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(a) whether the various State Governments have drawn up schemes to improve the export earnings and urged the Union Government to approve them;
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(b) if so, the details thereof;
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(c) whether the Union Government have taken any concrete steps in the past few months to improve the export earnings, and
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(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY( SHRI OMAR ABDULLAH)
( a ) & ( b ) : The Central Government is not aware of any schemes drawn up by the State Governments to improve the export earnings. No such proposal has been received.
( c ) & ( d ): Various Schemes have been launched from time to time by the government for promoting exports which include, amongst others, Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme allowing import of Capital goods at concessional / zero duty, Duty Exemption Scheme allowing duty free import of inputs required for export production, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Scheme allowing import and replenishment of the inputs at concessional duty, scheme allowing setting up of various units under EOU/EPZ, and the scheme to recognise established exporters as Export House, trading House, Star Trading House and Super Trading House.