31.8.15

Maha, Gujarat top exporting states

Maharashtra and Gujarat accounted for more than 40% of the total exports from the country in 2014-15. According to the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), Maharashtra remained the top exporting state in 2012-13 and 2014-15 ceded the top spot to Gujarat in 2013-14. Gujarat stood second in the 2012-13 and 2014-15.
Interestingly, standalone export growth from Gujarat slipped to by 18% in 2014-15 from 53% in 2010-11. Maharashtra’s exports growth too saw a decline from 42.72% in 2010-11 to 5.6% in 2014-15.
In 2014- 15, Maharashtra exported over Rs.4.45 lakh crore worth of goods followed by Gujarat at Rs. 3.64 lakh crore. India’s total exports stood at almost Rs.19 lakh crore during the fiscal. These two states were followed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, UP and Haryana in the three financial years under consideration.
These ratings were presented to commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the first time in a state-wise segregated format to build a competitive export policy which would help boost exports from the country.
“It will soon become a mandatory requirement to trace the origin of exports and add to the performance,” senior officials said.

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