Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that around 97% of the smartphones sold in India are domestically produced as opposed to 90% imports in 2014.
He further encouraged state governments to proactively participate in central government’s projects to generate investment and employment in sectors like electronics. Appreciating the Modi government’s efforts, he further said that India is now the second largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world.
He said, “In 2014, there was no electronics industry at all. Due to the efforts of the Prime Minister and his government since 2014, India is now the second largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world. In 2014, 90% of our mobile phones were imported. Today, 97% of phones used in India are made in India. Plus, we are exporting 50,000 crores of the latest Apple and Samsung phones to markets around the world, but the Prime Minister has re-imagined our ambitions.”
On the government’s ‘internet for all’ plan, Chandrasekhar said, “I can assure you on behalf of the Government of India that we will bring all 120 crore Indians online by 2025-26. Today, 80 crore Indians are online. We will make the internet open, safe, trusted and accountable.”
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