India has moved to ease a long-standing operational bottleneck for manufacturers by rolling out a simplified visa framework that allows companies to more easily recruit foreign engineers and technical specialists required for critical production work, including machinery installation, commissioning, training and plant design.
The changes are expected to particularly benefit domestic firms that import specialised equipment from overseas and rely on foreign experts to set up and maintain those systems.
In recent months, several manufacturers have raised concerns over delays in obtaining visas for Chinese professionals whose technical support was essential to running and scaling projects, PTI reported.
