Why Kejriwal's plan to allow hi-tech industry is good for Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 8 With Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announcing that the new industrial areas in the city will have no place for manufacturing activities to curb pollution, industry experts have welcomed the initiative, saying that it will be good not just for city but also for the manufacturing sector itself.

Kejriwal made the announcement in a virtual conference last week.

He said that only hi-tech and service industries will be permitted to open in the new industrial areas as part of the plan to reduce pollution.

While the Delhi CM said that the move makes sense because the city's economy is driven mainly by the service sector, industry experts have said that the nature of manufacturing has changed in India and the city is no longer suitable for these types of manufacturing units.

"The typical industry size in Delhi is cottage and SME size industry. The physical and psychological comfort of producing in a metropolitan like Delhi is one of the reasons that industry is stymied in our country and entrepreneurs choose comfort to scale," Pankaj Mohindroo, Chairman, India Cellular & Electronics Association

( With inputs from IANS )

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