New Delhi, Apr 13 (KNN) The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has lauded government's move to address hardships faced by exporters due to COVID-19 pandemic.

''The list of industries have been carefully chosen to help in slowly bringing the economy on track,'' said FIEO president Sharad Kumar Saraf.

Saraf also said that opening of all export industries, large as well as Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) including SEZs and EOUs, will help the exporters to execute whatever little orders remain with them after huge cancellations in the last two months.

''This will also send the right signal to overseas buyers that the situation is fast normalizing in India encouraging them to further place orders on us,'' Saraf added.

He said that free movement of vehicles and manpower required for such activities is the most pragmatic one and so is operationalization of transportation throughout the length and breadth of the country.

''Industry will adhere to sanitization and social distancing norms for the health and safety of workers, who are our invaluable assets,'' Saraf assured the government.

FIEO president also requested that the Ministry of Home Affairs should immediately issue the order to put the recommendation into practice which will be a saviour of the economy while simultaneously helping the industry as well as workers.