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Transforming India into a global IT manufacturing hub

To be self-sufficient in electronic manufacturing, we should engage and empower SMEs

Anwar Shirpurwala
Anwar Shirpurwala, executive director, MAIT
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Anwar Shirpurwala, executive director, MAIT

Information technology (IT) industry has played a key role in putting India on the global map and has over the years emerged as one of the most significant growth contributors for the Indian economy. While the Indian electronics sector has been witnessing a consistent growth in terms of market size, India lags behind in electronics hardware manufacturing capabilities due to myriad challenges including high cost of power and finance, high transactional costs, prevalent tax structure, getting permits & licenses,absence of component ecosystem and poor base of supply chain. 
Over the past two years, the Government of India has implemented a host of reforms which has been reflected in the World Bank’s annual Doing Business 2017 report which recognized India’s achievements in implementing reforms in four of its ten indicators – Trading Across Borders, Getting Electricity, Enforcing Contracts and Paying Taxes. GST will herald a new regime of in
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First Published: Jan 17 2017 | 4:09 PM IST

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