Centre clears 31 more applications under electronics components manufacturing scheme

With this, the government has approved 106 applications covering around 30 product categories across 15 states under the scheme. Cumulative proposed investment from the approved projects has reached Rs 69,548 crore, crossing the scheme’s original investment target of Rs 59,350 crore. Expected production from these projects stands at Rs 5.34 lakh crore, compared with an original target of Rs 4.56 lakh crore. The selected companies, so far, have committed to create close to 75,000 jobs, as opposed to the scheme’s total target of 91,600.

Electronics production, exports surge

Some of the projects approved earlier under the scheme have already started production. ATL’s lithium-ion cell facilities at Rewari and Sohna, and Tata Electronics’ enclosure plant in Hosur, are currently operational, IT Secretary S Krishnan said. Several others are nearing commissioning: Kaynes Circuits’ PCB plant near Chennai is expected to start operations within about a month, Motherson’s enclosure facility in Kanchipuram and Wipro Global’s copper-clad laminate plant in the next two-three months, while Dixon’s display and camera module facility in Noida is expected to go live within four months.

The ECMS was notified in April 2025 to address a key weakness in India’s electronics manufacturing story — while the country has emerged as a major assembly and export hub for products such as smartphones, a large share of high-value components continues to be sourced from overseas. The scheme offers incentives to build domestic capacities in components, sub-assemblies and raw materials, and seeks to integrate Indian manufacturers more deeply with global supply chains.

The Centre had initially provided an outlay of Rs 22,919 crore for the scheme. In the Union Budget for 2026-27, this was increased to Rs 40,000 crore after applications and investment commitments substantially exceeded the government’s initial expectations.

The push comes as electronics has emerged as one of India’s fastest-growing manufacturing and export sectors. Electronics production rose to about Rs 13.11 lakh crore in 2025-26, while exports reached roughly Rs 4.24 lakh crore, according to government data.