Lok Sabha Question No. 2753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Development of Export Infrastructure
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2753 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2016

## DEVELOPMENT OF EXPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

## 2753. SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government extends assistance to States for developing export infrastructure through any scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated under the Scheme to various States during the last three years and the current year, State -wise;
- (c) the details of export infrastructure created through the said funds so far, project wise along with the present status of these projects;
- (d) whether any review of the scheme has been undertaken by the Government; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

वािणÏ य एवं उɮयोग राÏ य मंत्री ) Įीमती िनमर्ला सीतारमण ( ( èवतंत्र प्रभार )

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a)    Yes  Madam,  financial  assistance  has  been  provided  to  various  States/UTs  for development  of  export  infrastructure  under  Assistance  to  States  for  Developing Export Infrastructure and other Allied Activities (ASIDE) Scheme.
- (b) The details  of  financial  assistance  provided  to  various  States/UTs  under  ASIDE Scheme during last three years is at Annexure-I. The ASIDE scheme has,however,  been  delinked  from  support  of  Centre  since  Financial  Year  201516,due to increased devolution of union tax to States from 32% to 42%.
- (c) A total of 1698 projects have been approved under State Component of ASIDE, out  of  which  1099  have  been  completed.  The  State  Level  Export  Promotion Committee (SLEPC) under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary of the respective State scrutinizes and approves the specific projects out of the funds allocated to them under State Component of the scheme. Projects approved bythe SLEPC of various States/ UTs is placed at Annexure-II.
- (d)& (e) The  Mid-Term  Appraisal  of  the  scheme  was  done  in  2011  before continuation of the scheme in  the 12 th Five  Year  Plan.  Based on the appraisal, changes were incorporated  into  the  scheme  related  to  the  minimum  size  of  the project, streamlining utilization certificate submission by the states and revision of fund  allocation  criteria  to  the  states.  Further,  review  of  the  state  level  projects under the Scheme is done from time to time by the respective State Governments through  the  SLEPC  and  also  monitored  through  the  Web  Enabled  Monitoring System (WEMS) of the Ministry.

## Annexure -I

Details of fund released to States/ UTs under State Component of ASIDE Scheme during the last three years

|   S.No . | Name of the Stats/UT   |   Released 2012 - 13 |   Released 2013 - 14 |   Released 2014 - 15 |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh         |                36.44 |                39.09 |                20.38 |
|        2 | Telangana              |                 0    |                 0    |                20.38 |
|        3 | Maharashtra            |                64    |                64    |                64    |
|        4 | Haryana                |                21.1  |                21.26 |                23.26 |
|        5 | Karnataka              |                45.77 |                45.77 |                45.77 |
|        6 | Kerala                 |                16.62 |                20.94 |                20.94 |
|        7 | Uttar Pradesh          |                18.95 |                46.24 |                50.04 |
|        8 | West Bengal            |                31.53 |                31.53 |                 0    |
|        9 | Punjab                 |                14.28 |                14.28 |                15.98 |
|       10 | Rajasthan              |                21.58 |                21.58 |                22.14 |
|       11 | Orissa                 |                18    |                18    |                18    |
|       12 | Himachal Pradesh       |                 5.27 |                 5.27 |                 5.27 |
|       13 | Gujarat                |                64    |                64    |                64    |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh         |                19.4  |                19.4  |                19.4  |
|       15 | Tamil Nadu             |                59.77 |                60.66 |                62.18 |
|       16 | Assam                  |                29.41 |                48.84 |                48.84 |
|       17 | Manipur                |                 4.56 |                 4.56 |                 4.56 |
|       18 | Meghalaya              |                11.61 |                11.61 |                11.61 |
|       19 | Mizoram                |                 4.3  |                 4.3  |                 4.3  |
|       20 | Nagaland               |                 3.63 |                 3.63 |                 3.63 |

| 21   | Sikkim               |    2.70 |   2.70 |   2.70 |
|------|----------------------|---------|--------|--------|
| 22   | Tripura              |  10.25  |  10.25 |  10.25 |
| 23   | Chhattisgarh         |   5.84  |   5.84 |   5.84 |
| 24   | Goa                  |   6.12  |   6.12 |   0    |
| 25   | Jharkhand            |   3.145 |   6.29 |   6.29 |
| 26   | Arunanchal Pradesh   |   0     |   0    |   3.53 |
| 27   | Bihar                |   3.92  |  14.51 |   0    |
| 28   | Uttarakhand          |   2.54  |   0    |   0    |
| 29   | Jammu & Kashmir      |   0     |   0    |   0    |
| 30   | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |   0     |   0    |   0    |
| 31   | Daman& Diu           |   0     |   0    |   0    |
| 32   | Delhi                |   0     |   0    |   0    |
| 33   | Chandigarh           |   0     |   0    |   0    |
| 34   | Lakshadweep          |   0     |   0    |   0    |
| 35   | Pondichery           |   0     |   0    |   0    |
| 36   | Andaman & Nicobar    |   0     |   0    |   0    |
|      | Total                | 524.73  | 590.67 | 553.29 |

* From FY 2015 -16, the ASIDE scheme has been delinked from support of centre, hence no funds were released to States/UTs during current FY.

## States -wise projects approved under State Component of ASIDE

## Annexure -II

(Rs.in Lacs)

|   S. No. | States              |   No. of Approved Projects | Total Project Cost   | Contribution from ASIDE   |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh      |                        105 | 32,229.48            | 27,875.79                 |
|        2 | Andman& Nicobar     |                          1 | 467.00               | 467.00                    |
|        3 | Arunanchal Pradesh  |                         31 | 1,078.23             | 1,078.23                  |
|        4 | Assam               |                         78 | 19,980.06            | 19,731.89                 |
|        5 | Bihar               |                          2 | 3,489.61             | 2,727.04                  |
|        6 | Chandigarh          |                          1 | 1,872.00             | 936.00                    |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh        |                         20 | 10,813.07            | 9,893.20                  |
|        8 | Dadar& Nagar Haveli |                          2 | 565.20               | 282.60                    |
|        9 | Daman& Diu          |                         14 | 8,285.48             | 4,227.58                  |
|       10 | Delhi               |                          3 | 1,423.00             | 990.00                    |
|       11 | Goa                 |                         26 | 9,669.70             | 9,429.34                  |
|       12 | Gujarat             |                         66 | 166,205.97           | 64,105.05                 |
|       13 | Haryana             |                         71 | 53,050.69            | 20,161.04                 |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh    |                        140 | 18,842.47            | 17,273.17                 |
|       15 | Jammu& Kashmir      |                         10 | 6,548.64             | 5,612.73                  |
|       16 | Jharkhand           |                         11 | 23,956.45            | 9,881.00                  |
|       17 | Karnataka           |                        134 | 145,817.61           | 57,737.92                 |
|       18 | Kerala              |                         41 | 35,620.97            | 16,861.34                 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep         |                         10 | 583.31               | 583.31                    |

| 20.   | Madhya Pradesh   |   65 | 34,323.03    | 22,661.35   |
|-------|------------------|------|--------------|-------------|
| 21.   | Maharashtra      |  160 | 184,446.26   | 95,705.82   |
| 22.   | Manipur          |   74 | 10,331.78    | 10,331.78   |
| 23.   | Meghalaya        |   38 | 17,394.88    | 17,394.88   |
| 24.   | Mizoram          |   59 | 4,421.68     | 4,293.99    |
| 25.   | Nagaland         |   23 | 6,823.12     | 4,063.97    |
| 26.   | Orissa           |   44 | 99,681.49    | 17,651.79   |
| 27.   | Pondichery       |    6 | 29,718.81    | 448.81      |
| 28.   | Punjab           |   41 | 26,794.94    | 17,642.74   |
| 29.   | Rajasthan        |   36 | 59,041.65    | 26,894.71   |
| 30.   | Sikkim           |   35 | 3,785.09     | 3,505.09    |
| 31.   | Tamil Nadu       |  128 | 715,351.33   | 62,993.19   |
| 32.   | Telangana        |    0 | 0.00         | 0.00        |
| 33.   | Tripura          |   33 | 24,758.42    | 19,811.72   |
| 34.   | Uttar Pradesh    |  116 | 62,776.78    | 49,744.06   |
| 35.   | Uttranachal      |   10 | 13,216.19    | 3,898.00    |
| 36.   | West Bengal      |   64 | 50,011.09    | 32,299.14   |
|       | Total            | 1698 | 1,883,375.48 | 659,195.28  |

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