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Table 5: Top 5 States under Business Ecosystem Pillar Table 8: Bottom 5 States Under Export Ecosystem Pillar Table 10: Bottom 5 States Under
Export Performance Pillar
States Export Export Increase/
States Export Export Increase/ Preparedness Preparedness Decrease in States Export Export Increase/
Preparedness Preparedness Decrease in Index 2020 Index 2021 value w.r.t Preparedness Preparedness Decrease in
Index 2020 Index 2021 value w.r.t 2020 index Index 2020 Index 2021 value w.r.t
2020 index Arunachal 8.16 3.94 2020 index
Delhi 83.80 88.58 Pradesh Andaman & 16.67 0.88
Maharashtra 71.17 86.46 Meghalaya 43.39 3.59 Nicobar Islands
Karnataka 68.09 74.29 Nagaland 3.17 3.38 Arunachal 42.57 0.82
Pradesh
Haryana 56.82 64.89 Mizoram 3.33 2.73 Manipur 48.63 0.71
Gujarat 90.61 64.54 Lakshadweep 2.46 0.00 Lakshadweep 33.77 0.65

Mizoram 78.07 0.63

The fourth pillar is Export comes next while Manipur,
Performance. This is the Arunachal Pradesh and
Table 6: Bottom 5 States Under performance across the Some states such as Bihar and
Business Ecosystem Pillar only output-based parameter Andaman & Nicobar Islands
which examines the reach of are the other least prepared pillars and sub pillars. Chhattisgarh, have put in place
the export footprint and states under the pillar of export supportive policies but
States Export Export Increase/ Many states have done well in are deficient in infrastructure
Preparedness Preparedness Decrease in diversification across States export performance.
Index 2020 Index 2021 value w.r.t and Union Territories. It has some pillars and not so well resulting in a low overall score.
2020 index of Trade Guide, number of infrastructure such as export two sub-pillars – growth and The overall results indicate in others. And yet have done There are many more such
well overall. The state of
examples. All this holds
Meghalaya 24.99 22.36 Inspection agencies, among promotion parks and hubs. orientation and export that the states which have Haryana, which scores high in definite lessons for states
others, which are supportive Besides, projects have been diversification. performed consistently well
Arunachal 42.50 21.93 of exports. It has three launched by the government across four pillars are the top business and export which are embarking on the
Pradesh Here again, Gujarat is the scorers at the aggregate level. ecosystem pillars as well as journey to improve the
sub-pillars namely export under the TIES scheme to
Andaman & 29.04 19.29 infrastructure, trade support bridge the gaps in top-ranking state. The state’s For instance, Gujarat gets its the export performance pillar competitiveness of exports and
Nicobar Islands to business and R&D infrastructure; handholding of share in manufacturing first rank in the EPI backed by and but not so high in the make India a major exporting
Nagaland 35.14 16.15 infrastructure. exporters is also being exports is high which reflects impressive score in pillars policy pillar is a case in point. country in near future.
Lakshadweep 12.88 4.98 undertaken through training
Most of the coastal states and capacity building
have performed well under programmes among the front Table 9: Top 5 States Under Export Performance Pillar
this pillar. Gujarat is the top ranking states. Among the
performer. This is followed by poor performers is States Export Export Increase/
While Delhi is numero uno Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Lakshadweep which has the Preparedness Preparedness Decrease in
th
under this pillar, it ranks 12 COASTAL STATE OF Karnataka and Uttarakhand. lowest rank under this pillar Index 2020 Index 2021 value w.r.t
2020 index

in the overall EPI. This shows GUJARAT, BOASTING Many of these states have put followed by Ladakh, Mizoram
that even while the state has OF HIGH INDUSTRIAL in place a strong export and Nagaland. Gujarat 61.71 100.00 �
the best infrastructure- in ACTIVITY EMERGES Andhra Pradesh 28.27 50.85 �
terms of excellent transport AS TOP PERFORMER Maharashtra 57.26 49.37 �
connectivity, well established UNDER EXPORT Table 7: Top 5 States Under Export Ecosystem Pillar
air cargo facilities, multimodal ECOSYSTEM PILLAR States Export Export Increase/ Punjab 43.74 46.44 �
transport hubs, highest Preparedness Preparedness Decrease in Tamil Nadu 28.00 41.48 �
internet connections, the Index 2020 Index 2021 value w.r.t
provision of higher credit to The third pillar is that of an 2020 index
exporters and attracts higher Export Ecosystem. This Gujarat 47.35 85.21 high value addition. Similarly, such as export promotion
foreign investment- there are pillar is aimed at assessing the Andhra Pradesh ranks second, policies, business and export
other factors such as low business environment, which Maharashtra 81.19 81.27 Maharashtra ranks third while environment and
scores on policy and export is specific to exports. This Uttar Pradesh 36.92 55.48 Punjab and Tamil Nadu occupy infrastructure. Similar is the
ecosystem and moderate includes indicators like area Karnataka 43.93 52.68 the fourth and fifth position. case with Karnataka and
ranking on the export under Export Promotion Among the laggards is Maharashtra which have
promotion pillar, which Industrial Parks, Export Uttarakhand 62.67 49.90 Mizoram which has the consolidated their score
impacts export preparedness. Promotion Zones, Existence lowest score. Lakshadweep through impressive

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