Union Minister Piyush Goyal calls upon Indian industry to focus on improving Quality and Productivity

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal have called upon the Indian industry to focus on improving Quality and Productivity. Interacting with the Office bearers of various industry associations today, he called upon them to designate a few days next month, to do brainstorming on these aspects so that the Country starts getting recognition as the high quality, efficient manufacturer, trader and service provider.

The Minister said that this could be done sectorally or regionally so that there is knowledge sharing among the stakeholders, and these two aspects are focussed. Piyush Goyal said that the results of the second quarter of major companies show that profitability of most of them has gone up, indicating that the Indian industry has utilised the Covidperiod to do the belt-tightening, improve the product mix, and focus on quality and productivity. Calling upon the industry’s support to take them into mission-mode, Piyush Goyal said that Quality and Productivity could help in converting the crisis into an opportunity.

Piyush Goyal said that the Indian industry had shown resilience and confidence during the difficult times, which has helped the country fight the pandemic. He said that the economy is showing strong signals of a comeback, and even in the international arena, India’s reputation has gone by several notches. It is being seen as a trusted partner. He expressed confidence that India will make up the for the time, and emerge stronger and victorious. The Minister said that the ecosystem would change, and India will be able to engage with the world from the position of strength and inequitable terms. He told the gathering, to continue to maintain health precautions, as relaxations at this stage can create problems. The Minister said that the Government had taken note of the suggestions of the Industry associations, and appropriate response will be made, after their proper examination by various departments.

The meeting with the industry associations is part of the series of consultations held by the Minister with them since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. During the previous interactions, a lot of suggestions and the feedback from the ground level were received, which helped the Government in finalising its appropriate response. In today’s meeting, most of the participants expressed gratitude to the government for hand-holding and solving their problems through timely interventions and policy actions. Officers from various departments took part in the meeting.