Kolkata, Aug. 25 -- FIEO (Federation of Indian Export Organisation) sees the strong flow of exports in Eastern India especially in the Iron and Steel sector and hence will host its 5th and 6th set of Eastern Region export excellence award in West Bengal.

Iron and Steel, Gold and Gems and Jewelry, Petroleum products and marine products occupied some of the top segments with regards to exports in West Bengal.

In the Indian Economy, the sum total of exports contributes substantially to the countries GDP.

India's GDP in 2018-19 stood at US $ 2.7 trillion. During the same period, India's export of goods touched an all-time high of US $ 331 billion and US $ 204 billion in services.

On average export contributes to about 20% of India's GDP f...