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Make in India​

Make in India is an initiative program of the Government of India to encourage companies to manufacture their products in India. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 September 2014.

The major objective behind the initiative is to focus on 25 sectors of the economy for job creation and skill enhancement. Some of these sectors are: automobiles, chemicals, IT, pharmaceuticals, textiles, ports, aviation, leather, tourism and hospitality, wellness, railways, design manufacturing, renewable energy, mining, bio-technology, and electronics. The initiative hopes to increase GDP growth and tax revenue. The initiative also aims at high quality standards and minimising the impact on the environment. The initiative hopes to attract capital and technological investment in India.

Under the initiative, brochures on the 25 sectors and a web portal were released. Before the initiative was launched, foreign equity caps in various sectors had been relaxed . The application for licences was made available online and the validity of licenses was increased to 3 years. Various other norms and procedures were also relaxed.

In August 2014, the Cabinet of India allowed 49% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence sector and 100% in railways infrastructure. The defence sector previously allowed 26% FDI and FDI was not allowed in railways. This was in hope of bringing down the military imports of India. Earlier, one Indian company would have held the 51% stake, this was changed so that multiple companies could hold the 51%. Out of 25 sectors, except Space(74%), Defence(49%) and News Media(26%), 100% FDI is allowed in rest of sectors.

This thread is dedicated to all news, updates and discussions on the Make in India Scheme.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

#1 General Electric Co will use its new manufacturing facility in India, as an export hub, with plans to send half of its output to the conglomerate's global factories. The 67-acre plant in Chakan, near Pune, is GE's first multi-purpose manufacturing facility in India, which will produce a range of products that will include aviation, rail and diesel engines. #MakeinIndia​

PM Modi Inaugrates GE’s Brilliant Advanced Manufacturing Plant in Pune, India

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When people talk about advanced manufacturing, they usually have Germany, Japan and the United States in mind, not India. That’s about to change. GE has invested over $200 million in a flexible new “brilliant factory” that will produce diverse products, from jet engine parts to locomotive components, for four different GE businesses all under one roof for the first time.

Shafts, gearboxes, and bedplates in production in Pune.(Farhad Bomanjee)​

The advanced manufacturing plant, which is located in Pune, near Mumbai in western India, covers 67 acres, an area equal to 38 football fields. It will employ 1,500 workers who will share production lines, support infrastructure and equipment like 3D printers and laser inspection technology. Besides making jet engine and locomotive technology, they will also assemble wind turbines and build water treatment units for the oil and gas and agriculture industries. “The plant will allow us to quickly adjust production as demand comes in, using the same people and space,” says Banmali Agrawala, president of CEO of GE South Asia.

Top image: Wind turbine hub assembly at GE’s new brilliant factory in Pune, India. Above: Locomotive turbochargers assembly at GE’s new brilliant factory in Pune, India.​

This flexible “multi-modal” factory, which opened last Saturday, is as groundbreaking for India as it is for GE. It’s the first application of the concept that GE calls the “brilliant factory,” in which factory equipment and computers talk to each other over the Industrial Internet in real time, share information, and make decisions to preserve quality and prevent downtime. In such a factory, production lines are digitally connected to supply, service and distribution networks to maintain optimal production. “The brilliant factory is more than 3D printing parts from digital files, which we already do,” says Christine Furstoss, global technology director at GE Global Research. “We can build a factory that can make itself better.”

Small parts CNC machining section of GE’s new brilliant factory in Pune, India.​

The idea to build the first iteration of such a plant in India made sense to GE, because the company wanted to harmonize its operations there, gain size and scale quickly, and support its suppliers. “We have too many small suppliers and their ability to leverage size and scale becomes a problem,” Agrawala says. “The multi-modal plant is good for us and good for them. It will give us a chance to invest in the right tools, processes and training, keep our machines utilized, and develop new products faster and cheaper. It will also give us a chance to experiment and try new things.”

The flexible factory also fits into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” campaign. Modi, who attended the opening, wants to boost the share of manufacturing in India’s GDP to 25 percent by 2022, create 100 million new jobs, and alleviate poverty.

Wind turbine head waiting for assembly at GE’s new brilliant factory in Pune, India. All photos credited to: Farhad Bomanjee​

Source:- GE to use new India manufacturing facility as export hub | Reuters

#2 First Computed Tomography (CT) Scan System Designed and Manufactured in India Launched. The Wipro-GE CT scan system is 40 per cent less expensive than competing offerings in the market and uses 40 per cent less power. Revolution ACTs, which is Wipro GE Healthcare’s 26th product, will cost less than Rs 1 crore for each installation and the manufacturing plant at Bengaluru has a capacity to produce up to 1,000 systems in a year. #MakeinIndia​

Wipro-GE Healthcare designs, builds CT system in India

Wipro GE Healthcare on Wednesday launched Revolution ACTs, the first computed tomography (CT) scan system designed and manufactured in India, at a glittering ceremony in the presence of John Flannery, the global CEO and president of the $18-billion GE Healthcare; Terri Bresenham, president & CEO of GE Healthcare South Asia; Prathap C Reddy, founder and chairman of the Apollo Hospitals Group; and Kaushik Mukherjee, chief secretary of Karnataka.

The company said Revolution ACTs is the result of Rs 120 crore in investment and collaboration with Indian healthcare providers for over four years.

Talking to reporters later, Bresenham said the new CT scan system is 40 per cent less expensive than competing offerings in the market and uses 40 per cent less power. Revolution ACTs, which is Wipro GE Healthcare’s 26th product, will cost less than Rs 1 crore for each installation, she said. She said 75 engineers worked on the design process of the system and the manufacturing plant at Bengaluru has a capacity to produce up to 1,000 systems in a year. “Customers were an important part of the design process. Twenty customers have already been identified and they are actually here attending the event. This year, we have plans to sell 100-200 systems,” she said.

GE Healthcare disclosed that it had recently formed a separate company called GenWorks Health, which would function as a new national network to address challenges faced by healthcare providers in tier II-IV towns. “GenWorks has commenced operations with 150 highly experienced team members with each member having an average industry and leadership experience of 17 years. It is rapidly building presence in 450 tier II-IV towns to take disruptive technologies, training and support closer to healthcare providers,” the company said.

CT scan systems are used to diagnose health conditions like stroke, trauma, etc. “India has one of the highest prevalence of diseases like stroke with 16 lakh new cases every year leading to 6,30,000 deaths….However, we have limited penetration of this important technology — three CT systems per million population compared with 20 CT systems per million population in developed markets,” the company said. Flannery, who was earlier the president and CEO for GE India from October 2009 to April 2013, said neighbouring China had 15,000 more CT installations than India.

GE Healthcare had last year entered into an agreement with Cancer Treatment Services International (CTSI) to set up 25 world-class cancer care centres across India at a cost of Rs 750 crore. Bresenham said the partners are now on the verge of setting up two of those hospitals. “One of them will have Revolution ACTs installed,” she said.

GE Healthcare claims to have developed a world-class supplier base in India as well as facilities for assembly and testing. “Over 30 per cent of the product components and parts are either in-house manufactured or sourced from India and includes the heart of the machine — generator and tubes.” Bresenham, however, added that a fair amount of the components are still imported, notably detector material.

Source:- GE Healthcare designs, builds CT system in India

#3 ISRO's Antrix Corporation cumulative revenue stands at $1.1 billion earning $140 million net profit in the last five years by providing satellite launch & other space based services to various customers all across the globe. #MakeinIndia

ISRO's Antrix earns Rs 1860 crore in 2014-15, up Rs 700 crore from 2010-11

NEW DELHI: The turnover of Antrix Corporation Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), was Rs 1860.71 crore (unaudited) during 2014-15 as compared to Rs 1113.58 crore in 2010-11, the Parliament has been informed.

Earlier, Minister in the Department of Space had informed the Parliament that India had earned a sum of approximately Rs 662 crore ($17 million and 78.5 million Euros) by launching 45 satellites from 19 countries using ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

Antrix has signed agreements for launching 28 more foreign satellites from six countries namely Algeria (3), Canada (4), Germany (4), Indonesia (2), Singapore (6) and the United States (9).

The launches of these foreign satellites are envisaged during the 2015-2017 time period. Discussions with foreign agencies and companies are going on for providing launch services to their satellites on-board ISRO’s PSLV and Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).

The details of the commercial income generated by Antrix for the last five financial years are:

(Rs in crore)

Source:- Indian Television Dot Com | ISRO's Antrix earns Rs 1860 crore in 2014-15, up Rs 700 crore from 2010-11

 

[Ryuzaki]

First big ticket FDI: Tech major Foxconn pledges $5 billion in Maharashtra


Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with founder and chairman of Foxconn Technology Terry Gou at an MoU signing ceremony in Mumbai on Saturday. (Source: PTI)
Foxconn Technology Group, the global electronics manufacturing giant which makes iPhones for Apple, will invest $5 billion over five years in a new manufacturing facility in Maharashtra, making it one of the biggest Foreign Direct Investment projects in the country in recent years.

The Taiwan-based group, which has a roster of clients including Apple, BlackBerry, Motorola, Amazon Cisco and Xiaomi, on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government, which has allotted 1,500 acres of land for the new facility at Taloja in Pune district.

Foxconn’s commitment is the biggest in pure play manufacturing not only since the Narendra Modi government came to power last year, but also over the last several years. Foxconn chairman Terry Gou said recently that he saw India as a manufacturing and export base in the group’s long-term plans — which appears to fit in with Prime Minister Modi’s Make in India mission aimed at facilitating investment, innovation and manufacture of world-class products in the country.
On Saturday, Gou said that the focus of the company in India would be on research and development and manufacturing. The company could get into the production of thin film transistor or TFT, which is used in high definition TV sets, according to officials here.

Foxconn chose Maharashtra over other states because it has a leading financial centre, and is home to quality talent and software-hardware integration facilities, Gou said after signing the MoU. The company, the world’s top contract electronics manufacturer, will scout for local partners in line with its plans for India, which include going to other cities, including New Delhi, he said.

Gou, who met the Prime Minister, Minister for Communications and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad, and senior officials recently, had told reporters earlier that the group would look to build factories at a dozen locations in India.

The biggest foreign investment proposal in India so far has been South Korean steelmaker Posco’s over $ 12 billion commitment for a plant in Odisha, which was grounded in the face of protests by environmentalists and local people during the term of the previous UPA government.

Foxconn itself shut down its manufacturing facility near Chennai in 2014 after Nokia, to which it was supplying components, decided to move out of India.

Adani Enterprises had said in a BSE filing earlier that it was in talks with Foxconn for a potential joint venture to set up manufacturing facilities.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who had held talks with Foxconn during his visit to China earlier this year, said, “Today, we have translated our meeting into reality. The investment of Rs 35,000 crore will generate jobs for 50,000 people in state.” Taloja, where the new facility is planned, is promoted by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, and houses several other industrial units.

In the race to attract investment among states, this is a second achievement for Maharashtra in recent days — global carmaker General Motors earlier announced plans to shut its plant in Halol, Gujarat, and shift focus to Talegaon in Pune district. GM’s global CEO, Mary Barra, who too met PM Modi recently, has announced that the company would invest $ 1 billion in India, and plans to use the country as an export base for the Middle East and some other markets.

Fadnavis’s government has held roadshows in Davos, China, US, Germany and Israel over the past months to persuade global firms to invest in Maharashtra.

- See more at: First big ticket FDI: Tech major Foxconn pledges $5 billion in Maharashtra | The Indian Express

 

[Echo_419]

Make in India​

Make in India is an initiative program of the Government of India to encourage companies to manufacture their products in India. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 September 2014.

The major objective behind the initiative is to focus on 25 sectors of the economy for job creation and skill enhancement. Some of these sectors are: automobiles, chemicals, IT, pharmaceuticals, textiles, ports, aviation, leather, tourism and hospitality, wellness, railways, design manufacturing, renewable energy, mining, bio-technology, and electronics. The initiative hopes to increase GDP growth and tax revenue. The initiative also aims at high quality standards and minimising the impact on the environment. The initiative hopes to attract capital and technological investment in India.

Under the initiative, brochures on the 25 sectors and a web portal were released. Before the initiative was launched, foreign equity caps in various sectors had been relaxed . The application for licences was made available online and the validity of licenses was increased to 3 years. Various other norms and procedures were also relaxed.

In August 2014, the Cabinet of India allowed 49% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence sector and 100% in railways infrastructure. The defence sector previously allowed 26% FDI and FDI was not allowed in railways. This was in hope of bringing down the military imports of India. Earlier, one Indian company would have held the 51% stake, this was changed so that multiple companies could hold the 51%. Out of 25 sectors, except Space(74%), Defence(49%) and News Media(26%), 100% FDI is allowed in rest of sectors.

This thread is dedicated to all news, updates and discussions on the Make in India Scheme.

Great thread dude I will try to contribute

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Make in India: India, Russia to jointly build 200 military choppers

MOSCOW: In a move aimed at boosting India's defence sector, 200 helicopters will be manufactured in the country with Russian collaboration as part of intensification and diversification of their strategic ties.

Read more at:
Make in India: India, Russia to jointly build 200 military choppers - The Economic Times

Push for Make in India: Airbus & Mahindra to jointly manufacture military helicopters

MUMBAI: Airbus Helicopters and Mahindra Defence, a Mahindra Group subsidiary, on Friday announced a plan to produce helicopters to cater to India's military requirements.

The joint venture will be set up in the coming months, a statement by the two companies said.

In an interaction over phone, SP Shukla, group president-aerospace and defence sector chairman, Mahindra Defence Systems Limited, said, "Together, we will produce India's next-generation helicopters that will not only answer our country's defence needs but will also have the potential for exports in the future."

Read more at:
Push for Make in India: Airbus & Mahindra to jointly manufacture military helicopters - The Economic Times

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

#4 'Sony to #MakeInIndia its Bravia TVs at Foxconn’s plant near Chennai'

India is the fourth-largest market for Sony, after the US, China and Japan. Sony India clocked Rs 10,600 crore sales in 2014-15, with televisions and smartphones contributing 40 per cent each to its revenues. Sony is initially manufacturing two 43-inch models running Google's Android operating system at the Sriperumbudur plant of Competition Team Technology (India), a subsidiary of Foxconn. The first shipment will commence from Tuesday itself. The production line will soon be expanded to include 22-43 inch screen televisions.

"While at present, all production will be for the Indian market, we may also start exports," Hibi said. "If this turns out to be successful, Sony may evaluate setting up its own plant in India," he said. Sony exited India manufacturing in 2004 when it shut down its facility in Haryana that mostly made music systems and home theatres. This plant also used to make TV apart from audio products.

India's free trade agreement with Southeast Asian nations had allowed imports at zero duty and since Sony had a poor market share of 3-4 per cent in televisions in the country, it decided to source them from Thailand, Malaysia, China and Japan rather thanproducing here.

Multinational brands Samsung and HTC already manufacture in the country while LG, Motorola and Xiaomi too evaluating prospects. There have been media reports that Foxconn is in talks with Apple to manufacture iPhone in India, and now Sony too is looking at the possibility of making smartphones in the country.

Make in India: Sony Corp inks pact to manufacture Bravia line of TVs at Foxconn’s plant near Chennai - timesofindia-economictimes

#5 'GlaxoSmithKline to invest USD 157 mn to set up a greenfield #pharma manufacturing unit in Karnataka' #MakeInIndia

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#6 'Foxconn to invest USD 2 bn to set up manuf. plants in India over the next 5 yrs' #electronics #phones #MakeInIndia

 

[Not So Good]

Just saw Foxconn news in today's news paper

 

[Guynextdoor2]

and how is GE's 'brilliant factory' a 'make In India' initiative? Obviously the factory was being built for several years now.

 

[Manindra]

and how is GE's 'brilliant factory' a 'make In India' initiative? Obviously the factory was being built for several years now.

Well , its good initiative but every thing branded as Make in India.
Even KA226T heli is merely licence production like old days but called make in India.

 

[Tridibans]

and how is GE's 'brilliant factory' a 'make In India' initiative? Obviously the factory was being built for several years now.

Agreed. Not every thing is result of the BJP govt. Its just political posture. But overall, I am happy to see the growth of my country

 

[Josef K]

and how is GE's 'brilliant factory' a 'make In India' initiative? Obviously the factory was being built for several years now.

Apparently GE iteslf is marketing the factory as part of the Make in India initiative.
Read here(article sponsored by GE): GE’s first-ever “brilliant factory” just opened in Pune - Quartz

 

[Manindra]

Apparently GE iteslf is marketing the factory as part of the Make in India initiative.
Read here(article sponsored by GE): GE’s first-ever “brilliant factory” just opened in Pune - Quartz

In Tirupur , a company called Tony Engineering which fabricate industrial boilers branded as Make in India.
Does that mean previously that company fabricate boilers for bathing water ?

 

[Josef K]

In Tirupur , a company called Tony Engineering which fabricate industrial boilers branded as Make in India.
Does that mean previously that company fabricate boilers for bathing water ?

Make in India is not just about manufacturing something newly in India. It is about creating/expanding a brand "Make in India", just like "Made in Japan" was once a brand. Even if BHEL is getting more export orders, doesn't mean it cannot come under the Make in India campaign, just because BHEL was already exporting these previously. Is it that difficult to fathom?

 

[Manindra]

Make in India is not just about manufacturing something newly in India. It is about creating/expanding a brand "Make in India", just like "Made in Japan" was once a brand. Even if BHEL is getting more export orders, doesn't mean it cannot come under the Make in India campaign, just because BHEL was already exporting these previously. Is it that difficult to fathom?

There is difference in Make in India & Made in India.
You put old days licence production deal of KA 226T in the name of Make in India ignoring HAL LUH which is Made in India.

 

[Josef K]

There is difference in Make in India & Made in India.
You put old days licence production deal of KA 226T in the name of Make in India ignoring HAL LUH which is Made in India.

AFAIK, LUH has not entered production. KA 226T has been scheduled for production for IAF.