Lok Sabha Question No. 1812 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Export from Kozhikode
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1812 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  JULY, 2022

## EXPORT FROM KOZHIKODE

## 1812.   SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any data regarding the major items of export from Kozhikode to other countries and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has provided any financial or export subsidies to these exporters from Kozhikode and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  started  export  promotion  of  'One  District  One Product' scheme and if so, the details regarding the same for Kozhikode;
- (d) whether the Government has plans to bring down various export subsidies and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has any export promotion schemes for footwear industry and  if  so,  the  details  of  such  schemes  provided  for  footwear  exporters  of Kozhikode?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The major items of export from Kozhikode to other countries during 2021-22 includes the following:
- (b) to (e) Under 'Districts as Export Hubs' Initiative of the Department of Commerce, various activities  are  undertaken  including  One  District  One  Product(ODOP).  The  focus  under ODOP was production and marketing of the products within the country with identification of largely one product in a district. The 'District as Export Hubs' is a broader initiative that  covers  exports  of  multiple  products  and  services  from  all  the  districts  in  the country.  This includes identification of products and services with export potential in the districts,  setting  up  an  institutional  mechanism  in  State/UT  by  forming  State  Export Promotion Committee (SEPC) and District Export Promotion Committee (DEPC) at the District level. Monsooned Malabar Arabica & Robusta coffee, Malabar Pepper, Footwear products have been identified under Districts as Export Hubs from the Kozhikode district. DEPC has been constituted in Kozhikode district and District Export Action plan has also been prepared.

|   S.No. | Commodity Description                                        |   Approx. Export Value ( Million USD) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|       1 | Taps, Cocks, Valves And Similar Appliances For Pipes, Boiler |                                    13 |
|       2 | Cast Articles Of Iron Or Steel                               |                                     9 |
|       3 | Vegetables, Fresh                                            |                                     4 |

|   4 | Footwear             |   4 |
|-----|----------------------|-----|
|   5 | Essential Oils       |   3 |
|   6 | Coconuts             |   3 |
|   7 | Wheat Flour          |   3 |
|   8 | Coconut Oil          |   3 |
|   9 | Bananas              |   2 |
|  10 | Chips, Mixtures etc. |   2 |

Further, no subsidy or incentive is provided to the exporters under this initiative. However, under the Foreign Trade Policy, there are different export promotion schemes including Advance Authorization Scheme, Export promotion of Capital Goods Scheme(EPCG),  Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products Scheme ( RoDTEP) which  either  exempts  the  customs  duty  or  neutralizes  the  taxes  or  duties  suffered  on exported goods. The benefits under these schemes are available to Footwear Industry as well.

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