Lok Sabha Question No. 534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-16
Subject: Apple Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 534.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 16 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020.

## APPLE PRODUCTS

## 534.   SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether any proposal has been made to bring the American company Apple into the country and to make India as the export hub of Apple made products; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री (श्री पीयूष गोयल) (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b): The  Department  for  Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade  has spearheaded  the  "Make  in  India"  initiative  since  2014.  DPIIT  holds regular meetings with sectoral Ministries of Champion sectors, industrialists,  and  concerned  industry  associations  in  line  with  the Hon'ble  Prime  Minister's  vision  towards $1  Trillion  Manufacturing Economy, with the objective to develop a detailed actionable roadmap, focused on identified sectors and discuss conducive policy environment and interventions needed to make India's manufacturing globally competitive. DPIIT is also interacting with State Governments regularly  to  understand  the  issues  being  faced  by  investors  which needs quick resolution from Central Government.

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,  various  policy measures to boost domestic manufacturing.  Government of India has also promoted domestic manufacturing of goods through Public Procurement  Orders,  Phase  Manufacturing  Programme  (PMP)  and schemes for Production Linked Initiatives 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  Empowered  Group  of

Secretaries (EGoS) for Investment chaired by Cabinet Secretary with CEO, Niti Aayog, Secretary, D/o Commerce, Secretary, D/o Revenue, Secretary, D/o Economic Affairs and Secretary DPIIT as Members with following main objective:

- i. To  bring  synergies  and  ensure  timely  clearances  from  different departments and Ministries.
- ii. To attract increased investments into India and provide investment support and facilitation to global investors.
- iii. To facilitate investments of top investors in a targeted manner and to  usher  policy  stability  and  consistency  in  the  overall  investment environment.

Union  Cabinet  also  approved  constitution  of  Project  Development  Cells (PDCs) in all concerned Ministries/ Departments to fast-track investments in  coordination  between  the  Central  Govt.  and  State  Govt.  and  thereby grows  the  pipeline  of  investible  projects  in  India  and  in  turn  increases domestic  investments  and  FDI  inflow.  PDCs  have  the  following  main objectives.

- i. To create projects  with  all  approvals,  land  available  for  allocation and with the complete  detailed project reports for adoption/ investments by investors.
- ii. To identify issues that need to be resolved in order to attract and finalize the investments and put forth these before the Empowered Group.

In the light of the above, the PDC of the concerned Ministry/Department leads  any  investment  related  meetings/proposals  with  the  companies  in that sector. No such specific proposal for Apple company has been made by this department.

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