Scheme to Boost the Electrical Equipment Industry
Government has said that for the rapid development of the domestic electrical equipment industry and to enhance its competitiveness, the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has prepared the Indian Electrical Equipment Industry Mission Plan 2012-22, which was launched on 24.07.2013. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Shri Praful Patel, Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, said that in this Mission Plan, five areas have been identified for strategic and policy interventions, both by the government and the industry. These are (i) industry competitiveness, (ii) technology upgradation, (iii) skills development, (iv) exports and (v) conversion of latent demand.
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