Praveen Khandelwal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Delhi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Law Graduate (L.L.B.) |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi |
| Organization | Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) |
| Relatives | Satish Khandelwal (uncle) |
Praveen Khandelwal (born 1960) is a Delhi-based businessman who is the founder and general secretary of an organisation called the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). [1] [2]
He is the Lok Sabha Candidate of Bhartiya Janta Party from Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha Constituency. The constituency has large number of businesses and traders. He replaced Dr. Harshvardhan as the candidate.
Education
Khandelwal did his law graduation (LLB) from University of Delhi. [3]
Career
In 2017, Khandelwal was nominated to be a part of the government’s GST panel. [4]
In 5 July 2021, Khandelwal was confirmed to be a member of Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) as a Central Government panel's advisor. [5] [6]
Khandelwal launched a phase 2 campaign titled "Indian Goods - Our Pride" boycotting of Chinese goods across the country, aiming to achieve a reduction in imports of Chinese manufactured goods by 1 lakh crore (13 billion USD) by December 2021.[ citation needed] On 15 August 2021, Independence Day of India, Khandelwal launched a new e-commerce portal Bharat-e-market to compete with incumbents Amazon India and Walnut-backed Flipkart. [7]
References
- ^ ""Amazon Go Back": Meet the Indian merchant waging war on Jeff Bezos". Rest of World. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ Kapur, Manavi (5 February 2020). "The Delhi trader behind Modi government's snub to Jeff Bezos". Quartz. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Praveen Khandelwal". Africa SME Finance Forum 2018. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ "CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal nominated for GST Panel". The Financial Express. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Nandan Nilekani, others to advise Centre on Open Network for Digital Commerce to end digital monopoly". Business Today. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Nilekani named to ONDC panel". The Hindu. 2021-07-05. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "India's offline traders are challenging Flipkart and Amazon head-on". KrASIA. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
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