Lok Sabha Question No. 2440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Export Growth within Tamil Nadu
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2440 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st   DECEMBER, 2022

## EXPORT GROWTH WITHIN TAMIL NADU

## 2440.    DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

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

- (a) the initiatives taken by the Government for export growth within Tamil Nadu so far;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized for this within Tamil Nadu so far;
- (c) the details of the target set and achievements made so far along with the response in this regard;
- (d) whether  a  significant  increase  has  been  recorded  after  these  initiatives  within  Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has signed an MoU as a further step towards these initiatives within Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The major initiatives  taken  by  the  government  for  export  growth  in  Tamil  Nadu  are  as belows:
- (1) Steps taken by Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA):
- i. Providing financial assistance through Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) to facilitate  the  exporters  of  Agri  -  products  by  assisting  exporters  under  the

following components (i) Development of Export Infrastructure, (ii) Quality development and Market Development.

- ii. Organized Buyers-Sellers Meet (BSM) by collaborating with Indian Missions /  Embassies  abroad.    Virtual  Trade  Fairs  (VTFs)  and  Virtual  BSM  meets, which have participation by exporters and GI producers from Tamil Nadu.
- iii. Agri Exporters Conclave for Tamil Nadu stakeholders under 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'  was  conducted  virtually.  Around  200  participants  comprising stakeholders  from  Central/State  Govt.  agencies,  exporters,  associations  and FPOs attended the conclave.
- iv. A trade delegation has been taken to various importing countries to facilitate Road  Shows,  discuss  trade/market  access,  organize  B2B  meetings  with importers etc.
- v. APEDA  exporters  from  the  state of Tamil Nadu  were  facilitated for participation in all the international events.

## (2) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has established:

- i. A Regional Division in Chennai and Sub Regional Division in Tuticorin and Nagapattinam  in  the  state  for  the  promotion  of  exports  and  export-oriented aquaculture.
- ii. Two ELISA(Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) Screening laboratories at Nagapattinam and Pattukottai to conduct quality screening of farmed shrimp/fish for testing the presence of banned antibiotics.

(3)  The  initiatives  taken  by  Spices  Board  include  implementing  various  schemes  for  postharvest improvement and export promotion of spices, benefiting stakeholders of the Spices Sector  in  Tamil  Nadu.  Under  the  Integrated  Scheme  for  Export  Promotion  &  Quality Improvement  in  Spices  and  Research  &  Development  of  Cardamom-  from  FY  2021-22, various  programmes  have  been  implemented  by  the  Spices  Board,  in  the  State  of  Tamil Nadu:

- i. Established a Spices Park at Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu with common infrastructure facilities for processing, value addition and storage of Chilli and turmeric.

- ii. Organized  Buyer  Seller  Meets(BSM)  and  various  training  programs  for  the stakeholders of Chilli and other spices, aimed at quality improvement, entrepreneurship development etc, in association with various line departments.
- iii. Established two quality evaluation laboratories (QEL) at Chennai and Tuticorin.
- (4) Under the aegis of the Tea Board, the United Planters' Association of Southern India has been organizing the '  Golden Leaf  India Award: Southern Tea Competition every  year  to showcase the quality attributes of teas from South India.
- (5) Coffee Board assists in brand building and promotional campaigns through digital media campaigns  focusing  on  the  strengths  of  Indian  Coffee.  The  Board  organizes  an  incubation Program 'VIKRAYAM' to create a platform for  coffee growers and entrepreneurs for  direct exports without many intermediaries.
- (6)  Under  Trade  Infrastructure  for  Export  Scheme  (TIES),  assistance  is  being  provided  to Central  and  State  Government  agencies  for  infrastructure  projects  with  significant  export linkages like Border Haats, Land customs stations, quality testing and certification labs, cold chains, trade promotion centres, export warehousing and packaging, SEZs and ports/airports cargo terminuses etc.
- (7)  Under  the  "Districts  as  Export  Hubs  Initiative"  (DEH),  the  Department  of  Commerce through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), works with the States/UTs and the districts to create institutional mechanisms to facilitate exports of identified products/services from the districts. Under this initiative, products and services with export potential, including agricultural and industrial products, have been identified in all districts of Tamil Nadu

(b) to (d): The details of funds provided for approved projects in Tamil Nadu under TIES is as follows:

## (Amount in Rs. Cr.)

|   No. of projects approved under TIES |   Total TIES share approved projects |   for Total TIES grant released, till date |
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|                                    17 |                               174.01 |                                      111.9 |

The overall exports from Tamil Nadu during the three years is as given below-

| FINANCIAL YEAR    |   EXPORT VALUE (IN Million USD) | %GROWTH   |
|-------------------|---------------------------------|-----------|
| 2020-21           |                           26.15 | -         |
| 2021-22           |                           35.17 | 34.48     |
| 2022-23 (Apr-Oct) |                           23.13 | 19.09     |

Source:  DGCIS

(e): APEDA  has  signed  an  MoU  with  Tamil  Nadu  Agricultural  University  (TNAU)  to increase  Agri  exports  from  the  state.  APEDA  has  also  signed  MoU  with  NABARD,  SFAC, NAFED, NCDC etc., and many sensitization/awareness programs for export promotion from the state have been organized.

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