Confederation Of Indian Industry

CII President Rajiv Memani flags need for govt support in critical sectors

Rajiv Memani, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry and regional managing partner of EY Africa India region speaks on the challenges and opportunities facing India Inc

Establish 'GST-like' industrial land council for dispute resolution: CII

Industry lobby CII has proposed the establishment of National Industrial Land Council (NILC), modelled on GST framework, to set national standards, harmonize land-related regulations across states, monitor implementation, and act as a dispute-resolution body. The recommendation is part of a report, "CII Land Mission: Framework to Reform Industrial Land Management in India", led by T V Narendran, Tata Steel Managing Director and Past President, CII. It outlines a roadmap to address structural and procedural bottlenecks in India's industrial land ecosystem. A key recommendation of the report is the creation of a unified, GIS-enabled National Industrial Land Bank, offering real-time information on land availability, zoning status, utilities, environmental constraints, encumbrances, and title clarity. Such a platform would significantly enhance transparency and enable informed, faster investment decisions. The report also draws attention to the wide inter-state variation in stamp duty

Industry leaders stress trust, innovation as key for enduring institutions

Industry leaders on Tuesday emphasised that trust, innovation and empowered organisational structures are critical for building resilient and future-ready institutions, as businesses navigate rapid technological change and evolving consumer expectations. Speaking at the annual regional meeting and conference of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Eastern region, themed 'Vision with Velocity', corporate leaders said institutions must balance scale with agility while remaining anchored in strong values. ITC chairman Sanjeev Puri said long-term institutional success rests on three pillars -- vision, values and vitality. "Reshaping the narrative of a legacy institution comes down to vision, values and vitality," Puri said, adding that businesses must move beyond simple diversification to build multiple drivers of growth aligned with market opportunities and institutional strengths. He stressed that large organisations should function like "multiple startups within a larger ...

Across workshop lanes of Punjab, the workbench warms as exports recover

Textile mills, engineering units, and sports goods makers across Ludhiana and Jalandhar test a fragile export revival

Public procurement mandate could unlock 16 MTPA green steel demand: CII

A 26% green steel mandate for public projects could cut emissions sharply while raising total project costs by only 0.2-1.2%, a CII report says

Budget 2026-27: CII wants Centre to fast-track PSE privatisation

Ahead of the Union Budget 2026-27, CII has urged the Centre to adopt a demand-based, three-year privatisation pipeline for public sector enterprises to unlock nearly Rs 10 trillion of value

Corporate India flags concerns over high employee costs under Labour Codes

Under the Code on Wages, fixed term employees are now eligible for payment of gratuity if they serve for a minimum period of one year

Working on providing visa-on-arrival on reciprocal basis: Tourism minister

The minister stated that the government was also working on further easing visa processing by reducing the time taken to apply for e-visas, which will also make travel easier for foreign tourists

We should look at FDI from China with safeguards: CII President Memani

Memani said the government should fast-track disinvestment of public sector units and use this capital for some large transformational projects

CII seeks national M&E policy to position India as global creative hub

CII has called for a National Media and Entertainment Policy to unify regulations and unlock growth, arguing that India can build a globally competitive creative economy by 2030

CII seeks overhaul of Environment Protection Act for unified clearance body

CII has proposed amending India's environmental laws to establish a single Environmental and Climate Clearance Authority with powers to fast-track approvals for low-risk and green projects

CII flags $1 tn green funding gap, seeks new finance body in Budget 2026

Industry body calls for a GIFT City-based intermediary to scale green capital, recycling and fast-track clearances

High confidence, low investment marks India's Gen AI push: EY-CII report

EY-CII survey shows 47 percent have live GenAI use cases, though most spend less than 20 percent of IT budgets on AI

CII urges govt to establish India Development and Strategic Fund

The industry body has urged government to set up a professionally managed, sovereign-backed fund to mobilise domestic and global capital and strengthen India's economic and strategic interests by 2047

CII calls for India Development and Strategic Fund to finance growth

Industry lobby CII on Sunday urged the government to establish a professionally managed India Development and Strategic Fund to finance the country's long-term growth, resilience, and secure critical economic interests abroad. India needs a twin-armed India Development and Strategic Fund (IDSF) to power growth and secure the country's strategic future, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said. Conceived as a national fund, IDSF would mobilise patient, long-horizon capital to build India's productive capacity at home and secure critical economic interests abroad, it added. CII believes that with disciplined design and funding, IDSF could, over the next two decades, build a managed corpus in the range of USD 1.3 to 2.6 trillion by 2047, comparable in ambition and credibility to the world's leading sovereign investors. The proposed capitalisation roadmap includes a modest initial budgetary allocation to establish credibility, followed by systematic channelling of a share of ass

CII seeks tax holiday, rule harmonisation to boost India's GCC sector

CII suggests tax holidays, concessional rates, GST clarity and harmonised permanent establishment rules for GCCs, projecting $600 bn GDP impact and 25 mn jobs by 2030

Govt must bite the bullet on land reforms to ease manufacturing growth

How to make land available quickly and cheaply for development, without alienating landowners or eroding their rights, remains a point of contention

Enact legislation to ensure time-bound delivery of services: CII

Industry lobby CII on Sunday called for the enactment of a central legislation to guarantee time-bound delivery of services to businesses by Union ministries, with penalties for delays or deficiencies and a strong grievance redressal framework. This reform, it argued, is crucial for strengthening regulatory certainty, enhancing predictability and improving the overall ease of doing business in India. A key challenge remains the uncertainty on timelines for approval, which creates delays and cascading costs. Addressing this issue would strengthen confidence and support more timely and predictable service delivery, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) stated. "Despite commendable initiatives to mandate timelines in a range of areas, businesses continue to face procedural delays, regulatory uncertainty and non-adherence to timelines, significantly affecting operational efficiency and long-term investment planning. Absence of strictly enforced timelines is also felt in areas such

FTA with UK adds strength to India's hand in other deals: Sunil Mittal

It's a win win for both sides with a balanced outcome after a very long and hard negotiation, says Mittal

Urban consumption not growing as anticipated: CII President Rajiv Memani

Memani talked about issues ranging from India-US FTA to India's complex relationship with China and the labour code implementation