New Delhi, July 17 (Inditop.com) 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.
