India has emerged as a major global hub for electronics manufacturing, recording a six-fold jump in overall production and an eightfold rise in exports over the past 11 years, said Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, in a response in the Rajya Sabha, on Friday.
Electronics production in India surged from Rs 1.9 lakh crore in 2014–15 to Rs 11.32 lakh crore in 2024–25.
A significant contributor has been mobile phone manufacturing, where the number of units has grown from just 2 in 2014 to over 300 in 2025, he shared.
Since the launch of the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for large-scale electronics manufacturing in 2020, mobile phone output has increased from Rs 2.2 lakh crore to Rs 5.5 lakh crore.
The scheme alone has attracted investments worth Rs 14,065 crore. A parallel PLI scheme for IT hardware has drawn Rs 846 crore so far.
Complementing these initiatives, reforms in taxation, customs duties and FDI policies have aimed to further streamline and incentivize domestic manufacturing.
The Minister further said the electronics exports climbed from Rs 38,000 crore in 2014–15 to Rs 3.26 lakh crore in 2024–25, making the sector India’s third-largest export category.
Mobile phone exports saw a meteoric rise from Rs 22,000 crore to over Rs 2.2 lakh crore in the same period.
The electronics sector now employs nearly 25 lakh people, according to industry estimates.
Building on electronics manufacturing success, India has accelerated efforts to create a comprehensive semiconductor ecosystem.
Under the Semicon India Programme, launched in 2022, ten semiconductor units have already been approved with cumulative investments totalling Rs 1.6 lakh crore.
“These projects cover silicon and silicon carbide fabs, advanced chip packaging, and memory solutions, aimed at serving sectors such as consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace, telecom and industrial systems,” he said.
To support chip design, the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme has backed 24 semiconductor and SoC designs in diverse areas including satellite communication, drones, IoT devices, AI hardware and telecom equipment.
The Chips to Start-ups initiative is equipping 394 universities and start-ups with cutting-edge semiconductor design tools. Designers from more than 46 universities have already fabricated chips using facilities at Semiconductor Labs, Mohali.
Today, nearly all major global semiconductor design companies operate design centres in India, with cutting-edge chips, including advanced 2 nm designs, created by Indian engineers.