China has been a Global Leader in manufacturing and innovation of advanced technology ensuring availability at cheaper prices. However, with data privacy leaks Governments has imposed ban on Chinese products and services in many countries. India with its 1.3 billion population has the utmost potential of cheap labour to contribute to the GDP by encouraging both Global & Domestic companies to set up units in India.

The most attractive feature of 'Make In India' initiative was to consolidate further more investments so that the economy of the country improves through the new steps taken over by the start-ups or existing organisations to produce or manufacture quality products and services.
Given the years of technological improvements, gaming has revealed a new path of excellent showcases, a driving moment for artificial intelligence being tested of how they can modify the future of common lives. Though most of the game publishers are based in US and China, India holds a potential market for gaming with increasing demand unraveled over years. So, can India contribute to its GDP with 'Make In India' initiatives on gaming?

Gaming Market Potential in India

India is already among the top five mobile gaming markets in the world, analysed on the basis of rising smartphone penetration to the game loving generation. According to an EY report, online gaming has the highest growth rate of 39.8% in 2019, from the previous year. The number of mobile internet users are even more than the entire US population leading to the rise of mobile gaming, highly recognised at the lockdown days of 2020.

Looking onto the estimates, gaming sector has the potential to generate huge employment of around 40,000 by 2022 with an increasing tax revenue of 28 billion ruppees. Provided there is a stable regulation to the gaming industry, it proves to be the fastest growing sector and employment varies from game development to maintainence.

New gaming start-ups rising with indie titles may attract huge foreign investments in support of developing cosset gaming market in India, truly 'Make In India'.