Nomination of Non-official Members of the Board of Trade

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, and Sub-Section (ii)

Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi

Notification No. 18 /2026-2027 New Delhi, 02 June, 2026

S.O. (E)- The Board of Trade (BOT) has been constituted by merging the Council for Trade Development and Promotion with the Board of Trade vide Notification No. 11/2015-20, dated 17th July, 2019. Official Members and Ex-officio Members of the BOT were nominated through this Notification. Subsequently, vide Notification No. 21/2015-2020 dated 8th July, 2022, 29 Non-Official Members were nominated as Members of Board of Trade.

2. In supersession of Notification No. 21/2015-2020 dated 8th July, 2022 nominating 29 Members as non-official members, the following 40 members from various backgrounds are nominated as Non-official Members for the Board of Trade:

3. Ms. Sunita Ramnathkar, President, IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry

4. Shri Satish Goel, President, All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA)

5. Shri Vikrampati Singhania, President, Automobile Components Manufacturers Association (ACMA)

6. Shri K. M. Subramanian, President, Tiruppur Exporters’ Association

7. Shri Sanjay Nayyar, Founder, Sorin Investments

8. Shri C. S. Setty, Chairman, SBI

9. Shri Prashanth Prakash, Partner, Accel

10. Shri Jasbir Singh, MD, Apple India

11. Shri Pankaj Mahindroo, Chairman, India Cellular & Electronics Association

12. Shri Jasbir Singh, CEO, Amber Industries

13. Shri Puran Dawar, Chairman and Founder, Dawar Group

14. Shri Naren Goenka, Owner (Chairman Bharat Tex), Texport Industries

15. Shri Jayen Mehta, Chairman, GCMMF

16. Shri Shashi Kiran, Founder & Executive Chairman, Allcargo Group

17. Shri Vaibhav Vohra, Group MD, Continental Carriers

18. Shri Anish Shah, MD, Mahindra & Mahindra

19. Shri Dilip Oommen, CEO, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel

20. Shri Sandeep Somany, Chairman and MD, Somany Impressa Group

21. Shri Kushagra Srivastava, Co-Founder, Chakr Innovations

22. Shri Shailesh Chandra, President SIAM and MD & CEO, Tata Motors

23. Shri Laxmikumaran, Founder & Managing Partner, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

24. Shri Haigreve Khaitan, Managing Partner, Khaitan & Co.

25. Shri Arun Alagappan, Executive Chairman, Coromandel International Limited

26. Shri Satish Reddy, Chairperson, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

27. Dr. Satyanarayana Chava, Executive Director and CEO, Laurus Labs

28. Shri Kunal A. Nahar, Director, Rajgir Gems

29. Shri Parth Jindal, MD, JSW Cements

30. Shri Shridhar Vembu, Co-founder, Zoho Corporation

31. Shri Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu, CMD, Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW)

32. Shri Pawan Goenka, Chairman, IN-SPACe

33. Shri Pasha Patel, Former Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council

34. Shri Nimish Ashok Save, President (North Konkan Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture) & MD, Venture Proficient Ltd.

35. Shri Umesh Jain, Director, Sponge Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

36. Shri Venkat Rao Nekkanti, Managing Director, Nekkanti Sea Foods

37. Shri Rajiv Memani, Chairman and CEO, EY India

38. Shri Jitendra Kathiriya, Director & MD, Bharat Buildcon & Creatofox Communication Pvt. Ltd.

39. Dr. Upasana Arora, MD, Yashoda Group of Hospitals

40. President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

41. President, Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)

42. President, The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI)

43. Terms of Reference for the Non-official Members of the Board of Trade would be as follows:

I. To provide a platform to State Governments and UTs for articulating State-oriented perspectives on Trade Policy; II. To act as a facilitator in the implementation of District Export Hub events, including sensitization workshops, identification, and promotion of identified products; III. To provide a platform to the Government of India for apprising State Governments and UTs about International developments affecting India’s trade potential and opportunities, and to prepare them to deal with the evolving situation; IV. To help State Governments develop and pursue export strategies in line with the National Foreign Trade Policy; V. To provide a platform for deliberation on the need for infrastructure relevant for promoting trade and for identification of impediments and infrastructure gaps which adversely affect India’s export; VI. To facilitate a mechanism for discussion on operationalization of the trade infrastructure; VII. To advise the Government on policy measures for the preparation and implementation of both short and long-term plans for increasing exports; VIII. To review export performance of various sectors, identify constraints, and suggest industry-specific measures to optimize export earnings; IX. To examine the existing institutional framework for imports and exports and suggest practical measures for further streamlining to achieve the desired objectives; X. To review policy instruments and procedures for imports and exports and suggest steps to rationalize use; and XI. To examine issues which are considered relevant for the promotion of India’s foreign trade and for strengthening the international competitiveness of Indian goods and services.

(Lav Agarwal) Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India Email: dgft@nic.in

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