Reply: Currently there is no export duty on any food item.
73. In relation to exports, what criteria is used for when a state trading enterprise is not going to export? Are there restrictions on volume or amounts suggested by the stakeholders are authorized?
(Page 93, paragraphs 142 143)
Reply: The volume and amount are evaluated to determine likely impact on domestic prices and availability. Accordingly the state trading enterprises determine the exports quantum at a particular period of time.
74. Could India indicate some of the public sector enterprises in the services sector that have access to credit at preferential interest rates? (Page 108, para 181)