Government to set up Trade Facilitation Council to promote exports
Source: PTI Concerned over declining exports, the government will soon set up a Trade Facilitation Council comprising members of Centre and states to promote India's overseas shipments. The council will be chaired by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and secretaries of key ministries and state ministers will be the members. The main objective of the council will be facilitating trade from states in a bid to boost the country's exports. "The real work happens in states. We are setting up this council. We will also ask and encourage them to formulate their own State Trade Policy," an official said. To discuss the issue, Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia will hold meetings with officials from the states tomorrow. The other issues which ...
