The Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman, informed the Lok Sabha that the ‘Make in India' programme aims at promoting India as an important investment destination and a global hub for manufacturing, design and innovation.

The ‘Make in India' initiative does not target manufacturing sector alone, but also aims at promoting entrepreneurship in the country.

The initiative is further aimed at creating a conducive environment for investment, modern and efficient infrastructure, opening up new sectors for foreign investment and forging a partnership between government and industry through positive mindset.

The following 25 sectors have been identified under the ‘Make in India' initiative :

1. Auto Components
2. Automobiles
3. Aviation
4. Biotechnology
5. Chemicals
6. Construction
7. Defence Manufacturing
8. Electrical Machinery
9. Electronic System Design and Manufacturing
10. Food Processing
11. IT and BPM
12. Leather
13. Media and Entertainment
14. Mining
15. Oil and Gas
16. Pharmaceuticals
17. Ports
18. Railways
19. Roads and Highways
20. Renewable Energy
21. Space
22. Textiles
23. Thermal Power
24. Tourism and Hospitality
25. Wellness

After the launch of ‘Make in India' initiative in September 2014 there is 48 percent increase in FDI equity inflows during October 2014 to April 2015 over the corresponding period last year.

A positive response has been received from within the country and globally for the ‘Make in India' initiative. The Investor Facilitation cell in Invest India has received more than 12000 queries on its portal since the campaign began.

Several countries such as Japan, China, France and South Korea have announced their intention to make huge investments in India in various industrial and infrastructure projects.

An Expert Committee has been constituted to examine the possibility of replacing multiple prior permissions and pre-existing regulatory mechanism and to prepare a draft legislation.

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