SAS Nagar: With a view to promote export of industrial goods and products, DC Ashika Jain laid stress on maximum use of a single platform, Invest Punjab Portal, for meeting all export related needs for industries.
Chairing a meeting of District Level Export Promotion Committee, here, today, the Deputy Commissioner, pointed out the importance of a single platform for Government and exporters to discuss the issues and find amicable solutions. She also ensured that District Administration will always provide necessary handholding to the exporters in the future which will help in the overall growth of the economy.
Sandeep Rajoriya, (I.T.S), Assistant Director General, DGFT (Director General Foreign Trade), Ludhiana apprised the exporters of various schemes of Government of India and Government of Punjab. His valuable inputs on Importer-Exporter Codes, Identification of HSN Codes for products, Export Policy Document and license etc. were welcomed by the exporters. He told exporters to use websites like trade map.org , Indian trade portal, dgft.gov.in to access the latest data for international trade. He also said that now, each requisite permission to start an export business is online which is very helpful for the exporters.
Lead District Manager, S A S Nagar, M K Bhardwaj also ensured full support from the banking sector for the export promotion in the district. General Manager, District Industries Centre, S A S Nagar, Mr. Arashjit Singh apprised the exporters with the incentives under New Industrial and Business Development Policy-2022 (Punjab).
The exporters from the Pharma and Engineering field thanked the District Administration for such a fruitful session and hoped for a smooth implementation of various programs at the ground level.