Export Promotion Mission: ₹25,060-Crore Export Framework
Why in the news
The Export Promotion Mission (EPM) was highlighted as a unified, digital framework that merges earlier scattered export-support schemes to help exporters, especially MSMEs and labour-intensive sectors.
Key facts
- Announced in: Union Budget 2025-26.
- Outlay: ₹25,060 crore over FY 2025-26 to FY 2030-31 (six years).
- Implementing agency: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), via a digital platform for paperless, faster service.
- Stakeholders: Commerce, MSME and Finance ministries, Export Promotion Councils, Commodity Boards, financial institutions, industry bodies and states.
- Priority sectors: textiles, leather, gems and jewellery, engineering goods and marine products, which tariffs hit hardest; also MSMEs and first-time exporters.
- Backed by the RBI’s Trade Relief Measures 2025 to ease liquidity stress.
The two sub-schemes
| Component | Type of help | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Niryat Protsahan | Financial | Affordable trade finance, interest subvention, factoring, exporter credit cards, collateral support, credit enhancement |
| Niryat Disha | Non-financial | Quality certification, compliance, branding, trade fairs, logistics, district-level capacity building; special focus on interior and low-export districts |
Expected outcomes
- Better trade finance for MSMEs and stronger quality standards.
- Greater global visibility for Indian brands and more exports from non-traditional districts.
- Supports Atmanirbhar Bharat and the Viksit Bharat 2047 goal.
State of India’s exports
- Record USD 778.21 billion in 2023-24, a 67% rise over 2013-14.
- Top ten destinations (US, UAE, Netherlands, China, Singapore, UK, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Germany, Italy) took about 51% of merchandise exports.
- Services contribute nearly 44% of total exports.
- Mix is shifting from textiles and basic farm goods to electronics and engineering goods; medical devices and renewable components are emerging.
Other export-support initiatives
| Scheme | Role |
|---|---|
| PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan | Integrated infrastructure planning for multimodal links, lower logistics time and cost |
| National Logistics Policy | Cuts logistics cost through multimodal transport and digital platforms |
| CGSE | 100% government guarantee on credit to exporters including MSMEs |
| RoDTEP | Refunds embedded duties and taxes not covered by GST |
| RoSCTL | Tax rebates for textile and apparel exports |
| PLI schemes | Boost manufacturing and exports in electronics, pharma, textiles, drones and more |
| TIES | Funds testing labs, inland container depots, cold storage and border haats |
| FTAs | Market access and lower tariffs with UAE, Australia and EFTA |
| Districts as Export Hubs | Branding, capacity building and logistics for district products |
| MSME Lean and ZED | Quality, waste reduction and global standards for MSMEs |
CGSE expands export credit by up to Rs 20,000 crore via NCGTC, allowing collateral-free loans and extra working capital.
Exam angle
- Sub-schemes: Niryat Protsahan (finance) and Niryat Disha (non-finance).
- Implementing agency: DGFT.
- Full forms: RoDTEP, RoSCTL, TIES, CGSE.