Lok Sabha Question No. 10 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Trade Infrastructure of Export Scheme
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 10 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  FEBRUARY, 2022

## TRADE INFRASTRUCTURE OF EXPORT SCHEME

- *10.   SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA: SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

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

- (a) the status and progress of the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES); and
- (b) the details of projects sanctioned in the State of Andhra Pradesh under this scheme and the funds allocated for these projects?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) & (b):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a) & (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO. 10   FOR   ANSWER  ON   02 nd  FEBRUARY,  2022 REGARDING   ' TRADE INFRASTRUCTURE OF EXPORT SCHEME'.

- (a) The  Department  of  Commerce,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  a  scheme  namely  'Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)' w.e.f. FY 2017-18 with the objective of assisting Central and State Government agencies in the creation of appropriate infrastructure for growth of exports. Under the scheme, financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid is provided to Central/State Government owned  agencies  for  setting  up  or  up-grading  export  infrastructure.  The  Scheme  guidelines  are available at https://commerce.gov.in/trade-promotion/trade-promotion-assistance/.

The scheme has been further extended for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a total outlay of Rs 360  crore.  A  total  of  51  projects  having  grant  component  of  approx.  Rs  548  crore,  have  been sanctioned under TIES till the end of January, 2022. Out of these projects, 13 projects are already completed.

- (b) The details of projects sanctioned in the State of Andhra Pradesh is as follows.

(Amount in Rs. Cr.)

|   S. No . | Implementing Agency                                                | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   Total Project Cost |   Total TIES grant approved |   Total TIES grant released | Status               |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Export Inspection Council                                          | Construction of office cum laboratory complex of Export Inspection Agency at Visakhapatnam                                                                                                                                         |                16.52 |                        8.15 |                        4.15 | Under Implementation |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone (AMTZ) Ltd., Madgurwada, Visakhapatnam | Electro-magnetic Interference and Electro- magnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) and Electrical Safety Testing Facility, Biomaterials Testing Facility, 3D Design and Rapid Prototype Facility and Centre for Gamma Irradiation in AMTZ |               168.87 |                       40    |                       40    | Completed            |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone (AMTZ) Ltd., Madgurwada, Visakhapatnam | Design, Construction and Manufacturing Technetium 99m Generator (Medical radio-isotope), Visakhapatnam                                                                                                                             |                28    |                       14    |                        7    | Under Implementation |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone (AMTZ) Ltd., Madgurwada, Visakhapatnam | Establishment of Centre for Hollow Fibre Membrane Extrusion for Hemodialysis, Visakhapatnam                                                                                                                                        |                24    |                       12    |                        6    | Under Implementation |

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