The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is collaborating with several e-commerce companies to promote exports from the country. The aim of this initiative is to leverage e-commerce platforms to support local exporters, manufacturers, and MSMEs in reaching potential international buyers.

The Ministry in a statement said that in the first such collaboration with various e-commerce platforms, DGFT has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Amazon India.

It added that this collaborative effort will co-create capacity-building sessions, training and workshops for MSMEs in districts identified by the DGFT. The initiative also seeks to link local producers even in rural and remote districts with global supply chains.

The Ministry further highlighted that under the collaboration, districts will be identified by various e-commerce platforms across India, to undertake various capacity-building and outreach activities in collaboration with DGFT-Regional Authorities. These activities will focus on educating MSMEs on one-commerce exports and enabling them to sell to customers across the world. Under the MoU with Amazon India, 20 districts have been identified for such capacity-building and handholding sessions.