DGFT HQ Orders Immediate Link Officer Setup at Joint DGFT/Director Level
This order is an internal administrative restructuring, a routine but important step to maintain efficiency and responsiveness in DGFT’s policy and trade facilitation work.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has announced a fresh arrangement of link officers at the level of Joint DGFT/Director at its headquarters, effective immediately and until further orders on 4 May 2026. The order lists ten senior officers (Joint DGFTs/Directors) and specifies their primary work areas and two link...
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has announced a fresh arrangement of link officers at the level of Joint DGFT/Director at its headquarters, effective immediately and until further orders on 4 May 2026.
The order lists ten senior officers (Joint DGFTs/Directors) and specifies their primary work areas and two link officers each.
It covers major administrative, policy, and trade‑related divisions such as Foreign TradePolicy (FTP), Export Licensing, E‑Commerce, RTI, Audit, Vigilance, and Parliamentary matters.
| Name of the Officer | Work Allocation | Link Officer 1 | Link Officer 2 |
| Shri Sarbeswar Majhi | i. Foreign Trade Statistics ii. Trade Analysis Dashboard III. Open data platform IV. MIS/Publication v. All matters relating to Parliament | Shri Raj Kamal | Shri Ramesh Kumar Verma |
| Shri Raj Kamal | i. ECA ii. Quality Complaints and Trade Disputes | Shri Sanjeev Srivastava | Shri Harish C. Upadhayay |
| Shri Harish C. Upadhayay | i. RTI ii. Record and Library iii. R&I, Litigation iv. Cash v. B&A (Expenditure Monitoring) vi. Official Language Implementation VII. NC-i | Shri Raman Kumar | Shri Sanjeev Srivastava |
| Shri Sanjeev Shrivastava | i. General Administration ii. Procurement & distribution of stationery items iii. Trade Consultation iv. POM v. BOT and E-Shamiksha vi. Audit VII. FTP Cell VIII. NC-7 | Shri Harish C. Upadhayay | Shri Raj Kamal |
| Shri Ramesh Kumar Verma | (i) Chapter 6 & 7 of FTP (EOUs, Deemed Exports, etc.) SEZ, BOA; (ii) Norms Committee for Textiles (NC-5); (iii)Logistics; (iv) Gati Shakti; (v) Coordination Cell | Shri Pravin Nalawade | Shri Hrushikesh Reddy |
| Shri Md. Mom Afaque | i. Export Cell-SCOMET ii. E-Commerce iii. EPM iv. EGTF II | Shri Hrushikesh Reddy | Shri Pravin Nalawade |
| Shri Hrushikesh Reddy | i. EGTF-1 section ii. Export Policy and Export Licensing (Non-SCOMET) | Shri Md. Mom Afaque | Shri Satya Raja Sekhar |
| Shri Satya Raja Sekhar G | i. HRD I & II ii. General Provision on Import iii. Import Policy Schedule iv. Matters related to Import Licensing v. FTDR Act and Rules vi. O&M | Shri Ramesh Kumar Verma | Shri Hrushikesh Reddy |
| Shri Pravin Nalawade | i. Policy Cell — 3 ii. DEH iii. APS Division of GTPO iv. Niryat Bandhu Scheme v. Policy Cell —4 | Shri Satya Raja Sekhar G | Shri Hrushikeh Reddy |
| Shri Raman Kumar | i. Vigilance ii. All matters relating to Chapter 5 of FTP (EPCG Scheme) [Policy-5] iii. Relaxation in cases relating to EPCG authorization [EPCG-I, III iv. NC-3 v. Public Grievances of DGFT under CPGRAM | Shri Sanjeev Shrivastava | Shri Harish C. Upadhayay |
The directive was signed by Ajay Chaudhary, Foreign Trade Development Officer.
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