<h1>Export Promotion schemes support exporters while core industry growth slowed due to energy production shortfalls.</h1> Index of Eight Core Industries growth slowed in January 2015 chiefly due to negative crude oil and natural gas output-crude oil affected by limited side-track gains, delayed cluster production and sand ingress; natural gas affected by lower offtake, well closures, production delays and pending forest clearance. The Government does not separately classify infrastructure exports or forecast their GDP share, and advances export promotion via Foreign Trade Policy schemes including Focus Market/Product Schemes, Duty Drawback, EPCG and Advance Authorisation while monitoring sectoral export performance.