Tools and tackles: Make in India fails here – 1 Oct 2024

Where India fails in Make in India is sometimes in the simplest of equipment

From grinding machines to chain pulley blocks, from Sling, from D Shackle to Flange Spreaders, from cable trays to screwdrivers, the list of equipment put out by IOCL for a contractor to use for his work, most of them are of foreign make or they are foreign brands

There could be an argument that most of them are perhaps Made in India but there are very few domestic names in this big list. Also even in these simple tools, it is not known what component of each of these tools are imported.

Clearly, Make in India has not made a dent where it matters most