New Delhi, September 25, 2026 ; Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted the progress of the ‘Make in India’ initiative, crediting infrastructure development, enterprise and innovation with helping create new opportunities for India’s economic and industrial growth.
Launched on September 25, 2014, ‘Make in India’ was designed to facilitate investment, foster innovation, develop world-class infrastructure and position India as a global hub for manufacturing, design and innovation.
Marking the initiative’s 12th anniversary, Modi said in a post on X that greater domestic production, investment and exports were contributing to a visible transformation across sectors. He also shared a video highlighting developments in areas including semiconductors, aerospace, railway manufacturing, shipbuilding, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, solar energy and mobile-phone production.
Make in India 2.0
The initiative has since been expanded as ‘Make in India 2.0’, covering 27 sectors — 15 manufacturing sectors and 12 services sectors. Government measures associated with the initiative include investment facilitation, infrastructure development, ease-of-doing-business reforms and Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes.
According to a September 24, 2026 PIB backgrounder, manufacturing GVA at constant prices recorded a 10.88% compound annual growth rate between 2022-23 and 2025-26, while the manufacturing component of the IIP rose 7.0% during April–July 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier.
The same government assessment reported that electronics production increased from around ₹1.9 lakh crore in 2014-15 to approximately ₹13.11 lakh crore in 2025-26, while mobile-phone production rose from about ₹18,000 crore to ₹6.27 lakh crore over the period.
The government has also reported that PLI schemes across 14 sectors had attracted more than ₹2.16 lakh crore in investment, generated over ₹20.41 lakh crore in incremental production and sales, and supported more than 14.39 lakh direct and indirect jobs as of December 31, 2025.
From Manufacturing to Innovation
The broader ‘Make in India’ framework now encompasses sectors ranging from electronics, automobiles and pharmaceuticals to defence, railways, renewable energy, shipping and biotechnology, alongside services such as IT, tourism, logistics and financial services.
The initiative therefore remains a central part of the government’s stated strategy to expand domestic manufacturing, attract investment, strengthen industrial capabilities and increase India’s participation in global supply chains.
