Centre has constituted national committee on trade facilitation under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to develop the pan-India road map for trade facilitation. This committee is constituted in consequence of India's ratification of the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Trade Facilitation in April 2016. <br/><br/>Finance Ministry in a release said, the objective behind setting up the committee is to have a national level body that will facilitate domestic co-ordination and implementation of Agreement on Trade Facilitation provisions. The Ministry said, it will be instrumental in synergizing the various trade facilitation perspectives across the country and will also focus on an outreach programme for sensitization of all stakeholders about Agreement on Trade Facilitation.