Lok Sabha Question No. 2826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-20
Subject: Make in India
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2826. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2023.

## MAKE IN INDIA

## 2826.  SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- a.  the number of initiatives under the 'Make in India' programme in the last five years;
- b.  the  State-wise  list  of  the  initiatives  operational  under  the  'Make  in  India' Programme with particular reference to Maharashtra;
- c.  the total number of employment created through the programme in the last five years;
- d.  the major challenges and obstacles that have affected the performance of the scheme; and
- e.  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  to  overcome  these  challenges  and obstacles to improve the performance of the scheme?

## 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 (e): 'Make in India' is an initiative which was launched on 25 th     September, 2014 to facilitate  investment,  foster  innovation,  build  best  in  class  infrastructure  and make India a hub for manufacturing, design and innovation. It is one of the unique 'Vocal for Local' initiatives that promoted India's manufacturing domain to the world. Presently, Make in India 2.0 focuses on 27 sectors implemented across various Ministries and Departments and state governments.

In  addition  to  ongoing  schemes  of  various  Departments  and  Ministries, Government has taken various steps to boost domestic and foreign investments in India. These include the introduction of Goods and Services  Tax,  reduction in corporate tax, improving ease of doing business, FDI policy reforms, measures for  reduction  in  compliance  burden,  measures  to  boost  domestic manufacturing  through  public  procurement  orders,  Phased  Manufacturing Programme (PMP) and QCOs (Quality Control Orders), to name a few.

The series of measures taken by the Government to improve the economic situation and convert the disruption caused by COVID 19 into an opportunity for  growth  includes  Atmanirbhar  packages,  investment  opportunities  under National  Infrastructure  Pipeline  (NIP)  and  National  Monetisation  Pipeline (NMP), India Industrial Land Bank (IILB), Industrial Park Rating System (IPRS), soft launch of the National Single Window System (NSWS), etc. An institutional mechanism to fast-track  investments  has  been  put  in  place,  in  the  form  of Project Development Cells (PDCs) in all concerned Ministries/ Departments of Government of India.

Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes for 14 key sectors (with an incentive outlay  of  Rs.  1.97  lakh  crore)  are  under  implementation  to  enhance  India's manufacturing  capabilities  and  exports.  With  the  announcement  of  PLI Schemes, significant improvement in production, skills, employment, economic growth and exports is expected over the next five years and more. As of now 746 applications have been approved across the country in 14 sectors including Maharashtra.

The activities under the Make in India initiative are also being undertaken by several Central  Government  Ministries/  Departments  and  various  State Governments. Ministries formulate  action  plans,  programmes,  schemes  and policies for the sectors being dealt by them, while States also have their own Schemes for attracting investments. Hence, the information on State-wise list of  the  initiatives  operational  under  the  'Make  in  India'  and  employment generated is not centrally maintained. To attract more FDI, the Government has put in place an investor friendly FDI policy,  wherein  most  of  the  sectors,  except  certain  strategically  important sectors, are open for 100% FDI under the automatic route. The Government has implemented several radical and transformative FDI reforms across sectors such  as  Defence,  Pension,  Other  Financial  Services,  Asset  reconstruction Companies,  Broadcasting, Pharmaceuticals,  Single  Brand  Retail  Trading, Construction & Development, Civil Aviation, Power Exchanges, e-commerce activities,  Coal  Mining,  Contract  Manufacturing,  Digital  Media,  Insurance Intermediaries, Insurance, Petroleum & Natural Gas and Telecom, etc. Further, the  Government  reviews  the  FDI  policy  on  an  ongoing  basis  and  makes significant changes from time to time, to ensure that India remains an attractive & investor friendly destination. The reforms taken by Government have resulted in increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in the country. FDI inflows in India stood at US $ 45.15 billion  in  2014-15  and  have  continuously  increased  since  then,  and  India registered its highest ever annual FDI inflow of US $ 84.84 billion in the financial year 2021-22. As  can  be  seen  from  above,  government  has  taken  series  of  measures  to improve ease of doing business in the country while creating an ecosystem  to increase  industrialisation  and  to  make  India  globally competitive. All these initiatives  will  go  a  long  way  in  addressing  any challenges and obstacles.

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