Nirmala to meet India Inc on January 7

The commerce and industry ministry will take up a host of issues related to the manufacturing sector and improving ease of doing business with representatives of industry chambers on January 7.
The meeting will be chaired by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Representatives from industry bodies including CII and Ficci will attend the meet.
Three presentations will be given by senior officials of the ministry on Make in India, Start-Up India and Ease of Doing business, an official said.
"After the presentations, issues related to these areas will be discussed between the ministry and industry chambers," the official added.

The meeting assumes significance against the backdrop of declining exports and contraction in the core sector industries.
India's exports continued to be in negative zone for the 12th straight month as outward shipments slumped by almost one-fourth to USD 20.01 billion in November on account of global demand slowdown and falling oil prices.

Chowdary said there is a need to involve centre, state,
industry, NGOs and other stakeholders to promote the biotechnology sector in the country.
"Biotechnology is a time dependent thing so there is a need for us to do as many as possible reasearch... We should make sure that all our institutions has to come on one platform to exchange views," he added.

He also said ministries including agriculture, health, human resource development, chemical and fertiliser, commerce and industry, and science and technology would have to work together for the sector.
He asked the people who are associated with the ministry "they should start becoming an entrepreneurs and they can be the guidelines for others,".
The minister also emphasized on the need of focusing on startups in biotechnology sector.