a) whether the Government has recently launched “Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan”;
b) if so, the details thereof along with its aims and objectives;
c) the details of the initiatives taken by the Government under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan so far;
d) the details of various constraints being faced by the Government in this regard; and
e) the steps being taken by the Government to address these constraints?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (FINANCE)
(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)
(a), (b) & (c): Yes, Sir. 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, local market and local supply chains. 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. It also aims at supporting agriculture and fisheries reforms and enhancing agriculture and animal husbandry infrastructure. It also contains measures to boost liquidity support for MSMEs, DISCOMS, NBFCs and other businesses. In furtherance of the objective of the above announcement, Ministry of Finance announced various measures/policies/schemes from 13th to 17th May, 2020. The Cabinet Secretariat has also issued guidelines directing all Ministries/Departments to indicate in proposals submitted for the consideration of the Cabinet/Cabinet Committees as to how these proposals will help in realizing the goal on Atmanirbhar Bharat by encouraging domestic manufacturing, reducing import dependence, increasing exports etc. A Statement indicating the announcements made under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan is at Annexure-I.
(d) & (e): The Aatma Nirbhar Package is being implemented by various Ministries/Department. The initiatives and reforms announced are aimed towards addressing various constraints faced in these sectors.
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