Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)





























Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)

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Agency overview
Jurisdiction
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Headquarters
New Delhi
Agency executive

  • Suresh Prabhu, Cabinet Minister

Website

Department of Commerce
MOS. C.R.Chaudhary[1]


Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion




















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The Ministry of Commerce and Industry administers two departments, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion. The head of the Ministry is a Minister of Cabinet rank. The incumbent Minister of Commerce and Industry is Suresh Prabhu,[2][3] who has held the post since 03 September 2017.




Contents






  • 1 Minister of Commerce and Industry


    • 1.1 Past Ministers




  • 2 Department of Commerce


  • 3 Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Minister of Commerce and Industry























Minister of Commerce and Industry
( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री)

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Incumbent
Suresh Prabhu[4]

since 03 September 2017


Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Style
The Honourable
Nominator
Prime Minister
Appointer
President (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Website
www.commerce.nic.in

The Minister of Commerce and Industry is the head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and one of the cabinet ministers of the Government of India. The first Minister of Commerce and Industry of independent India was Syama Prasad Mukherjee. The current Minister is Suresh Prabhu of the Bharatiya Janata Party and he has held office since 03 September 2017.[5]



Past Ministers

















































































































































Name
Portrait
Term of office
Party
Prime Minister

I. I. Chundrigar

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2 September 1946
14 August 1947

All-India Muslim League


Jawaharlal Nehru
(as Vice President of the Executive Council)


Syama Prasad Mukherjee

Syama Prasad Mookerjee.jpg
15 August 1947
6 April 1950

Indian National Congress


Jawaharlal Nehru

Nityanand Kanungo[6]

1957
1962

Indian National Congress


Jawaharlal Nehru

Mohan Dharia

1977
1980

Janata Party


Morarji Desai
Charan Singh

Pranab Mukherjee[7]

Secretary Tim Geithner and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee 2010 crop.jpg
January 1980
January 1982

Indian National Congress (Indira)


Indira Gandhi

Shivraj Patil[8]

Shivraj Patil.jpg
1982
1983

Indian National Congress (Indira)


Indira Gandhi

Pranab Mukherjee[7]

Secretary Tim Geithner and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee 2010 crop.jpg
September 1984
31 December 1984

Indian National Congress (Indira)


Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi

V. P. Singh[9]

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January 1985
March 1985

Indian National Congress


Rajiv Gandhi

Arun Nehru[10][11]

5 December 1989
10 November 1990

Janata Dal


V. P. Singh

Ajit Singh[11][12]

5 December 1989
10 November 1990

Pranab Mukherjee[13]

Secretary Tim Geithner and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee 2010 crop.jpg
January 1993
February 1995

Indian National Congress


P. V. Narasimha Rao

Ramakrishna Hegde[14][15]

1998
1999

Bharatiya Janata Party


Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Kamal Nath[16]

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23 May 2004
2009

Indian National Congress


Manmohan Singh

Anand Sharma[17]

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22 May 2009
26 May 2014

Nirmala Sitharaman
Minister of State (Independent Charge)


Nirmala Sitharaman (cropped).jpg
26 May 2014
3 September 2017

Bharatiya Janata Party


Narendra Modi

Suresh Prabhu

The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu holding a Press Conference on the 3rd meeting of Council for Trade Development and Promotion, in New Delhi on January 08, 2018.jpg
3 September 2017

Incumbent


Department of Commerce


The department is entrusted with formulating and implementing the foreign trade policy and responsibilities relating to multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, state trading, export promotion measures, and development and regulation of certain export oriented industries and commodities.


In order for the smooth functioning, the Department is divided into eight divisions:[18]



  • Administrative and General Division

    Ministry of Commerce and Industries India

    Ministry of Commerce and Industries India



  • Finance Division

  • Economic Division

  • Trade Policy Division

  • Foreign Trade Territorial Division

  • State Trading & Infrastructure Division

  • Supply Division

  • Plantation Division


The subjects under the administrative control of the Department include:[19]



  • International trade

  • Foreign Trade

  • State trading

  • Management of Indian Trade Services

  • Special Economic Zones



Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion



This department was established in the year 1995, and in the year 2000 Department of Industrial Development was merged with it. This department is responsible for formulation and implementation of promotional and developmental measures for growth of the industrial sector, keeping in view the national priorities and socio-economic objectives. While individual administrative ministries look after the production, distribution, development and planning aspects of specific industries allocated to them, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion is responsible for the overall Industrial Policy. It is also responsible for facilitating and increasing the FDI flows to the country. It is also responsible to calculate WPI (I.e. Wholesale Price Index).


Policy and Promotion is also responsible for intellectual property rights relating to patents, designs, trademarks, and geographical indication of goods and oversees the initiative relating to their promotion and protection.



References





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  2. ^ "Suresh Prabhu - Minister of Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge), Government of India". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.


  3. ^ "Modi combines portfolios; new ministers take charge".


  4. ^ Minister of State (Independent Charge)


  5. ^ "List of ministers in Narendra Modi's government". The Economic Times. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.


  6. ^ "Third Lok SBioprofile : KANUNGO, SHRI NITYANAND". loksabha.nic.in. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2014.


  7. ^ ab "{title}". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2016.


  8. ^ "Thirteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Patil,Shri Shivraj V." loksabha.nic.in. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.


  9. ^ "Tenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : SINGH, SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP". loksabha.nic.in. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.


  10. ^ "9th Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : NEHRU, SHRI ARUN KUMAR". loksabha.nic.in. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2014.


  11. ^ ab Arun Nehru was Minister of Commerce, while Ajit Singh was in charge of Industry


  12. ^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile :Singh,Shri Ajit". loksabha.nic.in. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2014.


  13. ^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Mukherjee,Shri Pranab". loksabha.nic.in. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.


  14. ^ "Rajya Sabha Members Biographical Sketches 1952 - 2003: H" (PDF). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 2014-09-01.


  15. ^ Minister of Commerce


  16. ^ "Sixteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile : Kamal Nath,Shri". loksabha.nic.in. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.


  17. ^ "Webpage of Shri Anand Sharma, Member of Parliament (RAJYA SABHA)". rajyasabha.nic.in. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved August 29, 2014.


  18. ^ "Organisational Set-up and Functions". Department of Commerce, Government of India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.


  19. ^ "Subjects under Administrative Control". Department of Commerce, Government of India. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.




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