Lok Sabha Question No. 1095 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Promotion of Commerce and Industrial Sector
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1095 ANSWERED ON 26/07/2023

## PROMOTION OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

## 1095.  SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

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

- (a) whether  India  has  identified priorities in the world  to  have  global  exhibitions for the promotion of commerce and industrial sector; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  names  of  the  countries  selected  in  this  regard  and  the programme of action envisaged for this purpose?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Within the broad contours of the Foreign Trade Policy, the  Department of Commerce provides assistance under the Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme to Export Promotion Councils, Trade Bodies, Commodity Boards etc. for facilitating participation of Indian exporters in exhibitions, buyer-seller meets (BSMs), fairs, etc in India and abroad, helping them to showcase their products in international  markets  and  to  establish  business  contacts  with  foreign  buyers.  The  commodities  and territories are prioritised for MAI assistance on an annual basis, in consultation with the industry bodies and other stakeholders. For the FY 2023-24, MAI assistance of ₹324.34 crore has been approved to the eligible agencies for participating in 434 exhibitions/ BSMs/ Reverse Buyer Seller Meets (RBSMs).

The details of the territorial regions identified under the MAI Scheme for undertaking export promotion activities during FY 2023-24 are as under:

| S. No.   | Territorial Region   |   Number of Countries for which MAI activities are approved |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Africa               |                                                           9 |
| 2        | ASEAN                |                                                           9 |
| 3        | CIS                  |                                                           4 |
| 4        | EUROPE               |                                                          16 |
| 5        | LAC                  |                                                          10 |
| 6        | NAFTA                |                                                           5 |
| 7        | NEA                  |                                                           5 |
| 8        | OCEANIA              |                                                           3 |
| 9        | SOUTH ASIA           |                                                           4 |
| 10       | WANA                 |                                                          12 |
|          | TOTAL                |                                                          77 |

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