The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued Trade Notice No. 21/2015-20 dated March 23, 2016 reconstituting the Board of Trade as per the provisions given in the Para 300 of Foreign Trade Policy Statement 2015-2020. The objective is to have continuous discussion and consultation with trade and industry. The Board of Trade would, inter-alia, advise the Government on policy measures related to Foreign Trade Policy in order to achieve objective of boosting India’s trade.
The Reconstituted Board of Trade includes Members from the industry & academia (Non-official Members), Heads of trade & industry associations (Ex-officio Members) and top government officials. Chairman of SRTEPC has been nominated as Ex-officio Member to Board of Trade.