FICCI holds webinar on counterfeiting, smuggling during COVID-19

New Delhi: Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) organized a webinar on ‘Combating Counterfeiting and Smuggling during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond’ here Friday.
Organized by FICCI’s Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (CASCADE), the event was addressed by Chairman FICCI CASCADE, Anil Rajput; Inspector General, Crime, JK Police, Manish K Sinha; Additional Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Dr Mehraj-ud-din Rather, Former Pr. Director-General, DRI and Former Chairman, Enforcement Committee, World Customs Organization, DP Dash who stressed the need for policy level coordination between police and the industry bodies.
The webinar also deliberated on the industry efforts in tackling the flow of illicit products during the current crisis; the role that the government and enforcement agencies can play to thwart criminals who are cashing in during the crisis and highlighted areas of concern in consumer safety.
The webinar was attended by industry, government officials and officers from the enforcement agencies and other stakeholders.