Govt plans infrastructure development, industrial corridors to boost manufacturing

31 Dec 2014 Evaluate

With an aim to boost the domestic manufacturing sector, the government has stated that it intends to develop industrial corridors and smart cities for providing infrastructure based on modern technology. 

Commerce and Industry Ministry highlighted that existing infrastructure in the country would be strengthened. Highlighting that strengthening infrastructure is one of the four pillars of 'Make in India' initiative, the Ministry said that innovation and research activities will be supported through fast paced registration system and the infrastructure of Intellectual Property Rights registration set-up has been upgraded. The other three pillars of the initiative include improving ease of doing business, focus on 25 identified sectors and new mindset.

Commerce Ministry further noted that the government will act as facilitator instead of regulator and partner with the industry in economic development of the country. About e-Biz project, the Ministry cleared that more government services such as PAN and TAN services of CBDT and Employer Registration Service of EPFO among others will be integrated shortly. Referring to the industrial corridor, it stated that significant progress has been made for Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC ) and final environmental clearance has already been obtained from the Ministry of Environment for three DMIC nodes. Further, efforts have been also made for other corridors including Chennai Bangalore Industrial Corridor, Vizag Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC) and Bengaluru Mumbai Economic Corridor.

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