Biocon Chairperson and Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on Monday said measures are required to save jobs in automotive sector which represents 50 per cent of the manufacturing sector jobs in the country.
Shaw’s reaction on twitter came after automobile sale in India witnessed its worst-ever drop in August with despatches in all segments, including passenger vehicles and two-wheelers, plummeting to an all-time low.
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“Passenger Vehicle Sales See Worst Ever Monthly Drop Since 1997-98 – we need measures that are not about saving auto sector but about saving 50% of manufacturing jobs in the country which is what Auto sector represents,” Shaw said in a tweet, tagging Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Source: Economic Times
