Lok Sabha Question No. 2780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Manufacturing of Mobile Handsets
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2780

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 17.12.2025

## MANUFACTURING OF MOBILE HANDSETS

## 2780.   PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH:

SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a majority of mobile handsets used in the country including those sold in Maharashtra are now manufactured domestically and if so, the details of domestic production levels and Maharashtra's specific share in manufacturing and assembly;
- (b) whether the Government has examined recent studies including those based on Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2025 data, highlighting that while mobile phone assembly has expanded rapidly, the level  of  real  domestic  value  addition  particularly  in  Mahar ashtra's  electronics  clusters  remains relatively limited and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken note of reports that only a small proportion of high-end devices such  as  Apple  iPhones  are  manufactured  in  the  country  including  in  Maharashtra-based  facilities, despite higher localisation expectations under Make in India and the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether Government proposes new or revised policy interventions to promote deeper component manufacturing, supplychain development and value addition in Maharashtra's mobile handset industry and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The policies of Government of India are driven by Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision of Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat. It aims at building a complete ecosystem for the electronics sector.

We started our electronics journey with the initial focus on manufacturing finished products in the country and then developing modules. The focus is now on developing the submodules/components and further raw materials, tools and machineries that go into manufacturing it.

As part of this approach, Government of India has taken several strategic initiatives to increase the electronics production in the country.

The mobile phone production and export in India has also expanded significantly in the last 11 years. This growth is visible in the following statistics:

| #                                         | 2014-15           | 2024-25             | Remarks             |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Mobile manufacturing units in India       | 2 units           | 300 units           | Increased 150 times |
| Production of mobile phones               | Rs. 0.18 Lakh Cr  | Rs. 5.5 Lakh Cr     | Increased 28 times  |
| Export of mobile phones                   | Rs. 0.01 Lakh Cr  | Rs. 2 Lakh Cr       | Increased 127 times |
| Mobile phones imported (% of total units) | 75% of the demand | 0.02% of the demand |                     |

This transformation has happened through the Government's electronics manufacturing strategy.

Many initiatives have been undertaken in the last 11 years. These include:

- Production linked incentives (PLI) for large scale electronics manufacturing.
- Production linked incentives (PLI) for IT hardware.
- 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
- Reforms in taxation including rationalization of tariff structure, exemption on basic custom duty on capital goods, etc.
- Allowing 100% FDI in electronics manufacturing, subject to applicable laws / regulations

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India has emerged as a 2 nd largest manufacturer of mobile handsets in the world and has reached self-reliance in mobile manufacturing.

At this stage, ~99.2% of mobile handsets being sold in India are 'Made in India' from FY 2014 -15.when around 74% of mobile phones sold in India were imported.

## Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Scheme

Government  of  India  launched  Electronics  Manufacturing  Clusters  (EMC)  scheme  to  provide world class infrastructure for electronics manufacturing. The scheme aims to provide land, power, common facilities and amenities,  including  Ready  Built  Factory  (RBF)  sheds  /  Plug  and  Play facilities.

Under EMC 2.0, one greenfield EMC has been approved at Ranjangaon, Pune with project cost of Rs 492.85 Cr covering an area of 297 acres. Projected investment in the EMC is about Rs. 2 thousand Cr.

Currently,  in  this  cluster  two  anchor  units  are  manufacturing  consumer  appliances  and  its associated components.

## Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)

To further deepen value addition in electronics  manufacturing,  Government of India launched Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS).

It  aims  to  support  manufacturing  of  components  such  as  Printed  Circuit  Boards,  passive components, electro-mechanical components, sub-assemblies, camera module, optical transceivers, and capital goods needed to manufacture electronics goods.

The  scheme  envisages  to  develop  the  component  supply  chain  ecosystem  and  generate employment of 91,600 persons during its tenure.

The scheme has received unprecedented response from the industry. Against the target investment of Rs. 59,350 crores, industry has submitted applications for projects having investment value of Rs. 1.15 lakh crores.

Government has approved 24 applications so far under this scheme with projected investment of INR 12,704 Crore and direct employment generation of 17,003 persons.

Out of these  24  approved  applications,  three  (3)  applications  have  been  approved  for  state  of Maharashtra with projected investment of INR 1,122 crores and direct employment generation of 1,583 persons. The details of the same are placed at Annexure-I.

Government had invited applications from industry for participating in the ECMS scheme which is pan India in nature.

Location of the manufacturing units is decided by the industry, keeping in view the supporting policy and other ease of doing business measures implemented by the State Government.

As a result of these efforts, the Domestic Value Addition in mobile phone manufacturing has also increased gradually in India.

Various parts of mobile phones such as enclosures, battery, chargers, display modules, camera modules  etc.  are  gradually  getting  localised  in  India  in  the  supply  chains  of  various  mobile companies.

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List of applications approved for state of Maharashtra

|   S.No. | Applicant Name                        | Product                    |
|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|       1 | Syrma Mobility Private Limited        | Camera Module Sub-Assembly |
|       2 | Uno Minda Limited                     | Camera Module Sub-Assembly |
|       3 | TE Connectivity India Private Limited | Connectors                 |

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Annexure I