India must boost demand and ease rules to strengthen manufacturing: Godrej

India needs stronger domestic demand and simpler rules for small businesses to push its manufacturing growth, Jamshyd Godrej, Managing Director of Godrej & Boyce, said on Wednesday.

- TBG NETWORK

Addressing mediapersons on the sidelines of the 21st CII Manufacturing Summit 2025, Godrej said that private investment is still slow, but the key issue is not the willingness of companies to spend.

“Whether it’s private or public investment, it is really driven by demand,” he said. He explained that investors act when they see people buying more goods. “If the demand is there, everyone will invest,” he said, adding that the focus should be on creating demand rather than worrying about investment numbers.