Government says booming mobile manufacturing and a stronger semiconductor ecosystem are positioning India as a global technology production hub.
India’s ambitions of becoming a global electronics manufacturing powerhouse received another boost after the Centre revealed that the country’s electronics production has expanded more than seven times over the past decade. The latest figures, presented in Parliament by Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, point to sustained growth across manufacturing and exports, with mobile phones emerging as the biggest success story.
According to the government, the value of electronics manufactured in India has risen from under ₹2 lakh crore in FY2014-15 to more than ₹13 lakh crore in FY2025-26. Exports have followed a similar trajectory, increasing more than tenfold during the same period. The growth reflects India’s evolving role in global supply chains, supported by policy incentives, rising domestic capabilities, and increasing investments from multinational technology companies.
The transformation has been particularly striking in the mobile phone segment. Over the last ten years, India has moved from being largely an importer of finished smartphones to becoming one of the world’s leading production bases. Government data shows that mobile phone manufacturing has multiplied more than thirty times, while exports have surged to record levels, indicating growing acceptance of India-made devices in international markets.
The manufacturing momentum is now being used to accelerate the country’s semiconductor ambitions. Responding to questions in the Lok Sabha, Vaishnaw said India has already begun domestic production of certain memory products through investments by global and local players. Companies such as Micron are manufacturing memory solutions including DRAM, NAND Flash and SSD products, while Indian firms like Sahasra have entered NAND Flash production. These developments form part of the government’s broader semiconductor roadmap aimed at reducing import dependence and strengthening domestic chip capabilities.
The Centre is also preparing the next phase of its semiconductor strategy through the proposed Semicon 2.0 programme, which seeks to attract additional investments across chip manufacturing, packaging and related technologies. Officials believe the initiative will build on the ecosystem created over the past few years and help India capture a larger share of the global semiconductor value chain.
The timing is significant. Worldwide demand for semiconductors continues to rise as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, electric vehicles and data centres require increasingly sophisticated chips and memory technologies. Governments across major economies are investing heavily to localise semiconductor production, making the sector both an economic and strategic priority.
For India, the rapid expansion of electronics manufacturing provides a stronger foundation for this next phase of growth. While assembly-led manufacturing has delivered impressive results, industry observers believe the country’s long-term competitiveness will depend on increasing domestic value addition, strengthening component manufacturing, developing indigenous design capabilities and creating a resilient supply chain that extends beyond finished products.
The latest numbers suggest India has made significant progress in establishing itself as a manufacturing destination. The challenge now lies in converting that manufacturing scale into leadership across the broader electronics and semiconductor ecosystem, ensuring the country plays a larger role in shaping the next generation of global technology production.
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