Emphasizing on the growing importance of India’s services sector, the Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the sector need to gear up for taking the advantage of Industrial Revolution 4.0, which will open huge opportunities for Indian companies in the services sector as there is a ‘servicification’ of manufacturing. She also pointed out that the next level of industrial revolution includes use of robotics, artificial intelligence and increasing digitization in which there is a big role of services sector.
Sitharaman has said that a huge degree of services are involved in manufacturing of goods. She also said that the country is very strong in the segment and there is so much opportunity for India. Citing a World Trade Organization (WTO) report, the minister said that in the financial year 2014-15, there was a dip in global services trade but India recorded two-and-a-half times more growth during the same period. Adding further, she said that India’s share in the global services trade stood at 3.3 per cent and government is facilitating the sector with its policies.
Highlighting the importance of visa regime for the sector, the Commerce Minister has said that India has relaxed its visa regime from April 1 to facilitate movement of tourists, businesses and also students. She noted that obtaining a visa in the country today is a simple process through online. She pointed out that medical tourist visa numbers have increased to 96,000 during the first half of 2016 as compared to 1.34 lakh in 2015 and 75,000 in 2014.
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