Lok Sabha Question No. 1426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Export by FMCG companies
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Gautham Sigamani Pon, C.N. Annadurai, Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Dhanush M Kumar, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1426. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 28 TH  JULY, 2021.

## EXPORT BY FMCG COMPANIES

## 1426.  SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies have registered huge growth during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether there  is  an  increase  of  export  of  FMCG  products  from  the  country and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  quantum  of  exports  registered  during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the contribution of FMCG in the overall economic development of the country;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  increase  FMCG  sales  in  the country especially in rural areas;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  details  of  the  measures  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  monitor  the FMCG companies producing sub-standard products along with the companies that have been booked in the last three Years?

## ANSWER

वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री सोम प्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): The  details  of  year-on-year  growth  and  export  turnover  of  FMCG companies are given at Annexure-1.

| (c) to (e):   | Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) encompasses a diverse range of products. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade under Ministry of Commerce and Industry does not maintain specific sales or manufacturing data regarding Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Sector. Ministry of Corporate Affairs has also informed that they do not maintain product wise information relating to FMCG sector separately. Companies usually diversify their activities and generate revenue from multiple activities                                                                       |
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| (f):          | There is a provision, inter-alia, of three tier quasi-judicial mechanism under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, District Consumer Fora, State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to adjudicate the consumer complaints which include sub-standard products, deficiency in services and unfair trade practices etc. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 has been passed by the Parliament and published by the official gazette on 9 th August, 2019. Under the act, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has been set up. |

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ANNEXURE-1

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1426 FOR ANSWER ON 28.07.2021.

## Year on Year Growth (%) of FMCG companies

| Particulars                                       | 2017   | 2018   | 2019   | 2020   |
|---------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Y-o-Y Growth of Number of Companies               | 1%     | -5%    | 5%     | 9%     |
| Y-o-Y Growth in Turnover of FMCG Companies        | 10%    | 10%    | 11%    | 3%     |
| Y-o-Y Growth in Export Turnover of FMCG Companies | 12%    | 4%     | 11%    | 3%     |

Source: M/o Corporate Affairs Note: Product Wise Export is not available in M/o Corporate Affairs disclosures.

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