Lok Sabha Question No. 1332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Growth of Exports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Kuldeep Indora

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1332 ANSWERED ON 11/02/2025

## GROWTH OF EXPORTS

## 1332.  SHRI KULDEEP INDORA:

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

(a) whether the Government is working on any export strategy to how can fast track growth of exports of both goods and services and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  exporters  have  expressed  their  concerns  with  regard  to declining export credit and high interest rates;

(c) if so, the details of steps taken to find a solution to these concerns;

(d) the details of steps being taken by the Government to address the concerns of dumping of goods from China; and

(e) the details of steps being taken by the Government to boost exports of Rajasthani goods to various parts of the world?

## 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 Government has recently identified 20 countries of significance and 6 focus sectors each  in  commodities  and  services.  A  Meeting  with  the  officers  of  the  Commercial  Wings  of Indian Missions in these 20 countries of significance was organized  from  6th  to  8th  January 2025  in  New  Delhi  to  enhance  India's  exports.  The  20  countries  were  Australia,  Brazil, Bangladesh, China, France, Germany,  Indonesia, Italy, Japan, The  Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Türkiye, UAE, United Kingdom, USA and Vietnam. The Meeting focused on exploring strategic solutions for fostering multilateral trade collaboration and streamlining operational and logistical barriers to  trade.  A  set  of  actionable strategies  designed  to  propel  Indian  exports  forward  were  recommended  which  included  the establishment of a comprehensive Data Analytics Portal to explore emerging market opportunities  and  the  'E-connect  Portal'  aimed  at  supporting  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises

(SMEs) with market access information. The Missions were urged to support the One District One  Product  (ODOP)  initiatives  in  their  respective  countries  of  posting,  focus  on  improving branding,  enhancing  market  access  and  ensuring  better  income  for  farmers  through  increased exports.

(b) & (c) The  Government  interacts  with  the  Export  Promotion  Councils,  Associations, Trade  bodies  regularly.  The  concerns  raised  by  the  exporters  are  addressed  through  various measures including enhancement of export credit by  the banks and financial institutions.  The Ministries/ Departments concerned and other stakeholders are regularly sensitized from time to time at various levels on  the issue of improving credit flow to exporters, especially the MSME exporters.

(d) The Government has implemented several measures to address the concerns regarding the dumping of goods from China with the aim to protect domestic industry and promote fair trade practices, as follows:

i.  The  Directorate  General  of  Trade  Remedies  (DGTR)  is  empowered  to  recommend  trade remedial  actions  against  unfair  trade  practices.  DGTR  has  initiated  134  trade  remedial investigations including anti-dumping investigations against China since FY 2020-21.

ii.  Stricter quality standards and measures have been introduced for quality controls, testing protocols,  and  mandatory  certification  to  curb  sub-standard  imports  and  to  promote  fair competition for domestic industries.

iii. Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for several products such as steel, toys, chemicals, leather and footwear have been issued to reduce the import of sub-standard products into India.

iv.  To  boost  domestic  manufacturing  and  reduce  reliance  on  imports,  the  Government 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.

(e) The  major  initiatives  taken  by  the  government  for  promotion  of  exports  in  the  country, including the State of Rajasthan are as below:

i. Agricultural  & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has Central  Sector  specific  scheme  for  Financial  Assistance  to  facilitate  the  export  of  agriproducts  by  providing  assistance  to  exporters  pan-  India  for  augmenting  export  related infrastructure, participating in Buyer Seller Meets, etc.

ii. Ministry  of  Textiles  is  implementing  National  Handicraft  Development  Programme (NHDP)  which  envisages  need  based  interventions  for  the  development  and  promotion  of Handicrafts. Under Marketing Support and Services (MSS) component, access to international and domestic markets across the country, including Rajasthan is provided to the Handicrafts sector.

iii. Under  the  Districts  as  Export  Hubs  initiative  of  Directorate  General  of  Foreign  Trade (DGFT) the export promotion activities are being decentralised to make the Districts active stakeholders  in  boosting  export  growth  of  the  identified  products  and  services  to  leverage their  natural  competitive  advantages.  An  institutional  mechanism  has  been  set  up  in  all States/UTs  by  forming  the  State  Export  Promotion  Committee  (SEPC)  and  District  Export Promotion Committee (DEPC) at the district level. Additionally, DGFT has been organizing outreach events with e-commerce partners, Government stakeholders and industry associations to provide training, capacity building, and support for businesses, MSMEs and small scale  exporters to  succeed  in  global  markets.  A  list  of  district-wise  products/services with export potential identified under this initiative is available at: (www.dgft.gov.in/CP).

The  DGFT Regional Authorities have been organizing "Outreach Events" under Districts as Exports Hubs to promote the products/services with export potential as identified under the initiative. As a result of collaborations with e- commerce partners, 10 district export outreach events  were  held  in  Faridabad,  Moradabad,  Ludhiana, Jodhpur ,  Bengaluru,  Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Jamshedpur and Varanasi from March to June, 2024. The second phase of  these  outreach  events  has  been  successfully  conducted  in  Howrah, Jaipur ,  Haridwar, Kanpur  Nagar,  Madurai,  Mirzapur,  Rajkot,  Balasore,  Jalandhar,  Agra  and  Meerut  between October 2024 and January 2025.

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