DPIIT of Commerce Ministry announced to celebrate Commerce Week from 20-26 September

DPIIT of Commerce Ministry announced to celebrate Commerce Week from 20-26 September

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Category : National Published on: September 24 2021

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·       Ministry of Commerce and Industry to celebrate 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' from September 20 to 26.

·       Several events will be organized across the country in this week to showcase India's growing economic power.

·       Inspired by the call of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to convert every district into an export hub from the ramparts of Red Fort in his Independence Day address on August 15, 2019, under the direction of Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal in September 2020 the 'One District One Product' (ODOP) scheme was unveiled.

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About Red Fort

v Manufactured in: 1638

v Height: 33 m (108 ft) above Old Delhi

v Built by: Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan

v Originally called: "Qila-e-Mubarak"

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