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A decade of
Make in India
Due to the impact of Make in India, imports
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of these items also decreased

Under the One District-One Product
Electronics -45.2%
selection, branding, and marketing
Biochemicals -31.3%
initiative, 1237 products have been
identified from 782 districts across Crude Fertilizer -42.2%
India's ranking improved in the
the country, which include textiles,
agriculture, food processing, and Global Innovation Index
handicrafts, among others.
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and development. Today, India probably has the
maximum opportunity for FDI. Many agencies
and institutions of the world have consistently 40 th
described India as the most attractive destination
for investment.
Certainly, today India has emerged as a bright
spot in the global economy and today the highest 2015 2023
foreign direct investment in the whole world is
coming to India. The whole world is looking at 17 times
India as a hub for investment, innovation, and 5978 increase in
development. The development of industries will the number of
be possible only in cities, this was the thought patents
due to which Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar believed
in the urbanization of India. Taking his vision 2014-15
forward, Smart City Mission, and Urban Mission 2023-24
were launched in the country so that every kind 1,03,057
of facility - be it good roads, water supply, health
facilities, education or digital connectivity can be
made available in the big cities and small towns of
the country. Baba Saheb strongly believed in self- Vande Bharat Train, India’s first
reliance. He did not want a person to live his life indigenous semi high speed train
in poverty forever. He also believed that poverty with state-of-the-art coaches. It
cannot be eradicated by merely distributing offers passengers a whole new travel
something among the poor. Today, initiatives like experience, it is a great example of the
Mudra Yojana, Startup India, and Stand Up India are success story of ‘Make in India’.
giving birth to innovators and entrepreneurs among
the youth. Prime Minister Modi says, "I want to say INS Vikrant is India’s first domestically
to my entrepreneurial friends across the world: built aircraft carrier. India is achieving
Come, Make in India, Invest in India - for India, for new milestones in defence production to
the world. I invite each one of you to be a part of reduce imports and become self-reliant in

India's development story." n this key sector.
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