Lok Sabha Question No. 2744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: Exports of Kalanamak Rice
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2744 ANSWERED ON 05/08/2025

## EXPORTS OF KALANAMAK RICE

## 2744. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  exports  of  Kalanamak  rice  since  the  declaration  of  Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2012;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to promote Kalanamak rice in the international market; and
- (c) whether the Government is considering granting GI tags to other indigenous cereal, pulse or grain varieties, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्यमंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद )

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

(a) In India, the products are classified into tariff items at 8-digit, notified under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. There was no separate HS Code for other GI varieties of Rice, including Kalanamak rice, till 30 th  April 2025, except for basmati rice. With effect from 1 st  May 2025, Government has created new tariff items for rice recognised by the Geographical Indication Registry. Accordingly, there is no separate export data for Kalanamak rice, as its export was recorded  under  Non-Basmati  rice.  The  export  data  for  non-basmati  rice  from  2012  is  as below:

| Year    |   Export value (US$ Million) |
|---------|------------------------------|
| 2011-12 |                      1806.03 |
| 2012-13 |                      2651.97 |
| 2013-14 |                      2917.76 |
| 2014-15 |                      3334.71 |
| 2015-16 |                      2368.64 |
| 2016-17 |                      2531.47 |
| 2017-18 |                      3564.39 |
| 2018-19 |                      3047.83 |
| 2019-20 |                      2014.6  |

| 2020-21   |   4799.91 |
|-----------|-----------|
| 2021-22   |   6124.27 |
| 2022-23   |   6355.74 |
| 2023-24   |   4570.06 |
| 2024-25   |   6527.69 |

Source: DGCIS

(b) The Department of Commerce through the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) provides financial support to its member exporters for  export  promotion  of  its  Scheduled  products,  including  Kalanamak  rice,  through  its Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS). The scheme has three components viz., Development of  Export  Infrastructure,  Quality  Development  and  Market  Development.  The  scheme guidelines are available at APEDA's website www.apeda.gov.in under the 'Scheme' tab.

In addition to the above, following steps have been taken for the promotion of exports of Kalanamak rice:

- i. Promotion of Kalanamak rice, by showcasing in World Food India, Indus Food and Gulfood 2024 in Dubai. In these events, subsidized exhibition space was also provided to Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) enabling them to showcase Kalanamak rice and connect with international buyers.
- ii. Research project has been awarded to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) for comprehensive grain and nutritional quality profiling of non-basmati rice varieties across India including Kalanamak rice, and for developing value-added products from rice and rice based food systems.
- iii. APEDA in  association  with  district  administration  of  Siddharth  Nagar  organized  a buyer-seller  meet  on  22 nd   to  23 rd   December, 2024 at Siddharth Nagar. This event involved the participation of farmers, FPOs, leading exporters and exporter associations.
- iv. Since 2022, around ten training and capacity building programmes  for the stakeholders of Kalamnamak rice have been conducted in Siddharth Nagar, covering more than 6000 participants.

(c) Granting  GI  tag  to  a  product  is  guided  by  Geographical  Indications  of  Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999 and Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Rules, 2002. Accordingly, product found eligible as per the specified criteria under above mentioned Act and Rules is granted status as a Geographical Indication.

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