Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 2: With the purpose to strengthen its “boycott chinese products” national campaign, under “Bhartiya Saamaan, Hamara Abhiman” campaign, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) initiated a major move today by calling national organisations of various sectors to join hands for the campaign to boycott chinese products by encouraging large production of Indian goods and making aware the consumers of the country to use Indian goods rather than Chinese.
Several organisations joining hands with CAIT includes Indian Cellular & Electronics Association,(ICEA) Rashtriya Kisan Manch,(RKM) Consumer Online Foundation,(COF) All India Transport Welfare Association (AITWA), International Society For Small & Medium Enterprises (ISSME), MSME Development Forum (MDF) All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA), All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF), All India Cosmetics Manufacturers Association ( AICMA), North East Development Forum (NEDF), Women Entrepreneurs Association of India (WEAI) etc.
All these organisations have decided to support and lead the national campaign for boycott Chinese goods jointly as a forum and individually in their own sectors. The leaders of different sectors unanimously said that all attempts will be made to promote development of local resources in order to give a befitting reply to China.
CAIT National president BC Bhartia and secretary general Praveen Khandelwal while announcing the formation of the joint initiative said that different sectors of Indian economy have joined hands together to ensure that India should not be dependent upon China any further and rather become self-reliant in producing quality goods at competitive price. There is enough land and workmen resources and technology in the country which needs to be used under a short term, mid-term and long term strategic policy,” they added.
Sunil Sharma, general secretary of International Society for Small & Medium Enterprises said that there is a need to implement certain short- to long-term plans to reduce our import dependence on China. Till the time, India becomes self reliant, the Countries like Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Mexico, US and certain European Countries could be tapped as alternate import sources for raw materials and some critical electronic, vehicular and pharmaceutical components as well.
Rajnish Goenka of MSME Development Forum and Subhash Agarwal, Chairman, Eastern India Industrial Development Council said that to create a robust & sustainable Indian economy, the MSME Sector will have to be promoted by the Govt. This sector alone can generate employment and that also in districts and villages.
Neeraj Anand, president Chambers of Traders Federation, Jammu extended full support on behalf of business community of UT of J&K to this National initiative.
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