<h1>India Confirms Exemptions for Government Procurement Under WTO Rules, Citing GATT Article III:8(a) and GATS Article XIII:1.</h1> The Government of India, through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, acknowledges specific provisions under the World Trade Organisation agreements that allow exemptions from WTO obligations for government procurement. These provisions, found in Article III:8 (a) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 1994, and Article XIII:1 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services, permit domestic laws to govern procurement for governmental purposes without commercial intent. This policy consideration was confirmed by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry in a written response to a parliamentary question.