Manufacturing sector, the key driver of the Indian economy, after a prolonged period of declining growth and slowdown in industrial output has seen signs of revival. Manufacturing for the month of May grew at 4.8% after two years of near stagnation providing a boost to the overall economic growth, which, for the first quarter of this financial year (April-June 2014) has witnessed a GDP growth of 5.7%. However challenges pertaining to structural issues such as poor infrastructure and lack of labour reforms, skills deficit, along with demand volatility, low investments, high interest rates, etc. still persist in the industry and CII therefore continues to advocate with government at highest levels to take steps for overcoming these challenges and creating an enabling environment for reviving and re-igniting manufacturing growth.