Lok Sabha Question No. 474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Dues to Exporters
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Dayakar Pasunoori, Kavitha Malothu, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  DECEMBER, 2021

## DUES TO EXPORTERS

## 474.    SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:

DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- (a) whether it is true that the Government is going to clear Rs. 56,000 crore dues to exporters under various Government schemes;
- (b) if so, the details of schemes under which Government owes to exporters and how many MSME exporters are going to be benefited therefrom;
- (c) the details of exporters from Telangana whose dues have to be cleared; and
- (d) the efforts being made by the Ministry to achieve the target of exporting US $ 400 billion in 2021-22?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Government has released Rs 56,027 crore in order to clear pending export incentive dues to exporters, which is for various Schemes namely: Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) - Rs 33,010 crore, Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) - Rs 10,002 crore, Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) - Rs 5,286 crore, Rebate of State Levies (RoSL) - Rs 330 crore, Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP)  - Rs 2,568 crore and other legacy Schemes like Target Plus Scheme (TPS), Focus Product Scheme (FPS) etc.  - Rs 4,831 crore.  This includes support for exports made under RoDTEP and RoSCTL Schemes during the 4th quarter of FY 2020-21. It is estimated that such benefits would be disbursed to more than 45,000 exporters, out of which around 98% may fall in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) category.
- (c) Clearance of dues under these Schemes is dependent on meeting the eligibility criteria by the applicant exporter, whose applications are scrutinized for any deficiency. The process of approval of complete applications under these Schemes varies. In certain Schemes, such
- as MEIS, ROSCTL and ROSL, online applications are largely system approved, whereas for  SEIS,  TPS,  FPS  online  applications  require  manual  scrutiny  and  examination  of documents.  Accordingly the detail of exporters' dues state-wise is not maintained.
- (d) To reach the target, some of the key schemes/interventions taken by the Government are:
- i. The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 has been extended upto 31.03.2022 to provide a stable regime  during  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  wherein  Schemes  such  as  the  Advance Authorization  Scheme  and  the  Export  Promotion  Capital  Goods  (EPCG)  Scheme  are being  implemented  to  enable  duty  free  import  of  raw  materials  and  capital  goods  for export production.
- ii. Remission  of  Duties  and  Taxes  on  Exported  Products  (RoDTEP)  Scheme  has  been introduced with a budget of Rs 12,454 crore for FY 2021-22.
- iii. Rebate of State and Central Levies and Taxes (RoSCTL) Scheme for apparel and madeup exports has been extended till March 2024 with existing rates.
- iv. Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) scheme for specified agriculture products is being implemented to provide assistance for the international component of freight and marketing of agricultural produce and to promote brand recognition for Indian agricultural products in the specified overseas markets.
- v. A common digital platform for Certificate of Origin (CoO) has been launched to increase Free Trade Agreement (FTA) utilization by exporters.
- vi. Monthly monitoring of exports for 200 countries and 31 commodity groups is being done.
- vii. Under the aegis of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav', Vanijya Saptah was celebrated during 21-26th September 2021 to reach out to members of industry, exporters, association and State/Union Territory Governments for awareness and interaction on exports and various export related issues.
- viii. In order to leverage full export potential , districts are being promoted as Exports Hubs by identifying products and services with export potential of each district.
- ix. Exports  of  services  is  being  supported  through  negotiating  meaningful  market  access through multilateral, regional and bilateral trade agreements and through participation in and organization of international fairs/exhibitions like the Global Exhibition on Services.
- x. An 'Action Plan for Champion Sectors in Services' to give focused attention to identified Champion Services Sectors through  identified nodal Ministries/Departments is also in place.
- xi. Assistance  is  being  extended  to  exporters  under  the  Market  Access  Initiative  (MAI) scheme  for  various  activities  such  as  export  market  research,  product  development, product registration, organizing / participating in fairs, exhibitions and Buyer Seller Meets (BSMs) abroad, Reverse Buyer Seller Meets etc.
- xii. In  order  to  have  a  coordinated  and  focused  attention  on  development  of  export infrastructure, a working group on infrastructure up-gradation has been constituted under National  Committee  on  Trade  Facilitation  (NCTF)  and  a  National  Trade  Facilitation Action Plan (NTFAP) has been formulated. This includes measures for improving road and rail connectivity to ports and smart gates at sea ports.

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