Exim Policy 2002-07

Against the background of the dismal export performance in 2001-02, the Exim Policy had to be made to sound ambitious and innovative. However, in effect it amounts mostly to continuation of existing schemes. The real snag is the lackadaisical attitude of the central and state authorities in implementing policies, as is so tellingly brought out by the progress, or lack of it, of the Special Economic Zones scheme.