The government-backed production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and other friendly policies are expected to help India attain new heights in mobile phone production. In an interview with IANS, the country’s top electronics industry body, the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) has expressed high hopes for mobile phone exports. ICEAsaid that mobile phone exports have already registered a 128% growth in April-May 2023.India is predicted to cross Rs 1,20,000 crore in mobile phone exports in the current fiscal year. The growth is likely to be driven by tech giantApple as its share is expected to exceed 50% by FY2024.
“Mobile phone exports growth in 2023-24 have bucked the trend of falling exports with a growth of 128 per cent in the first two months of 2023-24. We are confident of crossing Rs 120,000 crore in this financial year compared to Rs 90,000 crore in the last financial year which was a phenomenal 90 per cent growth,\u201d said ICEA chairman, Pankaj Mohindroo.
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In the fiscal year 2022-23, India surpassed Rs 90,000 crore worth of smartphone exports. In May, Apple helped in pushing the total mobile shipments from the country to Rs 12,000 crore. Out of which, iPhone exports reached a record Rs 10,000 crore.
The top five global destinations where India currently exports mobile phones include UAE, the US, the Netherlands, the UK and Italy. The report mentions that the supply chain migration from China will benefit India and Vietnam the most. <\/p>\n“The mobile phone industry will cross $40 billion manufacturing output,\u201d Mohindroo noted.
The report also added that more than 97% of the smartphones sold in India are now being produced locally. Currently, India is now the second-largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world.<\/p>\n
Mohindroo also mentioned that the country is now focusing more on exports which are led by the government’s PLI scheme.<\/div>\n