2012Exp. Promotion Councils • Directory of EPCs o Agricultural and Processe d Food Products Export Deve lopment Authority (A PEDA) o Apparel Export Promotion C ouncil o Chemicals Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Export Promotion Council, (CHEE!C"#) o Carpet Export Promotion Councilo Cashe$ Export Promotion Council o% "ndiao Chemical & Allied Products Export Promotion Council o Cotton ex tile Export Promotion Council o Co%%ee 'oardo Coir 'oardo Electronic & Computer o%t$are Export Promotion Council o Engineering Export Promotion Councilo Federation o% "ndian Export rganisations (F"E) o *ems & +e$ellery Export Promotion Councilo Export Promotion Council %or Handicra%tso Handloom Export Promotion Councilo Handicra%ts & Handloom Export Corporationo %%ice o% the Development Commissioner %or Handloomso Development Commissioner %or "ron teelo "ndian ilExport Promotion Council o "ndian rade Promotion rganisationo Council %or #eather Exporto arine Products Exports Development Authority (PEDA)o -ational Agricultural Cooperative Federation o% "ndia #td. (-AFED) o verseas Construction Council o% "ndiao Po$erloom Development and Export Promotion Councilo Plastic & #inoleum Export Promotion Councilo /u00er 'oardo hellac Export Promotion Councilo ports *oods Export Promotion Councilo pices 'oardo Central il'oardo ynthetic & /ayon ex tiles Export Promotion Councilo ea 'oardo o0acco 'oardo 1ool & 1oollens Export Promotion Council he Export Promotion Councils are non2pro%it organisations registered under the "ndian Companies Act or the ocieties /egistration Act, as the case may 0e. hey are supported 0y %inancial assistance %rom the *overnment o% "ndia. Role he main role o% the EPCs is to pro3ect "ndia4s image a0road as a relia0le supplier o% high 5uality goods and services. "n particular, the EPCs encourage and monitor the o0servance o% international standards and speci%ications 0y exporters. he EPCs eep a0reast o% the trends and opportunities in international marets %or goods and services and assist their mem0ers in taing advantage o% such opportunities in order to expand and diversi%y exports. Functions he ma3or %unctions o% the EPCs are as %ollo$s6 7. o p rovi de commer cial ly use%ul in %ormat ion and assistan ce to their mem0e rs in develo ping and in creas ing thei r exports 8. o o %%er pro%e ssion al advic e to their mem0e rs in areas such as tec hnolo gy upgra datio n, 5ual ity and desi gn improv ement, standards and speci%ications, product development and innovation etc. Compiled by : Sejal Shah B.Com, M.Com., LLB, ACMA, CA