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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
03-September-2012 16:34 IST
Export Promotion Councils
Financial assistance to various Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) for export promotion activities is provided by Department of Commerce under Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme, Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme, and Assistance to States for Development of Export Infrastructure and Allied Activities (ASIDE) Scheme. The EPCs also receive financial assistance from M/o Textiles, M/o Tourism etc.
Financial assistance provided to each of the EPCs by Department of Commerce during the last three years is given at Annexure.
| | | | Annexure |
Financial Assistance provided to Export Promotion Councils |
| | | (Amount in Rs.) |
Sl No. | Name of Export Promotion Council | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
Total | Total | Total |
1 | Apparel EPC | 5,19,63,000 | 15,64,34,008 | 19,21,48,573 |
2 | CAPEXIL | 3,66,12,650 | 4,23,59,537 | 5,31,65,895 |
3 | Carpet EPC | 8,39,11,000 | 3,50,50,000 | 10,53,16,372 |
4 | Cashew EPC | 53,72,114 | 55,81,936 | 5,56,79,669 |
5 | Chemexcil | 5,05,41,669 | 8,06,14,105 | 7,85,01,892 |
6 | Council for Leather Exports | 4,42,99,000 | 16,19,29,927 | 8,86,94,589 |
7 | Electronics, Computer Software EPC | 3,46,27,271 | 6,39,16,777 | 8,08,60,740 |
8 | Engineering EPC | 9,66,36,790 | 14,94,54,365 | 14,32,85,102 |
9 | EOU & SEZ EPC | 16,84,089 | 43,45,000 | 43,43,000 |
10 | EPC for Handicrafts | 10,45,68,000 | 11,48,76,103 | 15,51,15,912 |
11 | Gems & Jewellery EPC | 5,14,31,000 | 17,51,04,568 | 22,04,39,358 |
12 | Handloom EPC | 2,46,31,000 | 3,96,32,000 | 3,48,54,026 |
13 | Indian Oilseeds & Produce EPC | - | 50,00,000 | 62,50,000 |
14 | Indian Silk EPC | 2,47,36,000 | 1,49,70,000 | 2,65,04,700 |
15 | Powerloom Development EPC | 93,40,000 | 2,30,82,000 | 50,00,000 |
16 | Pharmexcil | 4,64,13,223 | 8,79,07,990 | 13,37,55,499 |
17 | Plastic EPC | 1,76,60,000 | 2,33,36,000 | 2,63,00,000 |
18 | Project EPC | 12,75,000 | 37,48,000 | 20,00,000 |
19 | Services EPC | - | 29,48,000 | 15,00,000 |
20 | Sports Goods EPC | 3,60,79,782 | 4,20,63,972 | 1,89,53,151 |
21 | Synthentic Rayon Textiles EPC | 3,56,17,800 | 3,38,09,915 | 3,47,09,145 |
22 | Telecom EPC | 17,83,500 | 70,00,000 | 1,50,71,561 |
23 | Cotton Textiles EPC | 1,34,83,000 | 3,01,01,000 | 5,34,78,681 |
24 | WOOLTEXPRO | - | 49,40,000 | 2,77,30,240 |
25 | Wool & Woollen EPC | 1,29,54,000 | 1,33,60,000 | 1,51,74,000 |
26 | Shellac & Forest product EPC | - | 55,00,000 | - |
| Grand Total | 78,56,19,888 | 1,32,70,65,203 | 1,57,88,32,105 |
This information was given by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a written reply to a question raised in the Lok Sabha today.
DS/GK
Financial assistance to export promotion councils disclosed, detailing scheme-based and council-level grant allocations across years. Department of Commerce provides recurring financial assistance to Export Promotion Councils under the Market Development Assistance, Market Access Initiative, and ASIDE schemes, supplemented by other ministries. An annexure tabulates annual allocations and totals for each EPC across three years, disclosing council-level grant distributions and the Department's implementation of export-promotion funding. The information was supplied in response to a parliamentary question.
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