The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
(DPIIT) was established in the year 1995 and was reconstituted in the year 2000
with the merger of the Department of Industrial Development. Earlier, separate
Ministries of Small-Scale Industries & Agro and Rural Industries (SI
&A& RI) and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (HI&PE) were
created in October, 1999. The department was earlier called Department of
Industrial Policy & Promotion and was renamed as DPIIT in January, 2019.
There are five territorial divisions for international
cooperation and industrial promotion handling matters emanating from America,
Europe, CIS countries, Africa and Middle East, Asia and Oceania. In 2018,
matters related to e-commerce were transferred to the Department and in 2019,
the Department has been given charge for matters related to Internal Trade,
welfare of traders and their employees and Startups.
The role of DPIIT is:
- To promote/accelerate
industrial development of the country.
- To promote foreign direct
investment.
- Support balanced development
of industries.
- Productivity in Indian
industry.
- Industrial Management.
- Matters related to e-Commerce
and start-ups.
- Facilitating Ease of Doing
Business (EoDB).
- Promotion of internal trade
including retail trade, welfare of traders and their employees.
- Investment by NRIs.
- Grant of Industrial Licenses
(IL) and acknowledging Industrial Entrepreneurs Memorandum (IEM).
Administered by the Department:
- The Industries (Development
and Regulation) Act, 1951.
- The Explosives Act, 1884.
- The Inflammable Substances
Act, 1952.
- The Boilers Act, 1923.
- The Copyright Act, 1957.
- The Patents Act, 1970.
- The Design Act, 2000.
- The Geographical Indications
of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999;
- The Trade Marks Act, 1999.
- The National Institute of
Design Act, 2014.
FUNCTION OF DPIIT
- Public Procurement
- Ease of Doing Business (EODB)
- Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) Policy
- National IPR Policy
- National Design Policy
- Industrial Park Rating System
(IPRS)
- Productivity and Quality
- United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) Activities