Piyush Unveils Vision for Integrated Commerce Hub in Mumbai to Connect 46 Organizations

Ø Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Unveils Vision to Co-Locate All Commerce & Industry Offices Under One Roof in Mumbai

Ø Co-location To Conserve Energy, Save Fuel, and Reduce Travel for Citizens

Ø Move to Drive India’s Aggressive $1 Trillion Export Target for This Year and $2 trillion by 2030

· Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal unveiled a plan to bring all Commerce Ministry offices and related organizations under one integrated hub in Mumbai.

· The proposed centralized facility will digitally connect 46 organizations linked to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

· In Mumbai alone, 20 offices of 12 organizations are currently operating from multiple locations using large amounts of premium office space.

· The integrated hub aims to reduce administrative costs, improve productivity and simplify citizen and business interaction with government services.

· The facility will include advanced audio-visual infrastructure and dedicated personnel to assist stakeholders.

· Organizations without physical offices in Mumbai, such as the Spices Board, will also be accessible through the integrated system.

· The initiative aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Ease of Living” and “Ease of Doing Business.”

· Mr. Goyal said the co-location model will conserve energy, save fuel and reduce unnecessary travel, promoting greener governance.

· The integrated offices will support India’s export promotion efforts and help achieve the government’s export targets of $1 trillion this year and $2 trillion by 2030.

[ABS News Service/16.05.2026]

In a major move towards a more citizen and business-friendly administration, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has unveiled a grand vision to co-locate all the various arms and offices of the Ministry into a single, integrated central hub in Mumbai on 15 May, 2026.

Mr. Goyal stated that the initiative aligns directly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Ease of Living’ and ‘Ease of Doing Business.’ He emphasized that India’s 140 crore citizens should find it comfortable, easy, and seamless whenever they need to interface or work with the government.

Reviewing the working of all Ministry offices in Mumbai, the Union Minister noted that in Mumbai alone, there are 20 offices of 12 different organizations scattered across various locations, occupying lakhs of square feet of premium space worth hundreds of crores of rupees. Under the new plan, Mr. Goyal announced that the Ministry will bring all these offices together wherever feasible to converge at one single, integrated point. This centralized facility will be equipped with high-quality audio-visual infrastructure, connecting stakeholders to 46 different organizations under the Ministry. Even organizations without dedicated physical branches in Mumbai, such as the Spices Board, will be easily accessible through this integrated system.

The Minister emphasized that this turnaround will fundamentally change the way citizens interact with the Government of India. Dedicated personnel will be stationed at the hub to respond to any stakeholder requirement, which will significantly bring down the cost of administration, improve overall productivity, and make life easier and simpler for businesses and common citizens alike.

Highlighting the environmental benefits of the move, Mr. Piyush Goyal stated that the co-location model will actively promote green governance. The consolidation is set to conserve energy, save fuel, and drastically reduce unnecessary travel for both the public and government officials.

The Minister announced that India's export promotion missions will run directly out of these integrated offices. This structural synergy is designed to aggressively facilitate trade operations and anchor the nation's ambitious export targets, driving toward $1 trillion for this year and $2 trillion by 2030.