- Overview
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The Services Division aims to develop a comprehensive growth strategy for India’s services sector as part of the vision Viksit Bharat @ 2047. To support India’s transition to a developed economy, it adopts a holistic, multi-dimensional approach, covering economy-wide and sector- specific analysis of value addition, employment, exports, productivity, FDI, and more.
The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) conducts macro monitoring of the Indian and global economies. Through deep-dive research, the Unit provides timely economic insights to inform policymaking.
Together, the Services Vertical and EIU bring together a team of lawyers and economists, combining expertise in regulatory frameworks, economic analysis, and policy design to support India’s long-term growth agenda. - Core Functions
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- Develop a Comprehensive Services Strategy: Formulate a growth framework for the services sector using multi-dimensional analysis, covering value addition, employment, trade, productivity, and FDI.
- Provide Strategic Guidance: Facilitate high-level discussions on the services sector’s trajectory, including through the Expert Advisory Group on Services (EAG), established in 2025 to align the sector’s expansion with India’s 2047 development goals.
- Analyze Service Sub-Sectors: Examine specific segments with growth potential by leveraging data on Gross Value Added (GVA), exports, and employment. The Division’s working paper ‘Identifying Potential Service Sub-Sectors’ lays the foundation for a series of analytical reports on value addition, employment, trade, productivity, and FDI.
- Design Sector-Specific Roadmaps: Develop actionable strategies tailored to individual sub-sectors. These roadmaps address structural challenges, support adoption of emerging trends, and position services as key drivers of India’s long-term growth.
- Strengthen Data Systems: Promote standardized reporting frameworks and data collection for the services sector.
- Brand Indian Services Globally: Formulate strategies to diversify and expand exports while showcasing India’s expertise in IT, consulting, healthcare, education, finance, and other emerging service areas.
- Improve the Regulatory Ecosystem: Undertake mapping of horizontal and sector- specific regulations, benchmark them against international standards, and recommend reforms to enhance India’s global competitiveness.
- Relevant Stakeholders
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- Ministry of Commerce
- Ministry of Labor and Employment
- Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
- Reserve Bank of India
- Regulators
- Industry Bodies
- Center for Trade and Investment Law
- Center for WTO Studies
- Reports
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Title Download Identifying Potential Service Sub-Sectors: Insights from GVA, Exports, and Employment Data - Who’s Who
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Name Designation Contact Ms. Sonia Pant Programme Director sonia[dot]pant[at]nic[dot]in Sh. Deepak Kumar Deputy Secretary kumar[dot]deepak49[at]gov[dot]in Ms. Pratibha Sharma Deputy Director sharma[dot]pratibha[at]nic[dot]in Mr. Vijay Kumar Section Officer vijay[dot]95[at]gov[dot]in Dr. Vidya C. T Consultant Grade II vidya[dot]ct[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Mr. Arpit Gupta Consultant Grade I arpit[dot]gupta12[at]nic[dot]in Mr. Shrey Apoorva Consultant Grade I apoorva[dot]shrey[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Aarushi Gupta Consultant Grade I aarushi[dot]gupta[at]nic[dot]in Ms. Ambika Shukla Consultant Grade I ambika[dot]shukla[at]nic[dot]in Ms. Divya M B Young Professional divya[dot]mb[at]niti.gov[dot]in Ms. Aishwarya Ajayan Young Professional a[dot]aishwarya[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Shweta Yadav Young Professional shweta[dot]y[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Shivangi Sikarwar Young Professional shivangi[dot]sikarwar[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Anisha Sawhney Young Professional sawhney[dot]anisha[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Mansi Nautiyal Young Professional mansi[dot]nautiyal[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in
Services and Economic Intelligence Unit