THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)
(a) The value of export and import of coconut and its products, coir and coir manufactures in the last three years and current year is as follows:
Export(Value in US$ Million) Import(Value in US$ Million) Com 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- modity 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 (Apr-Dec) P (Apr-Dec) P Coconut 77.2 68.2 76.91 76.27 15.73 10.31 11.79 30.45 and its products Coir and 211.92 196.4 229.85 213.69 14.31 17.24 9.61 3.98 coir manu- factures
Source: DGCI&S P: Provisional
The country-wise/commodity-wise details of export and import in last three years and current year, including Coconut and its products, Coir and Coir manufactures, are available in the DGCI&S publication in CD form, namely ‘Monthly Statistics of Foreign Trade of India’ Vol. I and Vol. II. Such CDs are regularly sent to Parliament Library by DGCI&S, Kolkata.
(b) & (c) There is no separate scheme specifi- cally for promotion of export of coconut and coconut products by Coconut Development Board. However, Coir Board is implementing the Central Sector Scheme for Export Market Promotion for Coir, with a view to improve the export performance of Indian Coir sector through various Export promotion activities.
Salient features of the Coir Board scheme are:-
i. Delegation, consultancy & information sourcing. ii. Participation in International Seminars, Conferences & workshops. iii. Participation in International fairs/product promotion programmes, catalogue shows and organizing exclusive international fairs and buyer- seller-meets for coir. iv. Publicity abroad. v. External market development assistance. vi. Coir industry awards.
(d): The funds allocated and utilized under export market promotion scheme for coir during each of last three years and the current year is given below. However, no state-wise allocations are made under this scheme.
(Rs. In Lakhs) Year Allocation(BE) Utilization 2011-12 205.00 131.71 2012-13 350.00 230.43 2013-14 350.00 325.27 2014-15 350.00 131.16 (Upto 09.03.2015)
(e) The measures taken by the Government to boost export are:-
# The coconut and its products including coir are incentivised at the rate varying from 2% to 7% under Focus Product Scheme. They are also incentivised at the rate varying from 3% to 4% under Focus Market Scheme. Exporter can claim any one benefit
# Excise duty on handmade carpets and textile floor covering of coir and jute products has been exempted.
# The drawback benefits have been increased for Coir Geotextiles from 1.7% to 1.9% and Coir Floor coverings from 3.2% to 4.9%.
