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The reforms drew heavy scrutiny from opposition leaders. The New Industrial Policy and 1991 Budget was decried by opposition leaders as "command budget from the IMF" and worried that withdrawal of subsidies for fertilizers and hikes in oil prices would harm lower and middle-class citizens. [27]
As reported by the New York Times, "Mr. Rao, who was sworn in as Prime Minister last week, has already sent a signal to the nation—as well as the I.M.F.—that India faced no "soft options" and must open the door to foreign investment, reduce the bureaucratic red tape that stifles initiative, and streamline industrial policy." [34]
Another key prospect of the 1991 policy was to end "red-tapism" which was known as Industrial licensing, wherein the requirement to get a license to start a private sector industry was abolished. Thereby, cutting down unnecessary delays in establishing an industrial unit by any private entity. [7]
Events in the year 1991 in the Republic of India. The year 1991 was a watershed moment in the history of Economy of India . It was the year in which India formally announced its shift towards Liberalization , Privatization and Globalization from hitherto existed Mixed economy that was predominantly a Planned economy .
A country's infrastructure (including transportation, telecommunications and energy industry) is a major enabler of industrial policy. [6] Industrial policies are interventionist measures typical of mixed economy countries. Many types of industrial policies contain common elements with other types of interventionist practices such as trade ...
A new industrial policy was tabled in Parliament on 24 July 1991 aiming to maintain growth in productivity and gainful employment and to encourage the growth of entrepreneurship and upgrades to technology. [3] That year the SICA was amended to include public sector enterprises in the board's purview. [4]
This government-led industrial policy, with corresponding restrictions on private enterprise, was the dominant pattern of Indian economic development until the 1991 Indian economic crisis. [15] After the crisis, the government began divesting its ownership of several PSUs to raise capital and privatize companies facing poor financial ...
21 June 1991 212 days Janata Party: 29 P Chidambaram: 21 June 1991 9 July 1992 1 year, 18 days P. V. Narasimha Rao: Indian National Congress: 30 P. V. Narasimha Rao: 9 July 1992 18 January 1993 193 days (19) Pranab Mukherjee: 18 January 1993 10 February 1995 2 years, 23 days 29 P Chidambaram: 10 February 1995 3 April 1996 1 year, 53 days (30)