(e) the other steps taken by the Government to boost exports of MSME sector?
(a): Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises is not running any scheme specifically by the name of "Export Friendly Scheme" as on date. However, the ministry is implementing various Policies / programmes / schemes to encourage and promote domestic MSMEs. Marketing Assistance & Technological Upgradation (MATU) is one of the schemes to encourage manufacturing Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in their efforts of tapping and developing domestic / overseas markets, Export promotion and to increase in marketability of products in National/International market. The details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized (States / UT wise including Gujarat) by Office of the Development Commissioner, MSME for the MATU components (Export Promotion, Bar Code, Domestic Trade Fairs, International Trade Fairs) during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 is Annexed.
(b): No targets have been fixed by the Ministry in this regard.
(d): The question doesn't arise.
(e): Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is implementing various Policies/ schemes / programmes to make them competitive with global market / multinational companies and hence enabling them to boost up their exports. Some of such schemes are Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) certification scheme, Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness Program for MSMEs etc.