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Drug
4 Formulations, 15.9 19.0 12.4 12.4 5.1 6.5 7.1 4.7
Biologicals
Gold and
other
5 precious 13.7 6.6 3.8 7.6 4.4 2.3 2.2 2.8
metal
jewellery
Organic
6 8.3 7.6 4.8 7.4 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.8
Chemicals
Electric
Machinery
7 9.0 8.1 5.1 6.4 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.4
and
equipment
Aluminium,
8 Products of 5.1 5.8 3.6 6.1 1.6 2.0 2.1 2.3
Aluminium

Products of
9 7.0 6.6 3.9 5.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0
Iron and Steel
Marine
10 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.4 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.0
Products
Total of above 10
commodities 137.1 115.8 70.3 124.1 43.8 39.7 40.4 46.7
India’s Total 313.4 291.8 174.2 265.7 100 100 100 100
Exports

Source: Department of Commerce
Note: P: Provisional
3.14 Taking advantage of the increased demand for staples during the COVID-19 pandemic,
India’s agricultural exports continue to do well in 2021-22, backed by an effective agriculture
export policy. The export of agriculture and allied products (including marine and plantation
products) grew by 23.2 per cent to US$ 31.0 billion during April-November, 2021 over the
corresponding period of 2020-21 and by 35.0 per cent over April-November, 2019, surpassing
the pre-pandemic levels (Figure 5). The list of top 10 agricultural export commodities during
2021-22 (April-November) is indicated at Annexure I.

3.15 Pro-active support of export promotion agencies including Export Inspection Council
(EIC), Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and
export facilitating measures like online issuance of certificates required for exports, aided growth
of agricultural exports during the pandemic. Under Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA)
for specified agriculture products scheme, the rates of assistance were increased for the exports
effected on or after 01.04.2021. Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the Krishi UDAN (Ude
Desh ka Aam Nagarik) scheme in August 2020 to assist farmers in transporting agricultural
products on international and national routes to improve their value realisation.