The government must take more steps to discourage exports of raw material for the sake of finished clothing products in domestic and export markets, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) said Thursday.
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) on Monday urged the government to increase export duty on iron ore fines to 20 percent from present 5 percent to curb exports of the raw material and discourage "unprecedented" increase in illegal mining.