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Task force for capital goods industry constituted to realize Make-in-India

Updated: Mar 25, 2015 04:46:04pm
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New Delhi, March 25 (KNN)  To realize the potential of domestic capital goods under the ‘Make in India’ theme,  the Department of Heavy Industries (DHI) with Confederation Indian Industries (CII) has constituted a joint Task force.   

The Taskforce aims to be an institutional framework for industry-government dialogue on issues related to Capital Goods and Engineering Sector. It is to also interact closely with Ministries such as of Petroleum and Natural gas, Power, Textiles and Road Transport and Highways and work towards ensuring that a level playing field could be given to domestic Capital Goods manufacturers,  

An Order has already been issued by the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in this regard.

The task Force is to be chaired by Secretary (Heavy Industry). Besides the apex bodies CII, FICCI and Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME), all major sectoral associations representing Machine Tools, Construction Equipment, Textile Machinery, Electrical and Electronics, Printing and packaging, Tools and Gauge, Plastic Machinery, Agri-food Processing Machinery, Castings and Forgings and Metallurgical Machinery among others, are member of the task force.     
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