Direction of India’s Foreign Trade

Introduction 

The directions of India’s foreign trade are an essential part to be discussed under the subject Kerala. This direction here is defined and referred to as the destination of the import that India has been engaging. The trade that India does with various other foreign countries is the ultimate destination of those goods. That destination is known as the direction of exports.

Similarly, India also with the advent of globalization has been indulged in cross-national trade of goods and services. This means the product of another country comes and enters the geographical boundaries of India. This final destination of the imports of various other nations is India. Hence, the direction of import here is referred to as the final destination that is India. 

Thus, the direction here is referred to as the destination of the goods and services that are imported and exported on account of cross-national: export and imports. In the present context, India engages in “trade and commerce” with various nations across the world. In the British era, this was only limited to the Britishers. 

Explain the direction of India’s foreign trade

The direction in the context of Kerala means the destination of the trade and commerce that India engages in, for several years. It means the final point of the journey to the imports and the exports that India engages. 

Trade here refers to both imports and the exports that India does with different foreign countries across the world. 

India’s imports

The direction of India’s import of goods and services refers to the final destination of the imported goods and services from the foreign countries. This means the destination point is India in terms of those imports of foreign goods and services.

India’s exports

The direction of Indian exports means those goods and services that India provides on account of the cross-national sale to various other countries. In this regard, the direction is the final destination that those traded goods and services reach. During the British period, India did trade with the Britishers, however, this scenario is a changed picture now. India deals with trade and commerce with various other nations like the USA, the UK, Japan and other countries. 

State the role and function of the Kerala Planning Board

The Kerala planning board has been a great helping hand to the Kerala state government. This was established with the aim and objective to help the Kerala government in framing the developmental plans and executing the ways to develop the policies in the state. 

The Kerala planning board has helped in effective planning as per the need of the time, taking into consideration the available resources. This board has been classified or divided into various divisions. This board has various roles and functions. 

Each such division carries on specific objectives. These are preparation of economic reviews, planning a detailed budget encompassing the areas of dairy farms, agriculture and other allied sectors. This board sale provides the framework of operation of various government program.  

The board also prepares the annual plan budget which is a very crucial task to perform. This board also processes various government files, prepares reviews. The appraisals during the midterms are also done by the planning board. 

The planning board also carries on various urban and rural development projects to ensure that the government’s aim is fulfilled.  The state planning board also works on the maintenance of various governmental websites, to give the benefit of online technology to everyone. 

State the Classification of Kerala planning board

The state planning board is categorized into various divisions. These are decentralized divisions of planning, information and technology division,   social service divisions, agriculture division. Along with these planning divisions, coordination division, division for industry and infrastructure and allied sectors and division for evaluation are also included. 

Kerala planning board definition

The state planning board acts as an advisor to the Kerala state government. This helps to carry on various developmental program of the government. This board was established in 1967. The acting Chief Minister is the Chairman of the board; the vice-chairman is the other non-official. 

Conclusion 

The study elaborately describes the direction of India’s foreign trade. This means the ultimate destination or point of the exports of various foreign countries and the destination of the imports of India to other countries.

The role and functions executed and done by the Kerala planning board are also critically analyzed and mentioned. This is followed by the classification of the Kerala planning board. The Kerala planning boards have been properly defined in this study. 

The Kerala planning board has been a big help to the state government in creating need-based plans for ensuring proper development. This is done within the framework of given available resources.