Foreign trade policy, schemes to be extended by 6 months till Sept 30

Amid coronavirus outbreak, and the subsequest national lockdown to prevent its soread, the government has decided to extend the existing foreign trade policy (2015-20) for six more months till September 30, 2020, an official told news agency PTI. Similarly, all the existing schemes under the policy will be extebded till September.

Some more measures are also expected to be provided to exporters to ease strain caused by the outbreak, the official added.

Meanwhile, the commerce ministry is already in consultation with all stakeholders for the preparation