Lok Sabha Question No. 744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Promotion of Exports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 744 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2024

## PROMOTION OF EXPORTS

## 744. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

(a) the  details  regarding  the  total  funding  allotted  as  compared  to  the  amount  spent  by  the Government in regard to the promotion of exports from districts all over India over the last two years, in a State-wise manner, especially Andhra Pradesh;

(b) the total amount of profits generated from the districts as Exports Hub initiative from the districts of Andhra Pradesh since the inception of the initiative;

(c) whether the Government has undertaken any steps to increase the awareness and viability of the districts as Exports Hub Initiative in Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof and if not, the details therefor; and

(d) whether the Government has set any target for the Districts as Exports Hub initiative 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)  to (d) The Government has taken measures to promote exports from the districts under the  Districts  as  Export  Hub  initiative.    Products/Services  with  export  potential  have  been identified  in  the  districts  under  the  initiative.  An  institutional  mechanism  has  been  set  up  in States/UTs by forming State Export Promotion  Committee  (SEPC)  and  Districts Export Promotion Committee (DEPC) at the District level. District Export Action Plans under 'Districts as  Export  Hubs' detailing the existing bottlenecks in the supply chain and identifying possible interventions to mitigate the existing gaps are being prepared by the districts. These outline the support  required  by  the  local  exporters  and  manufacturers  to  seamlessly  export  the  identified products  and  services  by  supporting  new  business  to  export  and  generating  employment

opportunities in the districts. To encourage exports from the districts under 'Districts as Export Hubs  initiative',  export  promotion  outreach  events  are  being  held  in  various  districts.  This includes handholding sessions with exporters and export related awareness sessions with exporters along  with  the  representatives  of  various  related  agencies/departments  such  as  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, District Industries Centres, etc. Further, there is a huge employment potential especially with the proposed implementation of e-commerce exports. 15 Export awareness meetings / stakeholders' meetings have been conducted during the last two years with a participation of more than 1000 persons  in  the  districts  of  Andhra  Pradesh  as  part  of  the  outreach  programs  conducted  under Districts as Export Hubs.

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