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NMP to enable manufacturing sector to enhance contribution to GDP

| | 01 Aug 2016, 01:22 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (I/C) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, informed the Lok Sabha on Monday that Government of India brought out the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP) to bring quantitative and qualitative changes in the manufacturing sector and presently there is no proposal under consideration to amend the NMP.

The aim of NMP is to increase the manufacturing sector growth to 12-14% over the medium term to enable manufacturing sector to contribute at least 25% of the National GDP by 2022 and also by creation of 100 million additional jobs by 2022, according to the minister.

The manufacturing sector grew by 3.3% during April-December 2015 compared to 1.8% during the corresponding period in 2014. As per CSO, the share of manufacturing in GDP at current prices is 14.69% during 2015-16.

In her written reply, Nirmala Sitharaman said that various policy measures taken by the Government for creating enabling environment for industrial growth have started showing its impact on increased FDI inflows and creation of state-of-art infrastructure. Landmark initiatives like Make in India, Ease of Doing Business, Start Up India, Digital India, and Smart Cities, etc. will provide further impetus to industries and the manufacturing sector is expected to be the key driver of economic growth in the country.

 

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