Invest In India
HEAVY INDUSTRIES
- FDI is allowed in capital goods sectors like construction, engineering, infrastructure,
consumer good, etc.
- The capital goods industry in FY 2018 -19 had an overall production figure amounting to
$13.6 bn.
- Capital Goods industry in India to witness approximately 5 mn direct employment and
25 million indirect employment by 2025.
- 100% FDI in capital goods sector is allowed under the automatic route.
- Huge potential demand for power transmission and distribution (T&D) equipment
owing to “Power for All” reforms and plan to add 93GW by 2022.
- Significant potential in closing the import-export gap (import currently 3 times the
exports).
- Opportunity in nuclear capacity expansion, power capacity addition in future in
Infrastructure, Mining, Oil & Gas, Steel & Automotive.
- Introduced National Policy on Capital Goods 2016 that aims to treble production of
capital goods in the sector.
- India has a comparative advantage vis-à-vis its peers in terms of manufacturing costs,
market knowledge, technology and creativity.
