It is easy to blabber about how to make India great before the whole country. But is it that simple when you are asked to say a few about the make in India program which is officially carried out by the central governments so far? General awareness section of any competitive examination will surely ask about the make in India program and its objective development so far and everything about it since it includes each and every development of the central government is nowadays carried out under the banner of Make in India. Have you guys ever thought about what is really meant by the Make in India program, its objective and its development so far. Well, let us figure out the A to Z regarding the Make in India program through this blog.
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Make in India Program – Overview
Make in India program is an initiative of the central government to promote investment (FDI), Foster innovation, enhance skill development, protect intellectual property rights and build best in class manufacture. In short, we can say it is an initiative aimed at transforming India into a global superpower. The initiative was officially announced on 25th September 2014. The initiative is led by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) which is entrusted with the duty of promoting the foreign direct investment and monitoring ease of doing business. The Make in India program has four major pillars namely:
- New Processes
- New Infrastructure
- New Sectors
- New Mindset.
Make in India Program – New Processes
The first pillar new process simply implies the ease of doing business. If India wants to get new processes the ease of doing business should be increased over here. The ease of doing business means how easy a start-up or business or any foreign direct investment can be initiated or drawn in the country. The major aim or objective in this first pillar is to de-licence and de regulate the industrial sector for increasing the ease of doing business.
The ease of doing business has been identified by the EDOB index which is introduced by the World Bank Group. According to the world bank group EDOB index of India in 2020 is 63rd (Lower the numerical value higher the ease of doing business). The major initiative for increasing the ease of doing business can be broadly quoted as below.
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Business Reform Action Plan for the year 2020. It consists of 301 reform points across 15 areas. The Atmanirbhar Abhiyaan (Self Reliant India) which is a comprehensive economic package announced by the finance ministry in accordance with the covid 19 pandemic crisis has been enabling the ease of doing business by infusing liquidity into the market. The five pillars of the Atmanirbhar Abhiyaan such as economy, infrastructure, system, demography and demand also increase the ease of doing business as part of the Mae in India program.
Make in India Program – New Infrastructure
Infrastructure means the physical as well as the structural requirements to attract investments. It includes creation of new industrial corridors, smart cities and other infrastructure facilities. The government will collaborate with the private sector in order to develop the infrastructure for the Make in India program. The two of the major initiatives done as part of the infrastructure enhancement on behalf of the Make in India program can be quoted as:
- National Infrastructure Pipeline
- National Broadband Mission
National Infrastructure Pipeline
National infrastructure Pipeline is an initiative launched by the union ministry on behalf of the new infrastructure pillar in the Make in India program the main objective of the program is to build domestic capacity and enhance its implementation by private participation. Infrastructure projects under NIP will receive an equal share of capital expenditure from the part of centre and state each of 39% contributing to a total of 78% and the rest 22% will be upon the private players. Roads, Urban and Housing, Railways, Power (Conventional and Unconventional) and Irrigation are the main five focus areas of the NIP initiative.
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National Broadband Mission
National Broadband Mission or the Rasthriyaa Bradband Abhiyaan is the project aimed to execute the Broadband for all which was an objective of the National Digital Communication Policy 2018. It operates by creating a digital fibre map of the country which shall include the digital communication network (Optical Fibre Cables) and infrastructure (Towers) across the country. To develop Broadband Index as part of the National Broadband Mission to evaluate the digital connectivity in state and union tertiary. This program will also account for the infrastructure facilities of the Make in India Program.
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Make in India – New Sectors
The third pillar associated with the make in India program is the introduction of the new sector. This is achieved by way of collaborating different industrial corridors. Recently Defence industrial corridors have been opened as part of the Make in India Program. Let us enlist the 25 sectors identified as part of the Make in India program.
| Sectors | Sector Policies Introduced |
| Automobile | · Fame India Scheme Phase II
· Automobile Mission Plan 2016-26 (AMP 2026) · Draft Automotive Mission Policy 2018 · National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Policy (NATRIP) · National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 (NEMMP) · Green Urban Transport scheme (GUTS) 2017 · Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) |
| Automobile Components | · Automobile Mission Plan 2016-26 (AMP 2026)
· National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Policy (NATRIP) · Department of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises · National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 (NEMMP) · Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Electric Hybrid Vehicles (FAME) Phase II |
| Aviation | · Lifeline UDAN
· RCS- UDAN · Krishi Udaan – Airlifting agri-produce for better value realisation for farmers: |
| Biotechnology | · National Guidelines for Stem Cell Research 2017
· Guidelines on Similar Biologics – Regulatory Requirements for Marketing Authorization in India 2016 · National Intellectual Property Rights Policy 2016 · The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018 · Biosafety Research Programme · India UK Covid 19 Partnership · The Unique Methods of Management of Inherited Disorders Program (UMMID) |
| Chemicals | · Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs)
· Plastic Parks · National Policy on Petrochemicals · Chemicals Promotion Development Scheme · Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology |
| Construction | · Metro Neo |
| Defence Manufacturing | · Procurement Policy
· Offset Policy · Procedure for the grant of the Industrial Licence has been streamlined · Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)- 2020 |
| Electrical Machinery | · De-Licencing
· Vision 2022 for the Indian Electric Machinery · Equipment Industry |
| Electronic Systems | · National Policy on Electronics 2019
· Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) · Electronics Development Fund (EDF) · Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC) · Electronics Manufacturing Schemes 2020 · Production-Linked Incentive Schemes |
| Food Processing | · Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)
· The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 · Operation Green (Top to Total) · PM Kisan Samman Nidhi · Crop Insurance Scheme · Micro Irrigation Fund · Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana |
| IT and BPM | · Prime Minister’s Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI)
· Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for IT Hardware |
| Leather | |
| Media and Entertainment | · National Digital Communications Policy (2018)
· The “National Broadband Mission” (NBM) |
| Mining | · Amended the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act 1957 (MMDR Act)
· National Mineral Exploration Policy 2019 · Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme · Mission Purvodaya · National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) |
| Oil and Gas | · Hydrocarbon Exploration & Licensing Policy (HELP)
· Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) · National Data Repository (NDR) · Discovered Small Field Policy · National Policy on Biofuels 2018 · Mission Purvodaya · SATAT (Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation) |
| Pharmaceuticals | · The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy, 2012 (NPPP-2012)
· Umbrella Scheme · Pharmaceuticals Promotion Development Scheme (PPDS) · National Telemedicine Services |
| Ports and Shipping | · Sagarmala Programme
· Coastal Berth Scheme · Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020 · Recycling of Ships Act, 2019 · SAROD-Ports · Merchant Shipping Bill · Chabahar Port |
| Railways | · General Purpose Wagon Investment Scheme’ (GPWIS)
· ‘Liberalized Wagon Investment Scheme’ (LWIS) · ‘Automobiles Freight Train Operator’ (AFTO) Scheme · ‘Special Freight Train Operator’ scheme · ‘Private Freight Terminals (PFT) Policy’ · National Rail Plan 2030 · “Meri Saheli” initiative |
| Renewable Energy | · National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy in 2018
· ‘Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase – II · Central Finance Assistance (CFA) · ‘Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Waste/Residues’ Scheme · ‘Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects’ scheme · Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) · Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme · Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) Phase-II: |
| Roads and Highways | · Electronic Toll Collection System, FASTag by MoRTH
· Value Engineering Programme in 2017 · Automation of RTOs under Transportation Mission Mode Project |
| Space | · Satellite Communication Policy
· Remote Sensing · Draft SPACECOM Policy 2020 |
| Textiles and Garments | · National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM)
· Wool Processing Scheme · Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme |
| Thermal Power | · Electricity Act 2003
· National Tariff Policy 2006 · Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPS) · Renovation and modernization of Distribution System · Domestic and Street LED Lighting Program · Fuel Supply Agreement · Public Private Partnership (PPP) · National Electricity Policy · Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) · Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) · Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana · Gram Ujala Program in Arrah Bihar |
| Tourism and Hospitality | · National Tourism Policy |
| Wellness | · Ayushman Bharath (Pradhan Manthri Jan dhan Yojana)
· National Ayush Mission · Champion Service Sector Scheme |
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Make in India Program- New Mindset
New Mindset means enlarging the scope of government in infrastructure and industrial investment policies. The government may seem to be a regulator all the time but here the government is being a part of the process. There will be a shift from the position of regulator to partner in investment and industrial upgradation. Well, in a welfare state it’s not clear whether it will be a right move to shred the regulator role of the government.
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Conclusion
Make in India projects overview history objectives developments so far can be explained as above. We hope that this much of policy will make India into a super power nation besides the accusation it faces for neglecting the common man and appraising the corporate only. But as a competitive exam aspirants you should have to go through the particulars of the Make in India program. Enroll Entri App for more updates. Keep studying, Keep winning!
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