Subsidy Paid to Exporters by APEDA on
Agricultural Goods during 2010-11 to 2013-14
Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
(APEDA), an autonomous organisation under the Department of Commerce,
responsible for the export promotion of agricultural commodities provides
subsidies to exporters of scheduled products of APEDA. The details of subsidy
paid to the exporters by APEDA during 2010-11 to 2013-14 are as follows:
|
Rs. in Crore |
||||
|
Scheme |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 (upto
15/08/2013) |
|
Development of Infrastructure |
12.55 |
4.88 |
1.35 |
0.04 |
|
Market Development |
16.34 |
9.35 |
16.98 |
0.02 |
|
Quality Development |
7.18 |
7.13 |
6.68 |
0.08 |
|
Transport Assistance |
63.93 |
95.88 |
72.99 |
3.03 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
100.00 |
117.24 |
98.00 |
3.17 |
The Government is also providing incentives on export of various
products of agriculture sector under Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana (VKGUY). Incentive under this scheme is granted in
the form of duty credit scrip @ 5% of FOB value of exports. Government is also
providing incentive in the form of Duty Credit Scrip under the Incremental
Export Incentivization Scheme (IEIS). Government is
not providing any incentive on export of sugar and foodgrains.
Beside this, NAFED, PEC, MMTC and STC were also eligible for reimbursement of
losses, if any, to the extent of 15% of the landed cost of the imported pulses
plus service charge. During 2010-11, Rs. 34.359 crore was reimbursed to above PSU’s. The Scheme was
discontinued since 1.4.2012.
The export of agricultural products depends on various factors including
availability of surplus over and above the requirement of buffer stocks including
strategic reserve, concerns of food security, diplomatic/humanitarian
considerations, international demand and supply situation, quality standards in
the importing countries, varieties traded and price competitiveness, need to
strike a balance between remunerative prices to the growers and availability of
agricultural products to common man at affordable prices etc. The Government
takes into account the above factors before deciding on the export of
agricultural commodities. No yearly target for commodities was set for the year
2012-13 by the Department of Commerce. The details regarding export of
agriculture & allied products (principal commodities group wise) is given
at Annexure – I. The Department of Commerce only maintains the quantum, value
and average unit prices of export of different commodities centrally. No
consignment/variety wise unit export price details are maintained
Currently, the Government is exporting wheat from Central Pool Stocks of
FCI through Central Public Sector Undertakings of the Department of Commerce
like MMTC, PEC and STC. During the period July 2012 to June, 2013, the
Government’s realization in the exports of such wheat on a weighted average FOB
price basis received in its global tenders was higher than the Government’s procurement
price(i.e. Minimum Support Price) for the year 2012-13..
|
Annexure – I Values
in US$ Million |
|||
|
Commodity |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
|
AGRI CULTURE & ALLIED PRODUCTS |
17,345.94 |
27,427.04 |
31,864.71 |
|
01) Cereal |
3,348.54 |
6,270.39 |
9,645.16 |
|
a) Rice |
2,544.77 |
4,940.36 |
6,208.16 |
|
b) Wheat |
0.15 |
202.07 |
1,934.17 |
|
c) Others |
803.61 |
1,127.95 |
1,502.82 |
|
02) Pulses |
190.52 |
227.58 |
235.45 |
|
03) Tobacco |
875.35 |
833.42 |
924.06 |
|
a) Unmanufactured |
692.29 |
602.8 |
701.38 |
|
b) Manufactured |
183.06 |
230.61 |
222.69 |
|
04) Spices |
1,768.08 |
2,750.04 |
2,814.42 |
|
05) Nuts & Seeds |
1,624.23 |
2,598.65 |
2,044.51 |
|
a) Cashew including CSNL |
626.68 |
927.64 |
752.47 |
|
b) Sesame & Niger seed |
517.1 |
577.96 |
544.63 |
|
c) Ground nut |
480.45 |
1,093.05 |
747.41 |
|
06) Oil Meals |
2,437.90 |
2,420.46 |
2,938.53 |
|
07) Guergum
Meal |
646.08 |
3,354.82 |
3,919.23 |
|
08) Castor Oil |
654 |
971.85 |
792.82 |
|
09) Shellac |
30.81 |
53.09 |
73.84 |
|
10) Sugar & Mollasses |
1,245.94 |
1,881.34 |
1,615.49 |
|
11) Processed Foods |
2,052.63 |
2,550.10 |
2,720.91 |
|
a) Fresh Fruits & Vegetables |
1,038.16 |
1,129.57 |
1,177.97 |
|
b) Fruits/Vegetable seeds |
40.52 |
60.03 |
63.7 |
|
c) Processed & misc processed items |
973.94 |
1,360.49 |
1,479.23 |
|
12) Meat & Preparations |
1,971.08 |
2,921.42 |
3,291.92 |
|
13) Poultry & Dairy Products |
249.49 |
208.8 |
410.52 |
|
14) Floriculture Products |
64.85 |
76.5 |
77.79 |
|
15) Spirit & Beverages |
186.46 |
308.56 |
360.07 |
Source: DGCI&S
The
information was given by the Minister of
State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Dr. D.
Purandeswari in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 26 August 2013.