Lok Sabha Question No. 2371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Industrial Development
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2371.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 06 TH  AUGUST, 2024.

## INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

## 2371.  DR. PRADEEP KUMAR PANIGRAHY:

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

the  manner  in  which  the  department  collaborate  with  other  ministries  and stakeholders  to  drive  economic  growth  and  industrial  development  in  the country?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

Government of India, through Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and other Central Ministries/ Departments, provides an enabling eco-system for  the  overall  industrial  development  of  the  country  through  appropriate  policy interventions. In addition to ongoing schemes of various Ministries and Departments, the Government has taken various steps for promotion and facilitation of setting up of industries  across State/UTs such as Make in India, Startup India, PM Gati Shakti, National  Infrastructure Pipeline  (NIP),  National  Industrial  Corridor  Programme, Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, promoting Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) and  reducing  compliance  burden,  National  Single  Window  System  (NSWS),  India Industrial Land Bank, Project Monitoring Group (PMG), liberalization of Foreign Direct Investment  (FDI)  policy,  Indian  Footwear  and  Leather  Development  Programme (IFLDP) Scheme, etc. The details are as under: -

- (i)  With the  objective  to  improve  Ease  of  Doing  Business  and  Ease  of  Living,  the Government has taken initiatives to Simplify, Rationalize, Digitize, and Decriminalize  Government  to  Business  and  Citizen  Interface  across  all  the States/UTs. So far, more than 42000 compliances have been reduced and more than 3800 provisions have been decriminalized. National Single Window System (NSWS) is  a  unified  platform  for  applying  for  all  G2B  clearances  from  various Central  Ministries/Departments  and  State  Department.  All  32  in-scope  Central

Ministries/Departments are integrated on NSWS. A total of 277 Central approvals can be applied through NSWS. Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 was introduced to further the trust-based governance and enable decriminalization of minor offences and compliance-based laws and requirements. The  Act  decriminalizes  183  provisions  under  42  Acts  administered  by  19 Ministries/Departments. The Act was passed in both Houses of the Parliament (Lok Sabha  on  27th  July  2023,  Rajya  Sabha  on  02nd  August  2023)  and  received President's Assent on 11th August 2023.

The policy initiative of the government for promoting investments and improving Ease of Doing Business have enhanced India's Global Competitiveness. India is the  fastest  growing  major  economy  in  the  world.  India  ranks  63 rd   in  the  World Bank's Doing Business Report (DBR), 2020 published in October, 2019, registering a jump of 79 ranks in span of 5 years.

- (ii)  Keeping  in  view  India's  vision  of  becoming  'Atmanirbhar',  Production  Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes for 14 key sectors have been announced with an outlay of  Rs.  1.97  lakh  crore  (over  US$26  billion)  to  enhance  India's  Manufacturing capabilities and Exports.

The 14 sectors are: (i) Mobile Manufacturing and Specified Electronic Components,  (ii)  Critical  Key  Starting  Materials/Drug  Intermediaries  &  Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, (iii) Manufacturing of Medical Devices (iv) Automobiles  and  Auto  Components,  (v)  Pharmaceuticals  Drugs,  (vi)  Specialty Steel, (vii) Telecom & Networking Products, (viii) Electronic/ Technology Products, (ix) White Goods (ACs and LEDs), (x) Food Products, (xi) Textile Products: MMF segment  and  technical  textiles,  (xii)  High  efficiency  solar  PV  modules,  (xiii) Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery, and (xiv) Drones and Drone Components.

These schemes have the potential of significantly boosting production, increasing manufacturing output and contributing to faster economic growth in future. There is evidence of increasing foreign investment also in several PLI sectors e.g. Apple, a  global  smartphone  company,  has  shifted  its  suppliers  to  India  viz.  Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron.

The initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  have  led  to  decline  in  dependency  on imports  in  several  sectors.  For  example,  the  import  of  mobile  phones  has decreased from Rs. 48,609 cr in 2014-15 to Rs. 7,674 cr in 2023-24. On the other

- hand, the export of mobile phones has increased from Rs 1,566 cr in 2014-15 to more than 1,28,982 cr in 2023-24.
- (iii)  The Startup India initiative was launched with aim to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and entrepreneurship to drive sustainable economic growth and generate large scale employment opportunities. The Startup India Action Plan comprises of 19 action items spanning across areas such as 'Simplification and handholding 'Funding support and incentives' and 'Industry- academia partnership and incubation'. Sustained efforts by the Government have led to an increase in the  number  of  DPIIT  recognised  startups  to  1.40  lakh  by  30 th   June,  2024  and number of jobs created by these Startups is reported to be around 15.53 lakhs.
- (iv)  Government of India is developing various Industrial Corridor Projects as part of National  Industrial  Corridor  programme  aimed  at  development  of  futuristic industrial  cities  in  India  which  can  compete  with  the  best  manufacturing  and investment  destinations  in  the  world.  The  program  is  aimed  at  providing  multi modal connectivity with complete 'plug and play' infrastructure till the plot level along with building resilient and sustainable future ready cities.
- (v)  The India Industrial Land Bank (IILB) is a comprehensive GIS-based platform that serves as a centralized repository of industrial land information across India. The platform currently maps over 4,200 industrial parks, covering an extensive area of 7.2  lakh  hectares,  with  1.4  lakh  hectares  available  for  allotment.  IILB  provides detailed information on land availability, internal infrastructure, connectivity to key nodal points such as airports, highways, and ports, as well as the availability of raw materials and plug-and-play facilities.
- (vi)  The Government of India launched PM GatiShakti National Master Plan on 13 th October, 2021 to facilitate Infrastructure and social sector planning using the PM GatiShakti NMP GIS -enabled portal. Utilisation of PMGS promotes multimodal connectivity, enhances last mile connectivity which contributes to Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living. To complement the PM GatiShakti NMP, the National Logistics Policy (NLP) was launched on 17 th  September, 2022 by Hon'ble Prime Minister to reduce logistics costs and improve logistics efficiency in the country. These  policies  are  fostering  innovation  and  facilitating  greater  innovation  with global supply chains.

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