Commerce Ministry

Relaxation in Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme

April 16, 2022

Various procedures under the Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme have been relaxed by the commerce ministry so as to facilitate the ease of doing business and reduce compliance requirements. Under this scheme, the capital goods imports are allowed duty-free, ..

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Districts to be ranked on Export Competitiveness

March 23, 2021

The Commerce Ministry has said that, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) will be assisting the states and union territories in order to prepare the “Annual Export Ranking Index” of different districts. The index would be ranking each district ..

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Udyog Manthan to Focus on Quality and Productivity

February 3, 2021

The commerce ministry is organising the Udyog Manthan. Under the Udyog Manthan, a series of webinars are being conducted. Highlights The Webinar is focusing on about 45 sectors including the pharma sector and electronics sector. The webinar under the Udyog ..

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Government launches Start-up-India ranking framework

February 6, 2018

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under Commerce Ministry has unveiled Start-up-India ranking framework to rank states/UTs based on measures regions that have taken to foster entrepreneurship. It was launched by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry at a ..

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Government launches 3 tools to rank states, UTs on startup ecosystem

February 6, 2018

The Commerce and Industry Ministry (DIPP) has launched three tools to rank states and union territories on the basis of measures taken by them to promote budding entrepreneurs. These tools are the start-up-India ranking framework, compendium of good practices for ..

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Government launches website of CIPAM

October 25, 2017

The official website of Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) was launched in New Delhi Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu. The interactive website will provide regular updates on all upcoming ..

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Commerce Ministry to shut down DGS&D

August 9, 2017

The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has started the process of shutting down Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D), over 100-year-old government procurement arm, in this fiscal. Earlier, the Union Cabinet in April 2017 had ordered the DGS&D ..

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5 States, 1 UT ink MoU with Centre on Government e-Marketplace

July 12, 2017

5 States and a Union Territory (UT) have formally adopted the Centre’s Government e-Marketplace (GeM) initiative. They are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh and Puducherry (UT). In this regard, these states/UT have signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) to ..

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