The 4th Meeting of the National Traders’ Welfare Board (NTWB) was held at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Chairman, NTWB, Shri Sunil J. Singhi.

All the members representing various Trade Associations were requested to promote the work being done by NTWB among the traders across the country and spread awareness about the VC interactive session launched by DPIIT.

During the meeting, Shri Sunil J. Singhi highlighted that the representations received from the members and trade associations have been brought to the attention of the concerned Ministries/Departments for necessary action.

Suggestions and inputs were solicited from the members to improve awareness and the reach of welfare schemes related to retail trade. Major suggestions and representations received from the board members were discussed, focusing on key action points.

The meeting was attended by the non-official members nominated by the Central Government, representing Trade Associations and States/UTs, as well as the ex-officio members representing nine Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.

Traders welfare outreach: national board advances scheme awareness and forwards stakeholder representations for departmental follow up. The National Traders' Welfare Board met to coordinate promotion of retail trade welfare schemes, instruct members to raise awareness including via a DPIIT virtual consultation platform, and confirm that representations from trade associations have been referred to the relevant Ministries/Departments for necessary follow up and action.