Source: PIB
Background:
- A flagship, outcome-based initiative to create a unified, technology-driven framework for promoting Indian exports.
- Objective: Reduce trade barriers, enhance global competitiveness, and consolidate export support schemes under one mission.
- Launched: Announced in Union Budget 2025–26, approved by Union Cabinet, November 2025
- Implementing Agency: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry
- Term & Outlay: FY 2025–26 to FY 2030–31, with a total budget of ₹25,060 crore
Aim
- Boost Indian exports via financial and non-financial interventions.
- Ensure inclusive, sustainable, and regionally balanced growth in exports.
- Align export growth with Viksit Bharat @2047 vision.
Key Features
- Two Sub-Schemes:
- Niryat Protsahan: Financial support
- Interest subvention, export factoring, and credit guarantees, primarily for MSMEs.
- Niryat Disha: Non-financial support
- Export quality improvement, branding, packaging, logistics, trade fairs, and capacity building.
- Niryat Protsahan: Financial support
- Scheme Integration:
- Merges existing export-support initiatives like:
- Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES)
- Market Access Initiative (MAI)
- Merges existing export-support initiatives like:
- Digital Implementation:
- All applications, approvals, and fund disbursals managed through an integrated DGFT digital platform.
- Sectoral Focus:
- Priority to textiles, leather, gems & jewellery, engineering goods, and marine products, especially sectors facing global tariff and supply chain pressures.
- Impact Goals:
- Expand access to trade finance
- Enhance compliance and certification readiness
- Promote entry into new markets
- Generate employment in manufacturing and logistics
