India to produce 100 crore mobile phones, 5 crore laptops in 5 years: Ravi Shankar Prasad

New Delhi: Communication Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said the country aims to produce 100 crore mobile phones, five crore television sets and five crore IT devices like laptops and tablets in the next five years. Prasad also said 4G is working in the country and trials for 5G will also start soon.

“In the coming five years, India is going to start producing one billion mobile phones, 50 mn television sets and 50 mn IT hardware devices like laptops and tablets. That is our vision in electronics manufacturing for the coming five years,” Prasad said at a CII virtual event.

He added that the country wants to scale up the digital economy in the coming five years to USD 1 trillion.