SME Times News Bureau | 23 Mar, 2018
Union
Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu Friday chaired a round-table of
Invest India in New Delhi.
The
participants in the discussion discussed a range of issues, including
those faced by start-ups in the sectors of e-pharmacy, NBFCs,
unmanned aerial vehicle and retail delivery of petroleum from door to
door, etc.
Concerned
Ministries and departments of the Government took part in the
discussion in the presence of the Prabhu.
Issues like
presence of pharmacist at e-pharmacy platforms, stream lining of the
application process for NBFCs by RBI, reforms in current guidelines
for UAV sector, which doesn’t allow for manufacturing of drones,
and vehicle specifications for door to door retail delivery of
petroleum, were discussed at length.
Secretary,
DIPP Ramesh Abhishek, Deepak Bagala MD and CEO of Invest India and
officers from RBI, SEBI, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Drugs Controller General OF
India (DGCI), Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Civil Aviation and DGCA were present at the round-table.
The
Minister said that the round-table is a self-evaluation exercise to
encourage the talent pool in India who are doing phenomenal work
through their start-ups for the growth of the economy and the
country.