A Council for Trade Development and Promotion has been constituted on 03.07.2015 with the objective of ensuring a continuous dialogue with State Governments and UTs on measures for providing an international trade enabling environment in the States and to create a framework for making the States active partners in boosting India’s exports.

All the States and UTs have already been communicated about the constitution of the aforesaid Council including the State Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

The Minister in-charge of Trade and Commerce in States/UTs including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are members of the Council along with other stake holders and trade organizations such as FICCI, ASSOCHAM etc.

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

State Federal trade partnership established to integrate subnational governments into coordinated export promotion and trade facilitation. A Council for Trade Development and Promotion was constituted to establish continuous dialogue with States and UTs, create a framework making States active partners in boosting exports, and implement measures to provide an international trade enabling environment; communications were sent to all States and UTs including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and membership includes State/UT Trade Ministers alongside trade organizations and other stakeholders to coordinate policy and trade facilitation initiatives.