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Why in News?
NITI Aayog released the report “India’s Services Sector: Insights on Regulatory Regime in Professional Services” in August, 2026.
- Professional services are specialized, knowledge-based tasks provided by trained experts to help clients solve problems or reach specific goals.
- Examples – Lawyers, tax advisors, IT consultants handling cybersecurity, Business strategists etc.
- Purpose – It studies India’s regulatory system for professional services and compares it with selected foreign countries.
- Aim – To identify regulatory challenges and improve the global competitiveness of Indian professionals.
- Key Challenges
- Lack of clarity in some regulations.
- Problems in market entry and the international competitiveness of Indian professional services.
- Need for better recognition of Indian qualifications.
- Need for continuous improvement of professional skills.
- Four-Pronged Strategy
- Use emerging trends to transform professional services.
- Strengthen professional services within the wider services value chain.
- Adopt global best practices in regulation.
- Promote continuous professional development and skill upgrading.
- Expected Benefits
- Increase services exports.
- Create more high-skilled jobs.
- Promote entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Improve cross-border mobility of professionals.
- Enhance the ease of doing business.
Professional services contribute nearly one-fourth of India’s total services exports.
- Importance
- They are knowledge-intensive and high-value services.
- They support employment, remittances and other services.
- India’s large skilled workforce provides strong potential for further growth.
Reference
DDIndia| NITI Aayog Report on Professional Service sector
