Export Promotion Mission (EPM)

The government launched seven additional interventions under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) to enhance MSME export competitiveness.

About Export Promotion Mission (EPM)

Nature: A flagship central-sector scheme of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to improve export competitiveness with a targeted focus on MSMEs.
Financial Outlay & Duration: Backed by a total allocation of ₹25,060 crore, it is structured as a five-year programme (2025–26 to 2030–31) with phased and targeted implementation.
Nodal Agency: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) serves as the implementing authority.
Export Targets: The mission aims to achieve USD 2 trillion in total exports by 2030 and increase the export-to-GDP ratio to 15%.
Scheme Integration: It consolidates fragmented export schemes, such as the Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) and the Market Access Initiative (MAI), into a unified framework.
Operational Structure: Two coordinated sub-schemes, NIRYAT PROTSAHAN and NIRYAT DISHA.
- NIRYAT PROTSAHAN: Expands exporters’ access to affordable trade finance.
- NIRYAT DISHA: Provides non-financial support to strengthen exporters’ trade competitiveness

Export Factoring Support: Interest subvention of 2.75%, capped at ₹50 lakh per MSME annually, easing working capital constraints and improving short-term export liquidity management.
E-Commerce Credit Facilities: Direct credit up to ₹50 lakh (90% guarantee coverage) and Overseas inventory credit up to ₹5 crore (75% guarantee coverage).
Emerging Market Support: Shared-risk and structured credit instruments to encourage MSMEs’ strategic entry into new, non-traditional, and relatively high-risk export destinations.

TRACE: Trade Regulations, Accreditation & Compliance Enablement supports exporters in meeting international Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) requirements.
FLOW: Facilitating Logistics, Overseas Warehousing & Fulfilment enables access to overseas warehousing infrastructure and supports the development of e-commerce export hubs.
LIFT: Logistics Interventions for Freight & Transport mitigates geographical disadvantages by providing partial reimbursement of eligible freight costs.
INSIGHT: Integrated Support for Trade Intelligence & Facilitation strengthens exporter capacity-building, district-level facilitation under the Districts as Export Hubs initiative.