India has approved electronic component manufacturing projects worth 418.63 billion rupees ($4.64 billion) under a government incentive programme aimed at strengthening domestic production, the country’s IT ministry said on Friday.
Global and domestic players including Samsung Electronics, Tata Electronics and Foxconn are among the companies whose proposals were cleared to receive subsidies under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme. The scheme has a total outlay of 229.19 billion rupees and is designed to expand local capacity in key segments of the electronics supply chain.
The approved projects cover the production of a wide range of components, including mobile phone enclosures, camera sub-assemblies and other critical electronic parts. According to the IT ministry, the projects will be implemented across eight Indian states, reflecting a geographically diversified push to scale up manufacturing.
India has intensified efforts in recent years to build a globally competitive electronics manufacturing ecosystem. Through a series of incentive programmes, the government aims to attract both international and local investors, reduce reliance on imports and strengthen supply chains across multiple technology sectors.
The country’s electronics manufacturing sector produced goods worth about $125 billion in the year ended March 2025. The government has set an ambitious target to raise output to $500 billion by fiscal year 2031, positioning electronics as a key pillar of India’s industrial growth strategy.
Officials said the newly approved projects are expected to generate electronic components worth 2.58 trillion rupees ($28.62 billion) over time and create employment for around 34,000 people, providing a significant boost to manufacturing jobs and regional development.