Rs. 5000 Crores earmarked to support sectoral initiatives of the Nodal Ministries/Departments identified for these Champion Services Sectors

Centre has formulated ‘Action Plan for Champion Sectors in Services’ to give focused attention to 12 identified Champion Services Sectors, namely, Information Technology & Information Technology enabled Services, Tourism & Hospitality Services, Medical Value Travel, Transport & Logistics Services, Accounting and Finance Services, Audio Visual Services, Legal Services, Communication Services, Construction and Related Engineering Services, Environmental Services, Financial Services and Education Services and Rs. 5000 Crores have been earmarked to support sectoral initiatives of the Nodal Ministries/Departments identified for these sectors, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel said in reply to a parliament question today.

Government of India follows a multipronged strategy in order to promote trade in services comprising the following:

1. Negotiating meaningful market access through multilateral, regional and bilateral trade agreements.
2. Trade promotion through participation in and organization of international fairs/exhibitions like the Global Exhibition on Services, Higher Education Summit etc. Focused strategies are undertaken for specific markets and sectors.
3. Addressing domestic sectoral challenges and difficulties which are identified through periodic consultations with the stakeholders. Moreover, efforts are made to engage with the concerned Ministries/Departments to pursue a domestic reform agenda to make the services sector competitive globally.
4. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has set up a dedicated Services Sector Division Council (SSDC) to formulate Indian Standards in various Services Sectors, especially Champion Services Sectors. Wherever possible, the Indian Standards are harmonized with international standards for ensuring that quality of services match global expectations. BIS has already published 143 standards on services till Jan.' 2023
5. Districts as Export Hubs Initiative highlights the need to channelize the potential and diverse identity in each District of the country to make them export hubs. Under this initiative, the Department of Commerce through Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) works with the States/UTs and the districts directly to create institutional mechanisms to facilitate exports of identified products/services from the districts. Products and services with export potential have been identified in all districts of the country in consultation with all the stakeholders including the States/UTs

As all exporting units are situated in the territory of various States/UTs across India, in all exports, including services exports, there is a direct and indirect contribution of States/UTs. States/UTs wise services exports of SEZ units situated in various States/UTs is Annexed.

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Services Exports (in Rs. Cr)
State	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23 (till Dec22)
Karnataka	1,20,969	1,30,742	1,60,576	1,46,465
Tamil Nadu	93,740	1,02,344	1,15,975	1,10,166
Maharashtra	99,343	1,07,090	1,19,833	1,08,517
Telangana	71,022	78,111	97,180	94,920
Haryana	25,958	25,057	25,514	24,153
Uttar Pradesh	21,653	22,384	27,068	23,919
West Bengal	16,586	16,838	18,473	14,999
Kerala	12,059	12,992	16,392	14,706
Gujarat	5,507	5,099	6,454	6,542
Odisha	1,718	2,164	2,630	2,486
Chandigarh	2,597	2,572	2,605	2,279
Madhya Pradesh	722	969	1,592	2,055
Punjab	1,029	1,295	1,715	1,515
Andhra Pradesh	426	595	623	1,438
Rajasthan	1,179	1,306	1,411	1,220
Total	4,74,508	5,09,558	5,98,043	5,55,380

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Action Plan for Champion Services Sectors strengthens targeted support and standards to boost services exports and global competitiveness. Centre launched an Action Plan for Champion Services Sectors focusing on 12 priority services sectors and earmarked central funds to support nodal Ministries/Departments. The strategy comprises negotiating market access through trade agreements, trade promotion via international events, addressing domestic sectoral constraints through stakeholder consultations and reforms, formulation and harmonization of sectoral standards by BIS Services Sector Division Council, and a Districts as Export Hubs initiative through DGFT and States/UTs to identify and facilitate exportable services.