<h1>India's National Manufacturing Policy Aims for 25% GDP Share, 100 Million Jobs via NIMZs by 2021.</h1> The Government of India introduced the National Manufacturing Policy in November 2011 to boost manufacturing's GDP share to 25% and create 100 million jobs over a decade. The policy aims to empower rural youth with employable skills. National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) are key to this strategy, envisioned as integrated industrial townships with advanced infrastructure, energy-efficient technology, and streamlined regulations. NIMZs differ from Special Economic Zones in size, infrastructure planning, governance, and incentives. The impact of NIMZs on manufacturing's GDP share is currently unassessable, as they are in early development stages, according to a government official.