The area to be covered by the NMCC is very vast. In essence it covers the entire gamut of Indian Economy and its competitiveness. It is difficult to divide the operations and deal with Manufacturing and Services as separate compartments, as both are interlinked in many ways. The NMCC is, therefore, looking into all the aspects that affect growth of Manufacturing including the increasing need for employment opportunities.

1) Enhance Government focus on manufacturing competitiveness ;

2) Creating conditions for investment in and growth of the manufacturing      sector ;

3) Lowering the cost of manufacturing ;

4) Investing in innovations ;

5) Strengthening education and training at all levels;

6) Adoption of global best practices in manufacturing;

7) Right market framework, competition and regulation ;

8) Issues relating to competitiveness in small and medium industries;

9) Competitiveness of public sector manufacturing industries ; and

10) Infrastructure development.