Lok Sabha Question No. 1698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Impetus to Make in India Scheme
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Riti Pathak

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1698. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 21 ST   SEPTEMBER, 2020.

## IMPETUS TO MAKE IN INDIA SCHEME

## 1698. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

the name of the Government scheme functioning during COVID-19 period to provide impetus to 'Make in India' and 'Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme' along with the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

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

Recently, Government has taken various steps in addition to ongoing schemes to boost  domestic  and  foreign  investments  in  India.  These  include  the  National Infrastructure  Pipeline,  Reduction  in  Corporate  Tax,  easing  liquidity  problems  of NBFCs and Banks, 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.

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 also 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.

Further,  to  ensure  that  the  local  firms  are  allotted  the  tender  under  AatmaNirbhar Bharat.  The following measures have been taken:

- 1)  The Department of Expenditure (DoE) vide Order No. 12/17/2019PPD  dated 15.05.2020 (Copy also available on website of Department  of  Expenditure)  has  amended  Rule  161(iv)  of  the General  Financial  Rules  (GFR)  2017  restricting  Global  Tender Enquiry(GTE) for the contract/ supply value of above Rs. 200 crore
2. to enable floating of local tenders by Procuring Entities of
3. Government of India for the benefit of Local Industry. 2)  The  Department  for  Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade (DPIIT) has issued Order dated 04.06.2020 (Copy also available on website) under Rule 153(iii) of the General Financial Rules 2017 to promote  participation  of  local  suppliers  in  Public  Procurement (Preference to Make in India) 3)  GeM has made it mandatory for the sellers, to declare Country of Origin for every product offered by them on the GeM portal.
- 4)  Department  of  Expenditure  has  amended  Rule  144  of  GFR  by inserting sub-clause (xi) making it mandatory for bidders from any country which shares land border with India to get registered with Government of India before participating in any Government tender for procurement of goods, services or works.

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