The commerce Ministry wants to create a fund aimed at boosting India's shrinking exports, proposing a financing mechanism that would discourage exports of raw material and help local value addition. On January 6 the Ministry of Commerce & Industry is likely to pitch the idea of the export development fund in pre-Budget consultations with the finance ministry.
The Commerce Ministry will suggest that the government provide 50% of the funds, while the remainder can come from taxation of exports of raw material such as iron ore. This fund will solve the twin purpose of financing exports and help in their marketing as there is a need for aggressive marketing for the exports at this point of time, particularly of small and medium enterprises.
Earlier, in order to boost shipments, the government had increased support for products made by SMEs such as industrial machinery, machine tools, bicycle parts and hand tools used in agriculture, among others, and raised allocations under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme to Rs 21,000 crore from Rs 18,000 crore.
Contracting for the twelve month in a row, India’s exports plunged 24 percent in November to $20 million. The significant fall in exports is attributed to weak global demand, amid a tepid global economic recovery. April-November exports fell 18.5% from a year ago. Only seven of top 30 export goods, including carpets, jute products and tea, registered an increase in November, compared with nine in October. The constant decline in exports has raised doubts about the country achieving last year's export number of $310.5 billion.
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