Lok Sabha Question No. 2351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Export of Seafood, Coir and Cashew Nut
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2351 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st   DECEMBER, 2022

## EXPORT OF SEAFOOD, COIR AND CASHEW NUT

## 2351.    ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a) the details and value of seafood, coir and cashew nut exports from the country in the last five financial years;
- (b) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that marine product consignments from  the  country  are  being  rejected  by  importing  countries  including  China  owing  to financial crisis in those countries and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  for  providing  relief  for  marine  product exporters whose pre-agreed consignments are being rejected without citing any reasons by the importing countries and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government intends to utilize a fixed percentage of the income for foreign exports for the welfare of the baseline workers in export-oriented industries and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Year-wise value of marine product/seafood, coir and cashew nut exports in the last five years are as follows:

Values in USD Million

| Commodities                |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Marine Products/seafood    |   7389.22 |   6802.56 |   6722.07 |   5962.39 |   7772.36 |
| Coir and Coir Manufactures |    325.77 |    327.38 |    340.42 |    476.63 |    569    |
| Cashew                     |    922.41 |    654.43 |    566.82 |    420.43 |    453.08 |

Source: DGCI&S

(b) & (c): Some  Marine  products  consignments  from  India  have  been  rejected  from importing countries including China. The rejections take place due to apparent non-compliance of  importing  country  regulations.  The  competent  agencies  in  the  Government  such  as  Marine Products  Export  Development  Authority (MPEDA)  and    Export  Inspection  Council  (EIC) facilitate efforts for revoking measures such as suspension of units, higher testing requirements in case they are enforced by importing countries.

(d): Income from foreign exports accrues to exporters and government does not spend from the earnings. However, 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)' addresses critical gaps in production, productivity, quality, technology, post-harvest infrastructure, traceability, etc. In  addition,  to  address  the  critical  infrastructure  requirements  of  fisheries  and  aquaculture sectors,  the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government  of  India  during  2018-19  has  created  the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs 7,522.48 crore to provide concessional finance to States/UT and private sector.

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