Centre
Formulates ‘Action Plan for Champion Sectors in Services’ to give Focused
Attention to 12 Identified Champion Services Sectors
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 on 10 February, 2023.
Government of India follows a
multipronged strategy in order to promote trade in services comprising the
following:
i. Negotiating
meaningful market access through multilateral, regional and bilateral trade
agreements.
ii. 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.
iii. 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.
iv. 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
v. 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.
|
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 |