Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM) is a Mumbai-based[1] summit organisation of 750 small-scale and trade & service providers associations in Maharashtra, India.[2] Founded in 1979,[3] it led traders against what it considered "harsh provisions" of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act in April 2005.[4] FAM has opposed measures by the Indian government to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail sector.[5][6] It has likened FDI in retail to a "foreign invasion.[7] In a protest in which it participated 3.5 million member establishments closed for a one-day bandh.[8] In October, 2012 the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has cited a letter written to FAM by Manmohan Singh, now Prime Minister of India, in 2002, when he was the leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of parliament, alleging double standards practiced by him.[9] It is a co-signatory to a letter written in 2010 that called for a halt to "Free Trade Agreement" negotiations between India and the European Union.[10] It is associated with a ₹100 billion urban redevelopment project at Chira Bazar in Mumbai.[11]
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/FAMindia.in
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- ^ "About us". Federation of Associations of Maharashtra. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "VAT now? State traders on strike from today". The Economic Times. Mumbai. 15 April 2005. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ Arpita Mukherjee, PhD; Arpita Mukherjee & Nitisha Patel. Fdi in Retail Sector India: A Report by Icrier And Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India. Academic Foundation; 1 January 2005 [cited 25 November 2012]. ISBN 978-81-7188-480-3. p. 117.
- ^ "No united response to traders' bandh". The Times of India. Mumbai. 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ Jaisinghani, Bella (16 September 2012). "Trade bandh against FDI in retail on Thursday". The Times of India. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "FDI protest: 35L traders down shutters in Maharashtra, response muted in Bihar". The Times of India. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "BJP slams Congress for 'double standards' on FDI". The Hindu. Chennai. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Last chance to prevent onslaught on people's rights and livelihoods! Civil society groups call for an immediate halt to the India-EU trade negotiations" (PDF). Heinrich Böll Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Will rehabilitate...resolve!". Afternoon Despatch & Courier. Mumbai. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.