{"id":83888,"date":"2026-01-23T15:53:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83888"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:30:39","slug":"engineering-export-promotion-council-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/engineering-export-promotion-council-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India) Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC) recently demanded lowering of income tax for non-corporate manufacturing MSMEs in the Union Budget and expediting payment of GST refunds.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the premier <\/span><b>trade and investment promotion organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India, <\/span><b>catering to the Indian engineering sector.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sponsored by<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Ministry of Commerce &amp; Industry,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it actively <\/span><b>contributes to<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>policies of the Government<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of India as an<\/span><b> advisory body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and acts as an <\/span><b>interface between the engineering industry and the government.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Set up in 1955<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, EEPC India now has a <\/span><b>membership base <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of<\/span><b> over 13,000, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">out of whom <\/span><b>60% are SMEs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EEPC India<\/span><b> facilitates sourcing from India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and encourages MSMEs to raise their standard at par with international best practices.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also<\/span><b> encourages <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/msme\/\" target=\"_blank\">MSMEs <\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><b>integrate their business with the global value chain.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Motto: Engineering the Future<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It serves as the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reference point for the Indian engineering industry and the international business community in its efforts towards establishing India as a major engineering hub in the future.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EEPC India <\/span><b>publishes several reports\/studies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to make its members aware of international trends and opportunities in order to enhance their global footprint.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EEPC India is<\/span><b> regarded as<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the<\/span><b> Model Export Promotion Council in India by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/eepc-urges-lowering-i-t-for-non-corporate-msmes\/article70537962.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India) is the premier trade and investment promotion organization in India, catering to the Indian engineering sector. 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