Lok Sabha Question No. 1210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Promotion of Make in India
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Tejasvi Surya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1210 ANSWERED ON 30/07/2024

## PROMOTION OF MAKE IN INDIA

## 1210.  SHRI TEJASVI SURYA:

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

- (a) whether the amount of exports have grown in the country during the last ten years and the current year, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the measures taken by the Government to improve the Ease of Doing Business along with the details of the incentives provided for promoting exports in the country; and
- (c) the other measures taken by the Government to promote 'Make in India'?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद)

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) The value of Overall Exports (Merchandise + Services) of India during the last 10 years and the current year is as below:

| Year              |   Export (US $ Billion) |
|-------------------|-------------------------|
| 2014-15           |                  468.45 |
| 2015-16           |                  416.6  |
| 2016-17           |                  440.05 |
| 2017-18           |                  498.61 |
| 2018-19           |                  538.08 |
| 2019-20           |                  526.55 |
| 2020-21           |                  497.9  |
| 2021-22           |                  676.53 |
| 2022-23           |                  776.4  |
| 2023-24           |                  778.25 |
| 2023-24(Apr-June) |                  184.46 |
| 2024-25(Apr-June) |                  200.33 |

Source: DGCI&S, DoC and RBI

(b) The  several  key  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  Ease  of  Doing Business  includes  the  Business  Reform  Action  Plan  (BRAP),  the  B-Ready  assessment,  Jan Vishwas  and  Reducing  Compliance  Burden  on  Businesses  and  Citizens.  These  initiatives  are designed to improve India's business climate, attract investments, and foster economic growth by reducing bureaucratic hurdles and making the regulatory environment more business-friendly. In addition, the steps that have been taken by Government to promote export are as follows:

(i)  New Foreign Trade Policy has been launched on 31 st March, 2023 which came in to effect from 1 st April, 2023.

(ii)    Interest  Equalization Scheme on pre and post shipment rupee export credit has also been extended upto 31-08-2024.

(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)    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.

(viii)    Active  role  of  Indian  missions  abroad  towards  promoting  India's  trade,  tourism, technology and investment goals has been enhanced.

(ix)  Regular monitoring of export performance with Commercial Missions abroad, Export Promotion Councils, Commodity Boards/ Authorities and Industry Associations and taking corrective measures from time to time.

(x)    India  has  signed  a  free  trade  agreement  with  UAE  and  Australia.  India  has  also allowed rupee trading in special Rupee Vostro Account with friendly countries to facilitate trade.

(c) The various measures taken by the Government to  promote 'Make in India' in order to improve  the  economic  situation  and  convert  the  disruption  caused  by  COVID  19  into  an opportunity  for  growth  includes  Atmanirbhar  packages,  introduction  of  Production  Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in various Ministries, investment opportunities under National Infrastructure  Pipeline  (NIP)  and  National  Monetisation  Pipeline  (NMP),  India  Industrial  Land Bank (IILB), Industrial Park Rating System (IPRS), soft launch of the National Single Window System (NSWS), etc. An institutional mechanism to fast-track investments has been put in place, in  the  form  of  Project  Development  Cells  (PDCs)  in  all  concerned  Ministries/  Departments  of Government of India.

To enhance domestic supply, and reduce dependency on imports, Government of India has taken  several  initiatives.  Under  'Make  in  India'  initiative,  the  Government  has  launched Production Linked Incentives (PLI) Schemes in 14 critical sectors like electronics, pharmaceuticals, white goods, telecom and Networking products, etc., where there is substantial dependency on imports. For development of semiconductors and display manufacturing ecosystem, the Government has approved Semicon India Programme with financial outlay of Rs. 76,000 cr. The Government has also introduced stricter quality standards and measures for quality controls,  testing  protocols,  and  mandatory  certification  to  check  substandard  &  poor-quality products in the market and protect consumer's interest. The Government also encourages Indian business  establishments  to  explore  alternative  suppliers  and  to  diversify  their  supply  chains  to reduce  dependency  on  single  sources  of  supply.  Also,  the  Government  monitors  the  surge  in imports on a regular basis and takes appropriate action.

The initiatives taken by the Government have led to decline in dependency on imports in several  sectors.  For  example,  the  import  of  mobile  phones  has  decreased  from  Rs48,609  cr  in 2014-15 to Rs. 7,674 cr in 2023-24. On the other hand, the export of mobile phones has increased from Rs. 1,566 cr in 2014-15 to more than Rs.1,28,982cr in 2023-24. In the recent period, the decline  in  imports  has  also  been  observed  in  sectors  like  electronics,  organic  chemicals  and fertilizer crude where imports have declined by 45.1%, 31.3% and 42.2%, respectively.

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