Lok Sabha Question No. 3458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Export Promotion Forums
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3458 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th MARCH, 2021

## EXPORT PROMOTION FORUMS

## 3458.  SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the performance of Export Promotion Forums as on date;
- (b) the amount of fruits and vegetables produced and exported as a percentage of the GDP for the last five years; and
- (c) the percentage of  fruits  and  vegetables  produced  and  exported  by  Jharkhand  as  a percentage of total production and exports by India?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND IN DUSTRY (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) To  address  the  issue  of  stakeholders'  participation  in  the  decision -making  process  for export  promotion  activities,  the  Department  of  Commerce  has  established  Export  Promotion Forums (EPFs) for various products under the aegis of the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). The EPFs have representation from trade/industry, line ministries/departments, regulatory agencies, research institutes, state governments etc. In total 9 EPFs, have  been  formed  for rice,  banana,  grapes,  mango,  onion,  dairy  products,  nutri-cereals, pomegranate and floriculture respectively.

Meetings of the EPFs are held regularly to discuss the various issues affecting the exports, such as SPS/  TBT  issues,  market  access  issues,  plans  for  export  promotion  and  capacity  building programmes etc. Recommendations made by the EPFs are referred to the relevant authorities for appropriate action.

- (b) The details of the amount of fruits and vegetables produced and exported, as a percentage of the GDP, for the last five years, are as under:

In Rs. crore

| Year                                                            | 2015-16     | 2016-17     | 2017-18     | 2018-19                             | 2019-20                             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| GDPat current prices*                                           | 1,37,71,874 | 1,53,91,669 | 1,70,90,642 | 1,88,86,957 (2 nd Revised Estimate) | 2,03,51,013 (1 st Revised Estimate) |
| Value of production of fruits and vegetables at current prices* | 4,81,405    | 5,10,407    | 5,87,158    | 5,87,864                            | NA                                  |
| Export of fruits and vegetables**                               | 14,893      | 16,452      | 16,203      | 17,754                              | 16,917                              |
| Production of fruits and vegetables as percentage of GDP (%)    | 3.50        | 3.32        | 3.44        | 3.11                                | NA                                  |
| Export of fruits and vegetables as percentage of GDP (%)        | 0.11        | 0.11        | 0.09        | 0.09                                | 0.11                                |

## (c) The details of percentage of fruits and vegetables produced by Jharkhand, as a percentage of total production of fruits and vegetables by India, are as under:

Quantity in '000MT

| Year                                                                 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| India's total production                                             | 259247    | 271090    | 281752    | 281136    | 290935    |
| Production by Jharkhand                                              |   4335.01 |   4417.97 |   4556.89 |   4626.69 |   4748.51 |
| Jharkhand's production as percentage of India's total production (%) |      1.67 |      1.63 |      1.62 |      1.65 |      1.63 |

Source: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

The details of percentage of fruits and vegetables exported by Jharkhand, as a percentage of total export of fruits and vegetables by India, are as under:

Values in USD million

| Year                                                           | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| India's total exports                                          | 2268.81   | 2454.72   |  2513.33  |  2540.9   |  2380.48  |
| Exports by Jharkhand                                           | -         | -         |     0.18  |     0.19  |     0.34  |
| Jharkhand's exports as percentage of India's total exports (%) | -         | -         |     0.007 |     0.007 |     0.014 |

Source: DGCI&S

[Note: State-wise data maintained by DGCI&S has certain limitations as it is based on information provided by the exporters and no validation is done at DGCI&S end.]

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