RAS question
The 'Make in India' initiative was launched in which year?
Correct answer: (B) 2014.
Make in India was launched by the Prime Minister of India on 25 September 2014.
Explanation
Make in India belongs to the post-2014 push to make India a stronger manufacturing and investment destination. The official PIB release says the Prime Minister launched the global initiative on 25 September 2014, which makes 2014 the year to remember. Its purpose was not just a publicity label: it was meant to promote India as an important investment destination and a global hub for manufacturing, design and innovation, while inviting domestic and foreign investors to manufacture and invest in India. The initiative also identified 25 sectors, matching the standard exam explanation that it aimed to focus policy attention across key areas of manufacturing and related economic activity.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 2013 is too early, because the PIB release places the launch on 25 September 2014.
- (C) 2016 is the year of this PIB reply, not the launch year of Make in India.
- (D) 2015 came after the launch; the official launch date was 25 September 2014.
Concept
This tests a flagship economic policy date under Indian Economy, especially industrial policy and investment-promotion initiatives. RAS repeats such launch years because they anchor larger questions on manufacturing, FDI and government programmes.