Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher has asserted that Indian exports will cross $325 billion in the current fiscal year on the back of recovery witnessing in the global economy. Rajeev Kher stressed that India's performance on exports front will improve as US economy is certainly going up, while the European countries are showing sign of stabilization.
The exports target for FY 15 will be set by the new government formed after the general election. In FY14, India's exports grew marginally by 3.96 percent to $312.35 billion, which was below the set export target at $325 billion. The contraction in exports was mainly driven by fall in shipments of country’s most exports orientated sectors such as petroleum, gems and jewellery, engineering and pharmaceuticals. Petroleum exports, which account for about 20 percent of India's outward shipments, dipped 0.01% to $60.85 billion in FY14, while engineering exports registered growth of 8.49% respectively to $61.61 billion.
The five-year foreign trade policy FTP (2009-14) ended on March 31 and the new government will introduce new FTP for the period 2014-19. Presently, India's share in global trade stands at about 2 percent. India’s exports have been hovering near $300 billion over the last three fiscal years and it has become imperative to boost country’s exports and enhance its contribution in the world trade. Meanwhile, the new FTP is likely to promote exports of specific products in specific geographies and would also abolish conventional method of exports through focusing more on areas like high-tech items, branding of products in the global market and new strategy for marketing.
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