Lok Sabha Question No. 1136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Percentage of Export
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## PERCENTAGE OF EXPORT

## 1136. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

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

- (a) the percentage of exports from the nation during the last one year;
- (b) whether there has been a decline in the percentage of export in the current financial year as compared to the previous year;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor along with the State-wise details thereof; and
- (d) the effective steps taken by the Government to arrest this decline, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The percentage growth of India's overall export (merchandise plus services) was 35.88 % in 2021-22 as compared to the previous year.

(b) & (c): The  percentage  growth  of  overall  export  (merchandise  plus  services)  was 17.64% in  current financial year 2022-23 (April-December) as compared to the same period of  previous  year.  The  details  of  State-wise  merchandise  export  during  2022-23  (AprilNovember) are given at Annexure.

(d): The Government has taken the following measures  to boost the India's export covering all States/UTs:

- (i) Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20) extended upto 31-03-2023.
- (ii) Interest Equalization Scheme on pre and post shipment rupee export credit has also been extended upto 31-03-2024.
- (iii) Assistance  provided  through  several  schemes  to  promote  exports,  namely,  Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) and Market Access Initiatives (MAI) Scheme.
- (iv) Rebate of State and Central Levies and Taxes (RoSCTL) Scheme to promote  labour oriented sector export has been implemented since 07.03.2019.

- (v) Remission  of  Duties  and  Taxes  on  Exported  Products  (RoDTEP)  scheme  has  been implemented since 01.01.2021. With effect from 15.12.2022, uncovered sectors like pharmaceuticals, organic and inorganic chemicals and article of iron and steel has been covered under RoDTEP. Similarly, anomalies in 432 tariff lines have been addressed and the corrected rates have been implemented with effect from 16.01.2023.
- (vi) Common Digital Platform for Certificate of Origin has been launched to facilitate trade and increase Free Trade Agreement (FTA) utilization by exporters.
- (vii) 12  Champion Services Sectors have been identified for promoting and  diversifying services exports by pursuing specific action plans.
- (viii) Districts  as  Export  Hubs  has  been  launched  by  identifying  products  with  export potential  in  each  district,  addressing  bottlenecks  for  exporting  these  products  and supporting local exporters/manufacturers to generate employment in the district.
- (ix) Active  role  of  Indian  missions  abroad  towards  promoting  India's  trade,  tourism, technology and investment goals has been enhanced.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply of part (b) & (c) of  Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 1136 for answer on 8 th  February 2022

Details of State-wise merchandise export during the current year 2022-23 (April-November)

(Value in US$ million)

|   S No: | States              |   2021-22 (April- November) |   2022-23 (April- November) |   %Change |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
|       1 | Gujarat             |                     79558.9 |                     98986.1 |      24.4 |
|       2 | Maharashtra         |                     46919.8 |                     48065.3 |       2.4 |
|       3 | Tamil Nadu          |                     22141.6 |                     26379.6 |      19.1 |
|       4 | Karnataka           |                     15720.4 |                     18560.3 |      18.1 |
|       5 | Uttar Pradesh       |                     12922.5 |                     14645.4 |      13.3 |
|       6 | Andhra Pradesh      |                     12906.6 |                     13329.4 |       3.3 |
|       7 | Haryana             |                      9548.2 |                     10341.3 |       8.3 |
|       8 | West Bengal         |                      8963.6 |                      8719.1 |      -2.7 |
|       9 | Telangana           |                      7084.2 |                      7425.1 |       4.8 |
|      10 | Odisha              |                     10563.4 |                      7420.8 |     -29.8 |
|      11 | Rajasthan           |                      6020.8 |                      6389.2 |       6.1 |
|      12 | Madhya Pradesh      |                      4917.6 |                      5407   |      10   |
|      13 | Delhi               |                      5040.4 |                      5136.2 |       1.9 |
|      14 | Punjab              |                      4501   |                      4365.8 |      -3   |
|      15 | Kerala              |                      2928   |                      2986.7 |       2   |
|      16 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                      2416.4 |                      2465.6 |       2   |
|      17 | Chattisgarh         |                      2328.8 |                      1820.2 |     -21.8 |
|      18 | Bihar               |                      1410.2 |                      1808.4 |      28.2 |
|      19 | Goa                 |                      1621.2 |                      1608.5 |      -0.8 |

| 20           | Himachal Pradesh   |   1377.5 |   1433.4 |    4.1 |
|--------------|--------------------|----------|----------|--------|
| 21           | Uttarakhand        |   1251.2 |   1051   |  -16   |
| 22           | Jharkhand          |   1688.4 |    924.8 |  -45.2 |
| 23           | Daman &Diu         |    474.4 |    454.9 |   -4.1 |
| 24           | Pondicherry        |    312.9 |    335.8 |    7.3 |
| 25           | Assam              |    294.7 |    335.1 |   13.7 |
| 26           | Jammu &Kashmir     |    154.4 |    140.9 |   -8.8 |
| 27           | Chandigarh         |     60.9 |     89.9 |   47.6 |
| 28           | Tripura            |     12.1 |     14.2 |   17.1 |
| 29           | Sikkim             |     12.6 |     12.5 |   -0.2 |
| 30           | Meghalaya          |      6.2 |      6.3 |    2.1 |
| 31           | Arunachal Pradesh  |      1.4 |      2.4 |   72.5 |
| 32           | Andaman &Nicobar   |      0.6 |      1.4 |  119.8 |
| 33           | Nagaland           |      0.7 |      1.1 |   57.7 |
| 34           | Manipur            |      0.9 |      0.6 |  -25.3 |
| 35           | Ladakh             |      0   |      0   |  -46.3 |
| 36           | Lakshadweep        |      0.2 |      0   |  -99.8 |
| 37           | Mizoram            |      3.8 |      0   | -100   |
| 38           | Unspecified        |   2607   |   7621.4 |  192.3 |
| Total Export | Total Export       | 265774   | 298286   |   12.2 |

Source: DGCI&S

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