USA on 15th july 2015 presented the 2015 Asia –Pacific Economic Development Innovation for Policy and Program Implementation Excellence Award in Manufacturing to Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) for the Make in India initiative. Frost &Sullivan, a US based Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation, and leadership.
The Make in India program has scored the highest in this data driven GIL Index on vision and implementation, among 100 Countries.
The two underlying principles of evaluation were:
- Enabling Vision: Vision for Development Strategy and Vision Congruence, Role of Agency in Policy Design, Industry Focus and Funding and Innovative Programs
- Implementation Excellence: Effective Channelization of Resources, Effective Program Coordination and Execution, Program Reach and Accessibility, Infrastructure Development and Implementation Success
The award recognizes that the Make inIndia initiative has become a catalyst to India’s booming domestic manufacturing sector. The Award was received by Mr. AmitabhKant, Secretary Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion on 14th July, 2015.
- 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.
- The campaign was designed by Wieden+Kennedy