• Monthly press note on India’s foreign trade.
• Annual Monitoring and review of export performance against export targets.
• Preparation and issue of Monthly Summary to Cabinet.
• Commissioning special research studies on international trade and its impact on the economy.
• Matters relating to the SDDs data base of the IMF.
• Analysis of overall trends in India’s Foreign Trade.
• Studies of trade in specification commodities /group commodities (as and when required).
• Studies of trend in trade with specific countries / regions (with or without a specific commodity group focus) (as and when required).
• Background note on India’s foreign trade for Consultative Committee/Standing Parliamentary Committee, Press Conference, Economic Editors Conferences etc.
• Material for Finance Minister’s Budget speech.
• Providing inputs for President’s address to both the House of Parliament.
• Coordination and supply of updated information for inclusion in the economic survey brought out by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.
• Providing inputs for speeches/messages of the Commerce Minister for general functions on matters pertaining to foreign trade.
• Supply of updated information for inclusion in “Reference India” Publication of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
• Examination of study reports/task force/committees on general economic factors relating to trade.
• Preparation of chapter on ‘Trends in India’s Foreign Trade” of the Annual Report of Department of Commerce.
• Technical Advice to other Divisions on economic aspects of various proposals Concept paper / Note on specific issues needed for enhancing export performance.
• Monthly D.O. to Cabinet Secretary and Monthly Report to Cabinet Secretariat.
• Matters relating to Parliament Questions
• Identification of products for import substitution.
• Monitoring and analysis of monthly commodity wise and country wise data on import and reporting observed surges.
• Raise alerts to the concerned territorial division, department/Ministries including the Ministry of Finance, DGFT, Department of Revenue/CBIC, DGTR and Export Promotion Councils, regarding this.
• Initiate appropriate modalities for taking remedial measures to check surge in imports.
• Formulate an action plan to reduce import.
• To constantly flag the surge in imports issues to DPIIT for enhancing domestic capacity.
• Study the overall import basket through an annual Position Paper.

The following Officers/Officials are working in EPL-I Section (Economic Division) as on date:

• Compilation of selected macro-economic indicators of the Indian economy and world economy.
• Commissioning special research studies on international trade and its impact on the economy.
• Coordination, compilation, editing and finalization of material for Annual Report of the Department of Commerce and getting the document published for laying in the Parliament.
• Coordination and compilation of inputs from concerned Divisions on the Action taken on Cabinet Decisions, Cabinet Observations, decisions of CoS, ‘Action taken on Presentations to PM’ and ‘Working Group of Ministers’ and updating the Action Points on the “e-Samiksha” Portal of Cabinet Secretariat on a monthly basis.
• Coordination of the work related to Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI) of NITI Aayog.
• Providing necessary inputs for speeches/messages of the Commerce & Industries Minister for general functions.
• Rendering economic inputs to Territorial Divisions Australia/New Zealand, NAFTA/AM, ASEAN, CIS, SAARC/Iran, NEA and Commodity Divisions EP-Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, Marine Products, Textiles, Gems & Jewellery, Chemicals & Allied Products.
• Coordination of the work related to Monitoring of Global Indices assigned to DoC.
• Coordination of the work related to decriminalization of various provisions in the Acts/Laws administered by DoC.
• Preparation of presentations on behalf of entire Department for Hon’ble PM, CIM and CS for different meetings, as and when required.