REGISTERED No. D-(d.)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 161] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, I977/BHADBA 5,1899
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
RESOLUTION
New Delhi the 27th August 1977
SUBJECT —Awards for public Recognition of Outstanding Export Performance
No. S(9)-75-EAC-The following amendments may be made in the Govern- ment of India, Ministry of Commerce Resolution on the above subject, published 1976 Section I of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 6th September,
be substituted, namely —
"4 Awards numbering upto seventeen (17) may be Riven every year A smaller number of awards may be granted in any year if it is con- sidered that there are not sufficient number of deserving candidates Upto five (5) Awards out of seventeen every year will be given to the small scale and cottage sector exporters subject to availability of sufficient number of candidates from these sectors "
"6 A Selection Committee consisting of the under-mentioned will make recommendations for the Awards and the Certificates of Merit to the Minister of Commerce —
1 A Judge or a retired Judge of the Supreme Court or High Court 2 Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce or his nominee 3. Chief Controller of Imports and Exports
4 Development Commissioner, Small Scale Industries. New Delhi,
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6 President, Federation of Indian Export Organisations New Delhi. 7. President, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India.
Calcutta.
8 Qfficer-in-charge of Export Assistance Division of the Ministry of Commerce, nominated by the Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce. 9. Director-General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Calcutta." "8. The Selection Committee shall review the nominations for the Awards and the Certificates of Merit received from the sponsoring authorities which shall be as follows in respect of the commodities shown against each:—
(a) Export Promotion Councils—In respect of commodities dealt with by them.
(b) Commodity Boards—In respect of commodities dealt with by them, (c) Textile Commissioner—Textiles. (d) Jute Commissioner—Jute. (e) Development Commissioner (Small Scale Industries)—Small Scale Units.
(f) Khadi & Village Industries Commission—Khadi & Village Industries Units.
(g) Anv other Organisation approved bv Government for this purpose—
In regard to other commodities "
"10. The eligibility for the award referred to in paragraph 1, shall be based on the following considerations; —
(i) Development of a market abroad for a product which has not been previously exported
(ii) Substantial increase in export sales on a sustained basis, preferably in non-traditional commodities and in finished products (ju) Successful introduction of a new product into the export trade (iv) Product development CN pNr (v) Successful break-through in a foreign market wherp conditions are specially difficult
(vi) Recovery of lost ground in export markets (vii) Novel and successful solutions to foreign trade problems.
(viii) Demonstrated efforts in international marketing and promotion of products which have contributed directly to the expansion of exports in general.
(ix) Demonstrated efforts in making credit available for expansion of export trade and for other financial assistance
(x) Success in executing turn-key projects abroad or large orders for complete machinery involving supply, erection, after-sales-services, etc.. through global tenders or otherwise.
(xi) Demonstrated efforts m assisting small scale units or cottage industry units in export production and export marketing.
(xii) Demonstrated efforts by large Export Houses to export goods manu- factured by the SSI and cottage sector.
(xiii) Significant success achieved bv SSI Units/recognised consortia of SSI units/Export Groups of SSI Units/Cottage Industry units in exporting their products abroad.
(xiv) Any other significant contribution in the field of export performance or promotion.
ORDER
Ordered that this Resolution be published m the Gazette of India and a copy thereof communicated to all concerned.
P. K. KAUL, Addl. Secy,
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