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Exports.9.Thmb.jpg A much-needed boost for exports

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Bikky Khosla | 17 Sep, 2019

The last week saw the announcement of a slew of measures by the government to boost the export sector. It came just a day after our exports dropped by 6.05 percent year-on-year to $26.13 billion in August. No doubt, the sops announced have come at the right time when there are signs of worsening global trade prospects. Our exporters have long been struggling amid dull economic conditions - both domestic and global - and the newly announced measures will certainly give a much-needed relief to them.

Among the measure announced by the Finance Minister what stands out is the introduction of RoDTEP - Remission of Duties for Export Products - to replace the existing Merchandise Export from India (MEIS) scheme. The minister added that revenue foregone as a result of RoDTEP implementation would be Rs 50,000 crore. The new scheme will replace the old one from January next year, and this time-frame of over 3 months is likely to help exporters gradually move to the new system.

Other measures include expanding of scope of Export Credit Insurance Scheme to offer higher insurance cover to exporters, digitisation of the entire process of export clearances, formulation of an action plan to reduce the time to export, support to the sector to help it best exploit the advantages of the various FTAs, increasing the testing and certification infrastructure in the country, and enforcing a time-bound adoption by industry of all necessary mandatory technical standards.

The above measures are welcome. In addition, the Finance Minister announced that additional 36,000-68,000 crore will be released for Ministry of MSME to ensure higher credit availability for exports. The sector with poor credit access will definitely benefit from this move. Similarly, the decision to held Dubai-like mega shopping festivals could be a boon for our small businesses. Also, the replacement of MEIS by RoDTEP is a positive step toward making our export incentives WTO-compliant.

I invite your opinions.

 
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