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Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2011-12=100) September, 2017

New Delhi, 31st October, 2017

The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries (base: 2011-12) is given at the Annexure.

The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stands at 122.5 in September, 2017, which was 5.2 per cent higher as compared to the index of September, 2016. Its cumulative growth during April to September, 2017-18 was 3.3 per cent.

DGFT creates GST Facilitation Cell for exporters

New Delhi,10th June 2017

DGFT has constituted a GST facilitation cell in DGFT Headquarters to assist and advice exporters , trade and industry for smooth transition from present regime to GST regime w.e.f. 1st July 2017.The GST facilitation cell is headed by Mr Nikunj Kumar Srivastava, Add DGFT and comprises two other officers Mr Rakesh Kumar Joint DGFT (r.kumar73@nic.in), Mr Kaushlendra Pratap Singh Deputy DGFT /Kaushlendrap.singh@nic.in. Exporters can email their queries concerning GST and pertaining to FTP.