Amendment in Para 9.08 of HBP 2015-20 - Inclusion of new agencies in Standing Grievance Committee

Circular No. ES/222/2021-22 6^th January, 2022

To: Members of the Council

Sub: Amendment in Para 9.08 of HBP 2015-20 - Inclusion of new agencies in Standing Grievance Committee

Dear Member,

O/o DGFT has issued Public Notice No. 44/2015-2020 dated 05^th January, 2022 by making amendments in Para 9.08 of Handbook of Procedures 2015-20 as under:

(Changes made are indicated in bold letters)

Existing Para 9.08 of HBP

Revised Para 9.08 of HBP

Standing Grievance Committee

For speedy redressal of genuine grievances of trade and industry pertaining to FTP and Procedure, Grievance Committees have been constituted constituted chaired by (i) DGFT at Headquarters and (ii) head(s) of RA(s) in regional offices. Grievance of Committee will include representatives of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), Export Promotion Councils/ Commodity

Boards, Development Authorities and Government Departments/ technical authorities as their members.

Standing Grievance Committee

For speedy redressal of genuine grievances of trade and industry pertaining to Export and Foreign Trade, Grievance Committees have been chaired by (i) DGFT at Headquarters and (ii) head(s) of RA(s) in regional offices. Grievance Committee will include representatives of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), Export Promotion Councils/ Commodity Boards, Development Authorities, and Government Departments/ technical authorities, Custom

Authorities, GST Authorities, DGARM, Banks (Public and Private Sectors), Export Inspection Agencies/ Councils, ECGC, Industries Commissioner (State/UT), Export Commissioner (State/UT), General Manager (GM) District Industries Centre (DIC) as their members.

Members may kindly make a note of the above.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

S. BALARAJU

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR