Lok Sabha Question No. 916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Introduction of PLI Schemes for Electronics and IT Hardware
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Damodar Agrawal, Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi, Shri Rajkumar Chahar, Shri Gopal Jee Thakur, Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 916

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.02.2026

## INTRODUCTION OF PLI SCHEMES FOR ELECTRONICS AND IT HARDWARE

## †916.   SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:

SHRI CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMSHI:

SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:

SHRI RAJKUMAR CHAHAR:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a) the details of the growth witnessed by the Government in domestic electronics manufacturing output and exports after the introduction of Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes for Electronics and Information Technology hardware;
- (b) the contribution of initiatives supported by Ministry in reducing import dependency and generating employment in the areas of mobile manufacturing consumer electronics and hardware components;
- (c) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to connect Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and startups with global electronics value chains;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the number of Indian MSMEs and startups currently engaged in the production of electronics and IT hardware in the country including Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):  Driven by the Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision of Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat, Government of India has taken several policy initiatives to develop a complete ecosystem of electronics manufacturing. As a result of which, electronics manufacturing in India has expanded significantly in the last 11 years, which can be seen from the following statistics:

| #                                     | 2014-15       | 2024-25       | Remarks           |
|---------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
| Production of electronics goods (Rs.) | ~1.9 Lakh Cr  | ~11.3 Lakh Cr | Increased 6 times |
| Export of electronics goods (Rs.)     | ~0.38 Lakh Cr | ~3.3 Lakh Cr  | Increased 8 times |

| Production of mobile phones (Rs.)   | ~0.18 Lakh Cr   | ~5.5 Lakh Cr   | Increased 28 times   |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|
| Export of mobile phones (Rs.)       | ~0.01 Lakh Cr   | ~ 2 Lakh Cr    | Increased 127 times  |

Government  of  India  launched  the  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for  Large  Scale Electronics Manufacturing (LSEM) in 2020 to boost domestic manufacturing of mobile phones in the country. The mobile phone production has more than doubled from Rs. 2.14 Lakh crores in FY 201920 to Rs. 5.5 Lakh crores in FY 2024-25. As a result, India has emerged as a 2 nd largest  mobile manufacturer in the world. The mobile phone exports have increased ~8 fold from Rs. 0.27 Lakh crores in FY 2019-20 to Rs. 2 Lakh crores in FY 2024-25. India has become a net exporter of Mobile Phones from being an importer of the same in 2014. Till December 2025, the Scheme has attracted investment of Rs. 15,172 Cr and generated additional employment of 1,71,448 persons.

Subsequently, Government of India has also launched PLI 2.0 for IT Hardware in 2023 to create a robust domestic manufacturing ecosystem for IT hardware (laptops, tablets, servers, etc.), attract large investments, reduce import reliance, and make India a trusted global supply chain hub. Till December 2025, the Schemes have led to a total cumulative production of Rs. 16,531.64 crore, total cumulative investment of Rs. 856.64 crore and total cumulative employment of 4,776 (direct jobs).

To  reduce  import  dependency  and  generate  employment,  Government  has  undertaken  various initiatives  for  development  of  electronics  manufacturing  ecosystem  to  support  mobile  phone manufacturing,  consumer  electronics,  industrial  electronics,  strategic  electronics,  auto  electronics, telecom etc. in the last 11 years which includes:

- Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS)
- Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC and EMC 2.0) Scheme
- Semicon India Programme
- 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

## Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)

The  recently  launched  Electronics  Components  Manufacturing  Scheme  (ECMS)  aims  to  develop robust component manufacturing ecosystem by attracting investments (global/domestic) across the value chain. The scheme has received unprecedented response from the industry so far. Applications for projects having investment value of Rs. 1.15 lakh crores against the target investment of Rs. 59,350 crores have been received.

MeitY's schemes encourage MSME integration into domestic and global value chains. Under PLI Scheme for LSEM, out of 32 beneficiaries, 14 fall under the MSME category. Similarly, under PLI

Scheme for IT Hardware, out of 27 beneficiaries, 8 are MSMEs. Further, there are many MSMEs have participated in the SPECS and ECMS schemes.

On the semiconductor design part, all 24 projects approved under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme belong to domestic MSMEs/Startups.

The steps/initiatives taken by Government of India to promote electronics manufacturing are pan India initiatives and any company including MSMEs & start-ups in any State/UTs can avail benefits under these steps/initiatives.

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