Lok Sabha Question No. 1559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Export from Ladakh
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th JULY,2021

## EXPORT FROM LADAKH

## 1559.   SHRI JAMYANG TSERING NAMGYAL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण᭔य एवं उ᳒ोग मंᮢी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of products being exported to other countries the from Union Territory of Ladakh; and
- (b) the  details  of  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  quality  and productivity of various agriculture and horticulture based products in Indian industry?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a): The value of total export from Union Territory of Ladakh was US$ 894 during 2020-21. The product-wise break up of value of export from Ladakh is as follows:

## (Value in US$)

| S No:        | Item/Product                         |   Export |
|--------------|--------------------------------------|----------|
| 1            | Other fabrics                        |      698 |
| 2            | Shawls, Scarves, etc of Silk, others |      155 |
| 3            | Others                               |       41 |
| Total Export | Total Export                         |      894 |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata

(b): Some  of  the  measures  taken  for  the  promotion  of  quality  and  productivity  of  the agriculture and horticulture products are as follows:

- (i.) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme is implemented since 2014-15, for holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables,  root  and  tuber  crops,  mushrooms,  spices,  flowers,  aromatic  plants,  coconut, cashew and cocoa.  All States and UTs are covered under MIDH. The scheme also envisages creation  of  infrastructure  for  post  harvest  management  (including  modernization  of  Cold Storages and Cold Chain) and marketing for better price realization of produce.
- (ii.) Government  has  been  promoting  organic  farming  in  the  country  through  a  dedicated Scheme, namely Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), since 2015-16 to cater to the needs of domestic and export markets respectively. The Scheme stress on end to end support to organic  farmers, i.e., from  production  to  certification to  marketing.  Post  harvest management  support  including  processing,  packing,  marketing  is  an  integral  part  of  the scheme to encourage organic farmers.
- (iii.) The  Government  is  also  implementing  a  Central  Sector  scheme  -  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY),  for  overall  growth  and  development  of  the  food  processing sector.  The  Scheme  is  demand  driven  and  consists  of  a  number  of  sub-schemes  with  the main objective of minimizing post-harvest losses and to increase the extent of processing for enhancing  value  addition  in  the  sector,  creation  of  off  farm  employment  and  higher realization for farmers.
- (iv.) As  part  of  the  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Initiative,  the  Government  is  also  implementing  a Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme-Prime  Minister's  Formalisation  of  Micro  Food  Processing Enterprises Scheme (PM FME), to upgrade and support 2 lakh micro-food processing units through credit linked subsidy based on the One District One Product (ODOP) approach.
- (v.) A Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for the food processing sector is also being implemented  to  support  creation  of  global  food  manufacturing  champions  and  boosting domestic manufacturing and promoting exports.

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