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New Delhi : Government is providing all round support to domestic toy industry to make them more competitive. Some of the measures include promoting Made in India toys; designing of toys based on Indian values, culture, and history; using toys as a learning resource; organizing hackathons and grand challenges for toy designing and manufacturing; monitoring quality of toys; restricting imports of sub-standard and unsafe toys and promoting indigenous toy clusters.
Exports of toys have increased by 61.38% in the last three years, from USD 202 Million in Financial Year (FY) 2018-19 to USD 326 Mn in FY 2021-22. The import of toys has reduced by 70% in the last three years, from USD 371 Mn in FY 2018-19 to USD 110Mn in FY 2021-22. The value of exports and import of toys during 2018-19 to 2021-22 are enclosed at Annexure-A.
Some steps taken by Government to increase the domestic production and reduce imports of toys are as follows:
vii. Ministry of Textiles has identified 13 clusters across the country with a view for the overall development of cluster artisans. These clusters are located at Channapatna, Kinhal, Kondapalli, Etikopaka, Nirmal, Tanjore, Cudappah, Varanasi Chitrakoot, Jaipur, Dhubri, Bishnupur and Indore.
Details of Export of Toys during 2018-19 to 2021-22
Source: Department of Commerce Website
Details of Import of Toys during 2018-19 to 2021-22
Source: Department of Commerce Website
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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