Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Calls for Nationwide FTA Utilisation Drive to Expand India’s Global Trade Footprint

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal called for a nationwide Free Trade Agreement (FTA) utilisation drive during a national workshop in New Delhi. The initiative aims to expand India's global trade footprint by ensuring that benefits from India's nine existing FTAs—spanning economies with about $60 trillion in GDP—reach businesses, MSMEs, startups, and women entrepreneurs across all 780 districts. Officials highlighted that upcoming FTAs could provide India preferential access to nearly 75% of global trade. The workshop focused on Centre-State coordination, export targets, the Export Promotion Mission, and addressing ground-level constraints faced by exporters.