Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) are organizations of exporters, set up under the Societies Registration Act/ Companies Act, with the objective of promoting Indian exports.
The councils are responsible for promotion of a particular group of products/ projects/services as given in Appendix 2T of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020.
Regular joint meetings with the councils to facilitate interactions with exporters and assess performance of the councils are held.
The accounts of the councils are subject to mandatory audit.
The review reports of performance of the councils are laid in the Parliament along with Annual Report each year.