India launches digital initiative for ease of export

NEW DELHI: Union Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Minister, Suresh Prabhu today launched digital initiatives by Export Inspection Council (EIC) for ease of export at New Delhi today.nnSpeaking on this occasion the Minister said that India?s potential for agricultural and food export will get a great boost due to these digital initiatives.nnEIC is the official export certification body of Government of India and has launched this flagship project of Digital India Initiative to keep pace with changing dynamics of the world.nnIn order to continue the vision for credible inspection and certification and to strengthen the confidence on Indian produce, three portals have been developed to reduce transaction time and cost in a transparent manner. The portals not only provide an opportunity for ease of export but also plays an important role in the Go Green initiative by reducing paper usage and saving millions trees.nnTo provide fast, efficient and transparent services for ease of doing business in all sectors the complete export food chainhas been integrated in this digital platform. Primary production, chain catch, aquaculture pond, dairy farms and apiaries are all linked. Processing units, testing laboratories, official controls and exports have complete traceability.nnOne lab one assessment portalprovides unified approach to all stakeholders like accreditation bodies, regulators and laboratories by bringing them together on a common platform. Simplified proceduresfor granting joint certification and joint decisionshelps in reducing cost, time and multiplicity of assessment.nnTheExport Alert Monitoring portal monitors non compliances raised byimporting countries. The portal will enable monitoring of alerts and action taken by multiple organizations involved in initial certification in the food safety & biosecurity and analysing the trend, understanding the trade barriers to reduce the alerts and enhance the export trade.nnEIC has worked towards building the analytical capability for the country by providing accredited Proficiency Testing (PT) providers at Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai byreducing dependency on foreign PT providers and ease of access.nnMinister of State, C.R. Chaudhary along with Commerce Secretary, Rita Teaotia, were also present on the occasion.