Tag: Goyal

Shri Goyal lauds growth of startups, says there are over 7,000 in UP, 236 in Varanasi

The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal, today interacted with youth engaged in startups in Varanasi and urged them to continuously upgrade technology to achieve success. He interacted with the youth under the Startup India Plan at Atal Incubation Centre, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. During his interaction, he exchanged ideas on startups and shared many success stories of startups with them. During the program, the Union Minister recalled his earlier visit to Varanasi a few years ago, when he had the opportunity to interact with ... Read more

Shri Piyush Goyal chairs the first meeting of the newly reconstituted Board of Trade

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal today said that exports have been one of the most defining features of the government’s efforts to make India a developed country by 2047, a vision articulated by PM Shri Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address to the nation this year. Shri Goyal said this in his opening remarks at the meeting of the reconstituted Board of Trade in New Delhi. The Minister said that global confidence in India’s prospects for growth were truly immense and called ... Read more

Shri Piyush Goyal to visit San Francisco and Los Angeles from 5-10 September to attend the first ever in-person Ministerial meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal will visit San Francisco and Los Angeles in the United States of America from 5th to 10th September 2022 to attend the India-US Strategic Partnership Forum conference and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Ministerial meeting. He will also interact with eminent business persons, US officials  and industry leaders during the visit to fortify the partnership between the two nations and strengthen trade and economic ties. India and the United States (US) enjoy a comprehensive global strategic partnership covering ... Read more

Shri Piyush Goyal reviews the progress of Government e Marketplace

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles,  Shri Piyush Goyal, reviewed the progress of Government e Marketplace (GeM). Among many other things, various functionalities of GeM, as well as timeliness in procurement and delivery were reviewed in detail. It was noted that more than 95% of all the physical order deliveries since Apr’22 happened on time, in cases where online fulfillment and payment was done via GeM. While consistent improvement was observed in the on-time delivery across all transaction types (Direct Purchase, L1, Bids ... Read more

Shri Goyal addresses students at cultural function, ‘India@75: Dholavira to Narendra Modi’

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal today called upon the youth to contribute towards making India a prosperous and developed nation and a country where prosperity reaches to each and every citizen. He urged them to accept challenges of the future and set for themselves ‘BHAG’ or Big Hairy Audacious Goals and work towards achieving them. Shri Goyal was addressing a cultural festival, ‘India@75: Dholavira to Narendra Modi’, held at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi. The next 25 years, Amrit Kaal, Minister said, are ... Read more