Office of the Economic Adviser, India

Office of the Economic Adviser (OEA) is an attached office of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. The main functions of the Office of Economic Adviser includes: Economic policy inputs on industrial development, Analysis of trends of industrial production and growth, Planning and Gender Budgeting on behalf of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Examination of multilateral and bilateral issues and processing Policy Notes with economic implications referred to the Office and Rendering advice relating to formulation of Industrial Policy, Foreign Trade Policy with respect to industrial sector in general with thrust on manufacturing, issues relating to bilateral and multilateral trade, as well as taxes and duties related to industry, including but not restricted to safeguard and anti-dumping duties.