GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

LOK SABHA

UNSTARREDQUESTION NO: 2664

ANSWERED ON: 10.12.2012

MANUFACTURING SECTOR 

(a) the names of the Indian products of the manufacturing sector industry which have been successful in the international market; 

(b) whether there has been an increase in number of such products during the last three years; 

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and 

(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide a further boost to this sector? 

ANSWER

(a) to (c): Engineering Goods, Gems & Jewellery, Petroleum (Crude & Products), Chemicals and related Products, Tetiles, Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, Leather and Leather Products, Cotton Yarn and Fabrics are successful Indian products of manufacturing sector in the international market.   

(d): Government has taken a number of measures for improving the industrial climate for manufacturing of eport goods. These measures include inter alia implementation of sector specific interventions like tetile parks, leather clusters, Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs); assistance to States for Developing Eport Infrastructure and Allied Activities (ASIDE) Scheme, Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme, setting up of Eport Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited (ECGC), eTRADE Proect etc.