Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a Trade Notice No. 38/2020-2021 dated 18th January, 2021 in order to introduce a new module (online e-PRC System) for seeking policy/procedure relaxation in terms of Para 2.58 of FTP relating to Exemption from Policy/Procedures which shall come into effect from 25th day of January, 2021 onwards. Therefore, all applications seeking policy/procedure relaxation from 25th day of January, 2021 and onwards are mandatorily required to be submitted online through the exporter’s dashboard on the DGFT Website. Presently, Directorate is receiving applications for seeking policy/procedure relaxation in manual form (i.e.in the form of hard copy of prescribed format ANF 2D along with proof of payment of application fee and other related documents) which is talking lot of time.
Further, it is informed that in order to access the new e-module, the applicants are required to navigate to https://dgft.gov.in -› Services Policy Relaxation Committee. Also, it is to be noted that the entire process is designed to be paperless and contactless and any PRC submission, communication, clarification, correction as well as the approval on submitted applications would be electronic.
Source: Directorate General of Foreign Trade
