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The mandate of the
Department of Commerce is regulation, development
and promotion of India’s international trade and
commerce through formulation of appropriate
international trade & commercial policy and
implementation of the various provisions thereof.
The basic role of the Department is to facilitate
the creation of an enabling environment and
infrastructure for accelerated growth of
international trade. The Department formulates,
implements and monitors the Foreign Trade Policy
which provides the basic framework of policy and
strategy to be followed for promoting exports and
trade. The Trade Policy is periodically reviewed
to incorporate changes necessary to take care of
emerging economic scenarios both in the domestic
and international economy. Besides, the Department
is also entrusted with responsibilities relating
to multilateral and bilateral commercial
relations, Special Economic Zones, state trading,
export promotion & trade facilitation, and
development and regulation of certain export
oriented industries and commodities. The subjects
under the administrative control of the Department
are at Annexure 1.1.
The Department is
headed by a Secretary who is assisted by four
Additional Secretaries, including an Additional
Secretary & Financial Adviser, thirteen Joint
Secretaries and Joint Secretary level officers and
a number of other senior officers. Keeping in view
the large increase in workload in trade related
activities in the matters of World Trade
Organization (WTO), Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs),
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), Special Economic
Zones (SEZs), Joint Study Groups (JSGs) etc, two
posts each of Joint Secretaries and Directors were
created in the Department during 2008-09. In order
to take care of the expansion of work in the
Department, a re-organization exercise was carried
out and Joint Secretary level officers were
assigned responsibilities for Europe Division and
Services Division.
The Department is
functionally organized into the following eight
Divisions:
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Administration
and General Division
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Finance
Division
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Economic
Division
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Trade Policy
Division
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Foreign
Trade Territorial Division
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State
Trading & Infrastructure Division
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Supply
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Plantation
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The various
offices/organizations under the administrative
control of the Department are: (A) three Attached
Offices, (B) eleven Subordinate Offices, (C) ten
Autonomous Bodies, (D) five Public Sector
Undertakings, (E) Advisory Bodies, (F) fourteen
Export Promotion Councils and (G) other
Organizations. A complete list of these offices/
organizations along with the postal addresses is
given at Annexure 1.2.
The broad
organizational set up and major role and functions
of these bodies are discussed below:
(A) two Attached
Offices
(i) Directorate
General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
This
Directorate, with headquarters at New Delhi, is
headed by the Director General of Foreign Trade.
It is responsible for implementing the Foreign
Trade Policy with the main objective of promoting
Indian exports. The DGFT also issues licences to
exporters and monitors their corresponding
obligations through a network of 35 Regional
Offices. The Regional Offices are located at the
following places:-
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Ahmedabad
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Amritsar
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Bangalore
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Bhopal
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Chandigarh
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Chennai
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Coimbatore
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Cuttack
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Dehradun
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Guwahati
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Hyderabad
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Jaipur
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Jammu
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Kanpur
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Kochi
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Kolkata
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Ludhiana
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Madurai
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Moradabad
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Mumbai
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Delhi
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Nagpur
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Panipat
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Patna
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Pondicherry
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27) Pune
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Raipur
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Rajkot
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Shillong
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In addition
to the above 35 Regional Offices, one extension
counter at Srinagar is also functioning. All DGFT
offices provide facilitation to exporters in
regard to developments in the area of
international trade, i.e. WTO agreements, Rules of
Origin and SPS requirements, Anti-Dumping issues,
etc. to help the exporters to strategize their
import and export decisions in an internationally
dynamic environment.
(ii)
Directorate General of Supplies and Disposal (DGS&D)
The DGS&D, with
headquarters at New Delhi, is headed by the
Director General. It functions as the executive
arm of the Supply Division of the Department of
Commerce for conclusion of Rate Contracts for
common user items, procurement of stores,
inspection of stores, shipment and clearance of
imported stores/ cargo. It has three Regional
Offices located at Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata.
The functions of DGS&D are carried out through
its functional wings and supporting service wings.
The functional wings are the Supply Wing and the
Quality Assurance Wing. The supporting service
wings include Administration, Vigilance,
Complaints and Public Relations, Co-ordination,
Internal Work Study, Management Information
Services, Litigation, etc.
The Supply Wing has
commodity-wise Purchase Directorates such as
Information Technology, Electrical Stores,
Mechanical Engineering, Automobiles, Steel &
Cement, Structural Engineering, Hardware, Workshop
& Machine Tools, Wool & Leather, Paper
& Paper Products, Oil & Chemicals. The
handling of commodity-wise work facilitates
maintenance of data bank on prices, vendors,
specifications, market trends, etc. The Quality
Assurance Wing has 27 offices / sub-centres spread
all over the country.
(iii)
Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied
Duties (DGAD)
The Directorate
General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties was
constituted in April, 1998 and is headed by the
Designated Authority of the level of Additional
Secretary to the Government of India who is
assisted by a Joint Secretary, Adviser (Cost) and
Additional Economic Adviser. Besides, there are
twelve Investigating and Costing Officers to
conduct investigations. The Directorate is
responsible for carrying out investigations and
recommending, where required, under Customs Tariff
Act, the amount of anti-dumping duty/
countervailing duty on the identified articles
which would be adequate to remove injury to the
domestic industry.
(B) Subordinate Offices
(i) Directorate General of
Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S)
The Directorate
General of Commercial Intelligence &
Statistics (DGCI&S) is the premier
organization of Govt. of India for collection,
compilation and dissemination of India’s Trade
Statistics and Commercial Information. This
Directorate, with its office located at Kolkata,
is headed by the Director General. It is entrusted
with the work of collecting, compiling and
publishing/disseminating trade statistics and
various types of commercial information required
by the policy makers, researchers, importers,
exporters, traders as well as overseas buyers.
DGCI&S collects the basic data from different
customs formations in the form of DTR (Daily Trade
Return) and then processes and compiles it using
state-of-the-art technology.
The foreign trade data
generated by the Directorate are disseminated
through (i) Monthly Press Release brought out
every month by the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, (ii) Monthly Foreign Trade Statistics of
India by Principal Commodities & Countries,
(iii) Monthly Statistics of Foreign Trade of India
(Import & Export), and (iv) Quarterly
Statistics of Foreign Trade of India by Countries.
It also brings out an Assessment Report on India’s
Foreign Trade by Air, every year. As far as
ancillary statistics is concerned, DGCI&S also
compiles and publishes on regular basis the Inland
Trade Statistics covering Inter-State Movements of
Goods by Rail, River and Air, Statistics on India’s
Customs and Excise Revenue Collections (according
to the tariff heads), Shipping Statistics, Inland
Coastal Trade Statistics and Selected Statistics
of Foreign Trade of India.
The
Directorate brings out a number of
publications on, inter alia, inland and coastal
trade statistics, revenue statistics, shipping
& air cargo statistics etc, which are utilized
by the Government Departments as well as by
trading communities and researchers. India Trade
Journal, a weekly publication, is the premier
publication of DGCI&S. The dynamic pages of
the DGCI&S website www.dgciskol.nic.in are
mainly for online data transmission and provide
access to data under PIS (Priced Information
System).
(ii) Office of Development Commissioner of Special Economic Zones
(SEZs)
The main objectives
of the SEZ Scheme are generation of additional
economic activity, promotion of exports of goods
and services, promotion of investment from
domestic and foreign sources, creation of
employment opportunities along with the
development of infrastructure facilities. All laws
of India are applicable in SEZs unless
specifically exempted as per the SEZ Act/ Rules.
Each Zone is headed by a Development Commissioner
and is administered as per the SEZ Act, 2005 and
SEZ Rules, 2006. There are currently eight
Development Commissioners of SEZs. Units may be
set up in the SEZ for manufacturing, trading or
for service activity. The units in the SEZ have to
be net foreign exchange earners but they are not
subjected to any predetermined value addition or
minimum export performance requirements. Sales in
the Domestic Tariff Area from the SEZ units are
treated as if the goods are being imported and are
subject to payment of applicable customs duties.
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VAANIJYA: Trade journal of DGCI&S |
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VAANIJYA is a
unique analytical bi-annual publication on
foreign trade and trade related issues. The
first issue of VAANIJYA was published in
September 2006. This special issue of the
VAANIJYA was in celebration of 100 years of
the Indian Trade Journal. The articles of the
first issue have been widely acclaimed. From
the second issue VAANIJYA has become a freely
available e-book on the website
www.dgciskol.nic.in.
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(iii)
Pay and Accounts Office (Supply)
The payment and
accounting functions of Supply Division, including
those of DGS&D, are performed by the Chief
Controller of Accounts (CCA) under the
Departmentalized Accounting System. Payment to
suppliers across the country is made through this
organization.
(iv)
Pay and Accounts Office ( Commerce & Textiles)
The Pay and Accounts
Office, common to both the Department of Commerce
and the Ministry of Textiles, is responsible for the
payment of claims, accounting of transactions and
other related matters through the four Departmental
Pay & Accounts Offices in Delhi, two in Mumbai,
two in Kolkata and two in Chennai. These
Departmental Pay and Accounts Offices are controlled
by the Principal Accounts Office at Delhi with the
Chief Controller of Accounts (CCA) as the Head of
the Department of the Accounts Wing.
(C) Autonomous Bodies
(i)
Coffee Board
The Coffee Board was
set up under Section (4) of the Coffee Act, 1942.
The Board is headed by a Chairman and functions from
Bangalore. The Board administers four Regional
Coffee Research Stations, a Coffee Research
Institute, a number of Regional Field Stations and
Coffee Demonstrations Farms. The primary functions
of the Board include formulating and implementing
programmes and projects for growth and development
of the coffee industry; promoting coffee consumption
in India and exports in the international market;
supporting research; extension and developmental
activities for raising productivity; evolving pest
and disease resistant varieties; and prescribing and
enforcing quality standards at all stages.
(i)
Rubber Board
The Rubber Board was set up under Section (4) of
the Rubber Act, 1947. The Board is headed by a
Chairman with head quarters at Kottayam. It has
four Zonal Offices, forty two Regional Offices,
a number of Field Stations, Rubber Development
Centers and Regional Nurseries. The Board is
responsible for the development of the rubber
industry by way of assisting and encouraging
scientific, technical and economic research;
supplying technical advice to rubber growers;
training growers in improved methods of
planting, cultivation and manuring and
collecting statistics from the owners of
estates, dealers, manufacturers.
(iii)
Tea Board
The Tea Board was constituted as
a Statutory Body on 1st April, 1954 under Section
(4) of the Tea Act, 1953. The Board is headed by a
Chairman with head office at Kolkata. As an apex
body for the tea industry in India, the Board has
fifteen Regional and Sub-Regional Offices spread
over different parts of India and three foreign
offices in London, Moscow and Dubai. The primary
functions of the Board include rendering financial
and technical assistance for cultivation,
manufacture, marketing of tea; promoting tea
exports; aiding research and developmental
activities for augmentation of tea production and
improvement of tea quality; encouraging and
assisting the unorganized small growers sector
financially and technically and collecting &
maintaining statistical data and its publication for
the benefit of growers, processors and exporters.
(iv) Tobacco Board
The Tobacco Board was constituted
as a Statutory Body on 1st January, 1976 under
Section (4) of the Tobacco Act, 1975. The Board is
headed by a Chairman with headquarters at Guntur,
Andhra Pradesh, and is responsible for the
development of the tobacco industry. The Board also
has a Directorate of Auctions at Bangalore and 18
Auction platforms across the States of Andhra
Pradesh and Karnataka. The primary functions of the
Board include regulating the production and curing
of Virginia Tobacco; keeping a constant watch on the
Virginia Tobacco market in India and abroad;
ensuring fair and remunerative prices to growers;
maintaining and improving existing markets and
developing new markets abroad by devising
appropriate marketing strategies. The Board is also
entrusted with the task of recommending to the
Central Government the minimum prices that may be
fixed; regulating tobacco marketing in India with
due regard to the interest of growers, manufacturers
and dealers; propagating information useful to
growers, traders and manufacturers and purchasing
Virginia Tobacco from the growers when the same is
considered necessary for protecting the interests of
growers. Recently, the Board has initiated to work
out a rehabilitation package to FCV tobacco farmers
who wish to shift out of tobacco cultivation.
(v) Spices Board
The Spices Board was constituted
as a Statutory Body on 26th February, 1987 under
Section (3) of the Spices Board Act, 1986. The Board
is headed by a Chairman with its head office at
Kochi and is responsible for the development of
cardamom industry and promoting the export of all
the 52 Spices listed in the Spices Board Act, 1986.
The primary functions of the Board include
increasing the production and productivity of small
and large cardamom; development, promotion and
regulation of export of spices; assisting and
encouraging studies and research for improvement of
processing, grading and packaging of spices;
striving towards stabilization of prices of spices
for export and upgrading quality for export. In
regard to cardamom, the Board also provides
financial and other assistance for cultivation and
processing of cardamom; monitoring prices;
increasing domestic consumption; improving
marketing; undertaking, assisting or encouraging
scientific, technological and economic research and
improving quality. The Board also implements
programmes for development of exotic and high value
spices like vanilla, herbal spices and organic
spices. It also supports programmes aimed at better
post harvest practices.
(vi) The Marine Products Export
Development Authority (MPEDA)
The Marine Products Export
Development Authority was set up as a Statutory Body
in 1972 under an Act of Parliament (No.13 of 1972).
The Authority, with its headquarters at Kochi and
field offices in all the Maritime States of India, is
headed by a Chairman. The Authority is responsible for
development of the marine industry with special focus
on marine exports. Besides, it has Trade Promotion
Offices at Tokyo (Japan) and New York (USA).
(vii) Agricultural and
Processed Food Products Export Development
Authority (APEDA)
The Agricultural and Processed Food
Products Export Development Authority was set up in 1986
as a Statutory Body under an Act of Parliament. The
Authority, with its headquarters at New Delhi, is headed
by a Chairman. The Authority has five Regional Offices
at Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bangalore & Mumbai
and is entrusted with the task of promoting agricultural
exports, including the export of processed foods in
value added form. APEDA has also been entrusted with
monitoring of export of 14 agricultural and processed
food product groups listed in the Schedule to the APEDA
Act. The Authority extends assistance to its registered
exporters for promoting export of agri and processed
food products under its Schemes for Infrastructure
Development, Market Development, Quality Development,
Research and Development, Transport Assistance and
Special Floriculture Rehabilitation Fund for sick
floriculture units.
(viii) Export Inspection
Council (EIC)
The Export Inspection Council was set
up as a Statutory Body on 1st January, 1964 under
Section 3 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection)
Act, 1963 to ensure sound development of export trade of
India through Quality Control and Inspection and for
matters connected therewith. The Council is an advisory
body to the Central Government, with its office located
at New Delhi and is headed by a Chairman. The Executive
Head of the EIC is the Director of Inspection &
Quality Control who is responsible for the enforcement
of quality control and compulsory pre-shipment
inspection of various commodities meant for export and
notified by the Government under the Export (Quality
Control and Inspection) Act, 1963. The Council is
assisted in its functions by the Export Inspection
Agencies (EIAs), which are field organizations located
at Chennai, Delhi, Kochi, Kolkata and Mumbai and have
state-of-art laboratories with the required logistic
support for quality certification activities. These
Agencies have a network of thirty six sub-offices and
laboratories located at different ports or major
industrial centres to back up the pre-shipment
inspection and certification activities.
(ix) Indian Institute of
Foreign Trade (IIFT)
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
was registered in May, 1963 under the Societies
Registration Act, 1860. The Institute, with its head
office at New Delhi and one regional branch at Kolkata,
is headed by a Director. The Institute has been
conferred “Deemed University” status and is engaged
in the following activities:-
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Running academic courses leading
to issue of degrees in International Business &
Export Management;
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Training of personnel in
international trade;
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Organizing research on issues in
foreign trade, marketing research, area surveys,
commodity surveys, market surveys; and
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Dissemination of information
arising from its activities relating to research and
market studies.
(x) Indian Institute of
Packaging (IIP)
The Indian Institute of Packaging was
registered in May, 1966 under the Societies Registration
Act, 1860. The Institute, with its office located at
Mumbai and branch offices at Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and
Hyderabad, is headed by a Director. The main function of
the Institute is to undertake research on raw materials
for the packaging industry, organize training programmes
on packaging technology and stimulate consciousness on
the need for good packaging.
(D) Public Sector Undertakings
(PSUs)
(i) State Trading Corporation
of India Limited (STC)
STC was set up on 18th May, 1956,
primarily with a view to undertake trade with East
European Countries and to supplement the efforts of
private trade and industry in developing exports from
India. The Corporation is registered as an autonomous
company under the Companies Act, 1956. By virtue of
infrastructure and experience possessed by the
Corporation, it plays an important role in arranging
import of essential items into India and developing
exports of a large number of items from India.
STCL Ltd. is a subsidiary of STC. It
was initially established in 1982 as Cardamom Trading
Corporation Ltd., a Government of India undertaking
under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. The
company developed from a solely cardamom trading
corporation to become Spices Trading Corporation Ltd.,
in 1987. With globalization and opening of trade world
over, Spices Trading Corporation Ltd. was renamed as
STCL Ltd. STCL became a wholly owned subsidiary of the
State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. in 1999. STCL is
involved in import, export and domestic trading of a
varied range of products, both agricultural as well as
non-agricultural. STCL, headed by a Chairman, is
headquartered in Bangalore.
(ii) MMTC Limited
The MMTC Limited (Minerals and Metals
Trading Corporation) was created in 1963 as an
individual entity on separation from State Trading
Corporation of India Ltd. primarily to deal in exports
of minerals and ores and imports of non-ferrous metals.
In 1970, MMTC took over imports of fertilizer raw
materials and finished fertilizers. Over the years
import and exports of various other items like steel,
diamonds, bullion, etc. were progressively added to the
portfolio of the company. Keeping pace with the national
economic development, MMTC over the years has grown to
become the largest trading organization in India.
(ii) PEC Limited
The PEC Ltd (Project and Equipment
Corporation of India) was carved out of the STC in 1971-72
to take over the canalized business of STC’s railway
equipment division, to diversify into turn-key projects
especially outside India and to aid & assist in
promotion of exports of Indian engineering equipment. With
effect from 23.05.1990, PEC became a subsidiary of the
then newly formed Holding Company, Bharat Business
International Ltd. Thereafter, from 27.03.1991, PEC became
an independent company directly owned by Government of
India.
(iv) Export Credit Guarantee
Corporation of India Limited (ECGC)
The Corporation was established
in 1957 as the Export Risk Insurance Corporation
of India Ltd. Keeping in view the wider role
played by the Corporation, the name was changed to
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd.
(ECGC). The ECGC is the premier organization in
the country, which offers credit risk insurance
cover to exporters, banks, etc. The primary
objective of the Corporation is to promote the
country’s exports by covering the risk of export
on credit. It provides (a) a range of insurance
covers to Indian exporters against the risk of
non-realization of export proceeds due to
commercial or political causes and (b) different
types of guarantees to banks and other financial
institutions to enable them to extend credit
facilities to exporters on liberal basis.
(v)
India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)
India Trade Promotion Organization
has been formed by merging erstwhile Trade Development Authority
(TDA) with Trade Fair Authority of India (TFAI) with effect from
1st January, 1992. India Trade Promotion Organization is the
premier trade promotion agency of India and provides a broad
spectrum of services to trade and industry so as to promote
India’s exports. These services include organization of trade
fairs and exhibitions in India and abroad, Buyer-Seller Meets,
Contact Promotion Programmes apart from information
dissemination on products and markets.
Export Promotion Councils (EPCs)
Presently, there are fourteen
Export Promotion Councils under the administrative control of
the Department of Commerce. Names and addresses of these
Councils are given in Appendix–II. These Councils are
registered as non-profit organizations under the Companies
Act/ Societies Registration Act. The Councils perform both
advisory and executive functions. The role and functions of
these Councils are guided by the Foreign Trade Policy,
2004-09. These Councils are also the registering authorities
for exporters under the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09.
(F) Advisory Bodies
(i)
Board of Trade (BOT)
The
Board of Trade was set up on 5th May, 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. The Board is
currently headed by Dr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, and has 41
members. Its role is to, inter-alia, advise the Government on
measures connected with the Foreign Trade Policy and how to
achieve the desired objective of boosting India’s exports. The
Board is required to meet at least once every quarter and make
recommendations to Government on issues pertaining to its terms
of reference. The Board has the power to set up sub-committees
and to co-opt experts to these and to make recommendations on
specific sectors and objectives.
(ii)
Export Promotion Board (EPB)
The Export Promotion Board functions
under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to provide policy
and infrastructural support through greater coordination amongst
concerned Ministries for boosting exports. All Ministries directly
connected with facilitating foreign trade are represented on the
Board by their Secretaries. This, inter-alia, includes Secretaries
of Department of Commerce; Ministry of Finance; Department of
Revenue; Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion; Ministry
of Textiles; Department of Agriculture & Cooperation; Ministry
of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Surface Transport.
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(ii) Inter State Trade
Council
The Inter State Trade Council was set up
on 24th June, 2005 with a view to ensure a continuous dialogue with
State Governments and Union Territories which, inter-alia, advises the
Government on measures for providing a healthy environment for
international trade in the States with a view to boost India’s
exports. The Council is represented by Chief Ministers of the States
or State Cabinet Ministers nominated by Chief Ministers, Lt. Governors
or Administrators of the Union Territories or their nominees,
Secretaries of the Departments of Commerce, Revenue, Industrial Policy
& Promotion, Agriculture & Cooperation, Shipping, Road
Transport & Highways, Ministries of External Affairs and Power and
Chairman, Railway Board. It also co-opts the Chairman-cum-Managing
Director of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation, Managing Director of
EXIM Bank, Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Chairman of
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority,
Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority and
Presidents of CII, FICCI, FIEO, ASSOCHAM and Export Promotion Council
for EOUs/ SEZs.
(G)
Other Organizations
(i)
Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO)
The Federation of Indian Export
Organizations is an apex body of various export promotion
organizations and institutions with its major regional offices at
Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. It provides the content, direction
and thrust to India’s global export effort. It also functions as a
primary servicing agency to provide integrated assistance to its
members comprising professional exporting firms holding recognition
status granted by the Government, consultancy firms and service
providers. The Federation organizes seminars and arranges
participation in various exhibitions in India and abroad. It also
brings out ‘FIEO News’, for creating awareness amongst its member
exporters and importers.
(ii) Indian Council of Arbitration
(ICA)
The Indian Council of Arbitration was
set up under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The Council, with
its office located at New Delhi, promotes arbitration as a means of
settling commercial disputes and popularizes the concepts of
arbitration among the traders, particularly those engaged in
international trade. The organization originally established in 1965
promotes and administers the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution
mechanisms in commercial disputes, thereby expediting dispute
resolution and encouraging greater domestic and international
commerce. The Council, a non-profit service organization, is a grantee
institution of the Department of Commerce and is eligible for
assistance under the Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme of
the Department. The main objectives of the Council are to promote the
knowledge and use of arbitration and provide arbitration facilities
for amicable and quick settlement of commercial disputes with a view
to maintaining the smooth flow of trade, particularly, export trade on
a sustained and enduring basis.
(iii) Indian Diamond Institute (IDI)
With the objective of enhancing the
quality, design and global competitiveness of the Indian Jewellery, the
Indian Diamond Institute was established as a Society in 1978 with its
office located at Surat. The Institute is sponsored by the Department of
Commerce and patronized by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion
Council. The Institute conducts various diploma and other courses
related to diamond trade and industry. The three year diploma course on
Diamond, Gem & Jewellery Design & Manufacture conducted by IDI
has been accredited by AICTE. The Institute also has certification
services for diamonds, coloured stones and gold jewellery. IDI has a Gem
Testing Lab (GTL), which is recognized by Government of India as an
approved Diamond Grading / Certification Institution for cut and
polished diamonds up to weight of 0.25 carat. The Institute has been
recognized world over as a Diamond Certification and Grading Laboratory.
The Laboratory services provided by IDI are ISO 9001:2000 quality
compliant. It also has an Assaying and Hallmarking Centre (AHMC) which
is approved by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Government of India.
The Institute also has Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Centre of Jewellery
Design and Manufacture (SVJDM) which offers advanced courses in
Jewellery Design and Manufacture.
(iv) Footwear
Design & Development Institute (FDDI)
Footwear Design and Development Institute
was set up in 1986 as a Society registered under the Societies
Registration Act, 1860 for Infrastructure Development for the footwear
industry and Human Resource Development. The Institute conducts wide range
of long term and short term programmes in the area of Retail Management,
Fashion, Footwear Design, Technology, Management, Fashion Merchandising,
Marketing, Creative Designing & CAD/CAM, Leather Goods &
Accessories Design, etc. The long-term programmes are of two to three
years duration while short-term programmes are of one year duration. All
programmes offered by the Institute meet the international standards. FDDI
established its new campus at Fursatganj, Rae Bareli which commenced
academic programmes from September, 2008.
(v) National
Centre for Trade Information (NCTI)
National
Centre for Trade Information was set up in 1995 under the aegis of
Ministry of Commerce & Industry with a view to create an institutional
mechanism for collection and dissemination of trade data and improving
information services to the business community, especially small and
medium enterprises. NCTI is a Ministry of Commerce & Industry,
Government of India recognized Trade Point in India under the Trade
Efficiency Programme of United Nations Conference on Trade &
Development (UNCTAD). NCTI is the Operational Trade Point in India and is
also the recognized Focal Point of Trade Analysis and Information System
(TRAINS) of UNCTAD Trade Point Development Centre (UNTPDC). NCTI is
promoted by India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) and National
Informatics Centre (NIC).
(vi) Price
Stabilization Fund Trust
The Price
Stabilization Fund Scheme (PSF) was launched by Government of India in
April 2003 against the backdrop of decline in international and domestic
prices of tea, coffee, rubber, and tobacco causing distress to primary
growers. The growers of these commodities were particularly affected due
to substantial reduction in unit value realization for these crops, at
times falling below their cost of production. The objective of the Scheme
is to safeguard the interests of the growers of these commodities and
provide financial relief when prices fall below a specified level without
resorting to the practice of procurement operations by the Government
agencies. The Scheme is being operationalized through the Price
Stabilization Fund Trust. As on 31 March 2008, the PSF Corpus Fund
consists of Rs 435.17 crore, out of which Rs 432.88 crore has been
contributed by Government of India and Rs 2.29 crore by growers by way of
entry fee.
Annexure 1.1
Work Allocated to Department of Commerce in accordance
with the Allocation of Business Rules, 1961
I. International Trade
-
International Trade and Commercial Policy including
tariff and non-tariff barriers.
-
International Agencies connected with Trade Policy (eg.
UNCTAD, ESCAP, ECA, ECLA, EEC, EFTA, GATT/WTO, ITC and CFC).
-
International Commodity Agreements other than
agreements relating to wheat, sugar, jute and cotton.
-
International Customs Tariff Bureau including
residuary work relating to Tariff Commission.
II. Foreign Trade (Goods & Services)
All matters relating to foreign trade.
Import and Export Trade Policy and Control excluding
matters relating to-
Ø
Import of feature films;
Ø
Export of Indian films- both feature length and shorts; and
Ø
Import and distribution of cine-film (unexposed) and other
goods required by the film industry.
III. State Trading
Ø The State Trading Corporation of
India Limited and its subsidiaries excluding Handicrafts and Handlooms
Export Corporation and Central Cottage Industries Corporation; the Tea
Trading Corporation of India Limited and the Spices Trading Corporation
of India Limited;
Ø Projects & Equipment Corporation of India
Limited (PEC);
Ø India Trade Promotion Organization and its
subsidiaries; and
Ø Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation and
its subsidiaries.
-
Production, distribution (for domestic
consumption and exports) and development of plantation crops, tea,
coffee, rubber, spices, tobacco and cashew.
-
Processing and distribution for domestic
consumption and exports of Instant Tea and Instant Coffee:-
(a) Tea Board.
(b) Coffee Board.
(c) Rubber Board.
(d) Spices Board.
(e) Tobacco Board.
IV. Management of Certain Services
-
Cadre Management of Indian Trade Service and all matters
pertaining to training, career planning and manpower planning for the
service.
-
Cadre Management of Indian Supply Service and all matters
pertaining to training, career planning and manpower planning for the
service.
-
Cadre Management of Indian Inspection Service and all
matters pertaining to training, career planning and manpower planning for
the service
V. Special Economic Zones
-
All matters relating to development, operation and
maintenance of special economic zones and units in special economic zones,
including export and import policy, fiscal regime, investment policy, other
economic policy and regulatory framework.
Note: All fiscal concessions and policy issues having
financial implications are decided with the concurrence of the Department of
Economic Affairs (Ministry of Finance) or failing such concurrence with the
approval of the Cabinet.
VI. Export Products and Industries and Trade Facilitation
-
Setting up of Export Processing Zones (EPZ)/Agricultural
Export Zones (AEZ) and 100% Export Oriented Units (EOUs).
-
Gems and Jewellery.
-
Matters relating to Export Promotion Board, Board of
Trade and International Trade Advisory Committee.
-
Matters relating to concerned Export Promotion
Councils/Export Promotion Organizations.
-
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and Indian Institute of
Packaging.
-
Indian Diamond Institute and Footwear Design and
Development Institute.
-
Coordination for export infrastructure.
-
Development and expansion of export production in
relation to all commodities, products, manufacturers and semi-manufacturers
including -
Øagricultural produce within the meaning of the
Agricultural
Produce
(Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (1 of 1937);
Ømarine products;
Øindustrial products (engineering goods, chemicals,
plastics,
leather
products, etc.);
Øfuels, minerals &mineral products; and
Øspecific export oriented products including plantation
crops, etc.
but excluding jute products and handicrafts.
ØExport Credit and Export Insurance including Export
Credit
Guarantee
Corporation Limited;
ØExport Inspection Council Standards including Quality
Control;
ØDirectorate General of Commercial Intelligence and
Statistics; and
ØFree Trade-Zones.
VII. Attached and Subordinate Offices
-
Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
-
Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals.
-
Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties and
related matters.
- Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics.
VIII. Statutory Bodies
IX. Miscellaneous
Purchase and inspection of stores for Central Government Ministries/
Departments including their attached and subordinate offices and Union
Territories, other than the items of purchase and inspection of stores which are
delegated to other authorities by general or special order
ANNEXURE-1.2
Attached Offices/ Subordinate Offices/ Autonomous
Bodies/ Public Sector Undertakings/ Export Promotion
Councils/Other Organizations under the Department
of Commerce
| Attached Offices |
1. Directorate General of
Foreign Trade,
Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi –
110 107.
|
2. Directorate General
of Supplies & Disposals, Jeevan Tara
Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi -
110 001. |
| 3. Directorate General of
Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties, Udyog
Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 107. |
|
| Subordinate Offices |
|
| 1. Directorate General of
Commercial Intelligence and Statistics,
No. 1, Council House Street, Kolkata –
700 001. |
6. SEEPZ Special
Economic Zone, Andheri (East), Mumbai –
400 096. |
2. Cochin Special
Economic Zone, Administrative Building,
Kakkanad, Cochin – 600 030. |
7. Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone,
Administrative Building,
Duvvada,Visakhapatnam – 530046 |
| 3. Falta Special Economic
Zone, IInd MSO Building, 4th Floor, R.No.
44, Nizam Palace Complex, 234/4, AIC Bose
Road, Kolkata – 700 020. |
8. Noida Special Economic
Zone,
Surajpur Dadri Road,
Noida – 201305 |
4. Madras Special Economic Zone,
National Highway 45,Tambaram,
Chennai – 600045. |
9. Indore Special Economic
Zone,
Sector-III, Pithampur (M.P.) |
5. Kandla Special Economic Zone,
Gandhidham,
Kachchh-3702309 (Gujarat) |
10. Pay and Accounts Office
(Commerce),
Udyog Bhavan,
New Delhi - 110 107 |
| |
11. Pay and Accounts Office
(Supply),
Akbar Road Hutments,
New Delhi. |
|
Autonomous
Bodies |
| 1. |
Coffee Board,
1,Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi,Bangalore –
560001. |
| 2. |
Rubber Board,Sub-Jail Road,P.B. No. 1122,Kottayam - 686002. |
| 3. |
Tea Board,
14,BTM Sarani,Brabourne Road,P.B. No.2172,
Kolkata – 700001. |
| 4. |
Tobacco
Board,P.B.No.322,Guntur – 522004. |
| 5. |
Spices Board,Sugandha Bhavan,
N.H. Bypass, PB-2277, Palarivattom
P.O.,Cochin – 682025. |
| 6. |
Marine Products Export
Development Authority,MPEDA House,
Panampilly Avenue,Kochi – 682 036. |
| Public
Sector Undertakings |
1. State Tradeing Corporation of India
Jawhahar Vyapar Bhavan
tolostoy Marg,
New Delhi - 110 001. |
| Subsidiary of STC |
1.(i) STCL Ltd.,
166/2, 13th Main Road,
Vasanthnagar,
Bangalore - 560052 |
2. MMTC Ltd.,
Scope Complex, 7, Institutional Area,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003. |
3. PEC Ltd.,
"Hansalaya" 15, Barakhamba Road,
New Delhi - 110 001. |
Export Credit Guarantee
Corporation of India Ltd
Express Towers, P.B. No. 373,
Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021 |
India Trade Promotion
Organization,
Pragati Maidan,
Mathura Road, New Delhi - 110 001 |
| Export
Promotion Councils |
|
1. Chemexcil,Jhansi Castle,
4th Floor,7, cooperage Road,
Mumbai – 400039. |
8. Plastics Export Promotion Council,
Crystal Tower, Ground Floor,
Gundiwali Road No.3, Opp. Sir M.V. Road,
Andheri (East),
Mumbai – 400069. |
2. CAPEXIL,
”Vanijya Bhawan”,International
Trade
Facilitation Centre, 1/1 Wood Street,3rd
Floor,
Kolkata – 700016 |
9. Shellac Export Promotion Council,
”Vanijya Bhawan”, International
Trade
Facilitation Centre, 1/1 Wood Street,
2nd Floor, Kolkata – 700016. |
3. Cashew Export Promotion
Council,
P.B. No. 1709,Chittor Road,
Ernakulam South,
Cochin - 682016. |
10. Sport Goods Export Promotion Council,
1-E/6, Swami Ram Tirth Nagar,
Jhandewalan Extension,
New Delhi – 110055. |
4. Council for Leather Exports,
No.1, CMDA Tower II, III floor,
Gandhi Irwin Road,Egmore,
Chennai - 600 008 |
11. Export Promotion Council for EOUs
&
SEZ Units,
705, Bhikaji Cama Bhawan,
Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066 |
5. Engineering Export Promotion Council,
”Vanijya Bhawan”, International
Trade
Facilitation Centre, 1st Floor,
1/1 Wood Street, Kolkata – 700016.
|
12. Pharmexcil
101, Aditya Trade Centre,
Ameerpeth,
Hyderabad-500 038 |
6. Gems & Jewellery Export
Promotion Council,
Diamond Plaza, 5th Floor,
391 - A, Dr. D. Bhadkamkar Marg,
Mumbai – 400004. |
13. Indian Oil Seeds & Produce Exporters
Association,
78-79 Bajaj Bhawan,
Nariman Point,
Mumbai – 400 021 |
7. Project Exports Promotion Council of
India (PEPC),
H-118, Himalaya House,
11th Floor,23, Kasturba Gandhi Marg,
New Delhi – 110001 |
14. Services Export Promotion
Council
705, Bhikaji Cama Bhavan,
Bhikaji Cama Place,
New Delhi-110066, |
| Other
Organizations |
|
1. Federation of Indian Export Organizations,
Niryat Bhawan, Rao Tula Ram Marg,
Opp. Army Hospital (Research & Referral),
New Delhi-110057. |
4. Footwear Design & Development
Institute,
A-10/A, Sector-24, Noida – 201301,
Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.
|
2. Indian Council of Arbitration,
Federation House,Tansen Marg,
New Delhi. |
5.National Centre for Trade Information,
NCTI Complex, Pragari Maidan,
New Delhi - 110 001. |
3. Indian Diamond Institute,
Katangam GIDC, Sumul Dairy Road,
Katargam, P.B. No. 508, Surat-395008,
(Gujarat). |
6. Price Stabilisation Fund Trust Room No.
2003. 20th Floor.
Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan.
Tostoy Marg, Connaught Place.
New Delhi - 100 001 |
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