Make in India is a campaign launched by the government of India, which means to encourage foreign

investments that brings the latest technology and infuses research and development within the country.
During 2013 and 2014, India was in a severe economic crisis causing the markets to crash and growth rates to
fall. The Make in India programme, aimed at attracting global marketing companies to set up factories and
investments in the country’s infrastructure. This campaign also aims at promoting entrepreneurship in the
country.

But the real question is, what action is the government going to take to be able to promote companies and
industries. Well, there are a few guidelines and policies the government has laid out, to ease this entire process.
Reducing paperwork for establishing companies, minimize the time required for government approval and
abolish some government expenses from the project cost.

Jobs, this campaign focuses on creating many valuable and honoured jobs in almost 25 identified sectors for
improving the status of youths of the country. Labour and natural resources are both available in plenty in India,
which makes it a preferred destination for manufacturing. And hence more job opportunities can be provided.
This will give a boost to the trading sector and increase the overall GDP of the nation’s economy. Factories will
contribute to the development of the rural sector.
In short, the benefits of Make in India are Economic growth, job opportunities, increasing the value of Indian
rupee, shift from international brands to national brands, technological advancements and simplifying
businesses. This might seem like an all-good step, but that isn’t exactly the case.

As a matter of fact, no programme or project is completely foolproof, it’s got its own set of disadvantages.
Exclusion of agriculture from the agenda of the programme, just can’t be justified. The exploitation of limited yet
highly on-demand resources, loss to local craftsmanship; while the programme encourages the growth of
businesses, it also, on the other hand, is welcoming foreign companies.

Off late, India’s relation with China is in a bad state. While Make in India, might be a favourable option to stop
trade and companies from China, but this might worsen India’s long term feud with China.
The pandemic brought businesses to a standstill, put a complete barrier to international transport. This revived
many local industries and companies to manufacture and produce goods for the local cities. During the
pandemic, there was a huge demand for daily essentials and gave a chance for these local companies to
prosper once again and reduce dependence on foreign goods.

In my opinion, the perceived idea of Make in India conflicts the idea of globalisation in a way. I am completely in
favour of the Make in India programme. I think it is a great way to promote Indian businesses and improve the
economy. But this shouldn’t apply to a specific group of sectors, whereas, it should promote any field and sector
to contribute to India’s economy

It is a known fact that an increase in production and production value leads to the growth of any country’s
economy. These investments and growth can raise the bar of the Indian economy.