Question : Boosting Export of Hi-tech Proudcts

(a) whether any study has been conducted to examine the export potential of various States in the country including Karnataka and if so, the details thereof along with the contributions made by each State in the total export from the country;
(b) whether the export of domestically manufactured hi-tech products have declined drastically during the last six months;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(d) the assistance extended/to be extended by the Government to help domestic hi-tech manufacturers to compete in the international market;
(e) the details of export-GDP ratio in respect of hitech products, textiles, tea and coffee products and relative contribution of States in terms of GDP ratio in these sectors; and
(f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to boost the export of hi-tech products?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) : NITI Aayog has published the Report on Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020 on 26.08.2020. The Export Preparedness Index has ranked all the States and Union Territories on the basis of their export potential and performance. The index is based on four major pillars- Export Policy, Business Environment, Export Infrastructure and Export Performance parameters. The major objectives of constructing EPI are:
• Examining export preparedness and performance of Indian States
• Identification of challenges and opportunities at State level
• Enhancing the effectiveness of Government policies
• Encouraging facilitative regulatory framework

Karnataka has secured 9th rank in the Export Preparedness Index 2020. The Report on Export Preparedness Index (EPI) is available at NITI Aayog web link : https://niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/202008/Digital_ExportPreparednessIndex2020_0.pdf

The State-wise export data during the last 03 years and for April to November, 2020 as provided by Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS) is at Annexure-I.
(b) to (d) : While there is no separate ITCHS code available as Hi tech products, hence principal commodity exports from April to December, 2020 are enclosed at Annexure-II
Government has taken the following steps to promote domestic electronics manufacturing :
National Policy on Electronics 2019: The National Policy onElectronics 2019 (NPE 2019) has been notified on 25.02.2019. The vision of NPE 2019 is to position India as a global hub for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) by encouraging and driving capabilities in the country for developing core components, including chipsets, and creating an enabling environment for the industry to compete globally. To attract and incentivize large investments in the electronics value chain and promote exports, following three Schemes have been notifiedI/3016494/2021
under the aegis of NPE 2019:
(i) Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing notified vide Gazette Notification No.CG-DL-E-01042020-218990 dated April 01, 2020 shall extend an incentive of4% to 6% to eligible companies on incremental sales (over base year) involved in mobile phone manufacturing and manufacturing of specified electronic components, including Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) units.
(ii) Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Component and Semiconductors (SPECS) notified vide Gazette Notification No.CG-DL-E-01042020-218992 dated April 01, 2020 shall provide financial incentive of 25% on capital expenditure for the identified list of electronic goods that comprise downstream value chain of electronic products, i.e., electronic components, semi conductor /display fabrication units, ATMP units, specialized sub-assemblies and capital goods for manufacture of aforesaid goods
(iii) Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0) Scheme notified vide Gazette Notification No.CG-DL-E-01042020-218991 dated April 01, 2020 shall provide support for creation of world class infrastructure along with common facilities and amenities, including Ready Built Factory (RBF) sheds / Plug and Play facilities for attracting major global electronics manufacturers along with their supply chain to set up units in the country. The Scheme shall provide financial assistance for setting up of both EMC projects and Common Facility Centres (CFCs) across the country.
(e) : The product’s export to India GDP ratio in respect of electronic, textiles, tea, coffee and engineering goods is at Annexure-III.
(f) : While there is no separate ITCHS code for Hi-tech products, the following steps have been taken to promote exports from States :
(i) Providing financial assistance to recognized trade bodies for Buyers Sellers meet between potential importers and Indian exporters. In addition, Indian exporters are encouraged to participate in major global trade fairs to show case Indian products.
(ii) Government has been implementing various schemes / programmes to help the domestic industries compete effectively with imports. To promote the domestic manufacturing schemes like “Make in India”, “Digital India”, Software Technology Parks (STPs), Electronics Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) Scheme / Export Oriented Uni (EOU) Scheme, Special Economic Zones Scheme (SEZ) etc provide support for promoting domestic manufacturing in the country, which will boost exports.
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ANNEXURE-I referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1465 for answer on 10-02-2021

State/UT-wise share of merchandise exports during last three years and current year
Value in US$ million
S. No. State/UT 2017-18 % Share 2018-19 % Share 2019-20 % Share April-Nov 2020 % Share in 2020
(Apr-Nov)
1 Gujarat 66817.20 22.01 67412.15 20.42 63448.40 20.25 36853.44 21.16
2 Maharashtra 69712.10 22.97 72809.28 22.06 64906.08 20.71 33925.68 19.48
3 Tamil Nadu 29757.19 9.80 30525.91 9.25 30014.55 9.58 15087.51 8.66
4 Andhra Pradesh 13022.62 4.29 14085.63 4.27 14787.75 4.72 10106.37 5.80
5 Uttar Pradesh 13804.03 4.55 16289.17 4.93 16989.21 5.42 9732.86 5.59
6 Karnataka 18052.84 5.95 17341.29 5.25 16639.45 5.31 8999.66 5.17
7 Haryana 13263.41 4.37 13833.25 4.19 12056.14 3.85 6743.63 3.87
8 Odisha 7585.01 2.50 6303.36 1.91 6655.69 2.12 6271.41 3.60
9 Telangana 6572.21 2.17 7168.26 2.17 7359.32 2.35 5563.38 3.19
10 West Bengal 9290.32 3.06 10057.13 3.05 9490.84 3.03 5005.45 2.87
11 Delhi 8713.64 2.87 9464.60 2.87 10370.15 3.31 4933.29 2.83
12 Madhya Pradesh 5249.98 1.73 6382.37 1.93 5318.32 1.70 3953.48 2.27
13 Rajasthan 6952.08 2.29 7061.61 2.14 6637.05 2.12 3900.14 2.24
14 Punjab 5788.24 1.91 6038.07 1.83 5605.90 1.79 3220.26 1.85
15 Kerala 7308.08 2.41 9834.25 2.98 10146.80 3.24 2307.95 1.33
16 Uttarakhand 1455.46 0.48 2351.18 0.71 2279.78 0.73 1565.95 0.90
17 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 2048.21 0.67 2143.38 0.65 2177.41 0.69 1532.94 0.88
18 Chattisgarh 1523.18 0.50 1244.10 0.38 1278.69 0.41 1410.91 0.81
19 Goa 2103.17 0.69 2063.64 0.63 2000.42 0.64 1400.48 0.80
20 Jharkhand 1116.61 0.37 1252.79 0.38 1168.01 0.37 1158.73 0.67
21 Himachal Pradesh 1221.67 0.40 1323.43 0.40 1392.91 0.44 1049.15 0.60
22 Bihar 1353.17 0.45 1640.91 0.50 1661.13 0.53 824.20 0.47
23 Daman & Diu 956.99 0.32 1053.39 0.32 1109.22 0.35 446.58 0.26
24 Pondicherry 415.05 0.14 392.79 0.12 366.31 0.12 266.18 0.15
25 Assam 383.84 0.13 369.90 0.11 436.72 0.14 255.53 0.15
26 Jammu & Kashmir 148.31 0.05 196.43 0.06 188.18 0.06 97.05 0.06
27 Chandigarh 69.93 0.02 71.89 0.02 76.54 0.02 48.07 0.03
28 Tripura 2.84 0.00 1.72 0.00 1.75 0.00 10.67 0.01
29 Sikkim 13.97 0.00 7.94 0.00 9.88 0.00 6.01 0.00
30 Meghalaya 85.38 0.03 53.86 0.02 46.99 0.01 3.37 0.00
31 Nagaland 3.94 0.00 2.78 0.00 5.71 0.00 2.54 0.00
32 Andaman & Nicobar 31.46 0.01 4.01 0.00 1.30 0.00 1.26 0.00
33 Manipur 1.33 0.00 2.66 0.00 0.93 0.00 0.39 0.00
34 Mizoram 1.07 0.00 1.41 0.00 0.58 0.00 0.32 0.00
35 Arunachal Pradesh 5.32 0.00 2.31 0.00 1.55 0.00 0.24 0.00
36 Lakshadweep 0.64 0.00 0.41 0.00 2.56 0.00 0.13 0.00
37 Unspecified 8695.68 2.86 21290.81 6.45 18728.82 5.98 7466.87 4.29
India''s Export 303526.17 100 330078.1 100 313361 100 174152.1 100
Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (*: provisional)
Annexure-II referred in reply to Parts (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1465 for answer on 10-02-2021.
Exports of Principal Commodities
Value in USD million
S.No. Commodity Apr-Dec 2019 Apr-Dec 2020(P) Growth%
1 TEA 656.51 575.75 -12.30
2 COFFEE 543.21 504.01 -7.22
3 RICE -BASMOTI 2977.53 2946.77 -1.03
4 RICE(OTHER THAN BASMOTI) 1460.10 3067.94 110.12
5 WHEAT 47.78 252.29 428.08
6 OTHER CEREALS 150.82 413.32 174.06
7 PULSES 162.42 204.70 26.03
8 TOBACCO UNMANUFACTURED 418.82 399.16 -4.69
9 TOBACCO MANUFACTURED 297.42 257.70 -13.36
10 SPICES 2808.87 2901.64 3.30
11 CASHEW 437.36 295.30 -32.48
12 CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID 2.31 1.82 -21.08
13 SESAME SEEDS 394.07 315.65 -19.90
14 NIGER SEEDS 9.25 17.13 85.21
15 GROUNDNUT 490.32 526.23 7.32
16 OTHER OIL SEEDS 48.76 49.80 2.12
17 VEGETABLE OILS 112.18 383.63 241.99
18 OIL MEALS 644.56 934.60 45.00
19 GUERGAM MEAL 371.65 188.50 -49.28
20 CASTOR OIL 706.24 672.77 -4.74
21 SHELLAC 40.95 61.39 49.89
22 SUGAR 1175.84 1722.83 46.52
23 MOLLASES 53.67 82.77 54.23
24 FRUITS / VEGETABLE SEEDS 86.96 98.24 12.98
25 FRESH FRUITS 391.75 359.46 -8.24
26 FRESH VEGETABLES 520.61 550.02 5.65
27 PROCESSED VEGETABLES 228.14 316.42 38.70
28 PROCESSED FRUITS AND JUICES 465.39 497.58 6.92
29 CEREAL PREPARATIONS 414.57 458.97 10.71
30 COCOA PRODUCTS 141.21 104.77 -25.80
31 MILLED PRODUCTS 113.63 150.61 32.54
32 MISC PROCESSED ITEMS 480.61 592.94 23.37
33 ANIMAL CASINGS 40.68 43.27 6.36
34 BUFFALO MEAT 2518.26 2370.00 -5.89
35 SHEEP/GOAT MEAT 76.02 32.16 -57.70
36 OTHER MEAT 1.86 0.94 -49.75
37 PROCESSED MEAT 1.64 1.14 -30.06
38 DAIRY PRODUCTS 221.48 215.84 -2.55
39 POULTRY PRODUCTS 61.28 42.07 -31.34
40 FLORICLTR PRODUCTS 57.71 54.57 -5.45
41 NATURAL RUBBER 15.01 11.92 -20.61
42 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 176.92 254.03 43.58
43 MARINE PRODUCTS 5455.53 4543.53 -16.72
44 IRON ORE 1952.50 3182.36 62.99
45 MICA 40.99 45.17 10.19
46 COAL,COKE AND BRIQUITTES ETC 83.12 61.57 -25.92
47 BULK MINERALS AND ORES 538.48 265.86 -50.63
48 GRANIT, NATRL STONE AND PRODCT 1465.20 1555.28 6.15
49 PROCESSED MINERALS 692.85 556.08 -19.74
50 SULPHER, UNROASTED IRON PYRITE 43.12 41.60 -3.52
51 OTHER CRUDE MINERALS 112.20 121.36 8.16
52 RAW HIDES AND SKINS 0.12 0.43 261.32
53 FINISHED LEATHER 414.77 264.37 -36.26
54 LEATHER GOODS 1058.35 677.43 -35.99
55 LEATHER GARMENTS 341.29 232.95 -31.74
56 FOOTWEAR OF LEATHER 1593.30 1032.35 -35.21
57 LEATHER FOOTWEAR COMPONENT 201.84 146.29 -27.52
58 SADDLERY AND HARNESS 115.63 126.32 9.25
59 PEARL, PRECS, SEMIPRECS STONES 16207.62 11529.13 -28.87
60 GOLD 1289.47 553.37 -57.09
61 SILVER 7.12 158.81 2131.27
62 OTHER PRECIOUS AND BASE METALS 54.70 140.67 157.15
63 GOLD AND OTH PRECS METL JWLERY 10421.08 4499.77 -56.82
64 SPORTS GOODS 224.81 203.29 -9.57
65 FERTILEZERS CRUDE 9.57 10.05 5.00
66 FERTILEZERS MANUFACTURED 74.07 74.06 -0.02
67 AYUSH AND HERBAL PRODUCTS 316.20 388.19 22.77
68 BULK DRUGS, DRUG INTERMEDIATES 2956.50 3279.77 10.93
69 DYE INTERMEDIATES 153.51 112.09 -26.98
70 DYES 2054.48 1608.50 -21.71
71 DRUG FORMULATIONS, BIOLOGICALS 12018.98 14128.03 17.55
72 AGRO CHEMICALS 2530.99 2602.19 2.81
73 SURGICALS 338.50 303.34 -10.39
74 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 778.04 744.41 -4.32
75 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 6252.95 5479.83 -12.36
76 OTHER MISCELLAENIOUS CHEMICALS 738.47 1100.42 49.01
77 COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES 1306.79 1156.77 -11.48
78 ESSENTIAL OILS 156.47 175.05 11.87
79 RESIDUL CHEMICL AND ALLED PROD 4280.34 4139.83 -3.28
80 AUTO TYRES AND TUBES 1424.94 1341.71 -5.84
81 OTHR RUBBER PRODCT EXCPT FOOTW 952.13 856.05 -10.09
82 FOOTWEAR OF RUBBER/CANVAS ETC. 225.94 132.38 -41.41
83 PAINT, VARNISH AND ALLID PRODC 576.06 514.98 -10.60
84 GRAPHITE, EXPLSIVS AND ACCESOR 84.91 75.96 -10.54
85 CMNT, CLINKR AND ASBSTOS CMNT 334.27 292.10 -12.62
86 CERAMICS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1486.80 1554.42 4.55
87 GLASS AND GLASSWARE 670.13 590.65 -11.86
88 BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS AND PRNTNG 265.18 177.77 -32.96
89 NEWSPRINT 8.02 1.25 -84.47
90 PAPER, PAPER BOARD AND PRODUCT 1537.86 1345.20 -12.53
91 PLYWOOD AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 746.44 760.10 1.83
92 OTHER WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS 17.49 3.32 -81.01
93 PULP AND WASTE PAPER 7.54 8.38 11.17
94 OPTICAL ITEMS (INCL.LENS ETC) 326.97 276.57 -15.41
95 HUMAN HAIR, PRODUCTS THEREO 213.60 264.66 23.90
96 MOULDED AND EXTRUDED GOODS 923.17 783.89 -15.09
97 PACKAGING MATERIALS 651.20 607.68 -6.68
98 PLASTIC RAW MATERIALS 2682.45 2522.70 -5.96
99 PLASTC SHT, FILM, PLTS ETC 1111.29 1126.53 1.37
100 STATIONRY/OFFCE, SCHOOL SUPPLY 175.52 119.75 -31.78
101 OTHER PLASTIC ITEMS 328.79 312.46 -4.97
102 IRON AND STEEL 7235.58 8542.01 18.06
103 PRODUCTS OF IRON AND STEEL 5285.64 4507.70 -14.72
104 ALUMINIUM, PRODUCTS OF ALUMINM 3884.96 4128.22 6.26
105 COPPER AND PRDCTS MADE OF COPR 708.38 889.18 25.52
106 LEAD AND PRODUCTS MADE OF LED 295.73 260.36 -11.96
107 NICKEL, PRODUCT MADE OF NICKEL 78.00 37.19 -52.32
108 TIN AND PRODUCTS MADE OF TIN 7.37 6.63 -10.00
109 ZINC AND PRODUCTS MADE OF ZINC 406.10 538.39 32.57
110 OTH NON FEROUS METAL AND PRODC 411.68 375.94 -8.68
111 AUTO COMPONENTS/PARTS 4044.65 3229.36 -20.16
112 ELECTRODES 43.53 30.29 -30.42
113 ACCUMULATORS AND BATTERIES 330.89 276.05 -16.57
114 HND TOOL, CTTNG TOOL OF METALS 570.91 488.77 -14.39
115 MACHINE TOOLS 341.29 294.79 -13.63
116 MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUM 1124.81 980.14 -12.86
117 OFFICE EQUIPMENTS 154.65 99.32 -35.78
118 AC, REFRIGERATION MACHNRY ETC 1076.50 733.66 -31.85
119 BICYCLE AND PARTS 297.59 236.01 -20.69
120 CRANES, LIFTS AND WINCHES 437.98 330.12 -24.63
121 ELECTRIC MACHINERY AND EQUIPME 6694.39 5731.66 -14.38
122 IC ENGINES AND PARTS 1922.72 1697.05 -11.74
123 INDL. MACHNRY FOR DAIRY ETC 4287.29 3725.66 -13.10
124 ATM, INJCTNG MLDING MCHNRY ETC 1336.74 1138.10 -14.86
125 NUCLER REACTR, INDL BOILR, PRT 632.00 381.49 -39.64
126 OTHER CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY 1072.34 823.42 -23.21
127 OTHER MISC. ENGINEERING ITEMS 2102.27 1960.24 -6.76
128 PRIME MICA AND MICA PRODUCTS 32.22 17.53 -45.60
129 PUMPS OF ALL TYPES 739.78 619.93 -16.20
130 AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT AND PARTS 1082.61 876.76 -19.01
131 MOTOR VEHICLE/CARS 6121.05 3675.97 -39.95
132 RAILWY TRNSPRT EQUIPMNTS, PRTS 237.80 88.60 -62.74
133 SHIP, BOAT AND FLOATING STRUCT 3207.89 3014.29 -6.04
134 TWO AND THREE WHEELERS 1596.37 1323.79 -17.08
135 COMPUTER HARDWARE, PERIPHERALS 264.83 198.86 -24.91
136 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 385.33 453.66 17.73
137 ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS 1942.60 1733.31 -10.77
138 ELECTRONICS INSTRUMENTS 2338.16 1945.95 -16.77
139 TELECOM INSTRUMENTS 3472.64 2772.11 -20.17
140 PROJECT GOODS 11.16 1.62 -85.48
141 MANMADE STAPLE FIBRE 389.89 261.15 -33.02
142 COTTON YARN 1996.09 1917.48 -3.94
143 COTTON FABRICS, MADEUPS ETC. 4537.47 4174.12 -8.01
144 OTH TXTL YRN, FBRIC MDUP ARTCL 367.56 289.03 -21.37
145 SILK,RAW 0.08 0.08 -8.43
146 NATRL SILK YARN,FABRICS,MADEUP 43.83 44.69 1.96
147 MANMADE YARN,FABRICS,MADEUPS 3592.81 2527.19 -29.66
148 WOOL, RAW 0.07 0.09 28.17
149 WOLLEN YARN,FABRICS,MADEUPSETC 139.65 77.53 -44.48
150 RMG COTTON INCL ACCESSORIES 6392.44 4607.85 -27.92
151 RMG SILK 90.34 61.08 -32.39
152 RMG MANMADE FIBRES 2609.87 1766.41 -32.32
153 RMG WOOL 128.82 76.05 -40.96
154 RMG OF OTHR TEXTLE MATRL 2222.69 1690.20 -23.96
155 COIR AND COIR MANUFACTURES 228.33 312.77 36.98
156 HANDLOOM PRODUCTS 251.95 154.72 -38.59
157 SILK WASTE 10.57 15.08 42.65
158 JUTE, RAW 11.30 16.39 45.12
159 JUTE YARN 11.58 9.87 -14.79
160 JUTE HESSIAN 80.84 70.12 -13.26
161 FLOOR CVRNG OF JUTE 52.78 63.49 20.31
162 OTHER JUTE MANUFACTURES 115.99 102.01 -12.06
163 HANDCRFS(EXCL.HANDMADE CRPTS) 1367.16 1171.66 -14.30
164 CARPET(EXCL. SILK) HANDMADE 1040.72 1033.13 -0.73
165 SILK CARPET 16.99 17.80 4.79
166 COTTON RAW INCLD. WASTE 528.35 1030.60 95.06
167 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 32143.13 17637.78 -45.13
168 OTHER COMMODITIES 2631.60 2162.96 -17.81
Total 238274.31 201295.12 -15.52
Source: DGCI&S



Annexure-III referred in reply to Part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1465 for answer on 10-02-2021.

Exports to GDP ratio (2019-20)
S No Item Exports/GDP ratio (%)
1 Tea 0.03
2 Coffee 0.03
3 Electronics Items 0.39
4 Textiles & Allied Products 1.17
5 Engineering Goods 2.74
Source: DGCI&S data for exports and for India’s GDP vide MoSPI press release dated 29th Jan, 2021 has been used
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