Question : Toy Industry

(a) whether Indian toy industry is facing stiff competition from Chinese toys and if so, the details thereof including the steps taken by the Government to increase the domestic production/ reduce imports of toys;

(b) whether the Government is planning to include toy industry under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme in the near future;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details and the value of exports and the percentage growth of this industry in the last three years?

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI SOM PARKASH)

(a): Government is providing all round support to domestic toy industry to make them more competitive. Some of the measures include promoting Made in India toys; designing of toys based on Indian values, culture, and history; using toys as a learning resource; organizing hackathons and grand challenges for toy designing and manufacturing; monitoring quality of toys; restricting imports of sub-standard and unsafe toys and promoting indigenous toy clusters.

Details of some steps taken by Government to increase the domestic production and reduce imports of toys are enclosed at Annexure-A.

(b) & (c): No sir. There is no such proposal with Government to include toy industry under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme at present.

(d): Exports of toys have increased by 61.38% in the last three years, from USD 202 Million in Financial Year (FY) 2018-19 to USD 326 Mn in FY 2021-22. The import of toys has reduced by 70% in the last three years, from USD 371 Mn in FY 2018-19 to USD 110Mn in FY 2021-22. The value of exports and import of toys during 2018-19 to 2021-22 are enclosed at Annexure-B.
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