Lok Sabha Question No. 3130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Implementation of Agricultural Export Policy
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, VINCENT H PALA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3130 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st   DECEMBER,2018

## IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORT POLICY

## 3130. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) whether the implementation of new agricultural export policy will have a financial implication of over Rs. 1,400 crore and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  new  export  policy  will  promote  cluster  approach  where  identified districts  would  be  developed  as  cluster  to  promote  export  through  setting  up  of entire  value chain  for  particular  area  specific  farm  products  and if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has approved a proposal for establishment of monitoring framework at the Centre to oversee implementation of agriculture export policy and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether steps will be taken to mitigate the impact of new agriculture export policy on inflation in the domestic agriculture market and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  minimized  export  curbs  on  agricultural  products  to keep the domestic price under check and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  remove  or  has  removed  all  kind  of restrictions on export of organic products including organic farm products and if so, the  details  thereof  along  with  the  extent  to  which  this  step  of  the  Government  is likely to boost agricultural export and help farmers in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Implementation  of  various  elements  of  Agriculture  Export  Policy  will  have  some financial  implications,  some  of  which  will  be  met  from  within  the  framework  of existing schemes of various Ministries/Departments of Government of India. Hence, it would not  be  possible  to  provide  an  exact  estimate  of the  financial  implications  of implementation of the new Agriculture Export Policy.
- (b) Yes,  madam.  Export  oriented  cluster  development  across  States  will  be  key  to ensuring surplus produce with standard physical and quality parameters, which meet export  demands.  A  Product  /  cluster  is  identified  based  on  the  existing  production

contributing to exports, exporters operations, scalability of operations, size of export market / India's share, awareness about SPS requirements,  and potential for increase in export in short term. A tentative list of identified clusters has been included in the Agriculture  Export  Policy  (Annexure-I).  The  list  can  be  expanded  provided  the conditions for formation of cluster are met.

- (c) Yes, madam. The Government has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to  oversee  the  implementation  of  Agriculture  Export  Policy.  The  Committee  shall oversee  the  implementation  of  Agriculture  Export  Policy  and  shall  monitor  the progress made on 'Actionable Points' from the Agriculture Export Policy.
- (d  & e)The Agriculture Export Policy, while providing a stable policy regime for boosting exports  of  agricultural  products,  aims  at  identifying  the  commodities  essential  for food security of the country. Under extreme price situations, a high-level committee would decide on putting export restrictions on such identified agricultural commodities.
- (f) At present, there are no restrictions on export  of organic  products. The Agriculture Export  Policy  provides  an  assurance  that  no  export  restrictions  will  be  put  on  the export of organic products. It is expected that this step would encourage farmers to take up organic agriculture, thus helping them to move up in the value chain.

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## Annexure-I

| Product         | Region      | State             | District                                                                   |
|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Banana          |             | Kerala            | Thrissur, Wayanad, Thiruvananthapuram                                      |
| Banana          | South       | Andhra Pradesh    | Kadapa, Anantapur                                                          |
| Banana          |             | Tamil Nadu        | Trichy, Theni, Pollachi                                                    |
| Banana          | West        | Maharashtra       | Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Solapur                                                 |
| Banana          |             | Gujarat           | Bharuch, Narmada, Surat                                                    |
| Pomegranate     | South       | Andhra Pradesh    | Anantapur, Kurnool                                                         |
| Pomegranate     | South       | Karnataka         | Belgaum, Mysore                                                            |
| Pomegranate     | West        | Maharashtra       | Solapur, Ahmednagar, Pune                                                  |
| Pomegranate     | Central     | Madhya Pradesh    | Khargone, Khandwa, Burhanpur                                               |
| Mango           | West        | Maharashtra       | Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg                                                      |
| Mango           | West        | Gujarat           | Junagarh, Valsad, Kutch, Navsari                                           |
| Mango           | North       | Uttar Pradesh     | Saharanpur, Meerut, Lucknow                                                |
| Mango           | West        | Telangana         | Rangareddy, Mehboobnagar, Warangal                                         |
| Mango           | West        | Andhra            | Krishna, Chittoor, Kurnool                                                 |
| Mango           | South       | Pradesh           |                                                                            |
| Grapes          | West        | Maharashtra       | Pune, Nasik, Sangli                                                        |
| Rose Onion      | South       | Karnataka         | Bangalore Rural, Chikkaballapura                                           |
| Onion Potato    | West        | Maharashtra       | Nasik                                                                      |
| Onion Potato    | Central     | Madhya Pradesh    | Indore, Sagar, Damoh                                                       |
|                 |             | Uttar Pradesh     | Agra, Farukkabad                                                           |
|                 | North       | Punjab            | Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Navashehar                              |
|                 | West        | Gujarat           | Banaskantha, SabarKantha                                                   |
|                 | Central     | Madhya Pradesh    | Indore, Gwalior                                                            |
| Tea             | East        | Assam             | Tinsukia, Sibsagar, Dibrugarh                                              |
| Coffee          | South       | Karnataka         | Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, Hassan                                             |
| Marine products | South       | Andhra Pradesh    | East Godavari, Vishakapatnam, West Godavari, Nellore                       |
| Marine products | East        | Odisha            | Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Balasore                                           |
| Marine products | West        | Gujarat           | Kutch, Veraval, Navasari, Valsad                                           |
| Chilli          | South       | Telangana         | Khammam, Warangal                                                          |
| Chilli          | South       | Andhra Pradesh    | Guntur                                                                     |
| Turmeric        | South       | Telangana         | Nizamabad, Karimnagar                                                      |
| Turmeric        | South       | Kerala            | Wayanad, Alleppy                                                           |
| Turmeric        | East        | Meghalaya         | West Jaintia Hills                                                         |
| Cumin           | East        | Odisha            | Kandhamal                                                                  |
| Cumin           | West        | Gujarat           | Banaskantha, Mehsana                                                       |
| Cumin           | East        | Rajasthan         | Jalore, Jodhpur, Barmer, Nagaur, Pali                                      |
| Pepper          | North South | Kerala            | Wayanad                                                                    |
| Pepper          | North South |                   | Chikmagalur                                                                |
|                 | South       |                   |                                                                            |
|                 | South       | Karnataka         |                                                                            |
| Cardamom        | South       | Kerala            | Idukki                                                                     |
| Isabgol Castor  | North West  | Rajasthan Gujarat | Jodhpur, Nagaur, Barmer, Jaisalmer Banaskantha, Kutch, Patan, Sabarkantha, |
| Orange          | West        | Maharashtra       | Nagpur, Amravati, Wardha                                                   |

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