Presently there are about 186 (Ordinary) Members and about 54 Associate Members of the Association.“Any person, firm, company or corporation carrying on business of manufacture and sale of forgings and stampings as his or its principal business shall be entitled to become an Ordinary Member of the Association.” (From the Articles of Association of AIFI.)“Any individual, firm, institution or association who/which is either domiciled in India or abroad or has a place of business in India or abroad or a company formed and registered under the laws in force in India or abroad at the time of its registration who agrees with the aims and objects of the Association and sympathises with its activities can become an Associate Member.”(Articles of the AIFI.) In view of the concentration of the forging units in certain areas of the country, members of the Association are mostly located in and around Pune, Ludhiana, Chennai, Rajkot, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jalandhar and Faridabad.