Name: Amandeep Kaur
Country: India

Year: 2017
Volume: Volume-2, Issue-1 (January-June)
Page Number: 47-56

Make in India is business friendly program launched by Prime Minister Narender Modi on 25th September 2014 to encourage multinational and domestic companies to manufacture their products in India. It is launched with an aim to turn the country into a global manufacturing hub. The initiative aims to raise the contribution of manufacturing sector to 25% of the GDP by the year 2025 from its current 16%. There are many issues that need to be addressed in different infrastructure field like electricity, production, transport etc. As roads and transportation is the backbone of Indian infrastructure but it is inadequate in terms of quality, quantity and connectivity. Also in the overall transport sector, civil aviation and ports desperately need modernization. It is expected that public sector will continue to play an important role in building transport infrastructure. However, the resources needed are much larger than what the public sector can provide. So, the paper in concern reflects the present position of Indian roads and transportation and the need of Make in India program in this field.
Key words: Make in India, Manufacturing, Hub, GDP, Roads and Transportation