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The merchandise exports from It is indeed a milestone of India’s journey
MAKE IN INDIA FOR THE WORLD India recently crossed the $400 to be a competitive and resilient
billion mark i.e. 30 lakh crore economy on the world's stage. Rising
‘ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT’ rupees in the current financial exports are a true reflection of a
year. This is the first time ever that
country's ease of doing business and
exports have crossed the $400 reaching out to all corners of the globe
achieving new heights in Export
billion-mark. The previous best in manufacturing and services.
was $331.02 billion that was
Juzar Khorakiwala
achieved in 2018-19. It is Chairman and Managing Director
interesting to note, that Biostadt India Limited
India set an ambitious target of India has prospered with the engineering goods, petroleum
$400 billion of goods exports & blessings of Nature. products, gems and jewellery, The landmark achievement of the export
chemicals and ready-made
achieves this target for the first target of 400 billion dollars for 2021- 22
India has witnessed abundant garments of all textiles were the emphatically demonstrates the country’s
time ever. I congratulate our top five commodities exported
offerings of the mother nature, be it inherent manufacturing strengths,
farmers, weavers, MSMEs, from India. entrepreneurship and agility to
having the most fertile soil in the world
conforming to the global demand.
manufacturers, exporters for this or sacred rivers spread wide across the In March, 2022, during his ‘Mann Ki
success. This is a key milestone in country. Here exists all climatic Baat’ address the Prime Minister Vir S Advani
Narendra Modi said that “this
our Aatmanirbhar Bharat journey. seasons, and so do the treasures of monumental feat has been Vice Chairman & Managing Director,
Blue Star Ltd.
medicines and minerals. At one point possible due to the sheer hard
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
in time, this diversity of our natural work and determination of
(in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address) “farmers, artisans, weavers, ‘Make In India’ products sourced from
resources has led us to the top of the
engineers, small entrepreneurs, remote corners from across the country, be it
global economy with the contribution the MSME sector and people from leather products from Hailakandi in Assam,
of more than 21%. India again many different professions, all of handloom products from Osmanabad, fruits
them are its true strength. It is only
endeavours to bring itself at the top of and vegetables from Bijapur or black rice
due to their hard work, that the
India has achieved USD 400 billion the global economy with its goal of exporting to the tune of from Chandauli- the exports of all of these
merchandise export target in are increasing.An array of new products are
productivtity and rich natural $400 billion has been achieved
2021-22. The consistent hand being sent to ever newer countries. For
resources. We are again working and I am happy that this power of
holding of the government in the people of India is now instance, the first consignment of millets
towards building our ‘Atmanirbhar
reviewing and monitoring the reaching new markets in every grown in Himachal and Uttarakhand were
situation has developed Bharat’ or ‘Self-reliant India’ by nook and corner of the world.” He exported to Denmark. Bainganapalli and
confidence among trade and increasing our global exports and emphasised that “the demand for Subarnarekha mangoes from Krishna and
industry significantly benefited the thereby moving from ‘Vocal for Local’ items ‘Made in India’ is increasing Chittoor districts of Andhra Pradesh were
exporters and manufactures to all over the world; and the supply exported to South Korea. Fresh jackfruits from
to ‘Local for Global’.
resume a higher export growth chain of India is getting stronger Tripura were exported to London by air and
by the day.”
trajectory in the year 2021-22. for the first time, King Chilli from Nagaland
was dispatched to London. Similarly, the first
Pradeep Multani
consignment of Bhalia wheat was exported
PHD Chamber of Commerce
from Gujarat to Kenya and Sri Lanka. Now if
one goes to foreign countries, ‘Made in India’
products will be more visible than ever
before.
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