History

Malaysian Indian Youth Council (MIYC) is the largest Indian youth based national organization in Malaysia. As to date, MIYC has successfully established 14 State Councils with more than 300 branches and 6 Associated Members Organization with members more than 70, 000.

The formation of MIYC was initiated by the founder of MIYC Viveka Sri Rajaretinam Arumugam in a small social gathering on 12th November 1991. Final documentation of the formation was submitted for registration on 17th April 1992.
 
The MIYC registration was approved and the certificate was issued by the Registrar of Society, Malaysia on 1st December 1993. The first Annual General Meeting of MIYC was held on 23rd January 1994 at Vivekanandha Ashram, Brickfield Kuala Lumpur. Viveka Sri Muthuveloo Chinna was selected as the First President of MIYC and Viveka Sri Rajaretinam Arumugam was appointed as the First Honorable Secretary of MIYC.

31st July 2004 was the important date in MIYC history. After 10 years of struggles, finally MIYC was officially declared as a full board member of Malaysian Youth Council (MBM). 25th May 2006, the long waited MIYC Cooperative was formed and obtained the license to operate nationwide. 1st July 2008, MIYC was the first Indian Youth Organization to register with Registrar of Youth (ROY) under the new Youth Act 2007.