In order to achieve $5 trillion economy target by 2025, former union minister Suresh Prabhu has said that India needs to strengthen its manufacturing capacity and produce quality products. He said ‘India today is a $2.5 trillion economy, and we have set a target of becoming $5 trillion by 2025. In this target, 50 per cent will be international trade, of which exports will be a major component.’
He asserted ‘our biggest challenge today is quality. We need to upgrade our manufacturing so that we can compete in international markets.’ He added that now the country mainly exports merchandise, services and agri produce.
He mentioned that that India also needs to identify the export market requirement and work towards building it. He added ‘besides manufacturing, we have identified 12 champion sectors in the services industry, which we can export. We also have the potential to export $100 billion agricultural produce.’ Moreover, he said, the country should look for knowledge-based exports.
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