Traders body CAIT asks govt for robust and unambiguous e-commerce policy

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In a virtual meeting organized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday related to the e-commerce policy framework, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) strongly argued for a robust and unambiguous e-commerce policy essentially having an empowered Regulatory Authority on the pattern of TRAI. Besides, CAIT, which represents about 70 million traders, the meeting was attended by All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF), Retailers Association of India, Laghu Udyog Bharti,  Federation of Small Industries (FISME). Other prominent e-commerce players, Amazon, Flipkart, Tata, Reliance, udaan, Pepperfry, Shopclues and