The Union Commerce ministry announced the new Foreign Trade Policy 2023.
The government reiterated sector-specific targets to achieve the goal of $1 trillion merchandise exports and $1 trillion services exports by 2030.
Under the new policy, Faridabad, Moradabad, Mirzapur and Varanasi have been declared as towns of export excellence for apparels, handicrafts, handmade carpet and dari, and handloom and handicraft categories, respectively.
These are in addition to the existing 39 towns under the category.
Under the new policy, the dairy sector has been exempted from maintaining average export obligation.
It will encourage e-commerce exports, which is expected to grow to $200-300 billion by 2023.
Under this, Designated zone with warehousing facility will be created.
It also aims at streamlining the SCOMET policy, which covers special chemicals, organisms, materials, equipment and technologies.