PM welcomes rise in export target
Hailing that the country’s exports increased by 37 per cent to the targeted goods export target of US $400 billion this financial year as a momentous occasion under Aatmanirbhar initiative, PM Narendra Modi said the Indian exports crossed the targeted exports nine days before 31 March. The PM said that the exports are worth 30 lakh crore: It is related to the capability of the Indian logistics sector. It means that the demand for Indian goods is rising across the world.” The sectors, which contributed to record the healthy growth in Indian exports included petroleum, electronic and engineering goods, leather, coffee, plastic, textiles, meat and dairy products, marine and tobacco products. The PM also said, “Small entrepreneurs are playing a significant role in government procurement through a transparent system — Government eMarketPlace. Earlier, only big fish could sell products to the government, but the government portal has changed all this entirely.”