Table Of ContentNIRYAT
BANDHU
SCHEME
Mentoring
Entrepreneurs for
Ex port
Implementation of
programmes in
2014-15 : at a glance
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Department of Commerce
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Government of India
Website: http;/dgft.gov.in
DGFT
CONTE NTS
1 Foreword................................................................... 3
2 Synopsis of the Scheme....................................... 5
3 List of MSME Clusters (DC-MSME) and 7
Towns of Excellence ...Table -1
4 Details of RA wise beneficiaries (new / 16
potential exporters) of different
components of NBS in 2014-15 ...Table-2
5 Details of RA wise programmes held 18
under different components of NBS in
2014-15 ....Table-3
6 Pictorial highlights of programmes 26
undertaken in 2014-15
7 Newspaper clippings on coverage of some 69
of the programmes
8 Few responses and feedbacks from 82
beneficiaries
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DGFT
FOREWORD
From the desk of Director General of Foreign
Trade (DGFT)
It is indeed a great pleasure to note the remarkable
work done by all our regional authorities in
implementation of the Niryat Bandhu Scheme during
the year 2014-15 and taking the programmes to the
doorstep of the exporters. All the stakeholders, namely,
Trade/Industry bodies, e.g., FIEO FICCI, etc.; State
Governments; Banks; Customs; Universities; etc., have
been partners in this achievement.
Through this scheme for mentoring the new and
potential exporters we should be able to facilitate entry
of new entrepreneurs and make a positive impact on
the export earnings of the country. This document
shares the glimpses of the initiatives taken during the
year.
Pravir Kumar, IAS
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DGFT
Observations of Additional DGFT.............
2014-15 has been the first year of implementation of
Niryat Bandhu Scheme. The Scheme, which was
implemented by different RAs at different locations
across the country, has given confidence that such
initiatives can be successfully implemented by RAs in
association with different stakeholders. RAs have made
substantial effort in its implementation which is
commendable. This document provides details of the
activities which may be a useful document for reference
and reaching out to the new exporters in a more
productive way.
It would be our endeavour to strengthen the Scheme
with the help of knowledge partners and industry
partners in the current financial year and subsequent
years.
D.K. Singh, IAS
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DGFT
SYNOPSIS OF THE SCHEME
The Niryat Bandhu Scheme was announced as part of Foreign
Trade Policy 2009-14 on 13th October, 2011 to focus on
mentoring the first generation entrepreneurs in the field of
international trade. While an overall allocation of Rs. 23.23 crore
has been made for the Plan period (2012-17), an amount of Rs. 2
crore was allocated for the financial year 2014-15.
The major components of the Scheme are us under:
Preparation and development of material for use of
new IEC holders and its printing;
Training of new entrepreneurs (IEC holders) every
month in each RA;
Training/meetings/seminars at towns of export
Excellence on specific topic;
Seminars at industry associations, universities,
management schools, etc.;
Capacity Building of ITS/DGFT officers;
Development of Business Excellence Support Team
(DGFT-BEST).
Considering the strategic significance of small and medium scale
enterprises in the manufacturing sector and in employment
generation, 108 ‘MSME clusters’ have been identified, based on
the export potential of the product and the density of industries
in the cluster, for focussed interventions to boost exports. In
addition, 35 ‘Towns of Excellence’ have been taken for
outreach interventions under Niryat Bandhu Scheme.
During the year 2014-15, following achievements have been
reported by the RAs under various components of the Scheme:
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18283 new and potential exporters including students
of management schools etc. were given orientation on
various aspects of international trade;
4650 new IEC holders have attended the sensitization
programmes (243) undertaken by the RAs, subsequent
to the grant of an IEC;
57 seminars/workshops were conducted by the RAs at
various Towns of Excellence/MSME Clusters during
this year benefitting 4020 exporters;
115 seminars/workshops have been undertaken by the
RAs in various Universities/Management schools etc.
to sensitize the students on the issues of international
trade wherein more than thousand students have
attended the programmes. 9613 students were
benefitted from these seminars and workshops;
10 officers of ITS have undergone in-service training
through IIFT, New Delhi as a part of their capacity
building on emerging issues of international trade
during 2014-15;
Development of videos on specific thematic issues has
been taken up through FIEO, New Delhi to help a
prospective exporter in getting through the procedures
such as filing an application for IEC, Bank Realization
Certificate, Shipping Bill etc. Two such videos have
already been developed and uploaded on DGFT
channel in YouTube;
Preparation of training modules have been taken up
through IIFT, New Delhi for class room (basic) and
online (advanced) training programme for the new IEC
holders who desire to take a step forward in knowing
about international trade and/or improving their export
business.
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Tab-l1e
LIST OF SME CLUSTERS (DC-MSME) AND TOWNS OF
EXCELLENCE (DGFT)
S. Regional Officer In- Towns of Excellence &
No Authorities of charge SME Cluster
DGFT(RA)
1 Ahmedabad Shri A.K.Singh, 1. Ahmedabad (Textiles)
Jt.DGFT (Town of Excellence)
2. Jamnagar (Brassware)
3. Gandhinagar (Electronic
Hardware, Power loom)
4. Dholka (Power loom)
5. Bhavnagar(Power
loom)
6. Vijapur (Cotton cloth
weaving)
2 Amritsar Shri Navtej Singh 1. Batala(Machine Tools)
Asstt. DGFT 2. Amritsar (Rice Mills,
Power loom)
3 Bengaluru Shri S. K. Sharma 1 . Mysore(Food Products,
Jt. DGFT Silk)
2. Bengaluru(Electronic
Goods, Leather
Products)
3. Bellary(Jeans)
4. Raichur (leather
products)
5. Shimoga (Rice Mills)
4 Bhopal Shri Jawari Mal, 1. Indore
Dy. DGFT 2. Dewas
(Soya Meal and soya
products)
(Towns of Excellence)
3. Chanderi (Sarees)
4. Bhopal (Engineering
Equipments)
5. Jabalpur (Readymade
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Garments)
6. Pithampur (Auto
Components)
5 Chandigarh Shri Anil 1. Kullu and Sirmaur
Aggarwal, (Food Processing)
Jt. DGFT 2. Parwanoo (Engineering
equipments)
6 Chennai Shri J.V.Patil , 1. Ambur (Leather
Jt. DGFT Products) (Town of
Excellence)
2. Chennai (Leather
Products)
3. Trichy (Engineering
Foundation)
4. Tiruchirappalli(rural)
(Artificial Diamonds)
7 CLA Delhi Shri Sumeet 1. Gurgaon (Apparel)
Jeerath, (Town of Excellence)
Addl. DGFT 2. Gautam Budhanagar
3. Ghaziabad (Mechanical
Engg. Equipments)
4. Meerut (Sports Goods)
5. Okhla (Readymade
garments, plastic
materials etc.)
6. Faridabad
(Engineering)
Cochin Shri D. Sridhar 1. Kannur (Handlooms)
Dy. DGFT 2. AEKK
(Aroor,Ezhupunna,
Kodanthuruthu &
Kuthiathudu)
(Seafood)
3. Alappuzha (Coir and
Coir Products)
(Towns of Excellence)
4. Ernakulam (Power
loom, sea food
processing, rubber
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products)
5. Kottayam (Rubber
Products)
6. Mallapuram (Power
loom)
8 Coimbatore Shri M. Gopinath, 1. Karur
Jt.DGFT 2. Tirupur
(Handloom, Hosiery)
( Towns of Excellence)
3. Salem (Readymade
Garments)
4. Coimbatore (Ferrous
Foundry)
10 Cuttack Shri Ashish K. 1. Bhubaneshawar
Dass, Dy.DGFT (Marine Products)
(Town of Excellence)
2. Cuttack (Chem.&
Fertilizers)
3. Koraput (Rice Mills)
4. Ganjam( Power looms,
rice mills)
5. Dhenkanal (Power
looms)
11 Dehradun Shri D. K. Tomar, 1. Roorkee(Survey
Jt. DGFT Instruments)
2. Udham Singh Nagar
(Rice Mills)
3. Dehradun (Miniature
vacuum bulbs)
12 Goa Shri Ramesh 1. Margao
Holeachi, (Pharmaceuticals)
Dy.DGFT
13 Guwahati Shri B.K. 1. Guwahati (Brass)
Khaklary
Dy.DGFT
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14 Hyderabad Shri B.S.Reddy, 1. Musheerabad (Leather
Jt. DGFT Tanning)
2. Machlipatnam (Gold
Plating)
3. Hyderabad (Foundries)
4. Guntur(Power Loom)
5. Anantpur (Readymade
garments)
6. Kurnool (artificial
diamonds)
7. Prakasam (Stone Slate)
15 Jaipur Shri R.P.Meena, 1. Jaipur
Jt.DGFT 2. Bhilwara
3. Jodhpur
4. Barmer
(Handicrafts,Textiles)
5. Kota (Flag Stone)
(Towns of Excellence)
6. Sanganer(Textiles)
7. Kishangarh,
Ajmer(Power loom,
marble slabs)
8. Ganganagar (Food
processing)
16 Jammu Shri Ramesh 1. Kathua(Oil Mills, Rice
Kumar Verma Mills)
Asst. DGFT 2. Jammu(Steel Re-rolling)
17 Kanpur Shri Manvendra 1. Kanpur
Singh, Jt.DGFT 2. Khekhra
3. Malihabad
4. Agra
5. Firozabad
(Textiles, Handicraft,
Handlooms, Horticulture
Products, Leather
Products, Glass Art wares)
(Towns of Excellence)
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