Lok Sabha Question No. 1055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Toy Manufacturing Industry
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1055. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 TH  JULY, 2023.

## TOY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

## 1055.  SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any data on the export value of indigenous toys from India including Kondapalli and Etikopakka toys from Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is of the intent of establishing a toy manufacturing cluster in Kondapalli town of Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  initiate  a  Production  Linked  Incentive scheme for indigenous toy manufacturing in the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

The  details  of  export  data  for  toys  from  India  including  Kondapalli  and

(a) & (b): Etikopakka is given in the table below:

## Exports of Toys from India in Financial Year 2022-23:

|      |         |                                                                                                | Export Value (INR Lakhs)   | Export Value (INR Lakhs)   | Export Value (INR Lakhs)                                  | Export Value (INR Lakhs)                                       |
|------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No | HS Code | Commodity                                                                                      | India                      | Andhra Pradesh (A.P.)      | Krishna district, A.P. (includes data of Kondapalli town) | Vishakaptnam district, A.P. (includes data of Etikopakka town) |
| 1    | 9503    | Other toys, reduced-size models and similar recreational models, etc                           | 123,218.8                  | 950.1                      | 0                                                         | 8.3                                                            |
| 2    | 9504    | Video Game Consoles and Machines, Articles for funfair, table, or parlour games.               | 27,656.3                   | 0.4                        | 0.05                                                      | 0                                                              |
| 3    | 9505    | Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty joke | 108,998.5                  | 0.9                        | 0                                                         | 0                                                              |

Source: Tradestat, Department of Commerce (DoC) website; District-wise data from DGCIS website

- (c) & (d): Toy manufacturing cluster at Kondapalli, Andhra Pradesh is  being supported by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), and Ministry of Textiles:
- (i) Ministry  of  MSME  under  the  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI)  scheme  is  supporting  Kondapalli Wooden  Toy Clusters benefitting 201 artisans; and providing assistance of Rs. 132.85 lakhs.
- (ii)     Development Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles has identified Kondapalli                in  Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh for the sustainable development of handmade Kondapalli 'wooden toy' cluster along with other toy craft clusters across the country. Need based hand-holding support  such  as  design  and  marketing  interventions  are  being sanctioned  under  the  scheme  of  National  Handicraft  Development Programme (NHDP) to benefit the toy craft cluster artisans in these clusters. However, there is no provision of establishing toy manufacturing  clusters  under  the  schemes  run  by  the  Office  of Development  Commissioner (Handicrafts).
- (e) & (f): The issue of expanding the PLI scheme for new sectors is yet to be decided. *****