After announcement of PLI Scheme for automobile industry, Union I&B Minister Anurag Thakur said that the industry leads in generating employment. “Automobile industry contributes to 35 per cent of the manufacturing GDP of the country. It is a leading sector in generating employment. If we speak of the global automotive trade, then we need to increase India's participation,” said Anurag Thakur. “Speaking of new technology, the PLI scheme has been brought keeping in mind the needs of the present as well as the future, and for local markets too, so that we strengthen our industry,” he added.
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