Milind Kamble is an Indian entrepreneur and the founder of the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dicci). He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of trade and industry. He was born in Shirur Tajband, Latur, Maharashtra, India. After schooling at local schools, Milind graduated in engineering and launched a construction company, Fortune Construction Company. In 2005, Milind Kamble, assisted by Chandra Bhan Prasad, a dalit writer and thinker, founded the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI), based in Pune. DICCI works for the financial and social development of dalits and organizes activities such as trade fairs, the first of which was staged in 2010. They have also put in place a venture capital fund, for the dalit entrepreneurs. DICCI mandates its members to provide half of the jobs on offer in their enterprises to dalits and has programmes for education and training support for dalits. The organization has five chapters and 500 members.