By IANS,
New Delhi : Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma will succeed Aditya Birla group chief Kumar Mangalam Birla as chairman of the Board of Trade, an advisory body on export-import related issues, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said Friday.
“The commerce and industry minister will be the chairman of the Board of Trade,” said DGFT in a notification.
The board advises the government on various policy measures to improve exports and helps in preparing and implementing short- and long-term plans for improving trade with other nations.
Sharma’s appointment comes a month before the government unveils its foreign trade policy.
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