Question : COMMERCIAL CENTRES ON INDIA BANGLADESH BORDER



(a) whether the Government is planning to start commercial centres along the Borders of India and Bangladesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government is planning to do similar exercise with other neighbouring States also?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)

(a & b) Governments of India and Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for ‘Establishing Border Haats across the border between India and Bangladesh’. Full details are given in the Commerce Ministry’s website : commerce.nic.in

(c) No such Memorandum of Understanding for Border Haats has been signed with any other neighbouring country.