Lok Sabha Question No. 2663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Collaboration under Make in India
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2663. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 4 TH  AUGUST, 2021.

## COLLABORATION UNDER MAKE IN INDIA

## 2663.  DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

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

वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the  details  of  the  collaboration  of  the  Government  with  other  countries  in various sectors under 'Make in India' initiative from the year 2014 till date;
- (b) whether foreign companies are providing assistance in production/ information regarding technology/raw material/action plan under Make in India programme;
- (c) if so, the details of various services provided by the said foreign companies;
- (d) whether the Government has estimated the total amount of investment made under Make in India during the last five years i.e. from 2015 to 2020;and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री सोम प्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) to (c):

'Make in India' is an initiative which was launched on 25th September, 2014  to  facilitate  investment,  foster  innovation,  build  best  in  class infrastructure,  and  make  India  a  hub  for  manufacturing,  design,  and innovation. Development of a robust manufacturing sector continues to be a key priority of the Indian Government. It was one of the first 'Vocal for Local' initiatives that exposed India's manufacturing domain to the world. The sector has the potential to not only take economic growth to a higher trajectory but also to provide employment to a large pool of our young labour force.

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  manufacturing  sector,  while  Department  of  Commerce  is coordinating service sector.

Activities  under  Make  in  India  initiative  are  being  undertaken  by several Central and State Government departments from time to time. Programme  specific  data  of  such  activities  and  details  of  foreign companies are not centrally maintained.

India has registered its highest ever annual FDI Inflow of US $81.72 billion  (provisional  figure)  during  the  last  financial  year  2020-21  as compared  to  US  $  45.15  billion  in  2014-2015.  In  the  last  seven financial  years  (2014-20),  India  has  received  FDI  inflow  worth  US$ 440.01 billion  which  is  58  percent  of  the  FDI  reported  in  the  last  21 years (US$ 763.58 billion). Year wise FDI inflow since 2014 is given in

- (d) & (e): below table:

Table: Year wise FDI inflow since 2014-15

|   Sl. No. | Year        |   FDI (in US$ billion) |
|-----------|-------------|------------------------|
|         1 | 2014-15     |                  45.15 |
|         2 | 2015-16     |                  55.56 |
|         3 | 2016-17     |                  60.22 |
|         4 | 2017-18     |                  60.97 |
|         5 | 2018-19     |                  62    |
|         6 | 2019-20 (P) |                  74.39 |
|         7 | 2020-21 (P) |                  81.72 |

(P): Data is Provisional. Subject to reconciliation with RBI

However,  no  data  regarding  total  investment  under  Make  in  India  is maintained centrally.

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