Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that electronics production in the country has increased six times and exports have grown eight times in the last eleven years. In a social media post, Mr Vaishnaw said Apple shipped mobile phones worth 50 billion US dollars in 2025. He said, this progress has propelled electronics products among the top three exported items.
The Minister said that 46 component manufacturing projects, including laptop, server, and hearable manufacturers, are making electronics manufacturing a major driver of the manufacturing economy. He said that four semiconductor plants will start commercial production this year. Mr Vaishnaw highlighted that the total number of jobs in electronics manufacturing is now 25 lakh, with many factories employing more than five thousand employees in a single location. He said that some plants employ as many as 40 thousand employees in a single location. The Minister said Bharat will become a major player in the entire electronics stack, including design, manufacturing, operating systems, applications, materials, and equipment.
