Minister outlines 4 core priority areas for electronics manufacturing
In continuation to the approvals of 46 applications for Rs.54,567 crore announced earlier, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has further approved 29 proposals under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) with projected investment of Rs.7,104 crore and projected production of Rs.84,515 crore.
The current approvals include manufacturing 16 products, which have cross sectoral application such as mobile manufacturing, telecom, consumer electronics, strategic electronics, automotive and IT hardware products. The details of 16 products are as follows:
1 sub-assemblies: Display Modules
11 bare components: Antennas, Capacitors, Connectors, Heat Sinks, Li-ion Cells, Relays, Resistors, Transducers, SMD Passives, Flexible PCB and Inductors
3 supply chain items: Laminates, Metallized films for Capacitors and Rare Earth Permanent Magnets
Capital Goods and their parts
These approvals include country’s 1st SMD passive plant for Tantlum based capacitors, 1st Flexible PCB plant and 1st Rare Earth Permanent Magnet facility.
Speaking on this occasion on 30 Mar, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw outlined four core priority areas for electronics manufacturing.
First, he emphasized the need to build strong in-house design capabilities, either independently or through collaborations with other companies, universities, or institutions, to ensure deeper value capture within the country.
Second, he called for the development of a robust domestic supply chain, including through coordinated buyer-seller arrangements, suggesting possible preference for indigenous capital equipment manufacturers, so that domestic manufacturers get more opportunities.
Third, he stressed the importance of implementing Six Sigma quality programmes through industry-wide collaboration to ensure global competitiveness and high standards.
Fourth, he underscored the need for a structured workforce development initiative, suggesting the establishment of 4–5 focused training centres, each with the capacity to train at least 5,000 individuals, to create a steady pipeline of skilled manpower for the sector.
S. Krishnan, Secretary (MeitY) remarked that ECMS has seen one of the most successful launches, invoking great interest from the industry that the government has matched with faster approvals. He said that the government now expects the industry to match the same with speed of implementation. He emphasized that opportunities remain open, particularly in capital equipment and upstream supply chains, and urged stakeholders to leverage the scheme to build resilient, diversified supply chains, given the present geopolitical situation.
Pankaj Mahindroo, Chairman, India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) welcomed the enhanced ECMS outlay in the latest Union Budget. He said that the announcement to increase ECMS outlay to Rs.40,000 crore, backed by the PLI scheme’s strong performance in mobile manufacturing, boosts confidence in ECMS’s rapid growth.
In the sub-assembly category, approvals for manufacturing of Display Modules have been granted to Dixon Display Technologies Pvt Ltd and Wangda Technologies Pvt Ltd
In the components category, approvals for manufacturing have been granted as below:
Antenna and Heat Sink to VVDN Technologies Pvt Ltd.
Connectors to Molex (India) Pvt. Ltd., a global leader in electronic and fiber optic connectivity systems; Terminal Technologies; SFO Technologies India Pvt Ltd; and Amphenol FCI India Pvt Ltd, one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of high-technology interconnect.
Relays to O/E/N India Ltd; Permanent Magnets Ltd; BG Electrical and Electronics India Ltd; and SFO Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
Non-SMD & SMD Passive capacitors to Vishay Components India Pvt Ltd, a premier global manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components.
Li-ion cell for digital applications to Munoth Lithium Battery Pvt Ltd.
Resistors and Transducers to Vishay Precision Transducers India Pvt Ltd.
Inductors to TDK India Pvt Ltd, a major global manufacturer of electronic components and systems.
Flexible PCBs to Syrma Strategic Electronics Pvt Ltd.
Further, to deepen the electronics manufacturing supply chain, approvals have also been given for manufacturing of various supply chain products as below:
Laminate (Copper Clad) to Syrma Components Pvt Ltd and Ratnaveer Precision Engineering Ltd. Laminate is base material for PCB manufacturing and constitutes a significant part (~30%) of the bill of materials of PCB manufacturing.
Metallised film for capacitors to Dhruv Industries Ltd.
Rare Earth Permanent Magnets to Lohum Cleantech Pvt Ltd. This is the 1st project for manufacturing of Rare Earth Permanent Magnets from Rare Earth Oxide, marking a significant step towards developing indigenous capabilities in advanced materials.
Furthermore, today’s approvals witnessed special emphasis on developing manufacturing capability in capital equipment. Approvals were granted to 6 entities as below:
Titan Engineering & Automation Ltd; NeST Advanced Technology Development Centre Pvt Ltd; ASM Technologies Ltd; Indo-MIM Ltd; Bharat FIH Ltd; and IFB Industries Ltd.
These approvals are expected to enhance domestic value addition by strengthening local supply chains, reducing dependence on imports of critical electronic components, and enabling the development of advanced manufacturing capabilities within India. With these approvals, overall, 75 applications have been approved under ECMS amounting to expected investment of Rs.61,671 crores, the Ministry said. fiinews.com
