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Accelerating India’s Growth to Improve Lives

FED aims to facilitate sustained & broad-based economic growth of over 10%, to improve the lives of all Indians.

We identify high-impact growth opportunities in areas like labor-intensive exports, housing, etc., and work with the government on creating a value chain of reform

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Our Focus Areas

Opportunities for Fast & Sustained Growth

Manufacturing

India should capitalise on Its low-skilled labour pool to drive export-led growth

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Construction

Construction in India has the potential to create 1.5 crore productive jobs

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Tourism

Tourism employs 3.2 crore people & has the potential to absorb more workers

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FED Dialogues Ep 1: With Dr. Arvind Panagariya

Evidence tells us, unequivocally, that sustained economic growth is the best bet for poverty alleviation. But scepticism about growth remains embedded…

Posted on February 6, 2024 by 0
CategoriesFocus Areas Ideas for Growth

Worker Housing: Enabler for Large Scale Manufacturing

The Indian government aims to achieve USD 2 trillion total export by 2030, one trillion each in merchandise and services[1].…

Posted on December 26, 2023 by 0
CategoriesFocus Areas Ideas for Growth

Export Hurdles: Assessing the Limitations of Duty Drawbacks

Export-led economic growth has a proven track record of success. From the Asian Tigers in the 1960s to China more…

Posted on October 30, 2023 by 0

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News & Updates

  • Op-Ed

Large global firms can help transform India

"While our popular economic discourse lionises MSMEs as the engines of India's economic growth, it under-appreciates, and even demonises large firms. Global firms such as IKEA, Nike, Uniqlo, Apple, Samsung and Tesla can, on their own, create supply chains in a nation where none exist," write Ronak Pol, Team Lead at Foundation For Economic Development, and Ankur Kothari, CEO at Kusumgar, for The Statesman.
  • September 2, 2024
  • Op-Ed

iPhone success busts myths about India

India may be the fastest growing large economy in the world, but it is not creating enough jobs. Here is one answer for creating a jobs revolution in our country, from FED Advisory Board Member Gurcharan Das.
  • September 11, 2024

Ashish Dhawan On ‘Equity’ In Philanthropy | Ep 7 | FED Dialogues

Our guest for this episode of FED Dialogues, a private equity investor turned philanthropist, has a neat analogy for how he looks at philanthropy. He's done the ‘debt’ part of his philanthropy - set up a world-class university where he can see the impact he's creating. He's now looking at more ‘equity’ opportunities in philanthropy. Watch the full episode of FED Dialogues with TCF Founder-CEO Ashish Dhawan.
  • August 30, 2024