Lok Sabha Question No. 1671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Collaboration with Foreign Companies under Atmanirbhar Bharat
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sougata Ray

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1671. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2021.

## COLLABORATION WITH FOREIGN COMPANIES UNDER ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT

## 1671.  PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

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

## वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the programmes are being run in collaboration with foreign companies under 'Atmanirbhar  Bharat';
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the effective measures being taken by the Government to promote the said programme; and
- (d) the details of the works undertaken and carried out with the help of Chinese companies under the said programme?

## 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) & (b): The Government announced Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan - a special economic package of Rs 20  lakh crore on 12.05.2020 with the aim of making the country self-reliant and to focus on local manufacturing. It focuses on preparing the country for tough competition in global supply chains, enhance the ease of doing business, empower MSMEs, attract investments including FDI and strengthen the policies for Make in India. The  package  comprises  of  several  long-term  Scheme/Programmes intended to make the country self-reliant. These Schemes/Programmes are being implemented by various Ministries/Department.
- (c) & (d): Government has taken  a  number of  effective  measures  to  make  the country self-reliant. Some the key measures are: special economic and comprehensive package of Rs. 29.87 lakh crore, 34.5 percent increase in capital expenditure in Union Budget 2021-22,  and relief Package of Rs.  6.29  lakh  crore  in  June,  2021,  Production-Linked  Incentive  (PLI) Scheme with an outlay of Rs. 1.97 Lakh Crore for 13 key sectors, Rs. 3 Lakh Crore Emergency  Working  Capital Facility for Businesses,

including MSMEs, Rs. 45,000 crore Partial credit guarantee Scheme 2.0 for Liabilities of NBFCs/MFIs , Rs. 1 lakh crore Agri Infrastructure Fund for farm-gate infrastructure for farmers, launch of  the PM GatiShaki - a National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity, reducing compliance burden  on  citizen  and  business  to  simplify,  decriminalize  &  remove redundant laws, a liberal and transparent policy for attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), launch of the National Single Window System (NSWS)  as  a  one-stop  for  taking  all  the  regulatory  approvals  and services  in  the  country,  building  a  strong  eco-system  for  nurturing innovation and Startups in the country with the help of schemes such as Fund of Funds for Startups Scheme (FFS), and Startup India Seed Fund Scheme  (SISFS)  schemes,  achieving  integration  of  India  Industrial National Land Bank (GIS Land Bank) in  states and Make in India for world. No Global tenders are invited for Government tenders of upto Rs. 200 crore. Beyond Rs. 200 crore, work by various central Ministries/Departments are undertaken based on merits of the proposal submitted by companies.

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