Production Linked Incentive Schemes Strengthen India's Electronics Manufacturing Ecosystem, Boosting Domestic Production, Exports and Value Addition

The Ministry of Electronics & IT reports that electronics production rose from about ₹1.9 lakh crore in 2014‑15 to roughly ₹13.11 lakh crore in 2025‑26 – a seven‑fold increase – while exports grew eleven‑fold to about ₹4.24 lakh crore. Mobile‑phone production jumped 33 times and exports 165 times in the same period. The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Large‑Scale Electronics Manufacturing (launched 2020) attracted cumulative investment of ₹20,587 crore (294 % of target), generated production of ₹11,61,581 crore (142 % of target) and exports of ₹6,43,323 crore (132 % of target). PLI‑LSEM spurred ~₹96,000 crore of mobile‑manufacturing investment, raised domestic value addition to 23 % in FY 2023‑24, and helped India become the world’s second‑largest mobile producer, with 99.2 % of phones used domestically made locally. The sector now supports ~25 lakh jobs, including ~12 lakh in mobile manufacturing, with women comprising nearly 70 % of the workforce in high‑precision segments.