In view of the rising trade deficit and consequent current account deficit, a need has been felt to examine the role of Currency Swap Arrangement/Agreements in order to suggest a possible mechanism to address the issue. It has been decided to constitute a Task Force on Currency Swap Arrangements/Agreements. The Task Force will have the… Read More
Tags: Currency Swap Arrangement/Agreement, Department of Commerce, EXIM bank, FICCI, India, Reserve Bank of India, State Bank of India, Task Force
During the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) announcements on 18th April, 2013, the Union Commerce & Industry Minister Shri Anand Sharma had mentioned that export of High Tech Products would be incentivised and it would be separately notified. In pursuance of this objective, a Task Force was set up under the Chairmanship of Shri Rajiv Kher,… Read More
Tags: Anand Sharma, Chamber of commerce, Export, India, Minister of Industry (Canada), Shri Anand Sharma, Task Force, United States Department of Commerce
Government has issued guidelines for suo motu disclosure by Central Government Ministries/Departments and Public Authorities thereunder. These guidelines are based on the recommendation of the Task Force set up by the Government for strengthening compliance with provisions for suo motu (proactive) disclosure as given in Section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005. This task force… Read More
Tags: Central Information Commission, Civil Society, Government, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Karachi, Right to Information Act, Suo motu, Task Force