☑️What is Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) ?
👉It is a scheme by the Government of India to support exporters.
👉Simple meaning:
It means refund of hidden taxes and duties that exporters pay during production but cannot claim back otherwise.
☑️Why is it needed?
When a product is made for export, many taxes are involved:
a) State taxes on fuel (like VAT on diesel)
b) Electricity duties
c) Embedded taxes in raw materials
👉 They increase the cost of exports
👉 Make Indian products less competitive globally
☑️What RoDTEP does:
👉The scheme refunds these unrebated taxes to exporters.
👉Refund is given as a percentage of export value
Credited as transferable duty credit scrips (now mostly electronic credits)
💥For Eg-
Suppose an exporter makes shirts:
Pays electricity duty, fuel tax, etc.
Exports shirts worth ₹1 lakh
If RoDTEP rate = 3%
👉 Exporter gets ₹3,000 back
💥Points to be noted 👇
It is a WTO-compliant export incentive scheme
Replaces earlier scheme: MEIS (Merchandise Exports from India Scheme)
📚Objective: Neutralize hidden taxes and Boost exports
#UPSC #UpscPrelims
👉It is a scheme by the Government of India to support exporters.
👉Simple meaning:
It means refund of hidden taxes and duties that exporters pay during production but cannot claim back otherwise.
☑️Why is it needed?
When a product is made for export, many taxes are involved:
a) State taxes on fuel (like VAT on diesel)
b) Electricity duties
c) Embedded taxes in raw materials
👉 They increase the cost of exports
👉 Make Indian products less competitive globally
☑️What RoDTEP does:
👉The scheme refunds these unrebated taxes to exporters.
👉Refund is given as a percentage of export value
Credited as transferable duty credit scrips (now mostly electronic credits)
💥For Eg-
Suppose an exporter makes shirts:
Pays electricity duty, fuel tax, etc.
Exports shirts worth ₹1 lakh
If RoDTEP rate = 3%
👉 Exporter gets ₹3,000 back
💥Points to be noted 👇
It is a WTO-compliant export incentive scheme
Replaces earlier scheme: MEIS (Merchandise Exports from India Scheme)
📚Objective: Neutralize hidden taxes and Boost exports
#UPSC #UpscPrelims
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What is PM Gati Shakti ?
In simple terms :-
“Think of it like Google Maps for infrastructure planning.”
☑️Before:
1. Ministries worked in silos.
Example:
Road department builds road
Dug again for pipelines
Electricity dept digs it later
Water dept digs again
👉No communication which leads to waste of time & money. So, projects delayed, cost increased
💥What Gati Shakti does:
1. One Digital Platform (GIS-based)
👉Shows everything on one map:
Roads
Railways
Ports
Pipelines
Power lines
👉 All ministries see the same data
2. Coordination between ministries
Railways, highways, telecom etc. plan together
👉 No duplication, no conflict
3. Faster project execution
Problems identified early; Clearances faster; Delays reduced
4. Better logistics
Smooth movement of goods and reduced cost of transport
📚Gati Shakti does NOT build projects
📚It helps plan and coordinate them efficiently
☑️Book language 👇
PM Gati Shakti is a GIS-based platform for integrated infrastructure planning and coordination across ministries.
#UpscPrelims #UPSC
In simple terms :-
“Think of it like Google Maps for infrastructure planning.”
☑️Before:
1. Ministries worked in silos.
Example:
Road department builds road
Dug again for pipelines
Electricity dept digs it later
Water dept digs again
👉No communication which leads to waste of time & money. So, projects delayed, cost increased
💥What Gati Shakti does:
1. One Digital Platform (GIS-based)
👉Shows everything on one map:
Roads
Railways
Ports
Pipelines
Power lines
👉 All ministries see the same data
2. Coordination between ministries
Railways, highways, telecom etc. plan together
👉 No duplication, no conflict
3. Faster project execution
Problems identified early; Clearances faster; Delays reduced
4. Better logistics
Smooth movement of goods and reduced cost of transport
📚Gati Shakti does NOT build projects
📚It helps plan and coordinate them efficiently
☑️Book language 👇
PM Gati Shakti is a GIS-based platform for integrated infrastructure planning and coordination across ministries.
#UpscPrelims #UPSC