Parliament Question: Progress and achievements of schemes for electronics sector

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *307 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2026 IMPORT AND EXPORT OF ELECTRONICS *307. SHRI SHAKTISINH GOHIL:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) the total value of electronics exports from India since 2023 and the share of domestic value addition in these exports;

(b) the total value and volume of imported electronic components, particularly semiconductor chips, display units and precision electronics, since 2023, year-wise, country-wise;

(c) the total domestic requirement for such components during the same period, year-wise, sector- wise;

(d) the estimated demand for skilled workers in the electronics manufacturing sector over the next five years; and

(e) the current availability of skilled workforce, including details of skilling initiatives undertaken, number of beneficiaries trained and finally placed in the past three years? ANSWER MINISTER OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY TO RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *307 FOR 20.03.2026 REGARDING IMPORT AND EXPORT OF ELECTRONICS ******

(a) to (e): Guided by the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat, the Government is committed to developing a comprehensive and globally competitive electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country.

The strategy aims to deepen manufacturing capabilities from finished products to sub-assemblies, and further to components, machinery and tools, thereby increasing the domestic value addition and also reducing import dependence.

To promote manufacturing of electronic goods, the Government has launched several flagship schemes, including the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing

(2020), the Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors

(SPECS) (2020), and the PLI Scheme for IT Hardware (2023).

In addition, the Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC and EMC 2.0) Scheme has been implemented to provide plug-and-play infrastructure with ready land, utilities and common facilities, thereby reducing project implementation time and improving manufacturing efficiency.

For semiconductor manufacturing, the Government launched Semicon India Programme to build manufacturing capability across all the value chain of semiconductors.

Growth in electronics manufacturing:

As a result of these initiatives, electronics manufacturing in India has expanded significantly in the last 11 years (tabulated ahead). # 2014-15 2024-25 Remarks Production of electronics ~1.9 Lakh crore ~11.3 Lakh crore Increased 6 times goods (in ₹) Export of electronics goods (in ~0.38 Lakh crore ~3.3 Lakh crore Increased 8 times ₹) Production of mobile phones ~0.18 Lakh crore ~5.5 Lakh crore Increased 28 times (in ₹) Export of mobile phones in (₹) ~0.01 Lakh crore ~ 2 Lakh crore Increased 127 times Mobile Phone imported (units) 75% of the total 0.02% of the total demand demand Smartphones emerged as the top most category in the exported goods in Calendar Year 2025.

# HS Code Item Export value (in $)1 85171300 Smartphones 30.13 Billion 2 27101944 Automotive diesel fuel, not containing biodiesel, 16.34 Billion conforming to standard is 1460 3 71023910 Diamond (other than industrial diamond) cut or 12.47 Billion otherwise worked but not mounted or set (Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics)

Import of electronics components:

Electronics manufacturing value chain is extremely complex. It involves multiple processes such as design, manufacturing of active and passive components, assembly, testing, packaging and final production.

Multiple organizations/companies operating in different countries undertake these processes. It may further be noted that over 75% of global electronics trade operates through Global Value Chains (GVCs) which source their components both domestically and internationally. As electronics manufacturing increases in India, our country integrates with GVCs.

India Semiconductor Mission:

Further, Semiconductors constitute almost 70% share of electronic component imports. Therefore, with a view to developing domestic manufacturing capability across the semiconductor value chain, the Government has launched the Semicon India Programme to promote semiconductor and display manufacturing.

Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme:

For manufacturing components other than the semiconductors the government launched Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) in April 2025. The scheme aims to further deepen the electronics manufacturing, reduce import of components and develop a robust electronics component supply chain ecosystem.

Key components and base material will be manufactured in India which, inter-alia, include Printed Circuit Board (PCB), Display modules, Camera modules, Capacitors, Resistors Electro-Mechanicals, Li-ion Cells for digital applications, etc.

Response to ECMS scheme:

The scheme has received enthusiastic response from industry. A total of 249 applications have been received.

Against the investment target of Rs. 59,350 crores, investment commitments of Rs. 1.15 lakh crores have been received. Taking cognizance of the strong industry response Government also enhanced budgetary outlay of the scheme from Rs. 22,919 crores to Rs. 40,000 crores.

As per the NITI Aayog (Trade Watch Quarterly Report), India’s electronics manufacturing is expected to reach USD 500 billion by FY30. This growth is projected to create around 6 million direct and indirect jobs.Skill development:

To enable skill development in the ESDM sector, MeitY implemented two schemes, namely: • “Scheme for Financial Assistance to select States/UTs for Skill Development in Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) Sector” (Scheme-1) • “Skill Development in ESDM for Digital India” (Scheme-2) The scheme concluded on 30.08.2025.

Under both the Schemes, 4,93,919 candidates were enrolled/trained and 3,75,289 candidates have been certified.

The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) through its wide network of own centres and Accredited Training Partners/Facilitation Centres, has trained more than 43 Lakh candidates in last 5 years under various Degree/Diploma Level Courses and Skill-Based Courses (Long Term & Short Term), including the Digital Literacy & Cyber Security Programmes across the country.

NIELIT has also launched the NIELIT Digital University (NDU) Platform under MeitY to deliver online and blended skill-based courses in emerging technology areas. This Platform is designed to offer future- ready, industry-aligned programs in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, and other frontier domains. This platform also features built-in virtual labs for real- time experimentation in Semiconductor Design, cybersecurity, Cyber Forensics, Industry 4.0, and other emerging domains.

Through the NDU platform, every learner can have access anytime-anywhere to NSQF-aligned courses.

So far more than 55,000 candidates have registered through NDU Platform.

Govt has taken the following steps to develop a strong semiconductor talent pipeline through academic programmes, industry partnerships and national skilling initiatives: i. Under the Chips to Start-up (C2S) Programme, advanced Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools from leading companies are made available to 315 academic institutions, enabling students and start- ups to undertake chip design, research and training activities. The programme aims to generate 85,000 industry-ready professionals, of which over 68,000 students have already been trained.

ii. A Skilled Manpower Advanced Research and Training (SMART) Lab has been setup in NIELIT Calicut with an aim to train 1 lakh engineers in the domains of VLSI, Embedded Systems and IoT.

More than 1 lakh candidates have already been trained. iii. The India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) has also partnered with LAM Research for conducting a large-scale training programme in nanofabrication and process-engineering skills. These would further augment skilled workforce for ATMP and advanced packaging. The program aims to generate 60,000 trained manpower in next 10 years.

iv. Further, under the FutureSkills PRIME programme, implemented by MeitY in partnership with NASSCOM, online courses are offered for skilling, reskilling and upskilling in emerging technologies including semiconductors. Portal can be accessed at https://futureskillsprime.in, anytime-anywhere to earn skill certificates in line with their aptitude and aspirations.*******