Import substitution is an economic strategy where a country aims to reduce its dependence on foreign imports by promoting domestic production of goods that were previously imported. The core idea is to replace imported goods with domestically manufactured ones.
Import substitution implies
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2011 · Topic: Industrial Sector (Role of Manufacturing Sector in India's Economic Development)
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Answer: D. replacing import items by domestic production of such items
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