
and arranged to build 3 classrooms for Singasandra higher
primary school.
11. M.I.A arranged for the donation of a site at Kachohalli and
further got Government grants and sanctions for the Kachohalli
Govt School.
12. M.I.A built and donated classrooms for the Hegganahalli Govt
School.
13. Organised a Students Felicitation program for the meritorious
students of SSLC, PUC, Final Year Engineering & Medical
courses.
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5. 14. M.I.A adopted AL-Inam school at Magadi road and renovated
the school building, provided sufficient infrastructure for the
convenience of the students. New principal was appointed to
take the standard of school to higher level. Of course, we have
withdrawn from this school, once it became self sufficient.
1. To make an office in the heart of the city so that it is accessible to
all members.
2. To expand the activity to other parts of Karnataka & later extend
it to other states.
3. M.I.A plans to have a knowledge-sharing common platform for
the benefit of industrialist.
4. To conduct “Inter-active” get together of members every 2
months with an officer from different department like ESI, EPF,
CENTRAL EXCISE, Commercial Taxes etc., each time.
5. To conduct group tours to developing countries to explore
business opportunities.
6. To have a placement service for the benefit of Muslim
candidates. (Co-ordination between Employers and
Employees)
7. Conducting of workshops & Seminars on business
opportunities in india and overseas, business through islamic
laws and ways / life skills, leadership and managerial skills
8. Providing computers to Government schools.
9. To have our community center in heart of the city.
10. Adopting more government schools.
11. To give Scholarship to as many Poor, Needy & Deserving
students of our community at various levels.
FUTURE PLANS :
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