Lok Sabha Question No. 2912 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Promotion of Manufacturing Sector
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SULTAN  AHMED, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2912. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE  20 TH  MARCH, 2017.

## PROMOTION OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR

## 2912.  SHRI SULTAN AHMED:

SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

SHRI P.K. BIJU:

DR. A. SAMPATH:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) whether the  Government has any policy  in  place  to  promote  manufacturing sector in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  clusters  for  manufacturing  of electronic equipments in the country, if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) whether  huge  quantity  of  raw  material  and  finished  products  are  being imported  from  China,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  percentage  of imports  from  China  and  other  major  countries  during  each  of  the  last  two years, country-wise; and
- (d) the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  and  promote  the domestic manufacturing sector?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यं ्रीस् वतं ््रभााा(स्रींतंरीिरंमलााीरीतंाांि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): Government notified the National Manufacturing Policy on 4th  November, 2011 with the objective of enhancing the share of manufacturing in GDP to 25% and creating  100  million  jobs  over  a  decade  or  so.    One  of  the  key  instruments  to catalyse  the  growth  of  manufacturing  is  through  the  establishment  of  National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs). Further, Government has put in place  a  liberal  and  transparent  policy  for  Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI), wherein most of the sectors including manufacturing are open to 100% FDI under the  automatic  route.  Government  has  also  permitted  a  manufacturer  to  sell  its product  through  wholesale  and  /or  retail,  including  through  e-commerce  under automatic route.
- (b): Government  notified  the  Electronics  Manufacturing  Cluster  (EMC)  Scheme  in October  2012  to  support  creation  of  world-class  infrastructure  for  attracting investment  in  the  electronics  sector.    Under  the  Scheme,  13  applications  for setting  up  of  Greenfield  EMC  and  2  applications  for  setting  up  of  Common Facility  Centre(CFC) in Brownfield clusters have been accorded final approval. State Wise details of approved applications are Annexed.
- (c): According  to  Directorate  General  of  Commercial  Intelligence  and  Statistics (DGCI&S),  the  import  from  major  countries  including  China  in  percentage terms is as below:

(in Percentage)

|             |   FY 2014-15 |   FY 2015-16 |   FY 2016-17 Upto January 17 |
|-------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------------|
| China       |        13.48 |        16.2  |                        16.44 |
| USA         |         4.87 |         5.72 |                         5.69 |
| Saudi Arab  |         6.27 |         5.33 |                         5.1  |
| UAE         |         5.83 |         5.1  |                         5.5  |
| Switzerland |         4.94 |         5.07 |                         4.2  |

- (d): Government has taken several steps to protect and promote domestic manufacturing  sector.  These  inter-alia,  include  'Make  in  India'  initiative  under which thrust sectors have been identified to provide a push to manufacturing in India,  'Startup  India'  initiative  and  'Ease  of  Doing  Business'.    Steps  taken  to improve  ease  of  doing  business  include  simplification  and  rationalization  of existing rules and introduction of information technology, setting up of an Investor Facilitation Cell, launch of e-biz Portal and liberalizing policy for industrial license for  defence  industries.  Government  has  taken  up  a  programme  of  building pentagon of industrial corridors across the country with an objective to provide developed land and quality infrastructure for development of industrial townships.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2912 FOR ANSWER ON 20 TH  MARCH 2017

| Details of Electronics Manufacturing Clusters accorded final approval under EMC scheme (As on 15.03.2017)   | Details of Electronics Manufacturing Clusters accorded final approval under EMC scheme (As on 15.03.2017)   | Details of Electronics Manufacturing Clusters accorded final approval under EMC scheme (As on 15.03.2017)   | Details of Electronics Manufacturing Clusters accorded final approval under EMC scheme (As on 15.03.2017)   | Details of Electronics Manufacturing Clusters accorded final approval under EMC scheme (As on 15.03.2017)   | Details of Electronics Manufacturing Clusters accorded final approval under EMC scheme (As on 15.03.2017)   |
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| #                                                                                                           | State                                                                                                       | Location of EMC                                                                                             | Area (Acres)                                                                                                | Chief Promoter/SPV                                                                                          | Date of final approval                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                              | Chilamathur, Anantapur                                                                                      | 47.32                                                                                                       | ELCINA RAAGA MAYURI Electronics Park Private Limited                                                        | 04.02.16                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                              | Village-Cherivi, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittor District                                                         | 94                                                                                                          | Sri City Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                          | 20.07.16                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                | Village-Tuta, Sector-22, Naya Raipur,Tehsil- Abhanpur, Raipur District                                      | 69.98                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation ltd. (CSIDC)                                          | 07.01.16                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                                         | Tue, Village, PernamTaluka, North Goa                                                                       | 147.55                                                                                                      | Department of Information Technology                                                                        | 03.03.17                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                     | Village-Tunda, Taluka- Mundra, District-Kutch                                                               | 631.38                                                                                                      | Mundra Solar Techno park Private Limited (MSTPL)                                                            | 04.07.16                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                                                   | Adityapur, Saraikela-Kharsawan District                                                                     | 82.49                                                                                                       | Adityapur Industrial Area Development Authority (AIADA)                                                     | 22.09.15                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                                      | KakkanadVillage, Kanayannur Taluk, Ernakulam District                                                       | 66.87                                                                                                       | Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA)                                           | 24.08.16                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                              | Badwai-Bhopal                                                                                               | 50                                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd.(MPSEDC)                                       | 25.08. 14                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                              | Purva-Jabalpur                                                                                              | 40                                                                                                          |                                                                                                             | 25.08.14                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                                      | Infovalley at Bhubaneswar Industrial Area, Khurda District                                                  | 203.367                                                                                                     | Odisha Industrial development Corporation (IDCO)                                                            | 05.09.16                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                                   | SPL-1,Salarpur, Khushkera, Bhiwadi                                                                          | 50.3                                                                                                        | ELCINA Electronics Manufacturing Cluster Pvt. Ltd (EEMCPL)                                                  | 15.09.15                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                                 | Sector-IV & V, Falta Industrial Centre, P.S Ramnagar, District South 24 Parganas                            | 58.04                                                                                                       | West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Limited (WEBEL)                                    | 04.02.16                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                                 | Naihati town, North 24 Parganas in district                                                                 | 70                                                                                                          |                                                                                                             | 31.08.16                                                                                                    |

| Details of Common Facility Centres (CFC) accorded Final approval under EMC scheme (As on 15.03.2017)   | Details of Common Facility Centres (CFC) accorded Final approval under EMC scheme (As on 15.03.2017)   | Details of Common Facility Centres (CFC) accorded Final approval under EMC scheme (As on 15.03.2017)   | Details of Common Facility Centres (CFC) accorded Final approval under EMC scheme (As on 15.03.2017)   | Details of Common Facility Centres (CFC) accorded Final approval under EMC scheme (As on 15.03.2017)   | Details of Common Facility Centres (CFC) accorded Final approval under EMC scheme (As on 15.03.2017)   |
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| #                                                                                                      | State                                                                                                  | Address                                                                                                | Area                                                                                                   | Name of SPV                                                                                            | Date of approval                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                      | Karnataka (CFC)                                                                                        | Plot No. 360, KIADB Industrial Area, Hebbal, Hottagalli, Mysore                                        | 1.11                                                                                                   | Mysore ESDM Cluster Private Limited                                                                    | 15.09.15                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                            | Plot no-P30, Shendara five star Industrial Area, Auranganbad                                           | 1.98                                                                                                   | Deogiri Electronics Cluster Pvt Ltd                                                                    | 03.03.17                                                                                               |

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