Piyush Goyal meets officials, industry representatives to discuss ways to boost manufacturing

Key points

• An inter-ministerial meeting was held with industry associations to discuss ways to boost the country's manufacturing, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday (May 22, 2026).
• He said that the government is committed to working closely with the industry to expand manufacturing capacities, enhance quality standards and strengthen competitiveness.
• A comprehensive meeting with officials from key ministries and leading industry associations was held to strategise on boosting domestic manufacturing, he said in a social media post.
• The meeting comes at a time when the government is working with the industry to identify about 100 products -- including those from the auto, chemicals, plastics and petrochemicals sectors — that are either not produced or manufactured inadequately in India, as part of efforts to boost domestic production.
• The exercise is aimed at reducing the import bill of the country, as outflows of foreign exchange are impacting the value of the...