INTRODUCTION

      The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport is a professional body for those engaged in transport and logistics covering all sectors of Industry namely land, Sea and Air for both freight and passenger. It was formed originally in United Kingdom in 1919 as the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport and granted a Royal charter in 1926 and renamed as the “Chartered Institute of Transport” (CIT) http://www.citrans.org.uk/.

      An “Independent National Division “IND” of CIT was established in India by a small group of members in the year 1987. In April 1998 this IND CIT-India was upgraded to “National Council Status”. This is the highest status accorded to CIT in various countries. Now India has joined their ranks.

      At present global membership is more than 33,000 around the world. As a national council it has now authority to handle all matters independently. The membership now reaches about 750 and broadly ranges from experienced Secretaries of the Government of India to junior staff in the industries of shipping, railway, road, airline, government and consultancy.