Lok Sabha Question No. 849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Schemes of APEDA
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Richard Hay

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 849 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  NOVEMBER, 2016

## SCHEMES OF APEDA

## 849. PROF. RICHARD HAY

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाͨणÏय  एवं  उɮयोग  मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the  salient  features  of  the  Agriculture  Export  Promotion  Plan  Schemes  of  Agricultural  & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA);
- (b) the details of the funds earmarked, allocated and utilised under these schemes during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the  details  of  the  fruits/vegetables  exported  under  these  schemes  and  the  revenue earned therefrom during the said period;
- (d) the details of the targets fixed and achievements made under the schemes so far;
- (e) whether the Government has achieved the targets fixed under these schemes or the target is running behind; and
- (f) if  so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) The 'Agriculture Export Promotion Plan Scheme of APEDA' is a Central Sector Plan Scheme, which was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 25 th November 2013, with an outlay of Rs.1100 crores for the 12 th Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17). The Components of the Plan Scheme are as under:
- 1) Infrastructure Development: APEDA  provides financial assistance to the exporters and export related government/ cooperative institutions for setting up of infrastructure  such  as  Centres  for  Perishable Cargo  at  International  airports  and seaports  and  pack  house  facilities  with  packing/grading  lines,  pre-cooling  units with cold storages and refrigerated transportation etc.
- 2) Transport Assistance: In order to mitigate the disadvantage of high air freight and sea freight rates, APEDA  provides  transport  assistance  on  selected fruits,

vegetables,  flowers,  poultry,  dairy  and  other  processed  food  products  etc.  for exports both by sea and air.

- 3) Quality Development: Financial assistance is provided for the implementation of food safety management systems like HACCP, BRC, GAP and ISO-9001 etc. to enhance the export capability and credibility of Indian agro products.
- 4) Market  Development:  Financing  of  Market  Intelligence  setup,  participation  in International  Fairs  &  Exhibitions,  exchange  of  trade  delegations  and  assistance for packaging development is done under the component.
3. (b) The details of the funds earmarked, allocated and utilised under various components of the Plan Scheme, during the 12 th Plan period (2012-13 to 2016-17), are at Annexure-I .
4. (c) The  details  of  India's  exports  of  fruit/vegetables,  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, are at Annexure-II .
5. (d) The details of financial targets fixed and achievements made against these targets are at Annexure-I
6. (e & f) APEDA was able to completely utilise the allocations made during the years 2012-13 to 2014-15.  However,  during  the  year  2015-16,  APEDA  was  not  able  to  utilize  the allocation of Rs.5 crore under the Special Component for Scheduled Castes, which was surrendered.  As  financial  assistance  under  the  Plan  Scheme  is  provided  to  exporters, which are mostly incorporated entities, or Government agencies and not to individuals, APEDA was not able to  identify  suitable  beneficiaries  for  the  Special  Component  for Scheduled Castes.

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## Annexure-I

| Scheme Components                   | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2016-17                  |
|-------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|
| Scheme Components                   | Earmarked | Allocated | Utilised  | Earmarked | Allocated | Utilised  | Earmarked | Allocated | Utilised  | Earmarked | Allocated | Utilised  | Earmarked | Allocated | Utilised upto 15.11.2016 |
| Development of Infrastructure       | 43.35     | 43.35     | 43.35     | 62.00     | 37.91     | 37.91     | 62.00     | 45.00     | 45.00     | 65.00     | 42.00     | 42.00     | 66.65     | 25.00     | 25.00                    |
| Market Development                  | 26.98     | 26.98     | 26.98     | 29.00     | 17.09     | 17.09     | 31.00     | 21.02     | 21.02     | 34.00     | 23.00     | 23.00     | 30.02     | 21.00     | 8.15                     |
| Quality Development                 | 6.68      | 6.68      | 6.68      | 9.00      | 3.32      | 3.32      | 10.00     | 8.10      | 8.10      | 11.00     | 7.00      | 7.00      | 13.32     | 5.00      | 2.60                     |
| Transport Assistance                | 72.99     | 72.99     | 72.99     | 116.00    | 56.68     | 56.68     | 125.00    | 55.88     | 55.88     | 130.00    | 57.06     | 57.06     | 156.01    | 19.00     | 19.00                    |
| Spl. Component for NER              | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 8.00      | 8.00      | 0         | 7.00      | 0.25                     |
| Spl. Component for Scheduled castes | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 5.00      | 0         | 0         | 3.00      | 0.00                     |
| Total                               | 150.00    | 150.00    | 150.00    | 216.00    | 115.00    | 115.00    | 228.00    | 130.00    | 130.00    | 240.00    | 142.06    | 137.06    | 266.00    | 80.00     | 55.00                    |

Note: Budget for NER and Special component for Scheduled Caste was not approved and earmarked under 12th Five Year Plan but was sanctioned separately from 2015-16 onwards to APEDA.

## Annexure-II

| Export Details of Fruits &Vegetables for last 3 years ¤t year   | Export Details of Fruits &Vegetables for last 3 years ¤t year                                      | Export Details of Fruits &Vegetables for last 3 years ¤t year   | Export Details of Fruits &Vegetables for last 3 years ¤t year   | Export Details of Fruits &Vegetables for last 3 years ¤t year   | Export Details of Fruits &Vegetables for last 3 years ¤t year   | Export Details of Fruits &Vegetables for last 3 years ¤t year   | Export Details of Fruits &Vegetables for last 3 years ¤t year   | Export Details of Fruits &Vegetables for last 3 years ¤t year   | Export Details of Fruits &Vegetables for last 3 years ¤t year   | Export Details of Fruits &Vegetables for last 3 years ¤t year   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                       |                                                                                                          |                                                                       |                                                                       |                                                                       |                                                                       | Quantity in MT; Value in USD                                          | Quantity in MT; Value in USD                                          | Quantity in MT; Value in USD                                          | Quantity in MT; Value in USD                                          |                                                                       |
|                                                                       |                                                                                                          | 2013-14                                                               | 2013-14                                                               | 2013-14                                                               |                                                                       |                                                                       |                                                                       | Millions 2016-17 (upto August-                                        | Millions 2016-17 (upto August-                                        |                                                                       |
| HS                                                                    | DESCRIPTION                                                                                              |                                                                       |                                                                       | 2014-15                                                               | 2014-15                                                               | 2015-16                                                               | 2015-16                                                               | 2016)*                                                                | 2016)*                                                                |                                                                       |
| Code                                                                  |                                                                                                          | Quantity                                                              |                                                                       | Quantity                                                              | Value                                                                 | Quantity                                                              | Value                                                                 | Quantity                                                              | Value                                                                 |                                                                       |
| 0701                                                                  | POTATOES, FRESH OR CHILLED                                                                               | 224705.89                                                             | 41.93                                                                 | 393594.22                                                             | 138.71                                                                | 280468.53                                                             | 56.30                                                                 | 114284.06                                                             | 25.30                                                                 |                                                                       |
| 0702                                                                  | TOMATOES, FRESH OR CHILLED                                                                               | 397331.44                                                             | 138.56                                                                | 217999.33                                                             | 72.14                                                                 | 160877.13                                                             | 61.92                                                                 | 58239.12                                                              | 20.22                                                                 |                                                                       |
| 0703                                                                  | ONIONS, SHALLOTS, GARLIC, LEEKS AND OTHER ALLIACEOUS VEGETABLES, FRESH OR CHILLED                        | 1441676.25                                                            | 543.95                                                                | 1259241.23                                                            | 383.67                                                                | 1440800.29                                                            | 505.23                                                                | 818947.81                                                             | 159.87                                                                |                                                                       |
| 0704                                                                  | CABBAGES, CAULIFLOWERS, KOHLRABI, KALE AND SIMILAR EDIBLE BRASSICAS, FRESH OR CHILLED                    | 4983.92                                                               | 1.51                                                                  | 5679.95                                                               | 1.97                                                                  | 3808.62                                                               | 1.78                                                                  | 2067.99                                                               | 0.69                                                                  |                                                                       |
| 0705                                                                  | LETTUCE (LACTUCASATIVA) AND CHICORY ( CICHORIUM SPP. ), FRESH OR CHILLED LETTUCE:                        | 538.96                                                                | 0.21                                                                  | 434.25                                                                | 0.19                                                                  | 386.83                                                                | 0.15                                                                  | 99.33                                                                 | 0.05                                                                  |                                                                       |
| 0706                                                                  | CARROTS, TURNIPS, SALAD BEETROOT, SALSIFY, CELERIAC, RADISHES AND SIMILAR EDIBLE ROOTS, FRESH OR CHILLED | 1497.34                                                               | 0.76                                                                  | 2502.79                                                               | 0.93                                                                  | 1724.64                                                               | 0.79                                                                  | 467.63                                                                | 0.23                                                                  |                                                                       |
| 0707                                                                  | CUCUMBERS OR GHERKINS, FRESH OR CHILLED                                                                  | 1104.16                                                               | 0.42                                                                  | 1216.12                                                               | 0.47                                                                  | 575.84                                                                | 0.32                                                                  | 371.73                                                                | 0.19                                                                  |                                                                       |
| 0708                                                                  | LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES, SHELLED OR UNSHELLED, FRESH OR CHILLED                                            | 8843.31                                                               | 3.56                                                                  | 19674.53                                                              | 7.74                                                                  | 1644.84                                                               | 2.24                                                                  | 228.79                                                                | 0.32                                                                  |                                                                       |
| 0709                                                                  | OTHER VEGETABLES, FRESH OR CHILLED                                                                       | 169231.62                                                             | 122.72                                                                | 156532.01                                                             | 121.35                                                                | 191745.94                                                             | 146.52                                                                | 74207.91                                                              | 59.73                                                                 |                                                                       |

|   0710 | VEG COOKED OR NOT BY STMNG/BOILNG,FRZN                                                                       |   68124.12 | 43.67            |        | 37180.21   |   40.00 32947.98 |    32.21 |        |   10746.39 |   12.53 |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------|--------|------------|------------------|----------|--------|------------|---------|
|   0711 | VEGTABLS PROVISIONALLY PRESERVED BUT UNSUITABLE FOR INSTANT CONSUMPTION                                      |   55360.4  | 46.19 91408.62   |        |            |            76.61 |  78225.5 |  61.06 |   27695.2  |   22.5  |
|   0712 | DRIED VEGETABLES, WHOLE, CUT, SLICED, BROKEN OR IN POWDER, BUT NOT FURTHER PREPARED                          |   52399.4  |                  | 116.90 | 59683.19   |           131.93 |  63630.7 | 134.3  |   34022.8  |   62.47 |
|   0713 | DRID LEGUMINOUS VEG SHLDW/N SKINNED/SPLIT                                                                    |  345774    |                  | 290.49 | 222262.07  |           199.99 | 256052   | 252.42 |   70027.6  |   92.54 |
|   0714 | MANIOC, ARROWROOT, SALEP, JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES, SWEET POTATOES AND SIMILAR ROOTS AND TUBERS WITH HIGH STARCH |    8486.75 |                  | 5.25   | 9264.21    |             5.11 |  12410.9 |   6.17 |    4824.6  |    2.59 |
|   0801 | COCONUTS, BRAZIL NUTS ANDCASHEW NUTS, FRESH OR DRIED, WHETHER OR NOT SHELLED OR PEELED                       |  191544    |                  | 894.99 | 249527.22  |           974.6  | 184005   | 834.78 |   79228.4  |  305.34 |
|   0802 | OTHER NUTS, FRESH OR DRIED, WHETHER OR NOT SHELLED OR PEELED                                                 |   14351.2  | 72.43 12218.62   |        |            |            46.28 |  14268   |  44.54 |    9114.22 |   19.16 |
|   0803 | BANANAS, INCLUDING PLAINTAINS, FRESH OR DRIED                                                                |   36255.9  |                  | 26.02  | 65200.61   |            40.22 | 100266   |  56.21 |   53330.3  |   28.39 |
|   0804 | DATES, FIGS, PINEAPPLES, AVOCADOS, GUAVAS, MANGOES, AND MANGOSTEENS, FRESH OR DRIED                          |  201862    | 194.43 217457.74 |        |            |           205.28 | 187049   | 197.8  |   98406.2  |  112.82 |
|   0805 | CITRUS FRUIT, FRESH                                                                                          |   52988.2  |                  | 20.88  | 44558.47   |            17.84 | 105868   |  40.32 |   14245.1  |    6.5  |

|                                                   | OR DRIED                                                                                                                            |                    |              |                    |              |                    |              |                   |            |
|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------|
| 0806                                              | GRAPES, FRESH OR DRIED MELONS (INCLUDING WATERMELONS) AND PAPAWS (PAPAYAS),                                                         | 180811.04 25889.20 | 279.84 11.57 | 107450.31 29306.01 | 176.77 14.10 | 161029.04 39077.21 | 235.88 20.88 | 57028.30 12458.85 | 66.33 5.92 |
| 0807 0808                                         | FRESH APPLES, PEARSAND QUINCES, FRESH                                                                                               | 36192.84           | 13.90        | 20447.31           | 8.61         | 20858.97           | 9.28         | 2744.44           | 1.13       |
| 0809                                              | APRICOTS, CHERRIES, PEACHES (INCLUDING NECTARINES), PLUMS AND SOLES, FRESH                                                          | 332.72             | 0.15         | 67.85              | 0.10         | 108.20             | 0.07         | 14.39             | 0.01       |
| 0810                                              | OTHER FRUIT, FRESH                                                                                                                  | 54660.90           | 68.48        | 89891.79           | 85.23        | 82552.30           | 93.17        | 28028.16          | 35.65      |
| 0811                                              | FRUIT AND NUTS, UNCOOKED OR COOKED BY STEAMING OR BOILING IN WATER, FROZEN, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGA                    | 23006.59           |              | 24130.56           | 27.83        | 30984.90           | 38.15        | 12437.77          | 14.88      |
|                                                   | FRUT AND NUTS PROVSNLY PRSVD BY SO2 GAS/OTHRPRSVNG                                                                                  |                    | 26.04        |                    |              |                    |              |                   |            |
| 0812                                              | SOLN UNSUTBLE FOR IMMDT CONSMPTION FRUIT, DRIED, OTHER THAN THAT OF HEADINGS 0801 TO 0806; MIXTURES OF NUTS OR DRIED FRUITS OF THIS | 1010.14            | 1.00         | 634.97             | 0.74         | 528.43             | 0.51         | 955.49 8645.77    | 1.64       |
| 0813 0814                                         | CHAPTER PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS (INCLUDING WATERMELONS), FRESH, FROZEN, DRIED OR PROVISIONALLY PRESERVED IN BRINE            | 20042.06 210.44    | 13.35 0.29   | 13248.28 332.39    | 12.50 0.61   | 11896.51 636.87    | 12.21 0.88   | 107.72            | 7.80 0.18  |
| Source: DGCI&S, * Data for 2016-17 is provisional | Source: DGCI&S, * Data for 2016-17 is provisional                                                                                   | 3619214.53         | 2979.47      | 3351144.84         | 2791.52      | 3464426.73         | 2846.09      | 1592976.19        | 1064.99    |