Make in India and PLI Schemes
Labour, Skills and Land
Factories need workers, skills and land, and India's rules on each shape how fast manufacturing can grow.
Inputs beyond money matter.
Labour laws
Reforms aim to simplify India’s many labour laws into four codes.
Skills
Employers often find workers lack technical skills, so training matters.
Land
Buying land for factories can be slow and contested, so industrial parks and land banks are promoted.
Women
Women’s share of factory jobs is still low compared with some competitors.
A hiring struggle
A new plant struggles to find enough trained technicians nearby.
Ignoring skills when planning factories
Workers are as important as machines.
Key takeaways
- Labour codes aim to simplify rules.
- Skills gaps exist.
- Land is a bottleneck.
- Women's participation is low.
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