New steps in Manufacturing activities by Govt of India.

Under the Make-in-India initiative, government is seeking new definition of manufacturing  activities. In this, it seeks to divorce all packaging processes from the conventional  understanding of industrial production. 
Reason: Due to the implementation of Factory Bill of 2014. According to the new Factory Bill  definition is - Any process or activity resulting in any alteration of original character,  such as nature, state, shape, size, usefulness and/ or making value addition to the original  material acted upon when subjected to the process or activity' is manufacturing.
Ministry is going to hold talks with employees and industry soon.
Make-in-India Initiative:
1 The Make in India program includes major new initiatives designed to facilitate investment,  foster innovation, protect intellectual property, and build best-in-class manufacturing  infrastructure.
-New Processes under it:
1. Process of applying for Industrial License & Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum made online on 24×7 basis through eBiz portal.
2. Validity of Industrial license extended to three years.
3. States asked to introduce self-certification and third party certification under Boilers  Act.
4. Major components of Defence products’ list excluded from industrial licensing.
5. Dual use items having military as well as civilian applications deregulated.
6. Services of all Central Govt. Departments & Ministries will be integrated with the eBiz –  a single window IT platform for services by 31 Dec. 2014.
7. Process of obtaining environmental clearances made online.
8. Impetus on developing Industrial Corridors and Smart Cities.
9. A new ‘National Industrial Corridor Development Authority’ is being created to  coordinate, integrate, monitor and supervise development of all Industrial Corridors.