In the context of widespread rural and urban poverty in India and the decline in the primary sector including agriculture, there is an urgent need to enhance livelihoods and employment by enabling growth in manufacturing.
This study seeks to address the policy gaps in this sector, owing to the fragmentary nature of this sector and to evolve an integrated policy and operations approach to overcome the challenges that are currently preventing its potential from being realized. The possibility of new actors and instruments at the legislative, policy, institutional and implemental levels will also be explored and recommended accordingly.
