Lok Sabha Question No. 814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Employment of Over 25 Lakh People in Electronics Sector
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Suresh Kumar Shetkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 814

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.02.2026

## EMPLOYMENT OF OVER 25 LAKH PEOPLE IN ELECTRONICS SECTOR

## 814.   SHRI SURESH KUMAR SHETKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any assessment to verify that the reported employment of over 25 lakh people in the electronics sector is accurate and not inflated, if so, the details thereof and if not, reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the iPhone exports from India reached Rs 2.03 lakh crore in 2025, nearly double 2024 figures -has this been independently audited, if so, the measures taken by the Government to ensure that other domestic manufacturers also benefit from export growth;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  considered  the  risk  of  foreign  corporations  dominating  electronics exports while small & medium Indian manufacturers are marginalized and if so, the safeguards exist to protect local industry, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether it is a fact that mobile phone production was projected to reach Rs. 6.76 lakh crore by 2025  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the  proportion  of  this  growth  i.e.  domestic  versus  foreign-owned companies; and
- (e) the details of number of jobs likely to be created for Indian workers?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):   Driven by 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  these  initiatives,  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 |

The mobile phone manufacturing has played an anchor role in this growth of the Indian Electronics ecosystem.  In  the  last  decade,  India  has  witnessed  a  remarkable  growth  in  the  mobile  phone manufacturing and exports. India has emerged as the 2 nd largest mobile manufacturer in the world. India has reached a stage where ~99% of mobile handsets being sold in India are 'Made in India' (in volume terms). This is a remarkable shift from FY 2014-15, when around 74% of mobile phones sold in  India  were  imported.  Now,  India  has  become  a  net  exporter  of  Mobile  Phones  from  being  an importer of the same in 2014. Mobile phones production and exports trends over last decade are as in the below table:

| #                                 | 2014-15       | 2024-25      | Remarks             |
|-----------------------------------|---------------|--------------|---------------------|
| 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 |

Mobile phone exports have increased by 1.6 times from Rs. 1.29 lakh crores in financial year 202324  to  Rs.  2.05  lakh  crores  in  financial  year  2024-25.  These  exports  figures  are  as  per  DGCIS (Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics) data, available in public domain at https://trade-analytics.commerce.gov.in .

As per the Economic Survey 2025-26, mobile phone manufacturing led to total production of ₹9.34 lakh crore and exports of ₹5.12 lakh crore until September 2025 .

As per industry estimates, electronics industry employs more than 25 lakh people.

Further, more than 75% of electronics trade are done by Global Value Chains (GVCs). GVCs locate their manufacturing and supply chain depending on various factors of competitive advantage. MSMEs and their skilled workforce provide complimentary strength to GVCs. As a result, these MSMEs are largely  becoming  part  of  the  supply  chain  of  these  GVCs.  In  this  process,  these  MSMEs  are developing and building their capacities and capabilities to provide world class products to the GVCs not only for the domestic market but for the exports as well.

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