Government looks to develop electronics component manufacturing base in India: MeiTY secy

NEW DELHI: The government is now working on policies to develop electronic components manufacturing base in the country and encourage exports, secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and IT Ajay Prakash Sawhney said on Tuesday.

“From near assembly, we are right now moving in that direction seriously with policies to bringing sub-assemblies…, component manufacturing in India,” Sawhney said at the Digital Governance Tech Summit.

Once printed circuit board (PCB or the motherboard) assembly takes off in India, it will not only cater to the mobile phone segment, but also other major electronic devices, he added.