National policies on e-commerce, retail trade, logistics, industry in final stage of drafting: Som Parkash

NEW DELHI: Minister of state for commerce and industry Som Parkash on Wednesday said that the government is in the final stages of drafting a National Logistics Policy, New Industrial Policy, e-commerce Policy and National Retail Trade policy. The retail trade policy will benefit 65 million small traders, he said at an event organised by Ficci.

“It is being formulated to support the development of the sector that will benefit 65 million small traders. These endeavours along with the support of the industry would help in contributing a significant chunk to India’s GDP,” he added.