(a) whether the Government have set up commercial wings in the Indian Missions abroad;
(b) if so, the details and objectives thereof;
(c) whether the Government have recently reviewed the performance of these wings in regard to export promotion; and
(d) if so, the outcome thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI OMAR ABDULLAH)
(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.382 FOR 15.12.2000 REGARDING COMMERCIAL WINGS IN INDIAN MISSIONS ABROAD :
(a) : Yes, Sir.
(b) : The Government have set up 65 Commercial Wings in the Indian Missions Abroad. A list of these Commercial Wings is at Annexure-A. The Commercial Wings abroad provide the institutional framework and are meant to promote India`s trade and economic exchanges with the world. The primary task of these Wings is to assist the Government in formulation of its trade and economic policies through regular feed back on the prevailing global market trend, trade activities etc.
(c) & (d) : The Ministry of Commerce reviews the performance of the Commercial Wings in the Indian Missions abroad as a continuous and ongoing exercise. The outcome of these reviews of performance of Commercial Wings have been found to be satisfactory. The presence of these Commercial Wings has helped development of bilateral trade particularly with reference to export promotion.
Annexure - A
LIST OF COMMERCIAL WINGS IN INDIAN MISSIONS ABROAD
Sl. No. MISSION Sl. No. MISSION
1. EOI, ABU DHABI 34. EOI, KUWAIT
2. EOI, ALGIERS 35. HCI, LAGOS
3. EOI, AMMAN 36. HCI, LONDON
4. EOI, ATHENS 37. HCI, LUSAKA
5. HCI, ACCRA 38. EOI, MOSCOW 6. EOI, ADDIS ABABA 39. EOI, MANILA
7 EOI, BERNE 40. CGI, MUNICH
8. EOI, BUDAPEST 41. EOI, MUSCAT
9. EOI, BAGHDAD 42. EOI, NEWYORK 10. EOI, BAHARAIN 43. EOI, NAIROBI 11. EOI, BELGRADE 44. HCI, PORT LOUIS 12. EOI, BANGKOK 45. EOI, PRAGUE 13. EOI, BRUSSELS 46. EOI, PARIS 14. EOI, BUCHAREST 47. EOI, RIYADH 15. EOI, BERLIN 48. EOI, ROME 16. EOI, COPENHAGEN 49. EOI, SOFIA 17. HCI, COLOMBO 50. EOI, SEOUL 18. EOI, CAIRO 51. EOI, STOCKHOLM 19. HCI, DHAKA 52. CGI, SAN FRANCISCO 20. EOI, DAMASCUS 53. CGI, SYDNEY 21. HCI, DAR-ES-SALAM 54. HCI, SINGAPORE 22. EOI, DAKAR 55. EOI, SANNA 23. CGI, FRANKFURT 56. CGI, TORONTO 24. PMI, GENEVA 57. EOI, TUNIS 25. CGI, HONGKONG 58. EOI, THE HAGUE 26. CGI, HAMBURG 59. EOI, TOKYO 27. HCI, ISLAMABAD 60. EOI, TEHRAN 28. CGI, JOHANNESBURG 61. EOI, TRIPOLI 29. EOI, JEDDAH 62. CGI, VANCOUVER 30. EOI, JAKARTA 63. EOI, WARSAW 31. EOI, KATHMANDU 64. EOI, WASHINGTON 32. EOI, KHARTOUM 65. EOI, YANGOON 33. HCI, KAMPALA