MEASURES TO BRING INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
CENTRE-STAGE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH MARKS 2015
1. GDP
at factor cost is no longer relevant in the New Series. As per the
international practices, industry-wise estimates have been presented as Gross Value
Added (GVA) at basic prices, while ‘GDP at market prices’ of old series has
been referred as GDP in new series.
India’s
growth rate of the GVA at Basic Price at constant (2011-12) prices in 2014-15
was 7.2 % with growth of GVA in industry at 4.5 % and in manufacturing at 5.3
%. The sectoral
share in GVA at basic price at constant (2011-12) price of manufacturing sector
was 18.1 % in 2014-15.
GDP
at constant (2011-12) prices in Q2 of 2015-16 is estimated at Rs. 27.57 lakh
crore as against Rs. 25.66 lakh crore in Q2 of 2014-15, showing a growth rate
of 7.4%.
Quarterly
GVA at basic prices for Q2 2015-16 from ‘manufacturing’ sector grew by 9.3
percent as compared to growth of 7.9 percent in Q2 2014-15.
2. Doing Business Report
World
Bank brings out Doing Business Report every year. Report for the year 2016
came out in October, 2015. In doing Business Report 2015, India was ranked at
142 among 189 countries. India’s rank for 2015 has been re-calculated and
reported in Doing Business Report for 2016. The revised rank on account of
various reforms initiated by the Government is 134. Our position has further
improved in 2016 ranking to 130th rank. The table below indicates
India’s ranking on different parameters.
|
S.No
|
Indicator
|
DB, 2016
|
DB, 2015
|
|
1.
|
Starting a business
|
155
|
164
|
|
2.
|
Dealing with construction permits
|
183
|
184
|
|
3.
|
Getting electricity
|
70
|
99
|
|
4.
|
Registering property
|
138
|
138
|
|
5.
|
Getting credit
|
42
|
36
|
|
6.
|
Protecting minority investors
|
8
|
8
|
|
7.
|
Paying taxes
|
157
|
156
|
|
8.
|
Trading across borders
|
133
|
133
|
|
9.
|
Enforcing contracts
|
178
|
178
|
|
10.
|
Resolving insolvency
|
136
|
136
|
|
|
Overall Rank
|
130
|
134
|
3. Good
Governance Measures Taken
Several
steps have been taken in the past 18 months to give the necessary thrust to
manufacturing, whose share in the GDP has hovered around 15% for many years. Major
Initiatives have been taken for improving ‘Ease of Doing Business’ in India
through simplification and rationalization of the existing rules and procedure
and use of information technology to make governance more efficient and
effective.
4. Ease of
Doing Business
(i)
eBiz Portal :
A
total of fourteen services were previously integrated with eBiz portal in
2014-15. The total bouquet of eBiz services now stands at 20 Central Government
services.
List
of Central Services integrated; list of Central Government Services in
progress; list of 16 state services launched and list of 24 identified services
for States is given below
·
List
of 20 Central Government Services(Integrated)
|
S.
No.
|
Ministry/ Dept. Name
|
Service Name
|
|
1
|
Ministry
of Corporate Affairs
|
Name
Availability
|
|
2
|
Ministry
of Corporate Affairs
|
Director
Identification Number
|
|
3
|
Ministry
of Corporate Affairs
|
Certificate
of Incorporation
|
|
4
|
Ministry
of Corporate Affairs
|
Commencement
of Business
|
|
5
|
Central
Board of Direct Taxes
|
Issue
of Permanent Account Number (PAN)
|
|
6
|
Central
Board of Direct Taxes
|
Issue
of Tax Deduction Account Number (TAN)
|
|
7
|
Reserve
Bank of India
|
Advanced
Foreign Remittance (AFR)
|
|
8
|
Reserve
Bank of India
|
Foreign
Collaboration-General Permission Route (FC-GPR)
|
|
9
|
Employees’
Provident Fund Organization
|
Employer
Registration
|
|
10
|
Employee’s
State Insurance Corporation
|
Employer
Registration
|
|
11
|
Petroleum
and Explosives Safety Organization
|
Issue
of Explosive License
|
|
12
|
Directorate
General of Foreign Trade
|
Importer
Exporter Code License
|
|
13
|
Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion
|
Industrial
License
|
|
14
|
Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion
|
Industrial
Entrepreneur Memorandum
|
|
15.
|
Department
of Heavy Industry (DHI)
|
Issue
of custom duty concession certificate to entrepreneurs under project import
scheme
|
|
16.
|
Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
|
Changes
or correction in PAN data
|
|
17.
|
Reserve
Bank of India
|
Foreign
Currency- Transfer of Shares
|
|
18.
|
Ministry
of Labour and Employment (MoL&E)
|
Registration
under the Contract Labour Act, 1970
|
|
19.
|
Ministry
of Labour and Employment (MoL&E)
|
Registration
under the Building and other construction workers Act, 1996
|
|
20.
|
Ministry
of Labour and Employment (MoL&E)
|
Registration
under the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979
|
·
List of 7 Central Government Services(In Progress)
|
S.
No.
|
Ministry/
Dept. Name
|
Service
Name
|
|
|
|
1.
|
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
|
Approval from Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)
|
|
|
2.
|
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
|
Annual Filing of Company Returns
|
|
|
3.
|
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
|
Constitution of the Firm- Partnership/ LLP Company
|
|
|
4.
|
Ministry of Environment and Forest & Climate Change (MoEF)
|
Application for Environment Clearance
|
|
|
5.
|
Ministry of Environment and Forest & Climate Change (MoEF)
|
Approval for diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes
under section - 2 of the forest (conservation) act, 1980
|
|
|
6.
|
Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
|
Issue of Import Export license of goods for Restricted items
|
|
|
7.
|
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
|
Issuance of EM part-1 and part-2
|
|
·
List
of 16 State services (Launched)
|
Andhra Pradesh (14 Services)
|
|
S.No.
|
Department Name
|
Service Name
|
|
1
|
AP-Ground Water Department
|
Permission to draw Ground Water
|
|
2
|
AP-Department of Factories
|
Approvals of plans from Factories Department
|
|
3
|
AP-Department of Factories
|
Factories License
|
|
4
|
AP-Department of Factories
|
Annual Filing under Factories Act
|
|
5
|
AP-Fire Department
|
NOC from Fire Services Department
|
|
6
|
AP-Department of Industries
|
Industrial Incentives(Power)
|
|
7
|
AP-Department of Industries
|
Industrial Incentives (VAT)
|
|
8
|
AP-Department of Industries
|
Allotment of Scarce raw materials
|
|
9
|
AP-Department of Industries
|
MSME Registration
|
|
10
|
AP-Department of Industries
|
NOC Acknowledgement from GM, DIC for MSME
|
|
11
|
AP-Department of Drug Controller
|
License for manufacturing Bulk Drugs and Formulations
|
|
12
|
AP - Department of Town & Country Planning
|
Permission from TCP for Site and Building
|
|
13
|
AP-Commercial Taxes Department
|
VAT Registration
|
|
14
|
AP-Commercial Taxes Department
|
CST Registration
|
|
|
|
|
|
Delhi (2 Services)
|
|
S.No.
|
Department Name
|
Service Name
|
|
1.
|
Factories Department
|
Factory Filling
|
|
2.
|
BYPL(BSES Yamuna Power Limited)
|
New Power Connection
|
|
|
|
|
·
List
of 24 identified services for States
|
S.No.
|
Department Name
|
Service
|
|
1.
|
Registrar
of Firms and Societies
|
Registration
of firms under Partnership Act 1932
|
|
2.
|
Land
& land Reforms.
|
Land
Mutation
|
|
3.
|
Land
& land Reforms.
|
Change
in land use
|
|
4.
|
Commercial
Taxes Dept.
|
Profession
Tax Registration
|
|
5.
|
Commercial
Taxes Dept.
|
Payment
of Profession Tax
|
|
6.
|
Drug
Controller
|
License
under Section 18 of Drugs & Cosmetics Act
|
|
7.
|
Factories
Department
|
Approvals
of plan under Factories Act 1948
|
|
8.
|
Factories
Department
|
Factories
License under Factories Act 1948
|
|
9.
|
Fire
Department
|
NoC
from Fire Services Department
|
|
10.
|
Industrial
Development Corporation
|
Allotment
of Land/Shed in Industrial Estate/ Area
|
|
11.
|
Labour
Department
|
Registration
under Shops and Establishment Act
|
|
12.
|
Municipal
Corporation
|
Property
Tax registration
|
|
13.
|
Municipal
Corporation
|
Trade
License
|
|
14.
|
Municipal
Corporation
|
Issuance
of permanent water/sewerage connection
|
|
15.
|
Municipal
Corporation
|
Permission
for Site and Building
|
|
16.
|
Pollution
Control Board
|
Consent
to establish under Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981
|
|
17.
|
Pollution
Control Board
|
Consent
to operate under Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981
|
|
18.
|
State
Power Distribution Company
|
New
Power Connection including permission to charge the line
|
|
19.
|
Water
Resource Department
|
Permission
to draw water outside industrial area
|
|
20.
|
Industrial
Development Corporation
|
Approval
of plan in Industrial Estate/ Area
|
|
21.
|
Directorate
of Town and Country Planning
|
Completion
cum occupancy certificate
|
|
22.
|
Ground
Water Department
|
Permission
to draw water
|
|
23.
|
Department
of Food and Supplies
|
Weights
and measures registration
|
|
24.
|
Directorate
of Boilers
|
Registration
under Boilers Act
|
(ii)
Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms
·
Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Government of India with support from World Bank group and KPMG had carried out
an assessment of implementation of business reforms by State Govt.
·
DIPP
had shared an assessment framework consisting 98 point Action plan with States.
This framework captures the implementation status of various factors enabling
ease of doing business across the 8 areas that include (i) Setting up a
business; (ii) Allotment of land and obtaining construction permit; (ii)
Complying with environment procedures;(iv) Complying with labour regulations;
(v) Obtaining infrastructure related utilities; (vi) Registering and complying with
tax procedures; (vii) Carrying out inspections and (viii) Enforcing contracts.
The States have been ranked on the basis of implementation of business reforms
on this assessment framework.
·
These
rankings, released in September 2015, will allow States to learn from
one another and replicate success stories, thereby rapidly improving the
regulatory environment for business nationwide.
The
validity of license for Defence Industries which was ten years with extension,
has been further increased on 22.09.2015 to permit initial validity of fifteen
years, extendable to eighteen years for both existing and future licenses.
(iii) Reforms
in Policy and Procedures for Industrial License (IL) and Industrial
Entrepreneur Memorandum (IEM)
·
Mapping
of Sector specific FDI policy with NIC 2008 code has been completed and press
Note issued on 05.01.2015 (1 of 2015 series)
·
Initial
validity of Industrial License of Defence Sector has been increased from the
existing seven years to fifteen years with a provision to get further extension
of three years.
·
DIPP
vide Gazette Notification No. S O 998 € dated 10.04.2015 has de-reserved the
remaining 20 items from the List of items reserved for exclusive manufacture in
SSI sector.
5. Make in
India
Action Plan for ‘Make
in India’
·
The
Government has launched the ‘Make in India’ initiative, which aims at promoting
India as an important investment destination and a global hub for manufacturing
design and innovation. The initiative is aimed at creating a conducive environment
for investment, development of modern and efficient infrastructure, opening up
new sectors for foreign investments and forging a partnership between
government and industry through a positive mindset.
·
A
National Workshop was held on ‘Make in India’ initiative on 29th
December 2014 in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi to prepare Action Plans for one year
and three years for the 22 identified sectors. Concerned Ministries/Departments
have since been requested to update their action plans to identify quantifiable
and measurable milestones in respect of each activity of their Action Plan. DIPP is
monitoring the progress on Make in India Action Plans with the help of a
professional agency.
Make in India New Dynamic Portal
·
With
the objective to generate awareness about the investment opportunities and
prospects of the country, to promote India as a preferred investment
destination in the markets overseas and to increase Indian share of Global FDI,
an interactive portal http://makeinindia.com for
dissemination of information and interaction with the investors has been
created.
·
India
participated as partner country in Hannover Messe Fair, 2015 organized
in Germany during 12-17 April, 2015. During India’s participation the Core theme
of ‘Make in India’ was showcased and German as well as Companies from
other countries were invited to make India their manufacturing base. Over 350
Indian Companies, 120 Indian CEO’s, 14 States of India participated this year
at Hannover Messe. The fair was inaugurated jointly by the Prime Minister of
India and Chancellor of Germany.
6. Invest
India
·
The
Government of India has established “Invest India” as the National Investment
Promotion and Facilitation Agency, which is a joint venture between the
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), State Governments of
India and the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
The mandate of Invest India is to proactively source and facilitate foreign
investment in India. With the objective to promote investment in the country,
a full-fledged “Investment Facilitation Cell” has been set-up under the Make in
India initiative, which primarily supports all investment queries apart from
handholding and liasioning with various agencies on behalf of potential
investors. As of 09.11.2015, a total of 14,800 queries have been received.
·
With
the vision of further increasing investments, various other projects have been planned
by Invest India viz., Investor Targeting Unit, Upgradation of Investor
Facilitation Cell, National Investment Grid, Start Up facilitation, Invest
India website and knowledge management and Protocol Cell. For the said
projects/activities, the Government has recently sanctioned Rs. 14.32 crores to
Invest India, out of which Rs. 7.16 crores has been released to Invest India
initially. Balance fund shall be released in January, 2016 on actual
utilization up to December, 2015.
Major facilitation activities of Invest India
·
Invest
India has also worked in close coordination with many Indian missions across
countries to facilitate global entities to establish their business in the
Indian market. Some of the cases relate to, Wanda Group, Sany, TBEA and CFLD
(all from China), Merlin International (UK) and NMC Healthcare (UAE).
·
Invest
India provided facilitation support at select domestic and international events
where Make in India is being promoted. There is a focus on specific sectors or
geographies at these events. These included Hannover Messe; Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas 2015 and ADIPEC. Assistance in setting up business is provided by Invest
India at pre-investment stage as well as at the execution stage. The
Invest India team has accompanied more than 30 investors for site visits in
multiple States to enable them to choose the suitable location for their
proposed units. They have also been instrumental in getting approvals for
H&M in India for their investments worth USD 100 million. The other
companies with whom they are working at various stages are IKEA, Hellermann
Tyton, Haier India.
7. Liberalisation
in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
·
During
2014-15, FDI in Defence Industry has been permitted through the
Government route up to 49%. Also, higher FDI can be allowed on case to case
basis. Further, portfolio investment which was not permitted earlier has now
been allowed up to 24% under automatic route. Other important changes in the
revised policy include doing away of the lock-in period of three years,
mandating that Investee Company should be structured to be self-sufficient in
areas of product design and development, with full Indian management and
control along with Chief Security Officer being resident Indian citizen.
·
Further,
FDI in construction, operation and maintenance of identified railway
transport infrastructure up to 100% has been permitted through the
automatic route. In sensitive areas, from security point of view, FDI beyond
49% would be allowed on a case to case basis.
·
The
permissible FDI in insurance sector has been raised from 26% to 49%,
effective from 02.03.2015, in which 26% FDI will be through automatic route and
higher equity up to 49% would be permitted through the Government route.
·
The
norms for FDI in Construction Development Projects (which already permitted
100% FDI through automatic route) have been further liberalised. The minimum
land area restriction has been removed for serviced plots. In case of
construction-development projects, minimum built up area of 50,000 sq. meter
has now been reduced to floor area of 20,000 sq. meter. Minimum capitalization
has been reduced from USD 10 million to USD 5 million. Norms relating to
repatriation of funds or exit from the project have also been liberalized.
Investor can exit after the completion of the project or after development of
trunk infrastructure. Earlier provision to bring in entire FDI within six
months of the commencement of the project has been amended to provide that FDI
can be brought in till the period of 10 years from the commencement of the project
or its completion, whichever is earlier. To encourage investment in affordable
housing, it has been provided that minimum area and capitalization norms will
not apply to the projects committing 30% of the total project cost for low cost
affordable housing.
·
The
Government has also decided to permit FDI up to 100% under the automatic route
both for green field and brown field projects for manufacturing of defined
medical devices, which would not attract conditions specific for
pharmaceutical industry. The definition of medical device for the
purpose would be subject to the amendment in Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
·
On
15.09.2015, partly paid shares and warrants have been allowed as capital
instruments for the purpose of FDI policy.
·
Composite
caps
for various sectors for foreign investment have been allowed (with the limited
exception of defence and private sector banks) to provide uniformity and
simplicity across the sectors for attracting FDI.
·
The
definition of Non Resident Indian (NRI)investment has been liberalised
under Schedule 4 of FEMA.
·
The
permissible FDI ceiling for approval of Foreign Investment Promotion
Board (FIPB) has been enhanced from Rs 2000 crore to Rs 3000 crore.
·
Henceforth,
facility sharing arrangements between group companies through leasing/subleasing
arrangements for larger interest of business, when carried out at arm’s length
price in accordance with the Income Tax Act and lease rent earned is under 5%
of the revenue of the lessor, such leasing will not be considered as ‘real
estate business’ under FDI policy.
·
The
Foreign Direct Investment into White Labelled ATM Operations (WLAO) has
been allowed upto 100% in automatic route. Prior to this foreign investment in
WLAO, was being allowed only through government approval route.
·
Vide
Press Note No. 11 the Government of India has reviewed the extant FDI Policy
and decided to allow Foreign Investment up to 100% in white Label ATM
Operations under the automatic route.
·
The
Government of India has reviewed the extant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Policy on various sectors and made amendments in the Consolidated FDI
Policy Circular of 2015 (FDI Policy) effective from May 12, 2015 and as amended
from time to time. The amendments may be seen in the Press Note No.12
(2015 series) dated 24th Nov. 2015 on DIPP’s website www.dipp.nic.in.
8. Industrial
Corridors
Government
of India is building a pentagon of corridors across the country to boost
manufacturing and to project India as a Global Manufacturing destination of the
world. The progress so far has been as follows:
i.
Chennai-Bengaluru
Industrial Corridor (CBIC):
Master planning
of three identified nodes namely Ponneri (Tamil Nadu), Tumkur (Karnataka) and
Krishnapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) in CBIC has since been completed. Preliminary
Environment Impact Assessment Study for these nodes is under progress.
ii.
Bengaluru-Mumbai
Economic Corridor (BMEC):
The
Egis India Ltd., the consultant has since prepared the Draft Perspective Plan
Report of BMEC region and also discussed with the concerned State Governments,
DIPP and DMICDC, the nodal Agency recently. Four nodes in the State of
Maharashtra and six nodes in the State of Karnataka have been identified under
perspective planning, of which, one node from each State Governments is to be
shortlisted by State Government for master planning. State Government of Karnataka
identified ‘Dharwad’ as the first industrial node in Karnataka under the BMEC.
iii. Vizag
Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC):
Asian
Development Bank (ADB), consultant of VCIC has since submitted the final report
on Conceptual Development Plan (CDP) of VCIC. Out of four nodes namely Visakhapatnam,
Kakinada, Gannavaram and Kankipadu and Srikalahasti-Yerpedu of Andhra Pradesh
identified by ADB in their CDP-VCIC region, ADB prioritized two nodes namely
Vishakhapatnam and Srikalahasti-Yerpedu for which master planning has been
initiated by third quarter of 2015. Regional Perspective Planning of VCIC is in
progress. Department of Economic Affairs has accorded approval of project loan
of USD 500 million and programme loan of USD 125 million from ADB to the proposal
of Government of Andhra Pradesh for VCIC-DP.
iv.
Amritsar
Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC):
Delhi-Mumbai
Industrial Corridor Development Corpn. Ltd. (DMICDC) has been entrusted with
the work of undertaking the feasibility study of AKIC as the nodal agency.
DMICDC has since identified and appointed M/s LEA Associates South Asia Pvt.
Ltd. as Consultant for preparation of Perspective Plan for AKIC Project. The
consultant has submitted the interim Report which has been discussed with the
stakeholders.
v.
National
Industrial Corridor Development Authority (NICDA):
Cabinet
Approval for the formation of the NICDA is still awaited.
9. Modified
Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS)
The
year 2015 has been an eventful year for the scheme wherein 22 new projects have
been sanctioned under ‘Modified Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme
(MIIUS)’ in various States of the country. Further 3 projects at Baddi,
Alappuzha and Vijayawada have been completed under IIUS.
The details of projects completed during
2015 are illustrated below:
i. Baddi Industrial Area was established
in 1985. After the Special Package Scheme for Himachal Pradesh was notified in
2003, a large number of industries were established at the Baddi Cluster. At
present there are about 1800 industries employing about 2 lakh persons. This
cluster accounts for 20% industries in pharma sector, 15% in packaging sector
and there are about 50 manufacturers each in FMCG and automobile parts, and 20
in textile sector. A project under ‘Recast IIUS’ was undertaken at ‘Pharma
Cluster, Baddi’ with a cost of Rs.86.76 crore. Industries contributed
Rs.9.22 crore and the State Government along with HP Pollution Control Board
contributed about Rs.6.00 crore.
As a result of various concessions
offered, a large number of units were set up, which led to increase in
pollution. The effluents from about 700 industries are discharged into Sirsa
river, a tributary to the Satluj. A 25 MLD CETP has been established under the
Scheme which started working in March, 2015. It caters to the requirement of
industries in food sector. It is expected that the CETP would start
functioning in full capacity in another 3 to 4 months and will provide much
needed relief against pollution.
(Baddi Technical Training Institute)
Further SPV at Baddi is also running a
technical training institute (ITI level). It trains about 125 trainees in
various categories; such as, electrician, fitter, turner and computer operator
cum programme assistant. The capacity of training institute has been doubled,
considering large demand for its courses.
Coir processing at Alappuzha (Kerala) is
a traditional handloom activity involving a large number of workers,
particularly women from the lower strata of society. There are about 10
thousand Micro, Small & Medium coir manufacturing units which are involved
in husk collection, coir fiber extraction, spinning & rope making, coir
matting, coir carpets etc. The project at ‘Alappuzha Coir Cluster’ was
sanctioned with a cost of Rs.56.80 crore with industrial contribution of
Rs.14.20 crore.
Under this project fibre extraction
units, coir yarn production, coir mats and coir geotextiles, power-loom coir
mattings, coir pith processing and common facility centre for facilities like
weaving, spinning, matting (Coir-PVC tufted) have been created. The project is
self-sustainable and adds value to the traditional products. This has led to
better earnings for the workers who are involved in production of coir items.
10. National
Manufacturing Policy
Twelve
National Investment & Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) have been accorded
in-principal approval. In a High Level Committee meeting held on 25.8.2015
grant of final approval for Prakasam NIMZ was considered and the same was
approved by the MoS(IC) for C&I on 30.9.2015.
The
Scheme of Technology Acquisition and Development Fund was notified in the
Gazette of India. First meeting of Expert Committee constituted for evaluating
the application format and methodology for funding support under Technology
Acquisition and Development Fund held on 2nd September, 2015.
Launching
of the Technology Acquisition and Development Fund (TADF) under National
Manufacturing Policy" on 18.11.2015 by Hon'ble MOS,
Government
has launched the Technology Acquisition and Development Fund (TADF) as
envisaged in the National Manufacturing Policy on 18th November,
2015. The objective of TADF is to provide the funding specific to acquisition
and development of clean and green technologies.The fund will support, via
subsidies, manufacturing of equipment/machines/devices for controlling
pollution, reducing energy consumption and water conservation. Implementation
and fund management will be done by Global Innovation and Technology Alliance
(GITA), an existing Joint Venture (Government & private sector) Section 25
Company promoted by the Technology Development Board of the Department of
Science & Technology and Confederation of Indian Industry.
11.
Leather
Sector
·
One
of the major activities under Indian Leather Development Programme (ILDP) is to
provide placement linked skill development training to unemployed youth.
·
As
against the target set out for 2015-16 to provide training under this programme
to 1,44,000 persons, training has been provided to 56946 unemployed persons till
31.10.2015 in the current year during the 12th plan period.
·
For
augmentation of institutional infrastructure, funds have been released for
establishment of two new branches of Footwear Design and Development Institute
(FDDI) at Banur (Punjab) and Ankleshwar (Gujrat) with Government of India
assistance of Rs. 100 crore for each branch. Construction works are going on.
·
Assistance
has been given to a project on Solid Waste Management in Calcutta Leather
Complex (CLC) by Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai under the
component of Leather Technology, Innovation & Environment issues sub-scheme
of ILDP.
12. Other
Important Events:
·
The
Partnership Summit was organized by the Department of Industrial Policy &
Promotion in association with Confederation of Indian Industry during January
15-17, 2015 at Jaipur. Hon’ble Minister of State (C&I) delivered the
keynote address in the inaugural session – “Partnerships for Shared New
Realities”,
of the Summit. Over 1000 delegates from 51 countries including Trade and
Economic Ministers of 24 countries participated in the event. On the sidelines
of the Partnership Summit 2015, Hon’ble MOS(C&I) held bilateral meetings
with the dignitaries from the participating countries as well representatives
of international organizations. These included meeting with counterpart
ministers from China, Ghana, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Australia and Director
Generals of World Intellectual Property Organization, UNIDO & WTO, Dy.
Secretary General of OECD, Chair UKIBC & Deputy Director General CBI.
·
15th
CII-NID Design Summit was organized at Hotel, The Lalit, New Delhi with the theme “Make
in India - Making It Happen by Design” from 2-3 December 2015. The summit was
conducted with the active participation of National Institute of Design (NID),
Ahmedabad, a autonomous institute of DIPP, which is also recognized as
Institute of National Importance in the national Institute of Design Act, 2014.
The summit was successful with participation of reputed and world class industries
in which innovative designs were also showcased and recognition of the Design
Excellence were also awarded.
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