Perhaps, Modi ji would now realise that the real ‘Aatmnirbhar Bharat’ was under the Congress,” he added. File
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Targeting the Narendra Modi government over the ‘Make in India’ scheme, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge claimed the BJP’s promise of making India a global manufacturing hub remained “unfulfilled”.
“Modi Govt’s ‘Make in India’ is a classic case of giving importance to publicity rather than delivery. In its 2014 Manifesto, the BJP made 10 promises to make India a “Global Manufacturing Hub”, none of which have been fulfilled,” Mr. Kharge said in a social media post.
The Congress chief said that the situation has become “worse, with a massive decline of employment in manufacturing and the share of manufacturing in the GDP”.
“Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) are being sold. Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are suffering. Bureaucratic hurdles are the order of the day. Indian entrepreneurs are moving abroad and setting up companies there, instead of preferring India. Exports are in a free fall,” he alleged.
Posing a couple of questions, Mr. Kharge asked if the Modi government has wound up phase I of the much-hyped PLI [productivity linked incentive] Scheme worth ₹1.97 lakh crore after 12 out of 14 identified sectors failed to take off.
“Why has the share of merchandise in India’s total exports fallen to its lowest level in at least 50 years under Modi Govt? It is a fact that it accelerated the fastest in Indian history under Congress-UPA. Perhaps, Modi ji would now realise that the real ‘Aatmnirbhar Bharat’ was under the Congress,” he added.
He also cited media reports that claimed the Modi Government used less than 8% of funds allocated for manufacturing incentives as of October 2024 and has met only 37% of the production target.
The report also claimed that the share of merchandise in India’s total exports has fallen to its lowest level in at least 50 years.
Published – March 22, 2025 10:25 pm IST