NITI Aayog in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020 on August 26, 2020.
Salient Features
The first report to examine export preparedness and performance of Indian states, EPI intends to identify challenges and opportunities; enhance the effectiveness of government policies; and encourage a facilitative regulatory framework.
Mechanism: The structure of the EPI includes 4 pillars –Policy; Business Ecosystem; Export Ecosystem; Export Performance – and 11 sub-pillars –Export Promotion Policy; Institutional Framework; Business Environment; Infrastructure; Transport Connectivity; Access to Finance; Export Infrastructure; Trade Support; R&D Infrastructure; Export Diversification; and Growth Orientation.
Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu occupy the top three ranks, respectively.
Six of eight coastal states feature in the top ten rankings, indicating the presence of strong enabling and facilitating factors to promote exports.
In the landlocked states, Rajasthan has performed the best, followed by Telangana and Haryana.
Among the Himalayan states, Uttarakhand is the highest, followed by Tripura and Himachal Pradesh. Across the Union Territories, Delhi has performed the best, followed by Goa and Chandigarh.
(Source: PIB)
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