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SME Times News Bureau | 23 Nov, 2020
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the
government will continue its reform agenda and take up more measures in
days ahead.
In her address at the National MNCs Conference 2020,
organised by the CII, Sitharaman said that in furtherance of its reforms
agenda, the government is ensuring the setting up of dedicated special
manufacturing zones for the production of pharma, medical devices and
APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients) in six states.
Effective unified single window mechanism is part of these zones, she said.
Sitharaman
said that the Prime Minister has not lost the opportunity for deep
reforms, even during the coronavirus crisis, and the reforms momentum
would continue.
Noting that several measures are being taken up
to keep the reforms impetus intact such as professionalisation of the
financial sector and thrust on disinvestments, she said that all
enterprises, MNCs and India Inc, big, medium and small enterprises, are
facing a reset exercise in doing business.
"We will have to make sure that policies are right to make India an attractive investment destination," she said.
The
Finance Minister said that the government has been working assiduously
towards ensuring a facilitative environment for the MNCs operating out
of India.
Enthused by government's thrust on reforms and reduced
taxation rates, several sovereign funds have expressed interest in
partnering with the government on its National Infrastructure Pipeline,
she added.
CII National Committee on MNCs Chairman Soumitra
Bhattacharya said that that MNCs acknowledge the fast-paced reforms that
have become a regular feature of the current economic environment.
The
reforms must continue given the tectonic shifts in global supply chains
in a post-Covid world, which are attracting many foreign firms to shift
their base to India, he said.
CII Director General Chandrajit
Banerjee said that the government has been working rigorously to create a
strong, vigorous, and dynamic environment for MNCs by introducing a
plethora of reforms.
He suggested that slab-based incentives
could be offered, depending on size of the FDI. CII remains committed to
continue supporting the government in making India an even more
attractive destination for foreign investors, he added.
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