Lok Sabha Question No. 95 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Export Promotion Council
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria, Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*95 ANSWERED ON 26/07/2023

## EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL

| †*95.       | DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:                                                                                                                                                               |
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| (a)         | whether steps have been taken by the Government through Project Export Promotion Council, New Delhi to promote active participation of export companies in the country including the companies in Rajasthan; |
| (b)         | if so, the details thereof;                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| (c)         | whether the Government has any plan to start an office of Export Promotion Council in Rajasthan to meet the requirements of export project related activities, if so, the details thereof;                   |
| (d)         | whether the Government is formulating any scheme to reform and develop the Export Promotion Council, if so, the details thereof;                                                                             |
| (e)         | whether any projects have been proposed and executed by the Government during the last three years in the country including Rajasthan, year-wise; and                                                        |
| (f)         | if so, the details thereof? ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                           |
| (a) to (f): | A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                                                                                                                               |

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.95  FOR  ANSWER  ON  26 TH   JULY,  2023  REGARDING 'EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL' RAISED BY DR. MANOJ RAJORIA; AND SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

(a) to (b): The  Project  Exports  Promotion  Council  of  India  (PEPC)  provides  facilitation services to companies from all over India including Rajasthan, which undertake export contracts. Companies  from  Rajasthan  have  also  been  member  of  the  Council.  The  Council  undertakes following activities:

- Acts as an apex co -ordinating agency for project exports
- Disseminates information on upcoming international projects
- Addresses techno -commercial queries
- Facilitates JVs for undertaking large / complex projects
- Does regular consultation with Industry
- Provides capacity building programs
- Provides Technology updates

(c): PEPC is a Section 8 company registered under the Companies Act and these are private autonomous bodies. Currently, PEPC does not have any plan to start an office in Rajasthan.

(d): Export  Promotion  is  a  continuous  activity.  Towards  promoting  better  governance  and transparency  in  EPCs  and  to  make  them  truly  democratic  and  participative  in  nature,  some important  reforms  have  been  introduced  such  as  making  electronic-voting  mandatory  for conducting election of the posts of Executive Committee and also for the post of Vice Chairman in the EPCs, fixed tenures for posts of Chairman and Vice Chairman in EPCs, etc.

(e)to (f): Department of Commerce, Government of India is implementing a scheme called Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES), a central sector scheme w.e.f FY 17-18 with the objective  of  enhancing  the  export  competitiveness,  by  bridging  gaps  in  export  infrastructure. Under  the  Scheme,  financial  assistance  in  the  form  of  grant  in  aid  is  given  to  Central/  State Government agencies for export oriented projects. A total of 26 projects, sanctioned under TIES during the last three years (FY20-21, FY21-22, FY22-23), are given below:-

| S. No.                                             | Implementing Agency                                                                                                       | Project Name                                                               | Total Project Cost   | Year of Fund Approval   | State            |
|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
| 1. Andhra Pradesh Med Tech Zone Ltd (AMTZ)         | Design, construction and manufacturing Technetium 99m Generator (Medical radio-isotope)                                   | 28                                                                         | 2020-21              | Andhra Pradesh          |                  |
| 2. Andhra Pradesh Med Tech Zone Ltd (AMTZ)         | Establishment of centre for hollow fibre membrane extrusion for Hemodialysis                                              |                                                                            | 24                   | 2020-21                 | Andhra Pradesh   |
| 3. Spices Board                                    | Establishment of Complex in                                                                                               | Spices Sikkim                                                              | 26.51                | 2020-21                 | Sikkim           |
| 4.                                                 | Tripura Industrial Development Corporation Ltd.                                                                           | Setting up of Border Haat at Raghna(Pal Basti), Dharmanagar, North Tripura | 5.49                 | 2020-21                 | Tripura          |
| 5. Development                                     | Tripura Industrial Corporation Ltd. Setting up of Kamalpur,                                                               | Border Haat at Dhalai, Tripura                                             | 5.3                  | 2020-21                 | Tripura          |
| 6. Baddi Infrastructure                            | Expansion/Improvement (3 MLD Effluent Refractory Management and TDS Reduction) in Baddi, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh | CETP,                                                                      | 28.51                | 2021-22                 | Himachal Pradesh |
| 7. Cochin SEZ                                      | Setting up of 1 MLD Zero Liquid Discharge Plant in Cochin SEZ, Kerala                                                     | 23.5                                                                       |                      | 2021-22                 | Kerala           |
| 8. Industries& Export Corporation Ltd. (PSIEC)     | Hi-Tech Cycle Valley, Dhanansu, Distt. Ludhiana, Punjab                                                                   | 171.51                                                                     |                      | 2021-22                 | Punjab           |
| 9. Zone                                            | Madras Export Processing (MEPZ)- SEZ Construction Facilitation SEZ, Tambaram Kancheepuram Tamil                           | of Trade Centre at MEPZ Taluk, District., Nadu 38.26                       |                      | 2021-22                 | Tamil Nadu       |
| 10. Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu | Plug &Play Infrastructure at SIPCOT Industrial Park, Vallam-Vadagal., Tamil Nadu                                          | 38.3                                                                       |                      | 2021-22                 | Tamil Nadu       |

|   11. | State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu                                                                            | Establishment of Plug &Play Infrastructure in SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre, Perundurai, Erode District', Tamil Nadu   | 16.92   | 2021-22            | Tamil Nadu       |
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|    12 | State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Establishment Warehousing infrastructure SIPCOT Hi-Tech Oragadam, Tamil    | of at SEZ Nadu 29.98                                                                                                     |         | 2021-22 Tamil Nadu |                  |
|    13 | Andhra Pradesh Trade Promotion Corporation Limited (APTPC)                                                                      | Development of Export Warehousing Facility at AEP, Gajuwaka, Vishakapatnam                                               | 7       | 2022-23            | Andhra Pradesh   |
|    14 | Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA)                                                                             | Integrated Export Pack house for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables_Bihta, Patna                                                | 8.39    | 2022-23            | Bihar            |
|    15 | Development Corporation (HPSIDC) , Pharma Lab                                                                                   | Baddi-Phase-II 20.54                                                                                                     |         | 2022-23            | Himachal Pradesh |
|    16 | Pradesh Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation (KFDC), Govt. of Karnataka Upgradation Unit of Development Kulai, District, | of Marine export Karnataka Fisheries Corporation at Dakshina Kannada Karnataka 25                                        |         | 2022-23            | Karnataka        |
|    17 | Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board Plug And Play (at Plot No-41 Kanagala Industrial Hukkeri Taluk District, Karnataka  | Infrastructure AM-1 In Area ) At Belagavi 16.75                                                                          |         | 2022-23            | Karnataka        |
|    18 | Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board Plug And Play In Gulbarga Karnataka                                                 | Infrastructure (Kalaburagi),                                                                                             | 16.8    | 2022-23            | Karnataka        |
|    19 | Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board Plug And Play Infrastructure At Dharwad District, Karnataka                         | 16.75                                                                                                                    |         | 2022-23            | Karnataka        |

| 20.                                  | Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board                             | Establishment of plug-and- play in Plot No.AM-02, Apparel Park Industrial Area, Phase-I, Mini Textile Park, Doddaballapur Industrial area, Bengaluru Rural District, Karnataka   | 17.7    | 2022-23   | Karnataka     |
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----------|---------------|
| 21. Development Corporation (MIDC) , | Border Haat at Huroi(East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya)            | 6.64                                                                                                                                                                             | 2022-23 | Meghalaya |               |
| 22. Industries Corporation           | Air Cargo Complex at ICD Sanganer, Jaipur, Rajasthan                    | 9.99                                                                                                                                                                             |         | 2022-23   | Rajasthan     |
| 23. Tidel Neo Limited                | Development of Mini Tidel Park in Thiruchitrambalam District Villupuram |                                                                                                                                                                                  | 30.63   | 2022-23   | Tamil Nadu    |
| 24. Tidel                            | Neo Limited                                                             | Development of Mini Tidel Park in Meelavitan- II Village, Thoothukudi Taluk                                                                                                      | 30.63   | 2022-23   | Tamil Nadu    |
| 25.                                  | Tidel Neo Limited                                                       | Development of Mini TIDEL Park in Pillayarpatti Village, Thanjavur                                                                                                               | 32.11   | 2022-23   | Tamil Nadu    |
| 26.                                  | Uttar Pradesh Handicrafts Development &Marketing Corporation Ltd        | Development of Trade Promotion Centre at Gomti Nagar, Lucknow                                                                                                                    | 20.17   | 2022-23   | Uttar Pradesh |

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