India’s federal government approved a new National Electronics Policy 2019 to boost manufacturing and drive exports, in an update of the original document released seven years ago.
The Policy:
–> aims to create a $400 billion electronic manufacturing ecosystem by 2025, set up cluster for the entire value chain, and generate ten million jobs in the country and achieve a growth rate of 32 percent annually.
–> underlines grants for manufacturers, credit guarantees, cost effective loans, fresh manufacturing clusters, and the creation of a sovereign patent fund to promote the development of intellectual property in the Electronic System Design and Manufacturing sector.
–> emphasizes the manufacture of strategic electronics required by India’s defense sector.
–> hopes to boost mobile phone manufacturing in India to 1 billion units worth $190 billion, of which more than half will be earmarked for export.
“The Policy offers significant support for the electronics sector. It is export focused and aims to take Indian electronic manufacturing to the next level. As a rising economy, and the world’s largest market for mobile phones, India sadly does not have a competitive electronics sector. This policy aims at ensuring Indian manufacturing in the electronics sector gets its rightful place,” Lloyd Mathias, a senior technology executive said.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
