This book covers three main areas namely the pharmaceuticals industry the telecommunications
sector and the banking sector with a focus on manufacturing and service. It includes a brief
analysis of all three particularly in the context of their evolution current status cost
efficiency and growth projections. The Indian pharmaceuticals market is the third-largest in
the world in terms of volume and thirteenth-largest in terms of value further India is the
world's largest provider of generic drugs. India is currently the second-largest
telecommunications market and has the third-highest number of internet users in the world. At
the same time the deregulation of foreign direct investment (FDI) norms has made banking one
of the fastest-growing sectors and a top-five employment opportunity generator in the country.
Further the efficiency and profitability of India's banking sector has assumed prime
importance due to intense competition customer demands and bank reforms. The book gauges the
relative performance of the Indian banks based on certain key parameters. It then concisely
presents the efficiency results vividly portraying the industry's current status and serving
as a ready reference that will be valuable to students academics and industry experts alike.
