Invest India to set up desks in all states to promote investment: Goyal

Officials of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade would be shifted to 'Invest India', which will set up trade and investment desks in each state of the country, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said here on Friday.

These desks will promote investments and exports, he said, adding that work of the DGFT will be moved online so that no one will need to visit offices.

Interacting with industry captains in Panaji in presence of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry said Invest India, which was helping foreign investors, will now also help domestic investors.

"They (Invest India) will encourage more investment and also partnerships between the industries. They will also do match making," Goyal said.

Goyal said his ministry would be inviting 20-30 top pharma players to create four to five hubs of the sector in different states, including Goa.

Efforts will be taken to expand pharma industries in states like Goa, Gujarat, Hyderabad (Telangana), Himac