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India engineering services exports reached $13.77 billion in the 2024 to 2025 fiscal period.
This marks a dramatic surge from $1.77 billion recorded back in the 2014 to 2015 period.
The sector achieved a compound annual growth rate of 22.8 percent over the decade.
Meanwhile, engineering import figures remained nearly flat during the same timeframe.
More context
Despite this massive economic growth, the engineering profession currently lacks a formal regulatory framework.
Niti Aayog released a report highlighting the absence of unified rules compared to medicine or architecture.
The advisory body recommends establishing a central statutory framework to govern the sector.
New rules would enforce minimum professional standards, ethics, and public safety accountability.
The proposed changes aim to improve compliance and project execution standards across infrastructure.
Further developments will determine how the industry adapts to the suggested regulatory oversight.