Kharge targets govt on 'Make in India' scheme, says it is classic case of 'publicity than delivery'

Kharge also cited media reports that claimed that the Modi government used less than 8% funds allocated for manufacturing incentives as of October 2024 and has met only 37% of production target.

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday attacked the Narendra Modi government on the 'Make in India' scheme, claiming that it is a "classic case" of giving importance to "publicity rather than delivery" as the BJP's promise of making India a global manufacturing hub remains unfulfilled.

Kharge said in a post on 'X' that Modi would now realise that the "real Atmanirbhar Bharat (self sufficient India)" was under the Congress.

"The Modi government's 'Make in India' is a classic case of giving importance to publicity rather than delivery. In its 2014 Manifesto, the BJP made 10 promises to make India a 'Global Manufacturing Hub', none of which have been fulfilled," he said.

He said the situation has become "worse" with a "massive decline" of employment in manufacturing and share of manufacturing in the GDP.

"PSUs are being sold. MSMEs are suffering. Bureaucratic hurdles are the order of the day. Indian entrepreneurs are moving abroad and setting up companies there, instead of preferring India. Exports are in a free fall," he claimed as he posed two questions.

"Has the Modi Govt wound up the Phase 1 of the much-hyped PLI Scheme worth Rs 1.97 Lakh Crore, after 12 out of 14 identified sectors failed to take off? Why has the share of merchandise in India's total exports fallen to its lowest level in at least 50 years under Modi Govt?" he said.

In his post, Kharge also cited reports that claimed that the Modi government used less than 8 per cent funds allocated for manufacturing incentives as of October 2024 and met only 37 per cent per cent of production target.