New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The government has set up a 25-member Development Council for Footwear and Leather Industry for a period of two years, according to a notification of the Department for the Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

Raj Kumar Gupta, Managing Director, Action Shoes is the chairman of the council.

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The members of the council include Chairman, Council for Leather Exports; Managing Director, Footwear Design and Development Institute, Noida; Director, Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai; and President, Agra Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Chamber.

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