Apple has tied up with 5 anchor vendors under the Indian government’s Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme, as projects worth ₹41,863 crore received clearance from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. These 5 companies will together invest about ₹30,537 crore to manufacture key electronic components for Apple and the wider global supply chain.
The anchor vendors account for nearly 73 percent of the total investment approved for 22 companies under the third tranche of the ECMS. The scheme offers production linked incentives to strengthen domestic electronics component manufacturing, an area where India has lagged despite its rapid growth in smartphone assembly.
Official estimates indicate that these anchor investments alone will generate more than 27,600 direct jobs, along with several times more indirect employment across logistics, tooling, services and allied sectors. While all 5 firms are existing Apple suppliers, their expanded capacity will also serve other global and domestic electronics makers.
Among the approved companies are 3 major Indian players, Tata Electronics, Motherson Electronic Components and Hindalco, along with 2 global suppliers. These include Yuzhan Technology, a Foxconn group company and the single largest investor so far, and ATL Battery Technology India Ltd, a subsidiary of Japan’s TDK group.
A key focus for Apple is building full scale iPhone enclosure manufacturing in India. The aim is to meet domestic demand, support exports and position India as a global hub for enclosures, including supplies to China. At present, only a small share of enclosures for iPhones made in India is sourced locally, mainly from Tata Electronics.
Foxconn and Motherson together are investing around ₹27,166 crore to set up multiple manufacturing plants across India. To deepen value addition, Apple has also brought in Hindalco to establish an aluminium extrusion facility, a critical input for enclosures, with an investment of about ₹449 crore. Separately, ATL Battery is investing nearly ₹2,922 crore to set up a lithium ion cell manufacturing plant in Noida.
With the latest clearances, total approvals under the ECMS have risen to 46 companies, with cumulative committed investment touching ₹54,567 crore. Other firms approved include TDK India, BPL, Wipro Hydraulics, Samsung Display, Dixon and Hindalco, covering components such as capacitors, displays, camera modules, enclosures and batteries.
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged companies to strengthen in house design, adopt Six Sigma quality standards, increase domestic sourcing and collaborate on shared design infrastructure. The government aims to raise local value addition in smartphones from the current 15 to 20 percent to around 35 percent over the longer term.
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