The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for continuation of the Agriculture Export Promotion Plan Scheme of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) with four components in the 12th Plan period (2012-13 to 2016-17). These components are infrastructure development, transport assistance, market development and quality development.

The outlay of the scheme will be Rs.1100 crore during the 12th Plan period. The component wise and year wise break up of outlay of the scheme will be as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

 *Actual, the expenditure has been incurred in the 1st year of the 12th Plan with the approval of Integrated Finance Division

The main objective of the scheme is to enhance the capability of the Indian exporters of agro products and support them in realizing their export potential. The components of the scheme would help in catalyzing the efforts of the exporting community through need based interventions by APEDA at different stages of the supply chain.

Agriculture export promotion continued under APEDA scheme with four components supporting exporters across the supply chain. Continuation of the Agriculture Export Promotion Plan Scheme assigns APEDA to implement four components- infrastructure development, transport assistance, market development and quality development-under a multi-year expenditure framework and component-wise allocations to deliver need-based interventions across the export supply chain to enhance exporters' capacity.