Lok Sabha Question No. 1833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Progress of ‘Make in India’ Scheme
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Parvatagouda Chandanagouda Gaddigoudar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1833. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 21 ST   SEPTEMBER, 2020.

## PROGRESS OF 'MAKE IN INDIA' SCHEME

## 1833.  SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the status of progress made in 'Make in India' Scheme so far;
- (b) whether the Government has imposed import curbs on a number of items in order to boost 'Make in India' Scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken to further boost the 'Make in India' Scheme and the details of sops, proposed to the domestic manufacturers, if any?

## ANSWER वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री (श्री पीयूष गोयल) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (c): Make in India initiative was launched on September 25, 2014 with the objective of facilitating investment, fostering innovation, building best in class manufacturing infrastructure, making it easy to do business and enhancing skill development.  The initiative is further aimed at creating a conducive environment for investment, modern and efficient infrastructure,  opening  up  new  sectors  for  foreign  investment  and forging a partnership between  government  and  industry through positive mindset.

Make  in India initiative has made  significant achievements  and presently focuses on 27 sectors under Make in India 2.0. Department for  Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade  is  coordinating  action plans for 15 manufacturing sectors, while Department of Commerce is coordinating 12 service sectors.

The Government of India is making continuous efforts for implementation  of  Make  in  India  action  plans  to  identify  potential investors.  Support  is  being  provided  to  Indian  Missions  abroad  and State  Governments  for  organizing  events,  summits,  road-shows  and other promotional activities  to  attract  investment  in  the  country  under

|      | the Make in India banner. Investment Outreach activities are being carried out for enhancing International co-operation for promoting FDI and improve Ease of Doing Business in the country. India has registered its highest ever annual FDI Inflow of US $74.39 billion (provisional figure) during the last financial year 2019-20 as compared to US $ 45.15 billion in 2014-2015. In the last six financial years (2014-20), India has received FDI inflow worth US$ 358.30 billion which is 53 percent of the FDI reported in the last 20 years (US$ 681.87 billion). Steps taken to improve Ease of Doing Business include simplification and rationalisation of existing processes. As a result of the measures taken to improve the country's investment climate, India jumped to 63 rd place in World Bank's Ease of Doing Business ranking as per World Bank's Doing Business Report (DBR) 2020. This is driven by reforms in the areas of Starting a Business, Paying Taxes, Trading Across Borders, and Resolving Insolvency.            |
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| (d): | Recently, Government has taken various steps in addition to ongoing schemes to boost domestic investments in India. These include the National Infrastructure Pipeline, Reduction in Corporate Tax, easing liquidity problems of NBFCs and Banks, trade policy measures to boost domestic manufacturing. Government of India has also promoted domestic manufacturing of goods through public procurement orders, Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP), Schemes for Production Linked Incentives of various Ministries. Further, with a view to support, facilitate and provide investor friendly ecosystem to investors investing in India, the Union Cabinet on 03rd June, 2020 has approved constitution of an Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS), and Project Development Cells (PDCs) in all concerned Ministries/ Departments to fast-track investments in coordination between the Central Government and State Governments and thereby grow the pipeline of investible projects in India to increase domestic investments and FDI inflow. |

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