Jammu, 07-08-2021: A Virtual Meeting with Hon’ble Prime Minister of India was attended by the Stakeholders of Jammu Province in the presence of Smt. Anoo Malhotra (KAS), Director of Industries, Jammu at Udyog Bhawan., Jammu yesterday in respect to encourage the Export from India to other countries.
We wish to draw the kind attention of Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi towards the problem being faced by the Exporters from the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir due to additional Cost of Production as we are sitting at the far end of the Country and also Additional Cost of transportation for sending Finished Goods by Road to nearest Port due to non-availability of Inland Container Deport or Dry Port in the whole J&K resulting stiff Competition from the Units located near the Port.
Sh. Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India informed the participants that Government has set US$400 Billion Merchandise Export target for the Current Financial year and ask the Industrialists to achieve US$400 billion Merchandise Export target for the Current Financial Year to make a concerted attempt to seize the Opportunity. The Hon’ble Prime Minister assured Exporters and Investors with all the required support to take Brand India to each and every corner of the World with the assurance to provide all sort of help in the shape of Production Linked Incentives announced by Govt. of India which also includes Rs. 88000 Crores Insurance Cover to produce Quality Products by enhancing the production Capacity, Efficiency, and the Level of Global Quality Standards.
Hon’ble Prime Minister also said that detailed planning needs to be worked to identify new Products and new Markets to achieve the ambitious Export target by identifying the Logistics Problems being faced by the Industrial Units for the Transportation of goods up to Port.
It is pertinent to mention here that there is a lot of scope for the Export of Engineering Goods due to high-value addition but limited attention was given in Jammu & Kashmir in past to encourage the Establishment of Engineering Products based Industrial Units for which we also request that Industries Department should identify the Export related Engineering Goods Items to be manufactured in Jammu & Kashmir.
We wish to draw the kind attention of Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi towards the problem being faced by the Exporters from the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir due to additional Cost of Production as we are sitting at the far end of the Country and also Additional Cost of transportation for sending Finished Goods by Road to nearest Port due to non-availability of Inland Container Deport or Dry Port in the whole J&K resulting stiff Competition from the Units located near the Port.
We request Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi to kindly grant the Fiscal Incentive in the Shape of Reimbursement of Road Freight to Industrial Units located in J&K for the Export of Good to Nearest Port to encourage the Export of Quality Goods till the creation of necessary Infrastructure for Inland Container Depot and Dry Port to be established in Jammu as well in Kashmir Division.