(a) the steps taken by the Government to strengthen the Manufacturing Sector in the country so that more job opportunities can be created; and
(b) the details regarding the number of employment given during the last two years in this sector?
(a) the steps taken by the Government to strengthen the Manufacturing Sector in the country so that more job opportunities can be created; and
(b) the details regarding the number of employment given during the last two years in this sector?
THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)
(a) & (b): The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry is the nodal Ministry for the ‘Make in India’ initiative that was launched on September 25, 2014 with the objective of facilitating investment, fostering innovation, building best in class manufacturing infrastructure, making it easy to do business and enhancing skill development.
Since its launch, the ‘Make in India’ initiative has made significant achievements and presently focuses on 27 sectors under Make in India 2.0.
Continuous efforts are underway for Investment Facilitation with the support of the Indian Missions abroad and State Governments. Events, summits, road-shows and other promotional activities are being taken up to attract investment under the ‘Make in India’ banner.
Recently, the Government has taken various steps in addition to ongoing schemes to boost domestic investments in India. These include the National Infrastructure Pipeline, Reduction in Corporate Tax, easing liquidity problems of NBFCs and Banks, trade policy measures to boost domestic manufacturing. Government of India has also promoted domestic manufacturing of goods through Public Procurement Orders, Phased Manufacturing Programmes (PMP) and Schemes for Production Linked Incentives of various Ministries.
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