Tag: Confederation of All India Traders

Defer GST rate hike on textiles, footwear: CAIT to FM

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to defer the implementation of the GST rate hike on textiles and footwear.

December 28, 2021

Foreign e-commerce cos creating false narrative against draft rules: CAIT

It alleged that the "exploitation" of the e-commerce business has reached to an extent that lakhs of shops have been forced to close by unethical business practices of e-tailers in India.

July 11, 2021

Nearly 1.75 cr small businesses on verge of closure: CAIT

In a statement, the traders' body said: "The domestic trade of India is suffering amid the worst days of the century due to Covid-19, which has brought the traders on their knees with no sign of respite in the near future."

September 13, 2020

Nil import of Made-in-China Ganpati idols this year: CAIT

Earlier, CAIT had given a call to boycott Chinese goods across sectors to encourage Indian industries.

August 23, 2020

Solidarity through simple acts

The ‘safety pin’ movement was possibly inspired by the 2014 ‘#illridewithyou’ movement in Sydney, amid the fear of an Islamophobic backlash after a terrorist attack, where, as a symbol, people offered to sit next to Muslims who felt threatened on their commutes.

August 3, 2020

‘Chinese nationals not allowed’: Delhi hotels, restaurants join boycott call against China

The Hotel Association has written to the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) and has extended full support to its boycott Chinese goods campaign.

June 25, 2020

Delhi sealing: Trader body slams CM, wants legislation

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Saturday derided the announcement of hunger strike by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the ongoing sealing drive and asked him to bring a legislation to stop it. Calling the hunger strike “political drama”, CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said Kejriwal was shedding “crocodile tears”. Also read …

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March 10, 2018

Delhi Sealing drive: DDA clears proposed amendments

With the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) gone on a two-day ‘Delhi bandh’ from Friday to condemn the Municipal Corporations ‘sealing drive’ in the capital, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) today approved changes to the city’s Master Plan. The step has been taken to provide relief to traders hit by the sealing drive. The …

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February 2, 2018