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Puneet Kumar, a Kerala cadre IAS officer, has been appointed as the Secretary General of Apparel Export Promotion Council, the country’s apex body for apparel exporters.
The post had been lying vacant since April 2012 and the last Secretary General was Amarendra Sahoo.
Kumar, a 1993 batch officer, is a graduate in mechanical engineering, having worked in various capacities in departments like revenue, technical education, excise and agriculture in Kerala, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) said in a statement.
“He brings with him vast amount of experience in handling complex administrative, financial project management and e-governments issues,” it said.
AEPC provides assistance to exporters as well as importers who choose the country as their preferred sourcing destination for garments.
The country’s apparel exports are likely to increase to $17 billion this fiscal from $13 billion last financial year on the back of recovery in demand in the US and European markets.
During April-October 2013, the shipments grew 15.5 per cent to $8.2 billion.
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