And the requirement that 30% of goods be procured from small-scale industries, what happens when the small-scale industry grows and is no longer deemed small?
At present, Dharavi has a large number of thriving small-scale industries that produce embroidered garments, export quality leather goods, pottery and plastic.
Of the 836 products reserved for manufacture by small-scale industries, he has exposed only 14 to full competition (a committee had suggested exposing the whole lot).
To meet the mandate of buying 30% of its products from small-scale local industries, IKEA would have to help those vendors modernize their infrastructure and manufacturing capabilities to ensurethey can offerworld-class quality.