Lok Sabha Question No. 3650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Export-Oriented Industries
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SULTAN  AHMED

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3650 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIES

## 3650. SHRI SULTAN AHMED:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make Indian industries more export oriented and competitive;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the  details  of  export-GDP  ratio  in  respect  of  textile,  Gems  &  Jewellery,  tea  and  coffee products; and
- (d) the relative contribution of States/ UTs in terms of GDP ratio in these sectors?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) &  (b):  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  steps  to  make  Indian  industries  more export oriented and competitive and acquire greater share in global trade. Following are some of the important steps taken by the Government:
- i) Enhancing  export  competitiveness  through  support  under  the  Merchandise Exports from India Scheme.
- ii) Providing facility for duty free import of inputs and machinery required for export production.
- iii) Providing refund of duties paid on export products.
- iv) Deepening  market  access  in  select  countries  and  promoting  region  specific exports by entering into free trade agreements.
- v) Reducing  cost  of  capital  through  interest  equalisation  of  3%  on  all  exports from  the  MSME  sector  and  notified  exports  from  other  sectors  under theInterest  Equalisation  Scheme  on  Pre  and  Post  Shipment  Rupee  Export Credit.
- vi) Reducing  transaction cost  through  reduction  in  number  of  mandatory documents  required  for  exports  and  imports,  facility  of  online  filing  of applications  and  introduction  of  24x7  operations  at  17  Sea  ports  and  18 airports.
- vii) Promoting product standards, packaging and branding of Indian products.

viii) Promoting  access  to  new  product  markets/regions  through  Market  Access Initiative and Market Development Assistance schemes.

(C):   The export-GDP ratio for textile, Gems & Jewellery, tea and coffee products for the period April 2015-March 2016 is as follows:

| Products         |   Export-GDP Ratio |
|------------------|--------------------|
| Textile          |           0.017353 |
| Gems & Jewellery |           0.018577 |
| Tea              |           0.000307 |
| Coffee           |           0.000366 |

GDP at current prices for the year 2015-16 is estimated at Rs. 135.76 lakh crore by the Central Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics  &  Programme Implementation.

Export figures for the year 2015-16 have been compiled by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics

(d): State wise export figures are compiled on the basis of declarationsmade by the exporters  on  the  shipping  bills  regarding  state  of  origin  of  the  product  being exported. The following is the estimated relative contribution of States/UTs in terms of export to GDP ratio for thetextile, tea,coffee and gems & jewellery sectorsfor the period April 2015-March 2016.

| S.No.   | STATES/UTs           | State/UT wiseexport and GDP ratio for selected sectors   | State/UT wiseexport and GDP ratio for selected sectors   | State/UT wiseexport and GDP ratio for selected sectors   | State/UT wiseexport and GDP ratio for selected sectors   |
|---------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | STATES/UTs           | TEXTILE                                                  | TEA                                                      | COFFEE                                                   | GEM& JEWELLERY                                           |
| 1       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR      | 0.000000677                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000114                                              |
| 2       | ANDHRAPRADESH        | 0.000492209                                              | 0.000003027                                              | 0.000057761                                              | 0.000578064                                              |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 4       | ASSAM                | 0.000000518                                              | 0.000161244                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 5       | BIHAR                | 0.000007522                                              | 0.000000010                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH           | 0.000004250                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000187                                              |
| 7       | CHATTISGARH          | 0.000000201                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 8       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0.000288674                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000003                                              |
| 9       | DAMAN&DIU            | 0.000071223                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 10      | DELHI                | 0.002126557                                              | 0.000001189                                              | 0.000000147                                              | 0.000074426                                              |
| 11      | GOA                  | 0.000001728                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000126                                              |
| 12      | GUJARAT              | 0.002231725                                              | 0.000008435                                              | 0.000000297                                              | 0.001366228                                              |
| 13      | HARYANA              | 0.001315435                                              | 0.000000622                                              | 0.000001847                                              | 0.000009510                                              |
| 14      | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 0.000094542                                              | 0.000000034                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000002                                              |
| 15      | JAMMU&KASHMIR        | 0.000027162                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 16      | JHARKHAND            | 0.000002198                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000001239                                              |
| 17      | KARNATAKA            | 0.001167971                                              | 0.000000223                                              | 0.000253242                                              | 0.002429498                                              |
| 18      | KERALA               | 0.000219898                                              | 0.000046527                                              | 0.000020755                                              | 0.000366606                                              |

| S.No.   | STATES/UTs    | State/UT wiseexport and GDP ratio for selected sectors   | State/UT wiseexport and GDP ratio for selected sectors   | State/UT wiseexport and GDP ratio for selected sectors   | State/UT wiseexport and GDP ratio for selected sectors   |
|---------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | STATES/UTs    | TEXTILE                                                  | TEA                                                      | COFFEE                                                   | GEM& JEWELLERY                                           |
| 19      | LAKSHADWEEP   | 0.000000045                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 20      | MADHYAPRADESH | 0.000521198                                              | 0.000000012                                              | 0.000000051                                              | 0.000000046                                              |
| 21      | MAHARASHTRA   | 0.002710789                                              | 0.000014050                                              | 0.000001378                                              | 0.011929051                                              |
| 22      | MANIPUR       | 0.000000009                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 23      | MEGHALAYA     | 0.000000016                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 24      | NAGALAND      | 0.000000147                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 25      | ODISHA        | 0.000018343                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 26      | PONDICHERRY   | 0.000002124                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000038                                              | 0.000000022                                              |
| 27      | PUNJAB        | 0.000947487                                              | 0.000002772                                              | 0.000000002                                              | 0.000000045                                              |
| 28      | RAJASTHAN     | 0.000518486                                              | 0.000000048                                              | 0.000000659                                              | 0.000386298                                              |
| 29      | SIKKIM        | 0.000000113                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 30      | TAMILNADU     | 0.003270349                                              | 0.000053756                                              | 0.000031095                                              | 0.000310496                                              |
| 31      | TELANGANA     | 0.000045603                                              | 0.000000339                                              | 0.000009138                                              | 0.000045750                                              |
| 32      | TRIPURA       | 0.000000328                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              | 0.000000000                                              |
| 33      | UTTAR PRADESH | 0.001108016                                              | 0.000003288                                              | 0.000000276                                              | 0.000380640                                              |
| 34      | UTTARANCHAL   | 0.000030713                                              | 0.000000003                                              | 0.000000004                                              | 0.000000821                                              |
| 35      | WEST BENGAL   | 0.000430736                                              | 0.000051561                                              | 0.000000003                                              | 0.000418001                                              |

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