NEW DELHI, Mar 11 (PTI): Replicating the revolution in auto industry, the Indian Government Friday said it will make India a global manufacturing hub in other sectors like textiles, leather, petroleum, food processing and handicraft. "We will become a global manufacturing hub for small cars in the next 3-5 years," Finance Minister P Chidambaram said adding "we would emulate this success story in other sectors to become top global three manufacturing centres." Winding up the discussion in the Lower House on the general budget, Chidambaram said one talks of Industrial and French revolutions but the auto revolution that is unfolding in the country has gone unnoticed for many. "If every second toy and third shoe in the world are made in China, why can't we emulate these examples," he said asking people to throw away "ideological and political blinkers" while promising all help in this endeavour. Asserting that growth alone was the best antidote to poverty, Chidambaram said the Government has been able to allocate more resources for its flagship programmes and infrastructure due to over Rs 500 billion additional revenue mobilisation annually without coercive tax measures.
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