%A Ajit Ranade %T Import license for laptops is regressive policy %! Import license for laptops is regressive policy %X The biggest reform of 1991 was the dismantling of the license permit raj. In one swoop the industries minister, announced at noon on July 24, 1991, a new industrial policy which abolished industrial licensing for all but 18 industries. Later that evening the finance minister gave a historic speech ushering in an era of economic reforms, which had every-thing from foreign direct investment, %U https://www.thebillionpress.org/columns/economy/import-license-laptops-regressive-policy-386