Gujarat had been the top performing state in the first two editions of the index. The report, prepared by NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Institute for Competitiveness, suggests timely intervention to remove export preparedness disparities among states to ensure sustainable export growth as India aims to achieve exports of $1 trillion by 2030.
As per the index, released on Monday, the top 10 exporting states of India in the order of their ranking are Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Haryana, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.
Top performers among coastal states are Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh while Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura and Sikkim are the top five states in the Himalayan category.
Further, in the category of landlocked countries, Haryana, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh are the top five exporting states while Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Ladkah emerged as the top exporting states among union territories and small states category.
Ranking the export performance of districts, the index shows Jamnagar, Surat, Mumbai suburban, Mumbai and Pune as the top five exporting districts of the country.
According to the index, out of the 680 districts which engage in exports, the top hundred districts contribute around 87% of the total exports from India. “66 of the hundred districts are present in seven states, which are coincidentally the top performing states, in terms of exports in the country,” it said.
Certain measures suggested to boost exports include location-specific strategies for exports, diversification of export markets, focus on high growth sectors and manufacturing competitiveness, leveraging foreign markets using free tarde agreements (FTAs) and improving data availability of exports
EPI assesses the performance of the states and UTs across four pillars, namely, policy, business ecosystem, export ecosystem and export performance. Each pillar is composed of sub-pillars, which in turn capture a state’s performance using relevant indicators.
According to the Aayog, developing the methodology for the index is an evolving process which constantly incorporates stakeholder feedback. “Thus, the results and rankings published in this edition are not directly comparable to the previous editions,” the Aayog said.
