Question : FOREIGN EXCHANGE



(a) whether Moradabad is the largest earner of Foreign Exchange in Uttar Pradesh;

(b) the amount earned for India in foreign exchange by exporting Brassware and allied industries of the District; and

(c) the amount of Central aid given by the Union Government to Moradabad town for the development activities and impetus to increase foreign exchange earnings?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE PATIL)

(a) & (b): Information on foreign exchange earned through district-wise exports is not compiled by the Reserve Bank of India. Therefore, it is not possible to indicate the amount of foreign exchange earned through exports by Brassware and Allied industries of the district of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh.
(c) Central assistance is made available by the Union Government to the States for various projects/programmes in general. No Central aid is directly provided to the district towns by the Central Government.