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The authorities connected Friday (January 2, 2026) launched 2 caller components of the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) aimed astatine easing and reducing the outgo of the recognition entree process for exporters.
This comes days aft the Ministry of Commerce and Industry notified guidelines for a marketplace entree strategy nether the EPM. With Friday’s (January 2) launches, 3 retired of 11 schemes nether the EPM, which itself was announced successful Budget 2025 and received Cabinet support successful November, person present been operationalised.
The 2 schemes announced connected Friday (January 2) would entail an outlay of ₹5,181 crore implicit six years until 2030-31.
While the marketplace entree strategy was nether the Niryat Disha facet of the EPM, aimed astatine helping exporters go much competitive, the 2 schemes launched connected Friday (January 2) were nether the Niryat Protsahan category, which is meant to little the outgo of recognition for exporters.
The Interest Subvention for Pre- and Post-Shipment Export Credit strategy volition trim the outgo of export concern and “strengthens MSME liquidity, improves competitiveness, and supports India’s integration into planetary worth chains, portion ensuring fiscal prudence and compliance”, the Ministry of Commerce said successful its announcement.
“Eligible MSME exporters tin avail involvement subvention connected rupee export recognition (pre- and post-shipment) extended by scheduled banks, successful accordance with RBI Master Directions,” it added.
The 2nd sub-scheme — Collateral Support for Export Credit — is aimed astatine giving MSME exporters the quality to entree slope recognition adjacent with constricted collateral oregon third-party guarantees.
The strategy volition beryllium implemented done the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) connected a aviator ground and volition beryllium applicable to export-linked moving superior loans. MSME exporters exporting notified tariff lines volition beryllium eligible for the collateral support.
Micro & tiny exporters would beryllium eligible for up to 85% guarantee, portion mean exporters would beryllium capped astatine a 65% guarantee. The wide warrant ceiling would beryllium ₹10 crore per exporter for the existent fiscal year. This volition beryllium reviewed periodically.
Exporters are required to record an intent to entree recognition connected the Directorate General of Foreign Trade’s portal, pursuing which the slope would measure the proposal. If it meets the requirements, the CGTMSE would contented the warrant and the exporter would person the credit.
