US Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, called on the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi this afternoon. Both the leaders discussed the measures to increase the bilateral trade among the two countries. Saying that many states are growing at the rate of 10 to11 per cent, he emphasised that the trade dialogue between the states and the US investors and companies can help in giving boost to the bilateral trade between the two countries. <br/><br/>He said that the central government has created a National Infrastructure Invest Fund in which various US based insurance and pension funds, endowment funds can invest especially in infrastructure sector. <br/><br/>Speaking about Goods and Services Tax Bill, the Minister said it has been passed by both the Houses of Parliament unanimously in the last monsoon session. He said that eight states have already approved the GST Constitution Amendment Bill and hoped that the remaining states will soon follow and the desired number of state ratifications can be achieved early next month.