RAS question
CGSE along with which other mission was approved on the same day to support exporters?
Correct answer: (B) Export Promotion Mission (EPM).
The Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters was approved on 12 November 2025 along with the Export Promotion Mission, a Cabinet-approved export-support mission with a Rs. 25,060 crore outlay.
Explanation
On 12 November 2025, the Cabinet approved two linked export-support measures: the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters, with up to Rs. 20,000 crore in collateral-free credit support, and the Export Promotion Mission, with a Rs. 25,060 crore outlay. The PIB release on the Export Promotion Mission describes it as a flagship initiative to strengthen India's export competitiveness, especially for MSMEs, first-time exporters and labour-intensive sectors. This is why option B fits the question: it asks for the other mission approved on the same day as CGSE to support exporters, and the named mission in the official release is the Export Promotion Mission. Together, the two approvals account for Rs. 45,060 crore in export support.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Make in India 2.0 is not the mission named in the PIB release as the same-day export-support approval alongside CGSE.
- (C) Startup India Extension does not match the official same-day Cabinet approval, which identifies the Export Promotion Mission as the export-support mission.
- (D) Digital India Trade Platform is not the approved mission cited for exporter support; the official source names the Export Promotion Mission.
Concept
This tests current economic policy support for exports, especially how Cabinet-approved schemes use credit and promotion measures to strengthen export competitiveness. It recurs in RAS because export promotion, MSME support and government schemes sit at the intersection of Indian Economy and current affairs.