Ibni Maqbool
Srinagar, Aug 26: Jammu & Kashmir is the worst performer in the export preparedness index- 2020 released by NITI Ayog on Wednesday.
According to the report, a copy of which is in possession of Precious Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir figures at the bottom of the export preparedness index.
With score of just 12. 27, J&K figures at 36th rank among the States and Union Territories i.e. below than Lakshwadeep, Puducherry and all North Eastern States.
According to the report, Jammu & Kashmir has been categorized as ‘landlocked’ despite having been declared as a Union Territory in 2019. The reason is that the report considers the data available for the period from 2016-17 up to 2018-19. Since Ladakh had not been constituted as a Union Territory at that point of time, it has not been included in the list of City States/ UTs.
The report states that Jammu and Kashmir figures among some of the weaker states in the ‘landlocked’ category of states.
“Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir are some of the weaker states in this category. They need to improve their performance under the export promotion policy and the export ecosystem pillars, considering that they indicate a glaring paucity in both enabling and facilitating factors that could drive the states towards export-oriented growth weaker states in this category,” reads the report.
The Export Preparedness Index 2020 evaluates States and Union Territories potentials and capacities.
It assesses their readiness in terms of their export potential. The framework is an aggregation of four pillars, eleven sub-pillars, and fifty-five indicators, which capture the export landscape of the states and UTs.
It is worthwhile to mention here that Gujarat is top performer in the index, followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
