Economic Survey Of India(Exports)

      Gujarat and Maharashtra account for 46 per cent of exports from India according to the data on state of origin of exports of goods in 2010-11, according to the Economic Survey 2011-12.
       If Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, with more than 5 per cent share, are added to the top two, the share of the top five States would be 65.7 per cent (in 2010-11), it is found.
      In 2010-11, the growth of exports from States was robust, the Survey said, adding that “Only Goa had negative export growth due to fall in ore exports owing to a ban on exports of iron ore by the Karnataka Government.”
      High export growth was registered by Odisha followed by West Bengal and Gujarat. In the first half of 2011-12, there was robust export growth in case of Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, it said.
      To encourage exports, outlay under the Assistance to States for Developing Export Infrastructure and Allied Activities (ASIDE) Scheme for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan was increased to Rs 3,793 crore.
         “State-wise allocation under State component of ASIDE shows that the top six States in terms of allocation in 2011-12 are Maharashtra and Gujarat followed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh,” it said.