Addressing a gathering of the Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations in India (FFFAI) Executive Committee (EC) Members on the occasion of the 60th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Federation, Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) lauded the significant contribution of FFFAI to the exim trade during its more than 60 years journey.
He spoke on a virtual platform due to sudden changes in his programme, which was earlier scheduled for a physical presence. In his speech Agarwal pointed out that being a National umbrella organisation of 30 Customs Brokers Associations across the country, FFFAI has a big role to play in making India as a lucrative destination for logistics and manufacturing hub.
The AGM took place on Septembers 29, 2023 in Mumbai to elect a new team (Executive Committee) for the ensuing two years term, i.e year 2023-25. Present in this AGM were FFFAI Chairman for year 2021-23 Shankar Shinde, the then Chairman Elect Dushyant Mulani, other Office Bearers and representatives (Executive Committee Members) of 30 Member Associations of FFFAI. The EC members gathered from different parts of the country. A large number of FFFAI members also participated in this hybrid meeting online.
Agarwal highlighted some key developments which were recently achieved due to the collective efforts of CBIC and FFFAI members. According to him, FFFAI is playing a pivotal role in improving the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) with a target of positioning India in the top 25 countries by 2030.
He emphasized on the recently announced PM Gati Shakti Master Plan and National Logistics Policy with an objective to accelerate cargo movement through technology-driven solutions and collaborations between different ministries and industry stakeholders.
CBIC Chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal addressing the AGM of FFFAI on Sept 29, 2023.
FFFAI Office Bearers for 2021-23 term on the dais during the address of the CBIC Chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal on virtual platform on the occasion of 60th AGM of FFFAI held on 29th September 2023 in Mumbai.
