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Accelerating India’s Growth to Improve Lives

FED aims to facilitate sustained & broad-based economic growth of over 10%, to improve the lives of all Indians.

We identify high-impact growth opportunities in areas like labor-intensive exports, housing, etc., and work with the government on creating a value chain of reform

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Opportunities for Fast & Sustained Growth

Manufacturing

India should capitalise on Its low-skilled labour pool to drive export-led growth

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Construction

Construction in India has the potential to create 1.5 crore productive jobs

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Tourism

Tourism employs 3.2 crore people & has the potential to absorb more workers

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Ravi Venkatesan On The Missing Entrepreneurial Drive In India’s MSMEs | Ep 4 | FED Dialogues

From classrooms to political rallies to multilateral summits, entrepreneurship is the buzzword being peppered liberally everywhere, and for good reason. It’s…

Posted on July 15, 2024 by 0
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Gurcharan Das On ‘Selling’ Reforms; India Craving An Industrial Revolution | Ep 3 | FED Dialogues

It’s been over 30 years since India liberalised its economy. If it didn’t sink in then, it’s crystal clear today…

Posted on April 16, 2024 by 0
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Banmali Agrawala On India’s Electronics Manufacturing Opportunity | Ep 2 | FED Dialogues

India is stepping up its ambitions of gaining global market share in labour-intensive manufacturing. The success we have seen in…

Posted on March 8, 2024 by 0

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  • In the news

Money More Effective With The Consumer Than As Tax With The Government: FED On Budget 2025

Every rupee in the hands of the consumer is three times as effective as...", Foundation For Economic Development Director Rahul Ahluwalia says the change in personal income tax slabs is a welcome move for boosting consumption, but also because it will compel the government to keep its expenditure and the fiscal deficit in check. More on the importance of rationalisation of custom duties and deregulation of business. Watch the clip.
  • February 1, 2025

Technical Textiles, China+1, & Why India Must Export | Ep 1 | Borderless Business

New year, new podcast! While Growth Is Good will continue unabated, featuring conversations on big ideas that can help India achieve its true growth potential, our latest podcast, Borderless Business, will have our Team Lead, Ronak Pol, chat with leaders who’ve built successful export-focused businesses out of India. Export-focused because we believe competing and winning against the world is paramount to ensuring that the company achieves massive scale down the road, which will help drive employment and GDP growth. First episode, with Ankur Kothari, CEO at Kusumgar, out now! Listen in.
  • January 31, 2025
  • In the news

“Make Noida The Shenzhen Of India”, FED at NDTV’s The Future Summit

"Make Noida the Shenzhen of India." When there are limited resources to work with, it's better to focus our efforts and investment in 1-2 locations and aim to turn them into truly world-class manufacturing and export hubs. Investing everywhere might lead us nowhere. FED Operating Partner Piyush Doshi explained, at NDTV's The Future Summit. Watch the full clip on our LinkedIn.
  • January 27, 2025