India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
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2014-15
2024-25
Remarks
Production of electronics goods (Rs.)
~1.9 Lakh Cr
~12 Lakh Cr
Increased 6 times
Export of electronics goods (Rs.)
38 thousand Cr
~3.3 Lakh Cr
Increased 8 times
Production of mobile phones (Rs.)
18 thousand Cr
5.45 Lakh Cr
Increased 28 times
Export of mobile phones (Rs.)
1,500 Cr.
2 Lakh Cr
Increased 127 times
Mobile Phone imported (units)
75% of the total demand
0.02% of the total demand
India's electronic manufacturing strategy is driven by the Prime Minister's vision of AtmaNirbhar Bharat and Making India a global manufacturing hub. The Government adopted a structured and targeted policy for electronics manufacturing across the entire value chain including semiconductors.
As a result of these policies, electronics manufacturing in India has expanded significantly in the last 11 years. It can be seen from the following statistics:
Semicon India Programme
Semiconductors is a foundational and strategic industry. Semiconductors are used in almost every device.
To promote the development of its manufacturing ecosystem in India, the Government launched Semicon India Programme in January 2022. It aims at developing a complete ecosystem, ranging from design, fabrication, assembly, testing, packaging and module manufacturing.
In a short span of four years, the Government has approved 10 projects with investment commitments of about Rs.1.6 lakh crore. Commercial production from two plants (Micron and Kaynes) has commenced with 2 more plants to start commercial production this year.
The details of the approved Semiconductor manufacturing units are placed at Annexure I.
Developing India's chip design ecosystem:
Government is developing India's chip design ecosystem in two ways:
1. Supporting Indian design engineers through chip design tools
In a one of its kind initiative in the world, Government has provided cutting edge chip design tools from 8 different companies to 315 universities at no cost. So far, their usage has exceeded 200 lakh hours.
Using these tools 211, chips have been taped out by 75 institutions across India including 149 chips at 180nm, SCL Mohali and 62 chip at overseas foundries.
2. Supporting Indian design companies through grant, free design tool and fabrication support:
Government has approved 24 projects for the design of semiconductor chips and SoCs. These projects address critical sectors such as video surveillance, drone detection, energy metering, microprocessors, satellite communications, and broadband and IoT SoCs.
Out of 24 projects, 14 companies have raised venture capital funding of more than Rs 650 Cr to scale up and productize their solutions. Seven (7) chips have been successfully fabricated at various nodes including advanced nodes such as 12 nm.
Further, to enhance bilateral collaboration on opportunities to advance resilient semiconductor supply chains and leverage complementary strengths, the Government has entered into MoU with United States, Japan, European Union, Singapore and Netherlands.
Employment generation
The growth of the electronics manufacturing sector has led to substantial employment generation. As per industry estimates, it supports around 25 lakh jobs, including direct and indirect employment.
Out of this, the mobile phone manufacturing sector alone supports around 12 lakh jobs, across manufacturing, logistics, supply chains and allied services.
Apart from this, the Government is implementing flagship schemes to further boost employment by attracting investments.
Under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), 10 semiconductor units are under construction. As a foundational industry, semiconductor manufacturing is expected to have a cascading impact on employment generation across the supply chain and allied sectors, leading to significant indirect job creation.
Similarly, under Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), 249 applications have been received for components, base materials and capital equipments such as PCBs, capacitors, laminates etc.
India Semiconductor Mission 2.0: Building on the success of Semicon India Programme and further enhance the capabilities in semiconductors, FM, in the Union Budget 2026-27, announced India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 for manufacture of equipment and materials, design full stack, Indian IP and fortify supply chains.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
