New Delhi, April 18 -- The Government of India expanded the coverage of the Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation (RELIEF) scheme to add Egypt and Jordan to the list of eligible countries for shipments meant for delivery or transhipment under the framework.

According to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the government included more destinations as geopolitical tensions in West Asia continued to impact maritime logistics across the Gulf and adjoining regions.

"RELIEF was launched on 19 March 2026 as a targeted intervention to support Indian exporters affected by extraordinary freight escalation, heightened insurance premia and war-related export risks arising from disruptions in the Gulf and wider West Asia marit...