Ajay Kumar Bhalla - The new DGFT

Q.  Who has been appointed DGFT w.e.f 13th Oct 2016?
- Published on 17 Oct 16

a. Ajay Kumar Singh
b. Ajay Kumar Bhalla
c. Ajay Kumar Gupta
d. Ajay Kumar Jain

ANSWER: Ajay Kumar Bhalla
 
IAS officer Ajay Kumar Bhalla was on 13th Oct 2016 appointed the Director General of Foreign Trade succeeding Anup Wadhawan was appointed as Additional Secretary in the commerce ministry
  • Bhalla, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre is currently the Additional Secretary in the commerce ministry
  • Directorate General of Foreign Trade Organisation is an attached office of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry headed by the DGFT
  • It was entrusted with responsibilities for formulating and implementing the foreign trade policy with the main objective of promoting Indian exports
  • It also issues authorisation to exporters as well as monitors for meeting their corresponding obligations through a network of 36 regional offices and an extension counter at Indore

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