FOUNDATION : The founding of AIMO by Sri. M.Visvesvaraya was in furtherance of his vision "Prosperity through Industry". Industrialisation of India was his obsession and from his early career as an engineer in the former Mysore state, Sir Visvesvaraya worked relentlessly to put India on the map of industrialised nations. He was truly one of the founding father of modern India and was closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru & Leading industrialists of his time notably J.R.D.Tata.

STRUCTURE : Members of AIMO are drawn from small, medium and large scale from all over the country with diverse interests such as engineering, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and services.With headquarters in Bombay, AIMO has state / Regional level boards elected annually, supported by secretariats at headquarters and state boards. The Tamil Nadu state board operates from Chennai.