Commerce Department (CD) and Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Department (PIITD)

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Commerce Department

The Commerce Department is entrusted with formulating and implementing the foreign trade policy and responsibilities relating to multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, state trading, export promotion measures, and development and regulation of certain export oriented industries and commodities.

In order for the smooth functioning, the department is divided into eight divisions:

• Administrative and General Division
• Ministry of Commerce and Industries India
• Ministry of Commerce and Industries India
• Finance Division
• Economic Division
• Trade Policy Division
• Foreign Trade Territorial Division
• State Trading & Infrastructure Division
• Supply Division
• Plantation Division

The subjects under the administrative control of the Department include:

• International trade
• Foreign Trade
• State trading
• Management of Indian Trade Services
• Special Economic Zones

The currnet Department Head of the Commerce Department is Rishav Malhotra.

Contact:
dpthead@comdpt.india.gov
contact@comdpt.india.gov

Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Department

This department is responsible for formulation and implementation of promotional and developmental measures for growth of the industrial sector, keeping in view the national priorities and socio-economic objectives. While individual administrative ministries look after the production, distribution, development and planning aspects of specific industries allocated to them, Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Department is responsible for the overall Industrial Policy. It is also responsible for facilitating and increasing the FDI flows to the country. It is also responsible for calculating WPI (Wholesale Price Index).

The PIITD is also responsible for intellectual property rights relating to patents, designs, trademarks, copyrights and geographical indication of goods and oversees the initiative relating to their promotion and protection.

The current Department Head is Ajay Shankar.

Contact:
dpthead@piitd.india.gov
contact@piitd.india.gov