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Mr Venugopal N. Dhoot (left), immediate past president, Assocham, releasing a study on`Indian Manufacturing: Aiming to achieve 15% sustainable growth' along with Mr D.S.Rawat, Secretary General, Assocham, in the Capital on Monday. - Kamal Narang

Our Bureau

New Delhi, Sept. 8 With a slowdown in manufacturing sector, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry has recommended a series of measures to pull the growth upward to 15 per cent.

Assocham has suggested reforms in infrastructure such as simplifying port operations and procedures, thereby reducing the custom clearance time. It has also sought diversification of export structure in favour of technologically advanced products requiring research and development activity.

Assocham has recommended that labour reforms be given top priority to prevent lock outs and various other conditions in the factories that could hamper manufacturing growth.

At the same time, it is of the view that labour intensive sectors and heavy engineering, machinery, transport equipment and pharmaceuticals industries, which are capable of making India a hub of global manufacturing competitiveness, should also be encouraged.

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