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<b>Rahul Khullar:</b> Put flesh on Make in India skeleton

Make in India right now is just a slogan. The policy content is missing or not clearly articulated

LITTLE PROGRESS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with members of his cabinet at the launch of Make in India in 2014. For all the hoopla, there is precious little to show for the initiative. Prospects for manufacturing growth are not rosy
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LITTLE PROGRESS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with members of his cabinet at the launch of Make in India in 2014. For all the hoopla, there is precious little to show for the initiative. Prospects for manufacturing growth are not rosy

Rahul Khullar
Make in India (MII) is, at once, a slogan, a symbol of aspiration (a modern manufacturing country), and a guarantee of quality (a Swiss chronometer?). The MII initiative was launched in September 2014 to promote manufacturing and create jobs in India. More than two years later, where are we?

First off, MII is not new, neither in name nor in content. In 2009, a major export promotion drive initially called Made in India evolved into the successful India Show. MII’s ultimate goal is to increase manufacturing and employment. No different from the now dormant National Manufacturing Policy (NMP), 2011, which sought
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