About
- The Prime Minister introduced the Make in India programme in September 2014 as part of a broader set of nation-building efforts.
- Make in India was conceived as a timely solution to a crisis situation, with the goal of transforming India into a global design and manufacturing hub.
- The much-hyped emerging markets bubble had broken by 2013, and India’s growth rate had plummeted to its lowest in a decade.
- The BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) promise had vanished, and India had been labelled as one of the ‘Fragile Five.’
- Global investors debated whether the world’s largest democracy was a risk or an opportunity.
- India’s 1.2 billion citizens questioned whether India was too big to succeed or too big to fail.
- India was on the brink of severe economic failure, desperately in need of a big push.
- Make in India was launched by Prime Minister against the backdrop of this crisis and quickly became a rallying cry for India’s innumerable stakeholders and partners.
Goal Of Make In India
- The target of an increase in manufacturing sector growth to 12-14% per annum over the medium term.
- An increase in the share of manufacturing in the country’s Gross Domestic Product from 16% to 25% by 2022(Later revised to 2025).
- To create 100 million additional jobs by 2022 in the manufacturing sector.
- Creation of appropriate skill sets among rural migrants and the urban poor for inclusive growth.
- An increase in domestic value addition and technological depth in manufacturing.
- Enhancing the global competitiveness of the Indian manufacturing sector.
- Ensuring sustainability of growth, particularly with regard to the environment.