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'Samsung, Foxconn, Pegatron apply for PLI electronics manufacturing scheme'
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SME Times News Bureau | 01 Aug, 2020
Global mobile manufacturing giants Samsung, Foxconn and iPhone maker
Pegatron have applied for the Centre's production-linked manufacturing
scheme for electronics in the country, Union Telecom and IT Minister
Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday.
According to the Minister, India's electronic production has increased by 23 per cent.
Similarly, mobile phone manufacturing has also increased, he said.
Consequently, India now makes 33 crore mobile units yearly, according to the Minister.
He
cited companies such as Samsung, Foxconn Honhai, Rising Star, Vistron,
Pegatron, Lava, Dixon, Micromax, Sojo, Optmis have applied to avail the
benefits under the scheme.
The Minister was speaking at a press conference on the PLI scheme here on Saturday.
He said that Centre is giving a 5 per cent incentive to both 'global and Indian companies'.
In all, the Centre has received 22 applications.
Besides,
the Minister informed that companies have informed the government that
they plan to produce mobile and components worth Rs 11.5 lakh crore in
the next five years
Furthermore, he said that products worth Rs 7 lakh crore will be exported.
On
the employment generation potential of the scheme, the Minister said
that three lakh direct jobs and nine lakh indirect jobs are expected to
be created.
Besides, the Minister said that 40 companies have shown interest for components manufacturing.
He said that companies from Taiwan, Israel, Austria have shown interest for components manufacturing.
He
cited factors such as favourable economic and political system, labour
and a huge domestic market for companies to set up manufacturing
facilities here.
Consequently, he said that domestic value addition will increase.
Currently, domestic value addition is between 15-20 per cent which will is expected to reach 35-40 per cent.
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