With an aim to push exports and explore new markets, the government will soon unveil an interest subvention scheme for exporters. This scheme will give encouragement to sectors that have high potential.
Commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the triggers for improving the export performance were not really happening and the ministry was discussing the matter with industry groups to find ways to increase exports and explore new markets.
At present, country’s exports are facing problems on account of international demand not picking up and depreciation in currencies, mainly euro. Under the scheme, exporters get loans at affordable rates. Loans at subsidised rates are expected to help exporters increase their shipments as the country's exports have been declining during the previous seven months. The earlier interest subvention scheme, under which banks provided an interest subsidy of 3% to exporters, ended on March 31, 2015.
The government has also stated that it will set up a Trade Facilitation Council consisting of members of Centre and states, in order to increase the performance of India’s overseas shipments.
Merchandise exports from country have been declining continuously for the last seven months. In June 2015, country’s exports dropped by15.82 percent to $22.28 billion on account of global slowdown and decline in crude oil prices that impacted shipments of petroleum products.
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