Suggestions to boost efficiency and increase employment in logistics and warehousing in the State of Delhi

The logistics and warehousing sector maintains robust connectivity between manufacturers of products and their consumers, which is essential for any economy to prosper. The sector directly employs over 2.2 crore people in India, and continues to grow at a rapid rate. The sector is crucial in ensuring a steady supply of goods to shopping centres and commercial areas in the city. However, there are currently deep inefficiencies in India’s warehousing and logistics sector. India’s logistics costs are estimated to comprise 13-14% of its GDP, comparing poorly with developed countries, where logistics costs comprise 7-8% of the GDP.
Suggestions :
Permitting women to work in the night shift
Permitting shops and establishments to stay open 24×7 in Delhi Area
Amending of Section 14 of the Delhi S&E Act in order to permit women to work in establishments at night.
Request for consideration that commercial establishments, particularly those involved in logistics and warehousing, be exempted from the requirements of Sections 15 and 16

Submission on certain anomalies in Remission of duties and Taxes on Exported Products rates (RODTEP)

The Government of India had issued a new framework called “Remission of duties and Taxes on Exported Products” (RODTEP), for providing export incentives to some critical sectors. This scheme has replaced the old scheme – “Merchandise Exports from India Scheme” (MEIS). The committee requested for governments’s intervention in removing so e anomalies present in the agri and food processing sector.

Inauguration of Bengal Silicon Valley Hub 13th August 2018

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Inauguration of Bengal Silicon Valley Hub – 13th August 2018

The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Ms. Mamta Banerjee, laid the foundation stone at the Bengal Silicon Valley IT Hub on August 13th in Kolkata. The strategy of the Information Technology and Electronics Department of the state government is to create a futuristic test-bed for South Asia’s unique needs while building a solid R&D capacity aimed at ensuring competition and a talent center in the near future. In a recent initiative, the Government of West Bengal has decided to set up an exclusive Bengal Silicon Valley Hub, a technology hub in the technology-rich Sector-5 and Rajarhat ecosystem of Kolkata, resembling Silicon Valley in California.

The Bengal Silicon Valley Hub will be spread over 100 acres of land at the center of technology Rajarhat – Sector 5, Kolkata and is proposed to provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) in a unique setting that will provide co-working spaces, innovation lab, R&D centre and a creative environment that will be at par with any global set up. Members of the IT community, including AMCHAM members, were invited to attend this prestigious event. Amazon Internet Services, Genpact, Accenture and Cognizant were amongst some of the companies who have committed to increasing their foot print in the state.

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