The industrial body ASSOCHAM in one of its recent study revealed that Gujarat and Maharashtra contribute nearly 46% of the Indian exports occupying the topmost place.
Flash points
- The report mentions that the first five states contribute to 69% of the total export of India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh occupy the first 5 places respectively
- The study analysed the exports between 2008-09 to 2014-15
In 2014-15 the scenario of exports was
- Gujarat- $ 59.58 billion
- Maharastra- $72.83 billion
- TamilNadu- $ 27.47 billion
Special Export processing Zones have been identified as a catalyst for the increase in exports in these states
- However on analyzing the growth rate, UP and Haryana have shown better improvement when compared to Gujarat and Maharashtra
- The high contribution of exports was due to the benefit of coastline in case of Gujarat & Maharashtra but being landlocked states Haryana and UP showed growth of 4 & 18.3%
- Cost and efficiency of Transport system paid better results in terms of improvement in exports which was the main hindrance of growth in North eastern states
Points to note
- ASSOCHAM-The Associated Chamber of Commerce of India
- Headquarters– New Delhi
- President– Sunil Kanoria
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