Nirmala Sitharaman to chair BoT meet today

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the meeting of 70-member Board of Trade, BoT, in New Delhi today to discuss ways to boost exports.

The meeting assumes significance as the ministry is reviewing the foreign trade policy, 2015-20, which is expected to be released by the end of this month.It will be the second meeting of the BoT, a top advisory



body on trade.

The objective of the BoT is to have continuous discussion and consultation with trade and industry. 

The BoT would advise the government on policy measures related to FTP in order to achieve the objective of boosting India's trade.

The Board's last meeting was held in April 2016.