Need to develop a strong domestic manufacturing base to reduce imports burdens: PM

06 Dec 2013 Evaluate

Concerned over the growing raw material imports for electronics and telecommunications sectors, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed the need to develop a strong domestic manufacturing base in electronics and telecommunications in order to mitigate burden of growing imports for these sectors. India is expected to import electronics products worth around $300 billion, which will be more than the value of the country's imports of petroleum products.

Highlighting the need to avoid the situation where the country can face difficulties in financing these huge imports, Prime Minister said that India should have manufacturing facilities that help in balancing trade in electronics products and are a part of global supply chains. Talking about policies in these sectors, Manmohan Singh added that National Telecom Policy 2012 has brought clarity on number of issues in the sector and the Department of Telecommunications has already started issuing Unified Licenses and will soon issue the Merger and Acquisition guidelines. Manmohan Singh has suggested the Telecom Ministry's plan to provide 3G connectivity with computers in order to modernise systems and revolutionize the delivery of education.

The government has noted that it has left no stone unturned in trying to create attractive and level playing field for telecom and electronics segment. It has also brought in clarity in the entire Information Communication Technology and Electronics (ICTE) sector by introducing new policies.

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