Lok Sabha Question No. 359 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Export of Meat
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 359(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  MARCH, 2017

## EXPORT OF MEAT

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

## *359(H). SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

- (a) the details of existing Meat Export Policy of the Government;
- (b) the total quantity and value of meat and meat products exported from the country during the last three years and the current year, item and country-wise;
- (c) whether the Government provides any susbsidy to meat exporters;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  amount of subsidy provided to various meat exporters during the said period, State/Ut-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- a) to  e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 359(H)   FOR ANSWER ON 27 th  MARCH, 2017 REGARDING ' EXPORT OF MEAT '

(a) As per the existing Meat Export Policy, the export of beef (meat of cow, oxen and calf) is prohibited and is not permitted to be exported. Bone in meat, carcass, half carcass of buffalo (both male and female) is also prohibited and not permitted to be exported.

Only the boneless meat of buffalo (male and female), meat of goat & sheep and birds is permitted for export subject to the provisions specified in the Gazette Notifications on raw meat (Chilled and Frozen) issued from time to time under the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 and subject to the fulfillment of the conditions stipulated under the Foreign Trade Policy.

(b) The  total  quantity  and  value  of  meat  and  meat  products  exported  from  the country  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  item  and  country-wise  is given below:

BUFFALO MEAT

|                 | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (APRIL-JANUARY,17)*   | 2016-17 (APRIL-JANUARY,17)*   |
|-----------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| COUNTRY         | QTY        | VALUE     | QTY        | VALUE     | QTY        | VALUE     | QTY                           | VALUE                         |
| VIETNAM SOC REP | 524175.00  | 10971.58  | 633348.00  | 13200.59  | 605100.00  | 13122.82  | 525644.00                     | 10825.48                      |
| MALAYSIA        | 121713.00  | 2356.42   | 130877.00  | 2586.03   | 135937.00  | 2682.89   | 92814.00                      | 1933.02                       |
| EGYPT A RP      | 107822.00  | 2033.30   | 128082.00  | 2574.03   | 115317.00  | 2325.58   | 97379.00                      | 1846.01                       |
| INDONESIA       | 0          | 0         | 84.00      | 1.00      | 812.00     | 15.43     | 58416.00                      | 1370.55                       |
| SAUDI ARAB      | 74599.00   | 1493.54   | 73821.00   | 1585.37   | 64649.00   | 1415.62   | 38220.00                      | 853.47                        |
| OTHERS          | 537323.00  | 9602.97   | 537291.00  | 9335.57   | 392402.00  | 7121.88   | 264786.00                     | 4487.61                       |
| TOTAL           | 1365632.00 | 26457.82  | 1503503.00 | 29282.58  | 1314217.00 | 26684.22  | 1077259.00                    | 21316.14                      |

## OTHER MEAT

QTY IN TON/ VALUE IN Rs. CRORE

QTY IN TON/ VALUE IN Rs. CRORE

| COUNTRY   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (APRIL-JANUARY,17)*   | 2016-17 (APRIL-JANUARY,17)*   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|           | QTY       | VALUE     | QTY       | VALUE     | QTY       | VALUE     | QTY                           | VALUE                         |
| BHUTAN    | 265.00    | 3.32      | 162.00    | 2         | 0         | 0         | 40.00                         | 0.52                          |
| NEPAL     | 4.00      | 0.08      | 100.00    | 1         | 0         | 0         | 39.00                         | 0.39                          |
| GABON     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                             | 0                             |
| GERMANY   | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                             | 0                             |
| JAPAN     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                             | 0                             |
| OTHERS    |           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                             | 0                             |
| TOTAL     | 269.00    | 3.40      | 262.00    | 2.67      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 79.00                         | 0.91                          |

| COUNTRY         | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (APRIL-JANUARY,17)*   | 2016-17 (APRIL-JANUARY,17)*   |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                 | QTY       | VALUE     | QTY       | VALUE     | QTY       | VALUE     | QTY                           | VALUE                         |
| U ARAB EMTS     | 58.00     | 1.68      | 93.00     | 2.91      | 53.00     | 1.70      | 62.00                         | 2.25                          |
| KOREA RP        | 0         | 0         | 20.00     | 0.44      | 185.00    | 2.81      | 19.00                         | 0.26                          |
| VIETNAM SOC REP | 57.00     | 0.29      | 139.00    | 5.46      | 0.00      | 0         | 14.00                         | 0.25                          |
| ITALY           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                             | 0.03                          |
| CANADA          | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1.00                          | 0.03                          |
| OTHERS          | 392.00    | 5.71      | 154.00    | 5.39      | 42.00     | 1.66      | 0                             | 0.00                          |
| TOTAL           | 507.00    | 7.68      | 406.00    | 14.20     | 280.00    | 6.16      | 96.00                         | 2.82                          |

## SHEEP/GOAT MEAT

| COUNTRY     | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (APRIL-JANUARY,17)*   | 2016-17 (APRIL-JANUARY,17)*   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|             | QTY       | VALUE     | QTY       | VALUE     | QTY       | VALUE     | QTY                           | VALUE                         |
| U ARAB EMTS | 10717.00  | 360.93    | 11439.00  | 408.49    | 12450.00  | 472.59    | 10770.00                      | 417.72                        |
| SAUDI ARAB  | 5763.00   | 196.09    | 6926.00   | 255.70    | 4701.00   | 188.11    | 3769.00                       | 160.15                        |
| QATAR       | 1614.00   | 55.31     | 2005.00   | 70.49     | 2174.00   | 84.17     | 1777.00                       | 68.87                         |
| KUWAIT      | 1151.00   | 39.25     | 1742.00   | 63.50     | 1681.00   | 66.38     | 1336.00                       | 54.07                         |
| BAHARAIN IS | 154.00    | 5.23      | 179.00    | 6.61      | 211.00    | 8.53      | 263.00                        | 10.06                         |
| OTHERS      | 3211.00   | 37.30     | 1321.00   | 23.32     | 734.00    | 17.98     | 874.00                        | 16.30                         |
| TOTAL       | 22610.00  | 694.12    | 23612.00  | 828.11    | 21951.00  | 837.76    | 18789.00                      | 727.16                        |

## BIRDS' MEAT

QTY IN TON/ VALUE IN Rs. CRORE

QTY IN TON/ VALUE IN Rs. CRORE

| COUNTRY         | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (APRIL-JANUARY,17)*   | 2016-17 (APRIL-JANUARY,17)*   |
|-----------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                 | QTY        | VALUE     | QTY        | VALUE     | QTY        | VALUE     | QTY                           | VALUE                         |
| BAHARAIN IS     | 977.73     | 10.80     | 1860.08    | 20.32     | 3161.46    | 36.52     | 1009.62                       | 12.06                         |
| BHUTAN          | 828.52     | 9.47      | 715.37     | 8.38      | 685.15     | 7.87      | 669.70                        | 7.77                          |
| MALDIVES        | 529.61     | 6.83      | 598.51     | 6.70      | 804.00     | 9.73      | 253.10                        | 3.13                          |
| VIETNAM SOC REP | 1985.50    | 7.60      | 2251.00    | 8.21      | 219.60     | 1.69      | 638.90                        | 2.94                          |
| U S A           | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0         | 9.98                          | 0.33                          |
| OTHERS          | 77425.21   | 22.07     | 3217.73    | 29.56     | 2347.59    | 26.14     | 25.20                         | 0.28                          |
| TOTAL           | 81746.57   | 56.77     | 8642.68    | 73.16     | 7217.81    | 81.94     | 2606.49                       | 26.50                         |
| Grant Total…    | 1470764.57 | 27219.77  | 1536425.68 | 30200.72  | 1343665.81 | 27610.08  | 1098829.49                    | 22073.53                      |

(Source : DGCI&S)/* Provisional

(c )&(d) The  Agricultural  and  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development Authority (APEDA) provides financial assistance to its registered member exporters including  meat exporters  under the following financial assistance schemes :

- (i) Scheme for Infrastructure Development :  Assistance to meat exporters is provided for purchase of reefer trucks for transportation of meat.
- (ii) Scheme for Quality Development : Assistance is provided for implementing Quality  assurance  systems such as ISO, HACCP, etc. setting up of Quality Control Lab etc.
- (iii) Transport Assistance Scheme : to mitigate high transportation cost to West African  market,  assistance  is  provided  to  the  meat  exporters  under  the Scheme.

The Transport subsidy which was being extended for export of buffalo meat to West Africa only has been withdrawn w.e.f.1.1.2014.

- (e ) The  assistance  provided  to  meat  exporters  during  the  last  three  years  and current year is given below.   The data of assistance is not maintained as per Statewise/UT-wise.

| Rs. In lakhs                                                                             | Rs. In lakhs   | Rs. In lakhs   | Rs. In lakhs   | Rs. In lakhs         |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
| Name of the Components                                                                   | 2013-14        | 2014-15        | 2015-16        | 2016-17 (April-Jan.) |
| Development of Infrastructure (Specialized Transport Vehicle for meat products)          | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| Quality & Quality Control (In-house laboratory & HACCP implementation for meat products) | 6.48           | 26.40          | 6.67           | 18.80                |
| Transport Assistance for meat products                                                   | 1461.00        | 371.16*        | 332.37*        | 00.00                |
| Grand Total                                                                              | 1467.48        | 397.56         | 339.04         | 18.80                |