Electronics and IT Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney has said that new National Policy on Electronics introduced by government will focus on manufacturing of electronics in India along with positioning the country as a global hub for electronics by creating an enabling environment for the industry to compete globally. He also said that there has been a widening and deepening of the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country.
Sawhney stated that apart from various brands coming to the country to set up manufacturing base, their supply chain partners have also started participating. He said ‘I think we have to focus not just on manufacturing, this time we have to focus on exports. Many of our new policies that will replace the schemes that have run the course, they will focus on exports, we will focus on bringing in supply chain partners.’
The Secretary further said that many multi-national companies are already using their Indian outfits for design and R&D of new products and services, and with electronics manufacturing ecosystem now growing strongly, there is a marvelous opportunity. He also said ‘It is important for us to not just manufacture, but to be a part of the global ecosystem... It's important to not just assemble in India but how well we are integrated with the global supply chain and what can we do to move this.’