NEW DELHI: Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandar (KPKB), which runs canteens supplying consumer goods to paramilitary forces personnel, has banned over 1,000 imported products, including Skechers footwear, Red Bull drinks and Tommy Hilfiger shirts, as part of it move to sell only ‘swadeshi’ products.
According to a report by news agency ANI, the KPKB has written to all paramilitary forces saying only ‘swadeshi’ goods will be sold through KPKB Bhandars with effect from 1 June, in line with the government's decision to push indigenous goods as it seeks to make India more self-reliant and promote locally-made goods amid the ongoing covid-19 outbreak. “In pursuance to the decision taken by the Ministry of Home Affair, Government of India, Swadeshi