India poised to achieve services export target of $1 trillion by year 2030: Piyush Goyal

10 Nov 2021 Evaluate

Terming the 'Services' sector as the key driver of India's economic growth, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the country is poised to achieve a services export target of $1 trillion by the year 2030. He added that the sector provides employment to nearly 2.6 crore people and contributes around 40 percent to India’s total global exports. Services trade surplus was $89 billion in FY 2020-21 and it has been the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) recipient (53 percent of FDI inflows 2000-2021).

Lauding India's commitment to enable ‘work from home’ during the pandemic, Goyal said that while services trade remained depressed in other countries, India’s services sector showed immense resilience. He added ‘Sectors like tourism, hospitality, etc. which suffered due to COVID-19 are showing revival signs’. The minister said that in 2020, India became the 7th largest services exporter in the world, moving up the ladder by two positions. Also, Services PMI rose to a decade high of 58.4 in October 21.

Emphasizing that the Service sector is country’s competitive advantage, powered by Skills, startups and IT Solutions, the Minister said that India's services have the twin power of universal acceptance and universal attraction. The Union Minister also highlighted the central government's initiatives Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package, collateral-free Automatic Loans for Businesses and MSMEs and initiatives in Skill development and said ‘Rs 56,027 crore was released under various Export Promotion schemes’.

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