hemangi sarma

2020: Formulating a five-year sustainable industrial development strategy for Tamil Nadu (India) in line with emerging developments in manufacturing technology

• Assessment of the existing industrial production of the state

• Identifying key factors, sectors and sub sectors that have contributed to the growth in Gross State Domestic Product

• Identifying existing strengths and resources of Tamil Nadu

2019: Assisted the Government of India in its endeavor to ease the business environment across the country

• Devised reform action plan covering about 12 parameters (throughout the life cycle of a business) in addition to specific sectors: A state level exercise to ease business regulatory burden across the nation

• Drafted reforms in three key areas of State Business Reform Action Plan 2017-18 and 2019 – ‘Transparency Enablers’, and ‘Specific Sectors’ which included Hospitality, Tourism, Pharmaceuticals, Education etc., and Construction Permits

2018: An elaborate demand assessment was carried out in order to identify sectors which needed urgent intervention

• Designed the Implementation Guidebook for the exercise

• Assisted / monitored States and Union Territories in reform implementation by responding to queries, conducting workshops

• Designed the feedback methodology

• Drafted regulatory provisions of India’s maiden Trade Facilitation Act