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Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, Patna, Pondichery, Shilong, Surat, Rajkot,
Varanasi and Vishakhapatnam.
The Export Promotion offices in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Cochin,
Nagpur and Pune are also functioning under the administrative control of
the Regional Joint Director General of Foreign Trade.
3. Cabinet Committee on Export: The Cabinet Committee under
the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister expedites decision on important
policy matters relating to exports.
Advisory Bodies
1. Board of Trade: It was set up on May 5, 1989 with a view to
provide an effective mechanism to maintain continuous dialogue with trade
and industry in respect of major developments in the field of international
trade. It has been reconstituted on 13 August 1991 by the Union Commerce
Ministry with Minister for Commerce as its Chairman. The Deputy Minister
of commerce is the Boards Vice-chairman. The board ordinarily meets
twice a year and advises the GOVT on following matters:
(a) To advise the Government on policy measures for preparation
and implementation of both short and long term plans for
increasing exports in the light of emerging national and
international economic scenario.
(b) To review exports performance of various sectors, identify
constraints and suggest measures to be taken both by
Government and industry/trade consistent with the need to
maximise export earning and restrict imports.
(c) To examine the existing institutional framework for exports and
suggest practical measures for reorganisation/streamlining it with
a view to ensuring co-ordinated and timely decision making.
(d) To review the policy, instrument package of incentives and
procedures for exports and suggest steps to rationalise and
channelise incentives to areas where they are most needed.
2. Export Promotion Board: There is an Export Promotion Board
under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to provide policy and
infrastructural support through greater co-ordination among ministries
concerned for boosting the growth of exports. All ministries directly
connected with facilitating foreign trade are represented on this Board by
their secretaries. This however, includes Secretaries of Departments of
Commerce Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Revenue, Dept of Industrial Policy