CBIC issues circular to encourage women participation in trade

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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has asked field offices to support in upskilling women logistics service providers and custom brokers as well as for custodians of freight stations to ensure safe and secure working environment..

One relates to encouraging women participation in international trade, while the other is on inclusion of gender specific infrastructure facilities to be provided by the custodians of Inland Container Depot (ICD), container freight station (CFS) and Air Freight Stations (AFS)...

CBIC also directed field offices to ensure support in upskilling women logistics service providers, freight forwarders and custom brokers by offering relevant trainings for women..