New industrial policy ready, new govt to soon announce it: Prabhu

05 Apr 2019 Evaluate

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu stated that the proposed new industrial policy has been finalised and the new government very soon will announce that. However, he said that his ministry has sent the final proposal of the policy to the Cabinet for approval, but it was not taken up for consideration.

The new industrial policy aims at boosting manufacturing sector growth, promote foreign technology transfer and attract overseas investments. It also aims at promoting emerging sectors and modernising existing industries. That apart, it will look to reduce regulatory hurdles, cut paper work and support emerging and new sectors. The ministry would be setting up an elaborate machinery including a steering committee for effective implementation of the policy. This will be the third industrial policy after the ones released in 1956 and 1991. It will replace the industrial policy of 1991 which was prepared in the backdrop of the balance of payment crisis. 

Talking about increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) into India, Prabhu emphasized on the need to have a proper strategy to attract overseas inflows in greenfield as well as brownfield projects. He said 'We are trying to bring in more FDI. FDI will come either in greenfield area or it could be through acquisition. So, we must prepare a strategy on both... We should target those companies that can invest because they have investable surplus and same time, we must have a matching sectoral strategy wherein inbound investments can be absorbed.”

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