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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION
RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO.61.
TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH APRIL, 2015.
ACHIEVEMENTS MADE UNDER 'MAKE IN INDIA' PROGRAMME
*61.
SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI :
Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:
(a)
the achievements made by Government under 'Make in India' programme to
promote manufacturing in the country;
(b)
the measures taken by Government to boost manufacturing sector in the country;
and
(c)
the sector and State/Union Territory-wise response received so far, from the foreign
countries/investors which have shown interest in the programme and the
investments received therefrom?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)
(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 61 FOR 29.04.2015 REGARDING ACHIEVEMENTS MADE
UNDER ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ PROGRAMME.
(a) & (b): The ‘Make in India’ initiative is targeted towards making India an important
investment destination and a global hub for manufacturing, design and
innovation. The ‘Make in India’ initiative aims to achieve this by creating an
investor friendly environment, modern and efficient infrastructure, opening up
new sectors for foreign investment and forging a partnership between
government and industry through a positive mindset.
Under the ‘Make in India’ initiative, a web portal has been developed to provide
information on government policy, incentives and opportunities available to
investors and new projects of their interest. The portal provides detailed
information of 25 sectors with potential in investment. This portal also provides
facility to post queries and receive detailed information by investors. More than
400 thousand sessions have been logged on the web portal. Responses to
queries are initially provided through an automated frequently asked question
response mechanism. Subsequently 9,336 serious queries have been received
on the portal of which 9,190 were answered till 24th April, 2015.
Under the ‘Make in India’ initiative special campaigns were organized in various
countries, including participation in Hannover Messe Trade Fair in Germany.
Information has been shared through official Facebook and Twitter handles
which have 3.4 million and 374 thousand followers respectively. The ‘Make in
India’ has a significant global presence over internet with 8,04,690 mentions
since its launch of which more than 60 per cent was from out of India.
Significant improvements have been made in the regulatory environment through
degerulation, delicensing and simplification of procedures. A brief on initiatives
on ‘Ease of Doing Business’ is given in Annexure-A.
A workshop was organized on 29th December, 2014 at Vigyan Bhawan in which
action plan under the ‘Make in India’ initiative for one year and three years was
prepared for 25 sectors including skill development and MSMEs. An action plan
has also been developed for improvement of regulatory environment and
improving Ease of Doing Business in the States. States have been requested to
complete action by June 30th, 2015. States will thereafter be evaluated on the
basis of their performance on Ease of Doing Business.
The total FDI equity inflows received in manufacturing sector during October,
2014 to February, 2015 is US$ 6,916.99 million. It shows an increase of 44.98
per cent compared to corresponding period of previous financial year; i.e.
October, 2013 to February, 2014 [US$ 4,770.94 million.
(c):
FDI Equity inflows from October, 2014 to February, 2015 are given in Annexure
B (State-wise) and Annexure C (Sector-wise)
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ANNEXURE-A
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 61 FOR 29.04.2015 REGARDING ACHIEVEMENTS MADE
UNDER ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ PROGRAMME.
Initiatives by Government of India
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Number of document required for export and import of goods reduced to three.
Registration with Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and Employees’
Provident Fund organization (EPFO) made online and real-time.
Payments for ESIC and EPFO made online with 56 accredited banks
Requirements of No Objection Certificate (NOC)/Consent to Establish for new electricity
connection eliminated
Colour coded maps for locations requiring NOC from Airports Authority of India hosted
online.
14 Government of India Services through online single window portal of eBiz.
Investor Facilitation Cell created to guide, assist and handhold investors.
Large number of defence products and dual use items taken off Licensing Requirement.
Forms for Industrial License and Industrial Entrepreneurs Memorandum simplified.
Validity period for implementing Industrial Licence extended.
Validity of security clearance from Ministry of Home Affairs extended to three years.
Partial commencement of production treated as commencement of production for all
products.
Process of applying for Environment and Forest Clearances made online.
Requirement of Environment Impact Assessment eased for industrial sheds schools,
colleges and hostels up to 1,50,000 square meter of build-up area.
Unified portal (Shram Suvidha) for registration of Units for Labour Identification Number
(LIN), reporting of inspections, submission of returns and Grievance redressal launched.
State-level Initiatives
Maharashtra (World Bank Study)
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Value Added Tax (VAT) and Professional Tax registration integrated in one process,
one ID in Mumbai.
Registration of Shops and Establishments made online.
Number of procedures and time in getting electric connection reduced.
Commercial benches established in High Court.
Delhi (World Bank Study)
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Real-time allotment of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).
Registration of Shops and Establishments made online.
Commercial benches established in High Court
Online application portal for residential and industrial building permits
Punjab
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One stop clearance system (Invest Punjab) setup for investment projects in the State.
Invest Punjab also acts as unified state regulator setup for regulatory and fiscal
clearances.
Online common application form implemented
131 types of industries exempted from pollution consent requirement.
Gujarat
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Online pollution consent management system implemented.
GIS based land identification system implemented.
Uttarakhand
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Online issuance of pollution consents.
Static check posts abolished. Mobile squads do the checking.
Karnataka
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Checklist for 86 services (along with service delivery timeline) pertaining to 23
departments/organizations made available.
Standard/model sale deed developed for industrial areas.
Puducherry
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No pollution control committee’s inspection for green category industries
Single completion cum occupancy certificate
Chhattisgarh
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Online Consent Monitoring and Management System for grant of Environment
clearances.
Validity of consent under environment provisions extended
Single consent for various activities in one premises.
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ANNEXURE-B
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. 61 FOR 29.04.2015 REGARDING ACHIEVEMENTS MADE UNDER ‘MAKE IN
INDIA’ PROGRAMME.
STATEMENT ON REGION-WISE FDI EQUITY INFLOWS
FROM OCTOBER 2014 TO FEBRUARY 2015
(As Reported to Regional Offices of RBI)
(Amount in million)
S.No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Regional Offices
of RBI
HYDERABAD
GUWAHATI
States Covered
ANDHRA PRADESH
ASSAM, ARUNACHAL
PRADESH, MANIPUR,
MEGHALAYA,
MIZORAM,
NAGALAND, TRIPURA
PATNA
BIHAR, JHARKHAND
AHMEDABAD
GUJARAT
BANGALORE
KARNATAKA
KOCHI
KERALA,
LAKSHADWEEP
BHOPAL
MADHYA PRADESH,
CHATTISGARH
MUMBAI
MAHARASHTRA,
DADRA & NAGAR
HAVELI, DAMAN & DIU
BHUBANESHWAR ORISSA
JAIPUR
RAJASTHAN
CHENNAI
TAMIL NADU,
PONDICHERRY
KANPUR
UTTAR PRADESH,
UTTRANCHAL
KOLKATA
WEST BENGAL,
SIKKIM, ANDAMAN &
NICOBAR ISLANDS
CHANDIGARH`
CHANDIGARH,
PUNJAB, HARYANA,
HIMACHAL PRADESH
NEW DELHI
DELHI, PART OF UP
AND HARYANA
PANAJI
GOA
REGION NOT
REGION NOT
INDICATED
INDICATED
Grand Total
Amount of FDI
Inflows
(In US$)
534.39
0.60
%age with FDI
Inflows
3.78
0.00
2.73
862.13
2,602.97
176.04
0.02
6.10
18.43
1.25
0.02
0.00
2,920.64
20.68
0.11
15.18
1,553.83
0.00
0.11
11.00
61.53
0.44
119.98
0.85
4.55
0.03
3,946.91
27.95
24.85
1,295.60
0.18
9.17
14,122.04
Foot Note
1. Includes ‘equity capital component’ only.
2. The above State-wise inflows are classified as per RBI’S Region-wise inflows
furnished by RBI, Mumbai
3. Complete/Separate data on NRI Investment is not maintained by RBI. However, the
above FDI Inflows data on NRI Investment, includes Investment by NRI’s who have
disclosed their status as NRI’s at the time of making their investment.
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ANNEXURE-C
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. 61 FOR 29.04.2015 REGARDING ACHIEVEMENTS MADE UNDER ‘MAKE IN
INDIA’ PROGRAMME.
STATEMENT ON SECTOR-WISE FDI EQUITY INFLOWS
From OCTOBER 2014 TO FEBRUARY 2015
(Amount in million)
S.No
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Sector
TRADING
SERVICES SECTOR (Fin.,Banking,Insurance,Non
Fin/Business,Outsourcing,R&D,Courier,Tech. Testing and
Analysis, Other)
COMPUTER SOFTWARE & HARDWARE
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
MISCELLANEOUS MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING
INDUSTRIES
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES
CONSTRUCTION (INFRASTRUCTURE) ACTIVITIES
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY
HOSPITAL & DIAGNOSTIC CENTRES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HOTEL & TOURISM
METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES
DIAMOND,GOLD ORNAMENTS
FERTILIZERS
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS
MINING
NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
POWER
FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
CHEMICALS (OTHER THAN FERTILIZERS)
CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT: Townships, housing, builtup infrastructure and construction-development projects
SEA TRANSPORT
INFORMATION & BROADCASTING (INCLUDING PRINT
MEDIA)
FERMENTATION INDUSTRIES
RUBBER GOODS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS
EDUCATION
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
VEGETABLE OILS AND VANASPATI
CEMENT AND GYPSUM PRODUCTS
TEXTILES (INCLUDING DYED,PRINTED)
SOAPS, COSMETICS & TOILET PREPARATIONS
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL APPLIANCES
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY
PRIME MOVER (OTHER THAN ELECTRICAL
GENERATORS)
CERAMICS
AIR TRANSPORT (INCLUDING AIR FREIGHT)
GLASS
PRINTING OF BOOKS (INCLUDING LITHO PRINTING
INDUSTRY)
Amount of
FDI Inflows
%age of
Total
Inflows
(In US$)
1,669.43
1,639.06
11.82
11.61
1,622.80
1,384.21
1,310.65
11.49
9.80
9.28
576.68
563.12
451.91
437.14
382.10
327.51
255.95
223.94
223.57
211.23
201.61
200.24
199.74
182.84
181.19
174.56
4.08
3.99
3.20
3.10
2.71
2.32
1.81
1.59
1.58
1.50
1.43
1.42
1.41
1.29
1.28
1.24
165.57
135.03
1.17
0.96
130.73
128.53
125.05
118.44
116.36
104.44
102.04
72.95
61.42
53.88
47.59
47.14
0.93
0.91
0.89
0.84
0.82
0.74
0.72
0.52
0.43
0.38
0.34
0.33
34.31
32.41
26.91
26.78
0.24
0.23
0.19
0.19
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
SUGAR
ELECTRONICS
LEATHER,LEATHER GOODS AND PICKERS
AGRICULTURE SERVICES
MACHINE TOOLS
TIMBER PRODUCTS
PAPER AND PULP (INCLUDING PAPER PRODUCTS)
EARTH-MOVING MACHINERY
COMMERCIAL, OFFICE & HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENTS
GLUE AND GELATIN
RAILWAY RELATED COMPONENTS
PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
TEA AND COFFEE (PROCESSING & WAREHOUSING
COFFEE & RUBBER)
RETAIL TRADING (SINGLE BRAND)
DEFENCE INDUSTRIES
INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS
Grand Total
25.40
20.58
20.29
16.70
16.34
15.53
13.90
12.42
11.79
5.48
5.27
5.04
1.52
1.41
0.18
0.15
0.14
0.12
0.12
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.01
0.01
1.20
0.08
0.05
14,122.04
0.01
0.00
0.00
Note
1. Amount includes the Inflows received through SIA/FIPB route, acquisition of existing
shares and RBI’s automatic route only.
2. Complete/Separate data on NRI Investment is not maintained by RBI. However, the
above FDI Inflows data on NRI Investment, includes Investment by NRI’s, who have
disclosed their status as NRI’s at the time of making their Investment.
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