Making out a case for extension of the popular incentive scheme – DEPB – for Indian exporters, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma today said he will take up the issue with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on his return to New Delhi.
“I am one who is not subscribing to this view that our exports have reached a stage where we can do away with some of the incentives…I am going to discuss DEPB and interest rates with the Finance Minister,” Sharma told PTI here.
He said the issue would be taken up with the Finance Minister after his return to New Delhi. Sharma is here in connection with India-Africa Forum Meeting.
With the country’s exports registering an impressive growth of 37.