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Make in India initiative celebrates 10 Years of its launch

Posted 26 Sep 2024

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Launched in 2014 to transform India into a global manufacturing hub.

About Make in India

  • Objective: To facilitate investment, foster innovation, enhance skill development, protect intellectual property & build best in class manufacturing infrastructure.
  • It is based on four pillars-
    • New Processes: Recognizes ease of doing business as the most important factor to promote entrepreneurship.
    • New Infrastructure: Provide infrastructure based on state-of-the-art technology.
    • New Sectors: Identified 27 sectors (under Make in India 2.0) in manufacturing, infrastructure and service activities.
    • New Mindset: Government shall act as a facilitator and not a regulator
  • Nodal Agencies: 
    • Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade- Manufacturing sector
    • Department of Commerce- Service sector

Impact of Initiative 

  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Attracted FDI inflow of $667.4 billion (2014-24), an increase of 119% over the preceding decade (2004-14).
  • Employment: Employment in the manufacturing sector increased from 57 million in 2017-18 to 64.4 million in 2022-23.
  • Exports: India’s merchandise exports surpassed $437 billion in FY 2023-24.
  • Ease of Doing Business: Sharp rise from 142nd rank in 2014 to 63rd rank in 2019 in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report.
  • Sector-wise Success:
    • Transportation: E.g. Vande Bharat Express Train
    • Defence Manufacturing: E.g. INS Vikrant, the country's first domestically made aircraft carrier
    • Electronics: Samsung started the World’s Largest Mobile Factory in Noida

Key Reforms taken to facilitate implementation of Make in India 

  • Semiconductor Ecosystem Development: E.g. Semicon India Program
  • National Single Window System (NSWS):Platform streamlines investor clearances for quicker approvals.
  • PM Gatishakti: GIS-based platform improves infrastructure planning and reduces logistics costs.
  • National Logistics Policy (NLP), 2022: Aims to lower logistics costs and enhance efficiency.
  • Other: One-District-One-Product (ODOP), Industrial Corridors, etc. 
  • Tags :
  • Make in India
  • National Logistics Policy (NLP), 2022
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