Industrial Growth

Why it matters

• Acts as a primary driver for structural transformation from an agrarian-based economy to a diversified industrial and service-oriented economy.
• Generates large-scale formal employment opportunities, thereby absorbing surplus labor from the primary sector.
• Enhances national self-reliance by reducing dependence on imported capital goods and intermediate products.
• Facilitates the development of robust supply chains and infrastructure, which creates positive externalities for other sectors.

How it is asked

Focus on the relationship between industrial policy frameworks and ease of doing business, the impact of global value chain integration, and the role of manufacturing in achieving long-term macroeconomic stability.