Measures to boost exports, manufacturing and the new foreign trade policy will be discussed at the Board of Trade (BoT) meeting to be chaired by commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday.

The board, which includes members from the public and private sector, advises the commerce and industry ministry on policy measures related to Foreign Trade Policy.
“A meeting of the BoT will be held on Wednesday,” an official statement said on Tuesday.

The meeting will be also addressed by ministers of state for commerce and industry Som Parkash and Hardeep Singh Puri.

The meeting will be held through video conference; attendees will include senior officials from various central ministries and departments, government bodies and state governments, the CEO of NITI Aayog and representatives of apex industry bodies and export promotion councils, according to an official statement.