Lok Sabha Question No. 1334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Boosting Exports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, ANTO  ANTONY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1334 TO BE ANSWERED ON  11 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## BOOSTING EXPORTS

1334.    KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether in the wake of growing protectionism globally, the Union Government, State Governments and industry representatives along with exporters/Ministry officials have recently discussed ways to boost the country's exports;
- (b) if so, the details of the persons who attended the meeting and the discussions held in the meeting along with the outcome thereof and the steps taken to enhance exports;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  has  advised  all  the  States  to  formulate  their  export policies and appoint Export Commissioners;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  States  which  have  acted  upon  the  advice  of  the  Union Government; and
- (e) the  extent  to  which  the  growing  trade  tensions  between  the  US  and  China  have  any impact on our trade growth?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  Amongst other initiatives, the 4 th Meeting of the Council for Trade  Development  and  Promotion  was  held  on  10 th January,  2019  under  the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Commerce & Industry Minister.  Ministers from 09 States and representatives  of    other  State  Governments,  Line  Ministries  and  leading  Industry Bodies attended the meeting.  In the course of the meeting, various issues / bottlenecks impeding our exports were discussed and deliberated. The states were also appraised of the recent Agriculture Export Policy and other initiatives where both centre and State could partner in boosting exports from the Country.

(c) & (d)  : The Government has requested all States to develop an Export Strategy for the  State  and  nominate  a  Senior  Officer  as  the  Export  Commissioner,  who  would coordinate all export efforts, required from the different agencies of the State Government.  15 States have informed that they have formulated their export strategy. These  are  Chhattisgarh,  Tamil  Nadu,  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Assam,  Tripura,  Gujarat, Haryana,  Manipur,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  Mizoram,  Nagaland, Meghalaya and Odisha. Further, 26 States, viz. Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Manipur, Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Odisha,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Sikkim,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana, Tripura,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Assam,  West  Bengal,  Bihar,  Goa,  Chhattisgarh  and  Gujarat have informed that they have nominated an Export Commissioner in their State. (e) : The current trade stand off between US and China is likely to have its impact on the imports and exports of other countries, including India and may bring about a shift in trading  patterns  globally.      The  retaliatory  tariffs  between  US  and  China  provide  a window  of  opportunity  for  enhancing  India's  Exports  to  China  and  US,  particularly  in products in which India is competitive and to the extent our available production capacity and  exportable  surpluses  allow.    The  latest  data  of  our  trade  with  China  reflect  a measure of success that we have achieved in increasing our exports to China

| Year (value in US $ Billion)   | Year (value in US $ Billion)   | Year (value in US $ Billion)   | Year (value in US $ Billion)   | Year (value in US $ Billion)   | Year (value in US $ Billion)   | Year (value in US $ Billion)          | Year (value in US $ Billion)          |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| China                          | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        | 2016-17                        | 2017-18                        | 2017-18 (April - Dceember) (9 months) | 2018-19 (April - December) (9 months) |
| Export                         | 14.82                          | 11.93                          | 9.01                           | 10.17                          | 13.33                          | 9.4                                   | 12.70                                 |
| Import                         | 51.03                          | 60.41                          | 61.71                          | 61.28                          | 76.38                          | 56.3                                  | 53.90                                 |

(Source : DGCIS)

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