Landscape of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) in India

Category: Business

India is progressing on a trajectory of high GDP growth rate of 7 to 9% by 2022 to enable its development and, as a means to achieve the same, has also stepped on the pedal to accelerate the growth of the industrial sector. Consequently, a significant policy thrust has been laid by the new government on expanding the share of the manufacturing sector in the GDP from the current level of 15% to 25% by 2022. However, the inherent predicament in the growth of the manufacturing sector is that both manufacturers and buyers need to address newer challenges, primarily related to environment and industrial safety. Additionally, this would necessitate an increase in total employment of skilled workforce in the manufacturing sector.