Foundation for Economic Development

Nitya Srinath

Nitya is a Program Manager at FED, where she works closely with government and industry stakeholders to drive impactful policy outcomes. At FED, she has contributed to and co-authored reports on Boosting MSME and E-commerce exports, a Case Study on Shahi Exports, and a study on creating Large Scale Worker Housing. She has also worked on initiatives to enhance sectoral and state-level competitiveness in India. Currently, Nitya is focused on improving the competitiveness of India’s textiles and apparel manufacturing and exports.

Previously, she worked as a Research Associate in the Economics Department at IIM-Bangalore, where she co-authored Chap. 9 of the book “Abhivruddhi-Making India a Five Trillion Dollar Economy” with Prof. Vivek Moorthy

Articles

What the PLI scheme needs to succeed

The Indian government launched the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) in 2020, starting with the Large-Scale Electronics Manufacturing Sector. When launched, it was heralded by the