Mint Explainer: What major industries expect from the next government
Also read: Job creation, alleviating rural distress likely to top new government’s agenda The upcoming Digital India Bill will be another key priority for the government, which wants Big Tech to tackle issues such as deepfakes and malicious AI-generated content. The industry, for its part, will want the government to preserve the safe-harbour principle to ensure that intermediaries are not held liable for third-party content posted on their platforms.
There should also be more consultations on the new Digital Competition Bill, experts said, as it will have a significant impact on India’s digital economy. India’s telecom sector is much more stable than what it was a few years ago, after several rounds of financial and structural reforms.
Rules under the new telecom Bill and tariff hikes will also be on the wish list. There shouldn’t be any major changes to the way the satellite-communications policy has been evolving, as Airtel-OneWeb, Jio-SES and Starlink are ready to offer services.
India's civil-aviation sector expects investments in airport infrastructure, policies to enable global aviation hubs in Indian metros, support for setting up large-scale maintenance, repair and overhaul centres, and a reduction in tax. Fuel comprises 40% of airlines' expenditure and Indian carriers have long demanded that aviation turbine fuel be brought under the GST regime.
This is especially crucial because domestic air traffic grew by more than 147% to 152 million passengers in the 10 years to 2023, and international air traffic increased more than 49% to 69.64 million in FY24, according to data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Also read | Lok Sabha Election: BJP’s popularity wanes even as NDA leads For carmakers,
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