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There is positive feedback from the government on increasing the drawback rates. But this is yet to happen.A garment exporter who used to get ₹7 or ₹8 a piece from drawback is getting just ₹2 or ₹3 a piece now. Apparel exports decline 4% to $16.7 bn; yarn shipments rise. We could not bag the orders as our pricing was not competitive,” the spokesperson of the Apparel Export Promotion Council said.He also added that the garment production had declined in the last 10 months