Commerce Secretary Anoop Wadhawan said on Monday that the government has drafted a district-wise export promotion scheme for 451 districts in the country after identifying products and services with export potential in 725 districts.
The Ministry of Commerce has asked states to prepare annual ‘Export Ranking Index’ of districts on export competitiveness with the help of Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), aiming for double digit export growth from 500 districts in 3-5 years.
While foreign trade accounts for 45% of India’s GDP, most of the export promotion efforts are driven by the center.
The district-specific approach that involves states in identifying potential export areas and fixing logistic constraints is intended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make each district an export hub during its Independence Day address in 2019. Was picked up after being pushed from.
In the initial phase, products and services with export potential have been identified in each district and an institutional mechanism of State and District Export Promotion Committees (SEPCs) is being created with an action plan to grow exports from each district.
Draft District Export Action Plans have been prepared by the Regional DGFT officers in 451 districts.
“Products / services with export potential have been identified in 725 districts across the country (including agriculture and toy groups and GI products),” the ministry said.
He said, “District Export Promotion Committees have been notified in districts of all states except West Bengal.”
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