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other incentives for exports such as special import licences and interest rate concessions. The composition of exports has hardly undergone any change in the post-reform period, with the emphasis still on agro-products and gems and jewellery. Export of capital goods constituted about 9.5 per cent of total exports in 1990-91 and in 1996-97 the proportion would be no higher than 9.2 per cent. The performance of the corporate sector shows little evidence of any stepping up of the tempo of exports. Data for 520 non-financial public limited companies assisted by the IDBI show that while their foreign exchange earnings rose by 185 per cent from Rs 5,422 crorc in foreign exchange expenditure shot up by