Make in India Campaign:Innovative & Competitive
Contemporary times in India from the standpoint of economic growth and rapid development standpoint. The last year has been marked by a number of remarkable initiatives from the governmentsuch as "Make in Indiaâ€, "Skill Indiaâ€, "Digital Indiaâ€, etc., which are committed to ensuring improvement in the business environment in India and making it the pre-eminent destination for global foreign direct investment.The 'MAKE IN INDIA' initiative was launched on September 25, 2014 with an aim of providing global recognition to the Indian economy. The program includes major new initiatives designed to facilitate investment, foster innovation, protect intellectual property, and build best-in-class manufacturing infrastructure. Besides focus on enabling manufacture, major initiatives have been taken in 2014 for improving the 'EASE OF DOING BUSINESS' in India through simplification and rationalization of existing rules and the introduction of information technology to make governance more efficient and effective. 'SKILL INDIA' - a multi-skill development programmehas been initiated with a mission for job creation and entrepreneurship for all socio-economic classes. It endeavours to establish an international equivalent of the Indian framework on skill development, creating workforce mobility and enhancing youth employability. 'DIGITAL INDIA' is another initiative of Government of India to integrate the government's departments and the people of India and to ensure effective governance. It also aims at ensuring government services made available to citizens electronically by reducing paperwork. The initiative also includes plan to connect rural areas under high-speed internet networks. All these initiatives openup numerous opportunities for investments across various sectors, including infrastructure.The "INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA†publication includes various opportunities in roads and highways, ports and shipping, civil aviation, power and other major infrastructure development projects. This document has been compiled with inputs from the Ministry of Road Transportation and Highways, the Ministry of Shipping, the Ministry of Civil Aviation, theMinistry of Power, the Ministry of Railways, DMICDC and several state governments. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as a knowledge partner was instrumental in supporting DIPP in the compilation of information from various government departments.