Export Promotion Mission India and 2025-26 Policy Updates

What the Export Promotion Mission means for Indian MSMEs: Cabinet outlay, NIRYAT PROTSAHAN, NIRYAT DISHA, and DGFT delivery path. Checked: 2026-09-24.

Checked: 2026-09-24

This is a short policy overview from Cabinet and DGFT materials. It is not a guarantee of eligibility, disbursal timing, or scheme cutovers for your firm.

The Export Promotion Mission (EPM) is the Cabinet-approved umbrella Indian exporters should watch for 2025-31 trade-finance and market-access support. It was announced in Union Budget 2025-26 and approved by Cabinet on 12 November 2025.

Official outlay and timeline

Per the PIB Cabinet release (also mirrored on pmindia.gov.in):

• Total outlay Rs 25,060 crore for FY 2025-26 to FY 2030-31
• Focus on MSMEs, first-time exporters, labour-intensive sectors, and interior / low-export regions
• Priority mention for sectors impacted by tariff escalations, including textiles, leather, gems and jewellery, engineering, and marine (as named in the release). That is not an automatic eligibility list.

Two sub-schemes (as described by PIB)

1. NIRYAT PROTSAHAN - trade finance tools such as interest subvention, factoring, collateral guarantees, credit cards for ecommerce exporters, and credit enhancement (per the Cabinet release summary).
2. NIRYAT DISHA - quality and compliance, branding and packaging, trade fairs, warehousing and logistics, inland transport reimbursements, and trade intelligence / capacity building (per the same release).

PIB also describes EPM as consolidating or aligning support such as the Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) and Market Access Initiative (MAI) with contemporary needs. Do not assert that a prior scheme was abolished on a specific date unless a separate notification says so. Confirm operational details on the live DGFT page.

Who implements it?

DGFT is the implementing agency. The Cabinet materials describe a digital platform covering application to disbursal. Re-open the DGFT EPM page at publish for live how-to steps and forms.

What this post will not do

• Invent component outlays unless confirmed in a primary PIB PDF
• Promise that your SKU or channel is funded
• Compete with a full ecommerce starter pillar

Checklist for MSMEs

• ☐ Read the PIB Cabinet note with Checked date
• ☐ Open the DGFT EPM page for current application status
• ☐ Map your need to Protsahan (finance) vs Disha (market access / quality)
• ☐ Keep CHA / bank / consultant in the loop before you change working capital plans