The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Kamal Nath gave away the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Export Awards, Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu for the years 2003-04 and 2004-05 in a ceremony organized here.
The Minister congratulated the exporters for exceeding the target set for exports and assured the exporters of Government's continued support to achieve higher targets in future.
Shri Nath also urged the exporters to look at the potential of agriculture and agricultural products for export purposes. “The agriculture sector has to be sustainable in India. With 650 million people engaged in agriculture contributing just 23 per cent of GDP, there is a need to focus on identifying areas for increasing the agricultural exports so that agriculture also engages in the global economy”, he said.
Niryat Shree were awarded to exporters for achieving outstanding export performance while Niryat Bandhu were awarded to export promotion agencies for providing valuable support to the exporting community.
On behalf of the Federation, the Minister also conferred Life Time Achievement Awards on a renowned bureaucrat Mr. PMA Hakeem and a noted industrialist Mr. R. L Toshniwal.
A Special Award was given to ECGCfor its admirable support to exporters of the country. Shri G.K.Pillai, Commerce Secretary, Shri O.P.Garg President, FIEO, Shri B.S.Meena, DGFT, and Shri Ajay Sahay , DG, FIEO, were also present on the occasion.
Earlier, Shri Kamal Nath inaugurated FIEO's newly constructed building "Niryat Bhawan" and requested FIEO to consider opening similar offices in other Metropolitan cities across the country to further serve the cause of Indian exporters.
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