Lok Sabha Question No. 1717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Export Hubs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Malvinder Singh Kang

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1717 ANSWERED ON 10/02/2026

## EXPORT HUBS

## 1717.   SHRI MALVINDER SINGH KANG :

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ¼okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ) be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether the Government has undertaken any review or assessment of the Districts as Exports Hubs initiative in semi-urban and rural clusters of the Anandpur Sahib Parliamentary Constituency to evaluate its impact on MSME exports;
- (b)  the  details  of  MSMEs  from  Rupnagar,  Hoshiarpur,  SBS  Nagar  and  SAS  Nagar (Mohali)  that  have  availed  support  under  the  Market  Access  Initiative  (MAI)  or NIRYAT DISHA programmes during the last two financial years, district-wise;
- (c)    whether  the  PM  Gati  Shakti  National  Master  Plan  has  identified  any  logistics  or connectivity  gaps in the Shivalik region of Punjab affecting MSME participation in export supply chains; and
- (d)  the  status  of  implementation  of  the  25,600-crore  Export  Promotion  Mission  in Punjab,  including  outreach  to  first-time  MSME  exporters  in  the  non-metropolitan districts?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Districts as Export Hubs  (DEH) is a capacity-building initiative of the Directorate  General  of  Foreign  Trade  (DGFT),  Department  of  Commerce,  aimed  at promoting exports, manufacturing, and employment generation at the grassroots level, including  Rupnagar,  Hoshiarpur,  SBS  Nagar  and  SAS  Nagar  (Mohali)  districts  in Anandpur Sahib Parliamentary Constituency.

Under the DEH initiative, export facilitation, handholding and sensitisation support, and onboarding  to digital e-commerce  and  logistics platforms are provided, thereby equipping  exporters  and  MSMEs  with  the  essential  support  required  to  effectively engage in international trade through awareness programs.

An institutional mechanism has been established in all States/UTs, including Punjab, by forming  the  State  Export  Promotion  Committee  (SEPC)  and  the  District  Export Promotion Committee (DEPC) at the district level.

Under  the  initiative,  District  Export  Action  Plans  (DEAP)  have  been  prepared  for Rupnagar, Hoshiarpur, SBS Nagar, and SAS Nagar (Mohali), detailing existing supply chain  bottlenecks  and  identifying  possible  interventions  to  mitigate  these  gaps.  The DEAPs include details  about  the  export  potential  and  key  products  identified  for  that district under the DEH initiative.

The products identified for the districts include:

- Hoshiarpur - Textiles, Tractor and Parts Thereof, Honey, Potato
- Roopnagar - Pharmaceuticals
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar - Pharmaceuticals & IT Sector, Engineering Goods and Pharmaceuticals, Textiles
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar - Pulses, Rice, Potato

PM  Gati  Shakti  -  National  Master  Plan  (NMP)  is  an  initiative  to  deliver  integrated, multimodal, and technology-enabled infrastructure planning across the country. It aims to break departmental silos by bringing together multiple Ministries, such as Railways, Road Transport & Highways, Civil Aviation, Shipping, and State Governments, including Punjab,  onto  a  unified  digital  planning  platform  to  enable  coordinated  execution  of infrastructure projects.

The  Government  approved  the  Scheme  for  Export  Promotion  Mission  (EPM)  for  the period  FY  2025-26  to  FY  2030-31  on  November  12,  2025,  aimed  at  strengthening India's export competitiveness and supporting exporters in global markets, particularly MSMEs. The EPM shall operate through two integrated sub-schemes:

- i. NIRYAT PROTSAHAN, focused on improving access to trade finance  through instruments such as interest subvention, export factoring, collateral guarantee for export credit, credit for e-commerce exporters, and credit enhancement support for export diversification; and
- ii. NIRYAT DISHA, focused on other trade enablers, including  export  quality  and compliance  support, international branding and  packaging, market  access initiatives, export logistics & warehousing, and trade intelligence.

EPM would support exporters of all regions, including Punjab.

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