Lok Sabha Question No. 1743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Export from Labour Intensive Sector
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1743 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## EXPORT FROM LABOUR INTENSIVE SECTOR

## 1743. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that growth in exports of labour- intensive products such as readymade garments, leather, and agriculture and allied products (rice, fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy, and poultry, and seafood) have slowed down after a transitory pickup in early 2021; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof, along with the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government to tackle this issue?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jherh vuqfiz;k iVsy½

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

- (a): The month-wise value of export of readymade garments (RMG) of all textiles, leather & leather products and agriculture and allied products namely rice, fruits & vegetables, meat, dairy & poultry products and marine products for months of  January to October 2020 and January to October 2021 along with growth is at Annexure-I. T here has been a positive growth in exports of these labour intensive products since February 2021 till  October 2021 as compared to the same months of previous year.
- (b): Government has taken several measures to boost exports such as:
- (i) Based  on  Mid-term  Review  of  the  FTP  2015-20  undertaken  on  5 th December,  2017, incentives for labour intensive / MSME sectors were increased.
- (ii) Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20) extended by one year i.e. upto 31-3-2022 due to the COVID19 pandemic situation.
- (iii) A  Farmer  Connect  Portal  has  been  set  up  for  providing  a  platform  for  farmers,  FarmerProducer  Organizations  (FPOs)  and  cooperatives  to  interact  with  exporters.  Buyer-Seller Meets (BSMs) have been organized in the clusters to provide export-market linkages.
- (iv) Assistance provided through several schemes to promote  exports, namely, Trade Infrastructure  for  Export  Scheme  (TIES),  Market  Access  Initiatives  (MAI)  Scheme,    export promotion schemes of Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Agricultural  and  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA),  Tea
- Board, Coffee Board and Spices Board. (v) A  Central  Sector  Scheme  -'Transport  and  Marketing  Assistance  for  Specified  Agriculture Products' - for providing assistance for the international component of freight to mitigate the freight disadvantage for the export of agriculture products. (vi) Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme and Rebate of State and  Central  Levies  and  Taxes  (RoSCTL)  Scheme  have  been  launched  with  effect  from 01.01.2021. (vii) Promoting Districts  as  export  hubs  by  identifying  products  with  export  potential  in  each district, addressing bottlenecks for exporting these products and supporting local exporters/manufacturers to generate employment in the district (viii) Common Digital Platform for Certificate of Origin has been launched to facilitate trade and increase FTA utilization by exporters. (ix) Active role of Indian missions abroad towards promoting our trade, tourism, technology and investment goals has been enhanced.
- (x) Package announced in light of the COVID-19 pandemic to support domestic industry through various banking and financial sector relief measures, especially for MSMEs, which constitute a major share in exports.

*****

Statement referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 1743 for answer on 8th December 2021.

Month-wise export of labour intensive products and its growth rate  from January to October 2020 and January to October 2021

## (Value in US$ Million)

| Commodities   |   RMG of all Textiles |   Leather& leather products |   Rice |   Fruits& Vegetables |   Meat, dairy& poultry products |   Marine Products |   Overall |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------|----------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------|
| Jan, 20       |                1451.4 |                       406.9 |  598.8 |                181.6 |                           324.1 |             431.8 |    2962.8 |
| Jan, 21       |                1295.7 |                       331.2 |  756.5 |                225.8 |                           298.1 |             424.4 |    2907.3 |
| %Change       |                 -10.7 |                       -18.6 |   26.3 |                 24.3 |                            -8   |              -1.7 |      -1.9 |
| Feb, 20       |                1474.4 |                       381.3 |  698.7 |                289.7 |                           243.4 |             441.1 |    3087.5 |
| Feb, 21       |                1349.1 |                       298.9 |  913.7 |                280   |                           307.7 |             440.1 |    3149.4 |
| %Change       |                  -8.5 |                       -21.6 |   30.8 |                 -3.3 |                            26.4 |              -0.2 |       2   |
| Mar, 20       |                1118   |                       260.8 |  668.2 |                303.3 |                           225.6 |             393.6 |    2575.8 |
| Mar, 21       |                1425.6 |                       317.8 | 1114.3 |                376   |                           344.7 |             554.3 |    3578.2 |
| %Change       |                  27.5 |                        21.9 |   66.8 |                 24   |                            52.8 |              40.8 |      38.9 |
| Apr, 20       |                 126.3 |                        22.3 |  548   |                203.3 |                           138.8 |             264.5 |    1038.6 |
| Apr, 21       |                1297.3 |                       289.6 |  885.7 |                254.9 |                           345.3 |             549.9 |    3072.8 |
| %Change       |                 927.1 |                      1201.4 |   61.6 |                 25.4 |                           148.8 |             107.9 |     195.9 |
| May, 20       |                 516.6 |                       106.3 |  685.2 |                191.5 |                           141.1 |             429.9 |    1640.6 |
| May, 21       |                1106.7 |                       271.1 |  771.8 |                177.9 |                           347.6 |             574.3 |    2675   |
| %Change       |                 114.2 |                       155.1 |   12.6 |                 -7.1 |                           146.5 |              33.6 |      63.1 |
| Jun, 20       |                 803.4 |                       244.9 |  681.3 |                189.8 |                           203.7 |             482.8 |    2123   |
| Jun, 21       |                1001.6 |                       325   |  741.3 |                205.4 |                           329.6 |             645.7 |    2602.9 |
| %Change       |                  24.7 |                        32.7 |    8.8 |                  8.3 |                            61.8 |              33.7 |      22.6 |
| Jul, 20       |                1063.2 |                       333   |  759.4 |                214.9 |                           376.9 |             475   |    2747.3 |
| Jul, 21       |                1388.4 |                       387.8 |  704.4 |                216.7 |                           256.4 |             701.5 |    2953.5 |
| %Change       |                  30.6 |                        16.5 |   -7.3 |                  0.8 |                           -32   |              47.7 |       7.5 |
| Aug, 20       |                1083.9 |                       356.2 |  663.1 |                196   |                           324.7 |             455.6 |    2623.8 |
| Aug, 21       |                1236.9 |                       385.9 |  716.6 |                219.9 |                           274.9 |             686.6 |    2834.1 |
| %Change       |                  14.1 |                         8.3 |    8.1 |                 12.2 |                           -15.4 |              50.7 |       8   |
| Sept, 20      |                1190.1 |                       358.4 |  725.1 |                191.8 |                           390.7 |             602.1 |    2856.2 |
| Sept, 21      |                1300.4 |                       385   |  770.3 |                234.7 |                           348.9 |             678.4 |    3039.1 |
| %Change       |                   9.3 |                         7.4 |    6.2 |                 22.3 |                           -10.7 |              12.7 |       6.4 |
| Oct, 20       |                1177.3 |                       320.8 |  685.4 |                165.6 |                           401.8 |             684.1 |    2750.9 |
| Oct, 21       |                1253.1 |                       371   |  688.9 |                224.6 |                           383.7 |             807.8 |    2921.3 |
| %Change       |                   6.4 |                        15.7 |    0.5 |                 35.7 |                            -4.5 |              18.1 |       6.2 |

Source: DGCI&S,  Data are provisional for year 2021