Lok Sabha Question No. 2950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: PLI for Electronics and Semiconductors
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2950

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.08.2025

## PLI FOR ELECTRONICS AND SEMICONDUCTORS

## 2950.  SMT. GENIBEN NAGAJI THAKOR:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is taking steps to boost domestic electronics manufacturing and reduce dependence on imports;

- (b) if so, the progress made under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for electronics and semiconductors;
- (c) whether the Digital India initiative has improved access to digital services and infrastructure especially in rural areas; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure cybersecurity and data protection in light of increasing digital usage?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) and (b): Driven by Prime Minister's vision of Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat, India has emerged as a global hub for electronics manufacturing. The remarkable growth of electronics goods production and export can be seen as follows:

| #                                    | 2014-15                 | 2024-25                   | Remarks                                                 |
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.9 Lakh Cr                          | 11.3 Lakh Cr            |                           | Production of electronics goods (Rs) Increased ~6 times |
| Export of electronics 38 thousand Cr | 3.27 Lakh               | Cr                        | Increased 8 times                                       |
| Mobile 2                             |                         | 300                       | manufacturing Increased 150 times                       |
| 18 thousand Cr                       |                         | 5.45 Lakh Cr              | Production of mobile phones (Rs.) Increased 28 times    |
| Export of mobile phones 1,500 Cr     |                         | 2 Lakh Cr                 | Increased 127 times                                     |
| Mobile phone imported (units)        | 75% of the total demand | 0.02% of the total demand |                                                         |

Industry estimates that the value addition for electronics manufacturing in India has increased substantially over the years.

This achievement is a result of policy initiatives and reforms undertaken by the Government in the last 11 years. Some of these are as follows:

- Production linked incentives (PLI) for large scale electronics manufacturing
- Production linked incentives (PLI) for IT hardware
- Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC and EMC 2.0) Scheme
- Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS)
- Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017 to prioritize domestically manufactured products in public procurement
- Allowing 100% FDI in electronics manufacturing, subject to applicable laws/regulations

## PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing & IT Hardware

- PLI Scheme has significantly boosted investment, production, exports, and job creation in India's electronics sector
- India has transformed itself from a net importer to a net exporter of mobile phones
- India is now the second largest mobile manufacturing country in the world

| PLI Schemes for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing and IT Hardware   | PLI Schemes for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing and IT Hardware   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Cumulative Investment Attracted                                         | ₹ 13,107 Cr                                                             |
| Cumulative Production Achieved                                          | ₹ 8,56,947 Cr                                                           |
| Exports                                                                 | ₹ 4,65,809 Cr                                                           |
| Additional Employment Generated                                         | More than 1.35 lakh direct jobs (till June 2025)                        |

As per industry estimates, each direct job leads to creation of three indirect jobs in the economy.

## FDI in electronics manufacturing

- More than 4 billion dollars FDI in the field of electronics manufacturing in last 5 years (i.e. since FY 2020-21).
- Nearly 70% of this FDI is contributed by the beneficiaries of PLI Scheme.

Under the Semicon India programme, the Government has approved 6 major projects so far, to build and grow the semiconductor and display industry in India. These projects involve a total investment  of  over  ₹1.55  lakh  crore.  The  approved  projects  are  under  v arious  phases  of implementation and are expected to generate over 27,000 direct jobs.

To further deepen electronics manufacturing, Government has launched Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS).

- Started on 8th April 2025, with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 22,919 crore
- Aims to deepen the electronics manufacturing value chain by attracting  investments across the component, sub-assembly, and capital equipment

More details of the scheme available on ecms.meity.gov.in

- (c): To enhance Digital infrastructure and access to digital services, Government has developed several  digital  platforms  under  Digital  India  programme  such  as  Aadhaar,  Unified  Payment Interface, DigiLocker, Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG), e-Sign, e-Hospital, e-Sanjeevani, Myscheme, Aarogya Setu, etc.

Further, Common Services Centres (CSCs) have been set up with the aims to deliver e-services to rural citizens through CSCs and expand the CSC network till the Gram Panchayat level.

Over 800 services are being delivered through CSCs. CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC SPV) has apprised that as on June 2025, 5.60 lakhs CSCs are functional across the country (rural + urban), out of which 4.36 lakhs CSCs are functional at the Gram Panchayat (rural) level.

(d): Government  has  taken  several  legal,  technical,  and  administrative  policy  measures  for addressing cyber security challenges in the country.

## Legal and Institutional Framework:

- Establishment of National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) under  Section  70A  of  the  IT  Act,  2000,  for  the  protection  of  critical  information infrastructure
- Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) designated under Section 70B of the IT Act as the national agency for responding to cybersecurity incidents
- National  Cyber  Security  Coordinator  (NCSC)  under  the  National  Security  Council Secretariat (NSCS) ensures inter-agency coordination for cybersecurity
- Information  Technology  (Reasonable  Security  Practices  and  Procedures  and  Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 mandate reasonable security practices to protect users' sensitive personal data
- Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 provides a comprehensive framework for  digital  personal  data  protection  and  mandates  data  fiduciaries  to  take  security safeguards to prevent personal data breaches

## Threat Detection and Incident Response:

- National  Cyber  Coordination  Centre  (NCCC),  implemented  by  CERT-In,  serves  as  a central control room for scanning cyberspace & real-time threat detection
- CERT-In operates an automated cyber threat intelligence exchange platform, enabling realtime sharing of alerts across organisations and sectors
- Cyber  Crisis  Management  Plan,  formulated  by  CERT-In,  is  implemented  across  all Ministries, States, & critical sectors to counter cyber-attacks & cyber terrorism.
- Cyber security mock drills are conducted regularly by CERT-In to assess the preparedness of government and critical infrastructure organisations.
- CSIRT-Fin (Computer Security Incident Response Team in Finance sector) under CERTIn coordinates incident response for the banking and financial sector (operational since May 2020).
- CERT-In has empanelled 200 security auditing organisations to conduct security audits and assist in implementing information security best practices.

## Citizen-Centric Services and Awareness:

- Cyber Swachhta Kendra (CSK) is a botnet cleaning and malware analysis centre by CERT-In
- It offers free tools to detect & clean malicious software from user devices and also provides cybersecurity tips and best practices
- I4C (Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre) under the Ministry of Home Affairs has been created to combat cybercrimes in a coordinated manner
- Cybersecurity advisories on emerging threats and mitigation strategies are regularly issued by CERT-In
- Cybersecurity Awareness Initiatives include:
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) observed in October
- Safer Internet Day observed on the second Tuesday of February every year
- Swachhta Pakhwada observed from 1st to 15th February annually
- Cyber Jagrookta Diwas (CJD) observed on the first Wednesday of every month, with activities conducted for both citizens and the technical cyber community

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