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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

Posted On: 10 FEB 2023 6:14PM by PIB Delhi

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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