2. Industrial policy of any country reflects the growth and
development of that country as the economic
environment is largely influenced by the industrial
production.
Industrial policy indicates the relationship between
government and business.
It gives guidelines for promoting and regulating
industries.
3. It was announced on 24 july 1991
Objectives of industrial policy
To maintain a sustained growth in
productivity
To enhance gainful employment
To achieve optimal utilisation of human
resource
To attain international competitiveness
To transform India into a major partner and
player in global arena
4. To give encouragement to small scale
industries
To bring about development of basic and
heavy industries with a view to reduce the
dependence of country on foreign countries
To take steps to promote exports of industrial
goods
To remove regional disparities by establishing
public sector industries in economically
backward regions of the country
7. Increase in efficiency
Increase in production
Liberalisation
Increase in efficiency of public sector
Increase in competition
Proper significance to small scale sector
Enhance the welfare of the workers
8. Reduction in the role of public sector
Privatization will not automatically lead to
efficiency
Concentration of economic power
Increase in regional imbalance
Adverse effect on small scale sector
Ignores social objectives
9. • Increase in rate of economic growth
• Increase in competitiveness of industrial sector
•Reduction in poverty and inequality
•Increase in efficiency of public sector
•Fall in fiscal deficit
•Decline in deficit of balance of payment
•Increase in efficiency
•Development of small scale industries
10. Less importance to Agriculture
Induced by IMF and World Bank
More dependence on Foreign debt
Dependence on foreign technology
More importance to privatization
Problem of unemployment