The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Thursday released its Year-End Review 2025, reporting major strides across manufacturing, startups, logistics, ease of doing business, intellectual property, and foreign investment. The review underscores India’s accelerating progress toward becoming a global manufacturing and innovation hub.
PLI Schemes Deliver Strong Results
The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes continued to show robust outcomes across 14 sectors. As of June 2025, the schemes attracted more than ₹1.88 lakh crore in actual investments, generated over ₹17 lakh crore in incremental production, and created 12.3 lakh direct and indirect jobs. Exports under PLI have crossed ₹7.5 lakh crore, driven by electronics, pharmaceuticals, telecom equipment and food processing.
Startup India Crosses 2 Lakh Mark
India’s startup ecosystem recorded significant expansion, with 2,01,335 startups recognised since 2016, generating more than 21 lakh jobs. Women-led entrepreneurship continued to rise, with 48% of startups having at least one woman director.
ONDC Adoption Surges
The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) processed 326 million orders by October 2025, averaging 5.9 lakh transactions per day, including 18.2 million orders in October alone.
ODOP Footprint Widens
The One District One Product (ODOP) initiative has identified 1,240-plus products across 775 districts. Under PM Ekta Malls, 27 states have obtained DPR approvals, and construction is underway in 25 states.
Regulatory Reforms Speed Up Business Processes
More than 47,000 compliances have been reduced under the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP), B-Ready Assessment, Jan Vishwas Act and RCB framework, including simplification, digitisation, and decriminalisation measures.
The National Single Window System (NSWS) has processed 11.56 lakh applications, issuing 8.29 lakh approvals so far.
PM GatiShakti Expands Nationwide
The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan now has 57 ministries onboard and integrates 1,700 data layers. The District Master Plan initiative, piloted in 28 aspirational districts, is now being extended to all 112 aspirational districts.
Twenty-seven states have notified their State Logistics Policies.
ULIP Sees Strong Growth
The Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) now integrates 44 systems from 11 ministries through 136 APIs, with 1,700-plus companies onboard and more than 200 applications developed. Over 200 crore API transactions have been recorded to date.
Industrial Corridors Register Progress
Key industrial nodes such as Krishnapatnam, Kopparthy and Orvakal saw major milestones this year. Across four operational nodes, 430 plots spanning 4,552 acres have been allotted. Overall, 20 major projects have been approved across 13 states under NICDP.
Industry Output Steady
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 3% during April–September 2025-26, while the Eight Core Industries reported 2.5% cumulative growth between April and October.
India Strengthens Global IP Presence
Patent filings rose 425% between 2014 and 2024. India ranked 4th in trademark filings and 7th in design filings globally in 2024. The country climbed to 38th position in the Global Innovation Index 2025.
Large Projects Move Faster Under PMG
The Project Monitoring Group has onboarded 3,022 projects worth ₹76.4 lakh crore, resolving 8,121 issues since inception, including 403 this year.
FDI Inflows Remain Strong
India received USD 1.1 trillion in gross FDI between April 2000 and June 2025. Annual inflows have more than doubled in a decade, rising to USD 80.62 billion in 2024–25. The first quarter of 2025–26 saw USD 26.61 billion in FDI, up 17% year-on-year.
DPIIT said the achievements reflect India’s sustained reforms and rising attractiveness as a global investment destination, setting the stage for continued growth in 2026.
