Lok Sabha Question No. 2795 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-20
Subject: e-Commerce Export
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Prataprao  Jadhav, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2795 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20/12/2023

## e-COMMERCE EXPORT

## 2795. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

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

(a) whether the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is collaborating with the various e-commerce companies to leverage the Districts as Export Hubs initiative and promote e-commerce export from the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the aims and objectives of establishing Districts as Export Hubs;
- (d) whether the Government has signed any Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with private players in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has identified the districts for capacity building and hand holding sessions under the MoU and if so, the details thereof, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The  Foreign  Trade  Policy  (FTP),  2023  aims  to  promote  E-Commerce  exports  by bringing exporters under the ambit of various export promotion schemes of the Government. In line with the special emphasis laid in the FTP 2023 on e-commerce exports and leveraging the institutional mechanism created in the Districts under Districts as Export Hubs, the outreach events are being held in the districts under Districts as Export Hubs initiative with focus on promoting e-commerce exports

of the identified goods from the districts in collaboration with various stakeholders including the ecommerce  platforms,  various  concerned  central  and  state  government  departments  such  as  the Department  of  Posts,  Central  Board  of  Indirect  Taxes  and  Customs  (CBIC),  Banks,  Ministry  of Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME),  Export  Promotion  Councils,  Local  Trade Associations/Chambers of Commerce, District Industries Centers, etc. The aim of these programs under the Districts as Export hubs initiative is to enable exporters/MSMEs to sell their 'Made in India' products  to  customers  internationally,  leveraging  various  global  platforms  available  in  other countries.

(d) & (e) To take forward the mandate under the Foreign Trade policy 2023, Directorate General of  Foreign  Trade  (DGFT)  is  collaborating  with  the  various  e-commerce  platforms  to  promote  ecommerce export from the country. The core objective of this collaboration is to leverage e-commerce platforms operating in other countries to support local exporters, manufacturers, and MSMEs in India in  reaching  potential  international  buyers.  Under  the  collaboration,  Districts  will  be  identified  by various e-commerce platforms operating outside India, to undertake various capacity-building and outreach activities in collaboration with DGFT- Regional Authorities. These activities will focus on educating MSMEs on e-commerce exports and enabling them to resolve their doubts and issues in selling to customers across the world. In addition, the capacity building session will allow MSMEs to learn about imaging, digital cataloguing of their products. DGFT is under discussion with various e-commerce platforms to work in the districts to conduct these capacity building training sessions in programs organized by DGFT Regional Authorities. As part of that collaboration with various ecommerce platforms, the first MOU has been signed by DGFT with Amazon India for collaborating in  20  districts,  on  pilot  basis (Annexure) ,  while  the  discussion  with  other e-commerce platforms operating in other countries for conducting these training sessions in other districts is ongoing.

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## Annexure referred to in reply of Part (d) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2795 for answer on 20.12.2023

|   S. No | State / UT    | Districts          |
|---------|---------------|--------------------|
|       1 | Delhi         | South West         |
|       2 | Haryana       | Faridabad          |
|       3 | Haryana       | Panipat            |
|       4 | Punjab        | Ludhiana           |
|       5 | Uttar Pradesh | Gautam Buddh Nagar |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur Nagar       |
|       7 | Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad          |
|       8 | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi           |
|       9 | Uttarakhand   | Haridwar           |
|      10 | Uttar Pradesh | Mirzapur           |
|      11 | Karnataka     | Bengaluru Urban    |
|      12 | Telangana     | Hyderabad          |
|      13 | Tamil Nadu    | Madurai            |
|      14 | West Bengal   | Howrah             |
|      15 | Gujarat       | Rajkot             |
|      16 | Gujarat       | Ahmedabad          |
|      17 | Maharashtra   | Pune               |
|      18 | Rajasthan     | Jaipur             |
|      19 | Rajasthan     | Jodhpur            |
|      20 | Maharashtra   | Kolhapur           |

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