The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) approved investments worth ₹7,172 crores for 17 projects under the Electronic Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS).
The projects are spread across nine states and will feature the first major electronics investment in Jammu and Kashmir. The plans to manufacture high-end enclosures and quartz crystal components for the very first time in India are also underway.
Altogether, these projects are expected to yield production worth ₹65,111 crore and create 11,800 jobs across 17 units for multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs), optical transceivers, camera modules, and other electronic components, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.
As per the minister, stronger parameters on design capability and quality will be incorporated as key criteria for vetting applications under ECMS going forward.
“Most of the electronics manufacturing ecosystem globally follows well-established frameworks for quality. We are asking the industry to follow those,” stated Vaishnaw. “We have created an organisation, which will also be helping the industry to come up to speed with the frameworks and help them implement those.”
With this initiative, the government hopes that India will not only fulfil its own demands but also start supplying around the world. Quartz crystals will be made locally, and Vaishnaw revealed that the government is working on developing a national framework for the electronics sector that will involve social organisations and corporates. This, as per the minister, will help youth in rural areas gain manufacturing experience.
“Youth in tier-2 and tier-3 cities will get the opportunity of hands-on training in electronics manufacturing, get a proper certificate, and then become directly employable,” explained Vaishnaw.
Jabil Circuit India, two subsidiaries of Zetwerk – Zetchem Supply Chain Services and Zetfab India, and Syrma SGS subsidiary Syrma Mobility will be the ones to open the first-ever optical transceiver manufacturing units in India under this initiative. Uno Minda, Aequs, Secure Circuits, and Hi-Q Electronics are among the major applicants under the scheme.
Moreover, Cyient and Azimuth AI unveiled the first silicon-based system-on-chip (SoC) designed in India, with the intellectual property rights residing domestically. These first-generation energy-efficient Edge SoCs support smart utilities, cities, batteries, and industrial IoT, highlighting India’s shift toward a product-driven, high-performance semiconductor ecosystem.
