Govt looks to restructure export promotion councils, aims to boost growth

The Union government is working towards a restructuring of export promotion councils that will focus on achieving high export growth set for the next five years.

The government has delegated PwC India the responsibility of preparing the primary report. Once the report is prepared, the department of commerce and the government’s think tank NITI Aayog will look into the recommendations of the consulting firm for implementation, people aware of the matter told Business Standard.

“The process is on. Once the government gets the primary report, a further plan of action will be worked upon,” one of the persons cited above said.

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