With a view to creating an institutional mechanism for collection and dissemination of trade data and improving information services to the business community especially small and medium enterprises, the National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) was set up in 1995 under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry pursuant to a Cabinet decision. NCTI a non profit joint venture of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) and National Informatics Centre (NIC) is a Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India recognised Trade Point-India under the Trade Efficiency Programme of United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD). The Trade Point Programme of the UNCTAD has certified NCTI as an Operational Trade Point in New Delhi.
Besides using technology for trade for collection, collation and dissemination of trade information, NCTI is involved in establishing linkages in India and Abroad, facilitating training in the areas of trade, commerce and informatics besides continuously augmentating its information base and providing inputs to the Government in strategic trade promotion. |