About National Strategic Trade Command Centre (NSTCC):
- It is a strategic initiative aimed at strengthening the monitoring, analysis, and governance of India’s international trade ecosystem through integrated data analytics and evidence-based decision-making.
- At its core is an integrated analytics and visualisation platform designed to convert trade-related data into actionable insights.
- It was developed by the Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- It will provide senior policymakers and government officials with a consolidated view of India’s trade performance, export promotion schemes, regulatory approvals, application processing, and operational indicators.
- It enables users to analyse information at multiple levels, including national trade performance, Regional Authorities, schemes, products, destination markets, and individual applications, subject to role-based access permissions.
- In its initial phase, the command centre brings together dashboards covering key functions of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and related trade domains.
- These include the Importer Exporter Code (IEC), Advance Authorisation, Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG), Certificate of Origin (CoO), SCOMET (Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies), restricted imports and exports, and other regulatory and trade facilitation processes.
- These dashboards will enable monitoring of scheme utilisation, processing efficiency, export obligations, trade patterns, and operational performance across regional authorities.
- The initiative has three main objectives:
- Improving the monitoring of trade and pending applications.
- Comparing the performance of schemes and regional offices.
- Using data to identify procedural hurdles and simplify regulations.
- The centre will also help officials identify export opportunities, assess how effectively businesses are using India's trade agreements, and track the country's position in international markets.
- It has been designed to leverage existing digital infrastructure, including DGFT systems and the Trade Connect e-Platform.
- It will also provide a framework for the phased integration of additional datasets from other departments and trade-related agencies.
- Going forward, the NSTCC is envisaged to evolve into a broader whole-of-government decision-support mechanism, with phased access for authorised stakeholders, including relevant ministries, states, Export Promotion Councils, and other institutions.
