New Delhi: A wide spectrum of domestic and global companies has received government approval to manufacture critical electronics components, sub-assemblies and supply-chain materials under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), with projects spread across eight states and expected to generate nearly 34,000 direct jobs in the latest round alone.
Among the approved projects, Epitome Components Private Limited will manufacture multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) in Maharashtra, while Deki Electronics Ltd and TDK India Private Limited will set up capacitor manufacturing units in Rajasthan and Maharashtra, respectively.
Signum Electronics Limited and India Circuits Private Limited will produce multi-layer PCBs in Haryana and BPL Limited, as well as Vital Electronics Private Limited, will undertake similar PCB manufacturing in Karnataka and Maharashtra.
In upstream materials, Wipro Hydraulics Private Limited will manufacture copper-clad laminates in Karnataka, while NPSPL Advanced Materials Private Limited will establish India’s anode material facility for lithium-ion batteries in Andhra Pradesh.
Hindalco Industries Limited will set up an aluminium extrusion plant in Andhra Pradesh, catering to electronic enclosures.
Several large-scale investments are focused on mobile phone enclosures. Motherson Electronic Components, Tata Electronics, and Yuzhan Technology (India) Private Limited (Foxconn) will manufacture mobile enclosures in Tamil Nadu, collectively accounting for the largest share of employment generation under the tranche.
ATL Battery Technology (India) Private Limited will manufacture lithium-ion cells in Haryana for digital applications.
On advanced electronics, AT & S India Private Limited and Ascent-K Circuit Private Ltd (Iljin) will produce HDI PCBs in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, respectively.
Amphenol High Speed Technology India Pvt Ltd will manufacture connectors in Karnataka, while Samsung Display Noida Private Limited will assemble display modules in Uttar Pradesh.
Kunshan Q Tech Microelectronics (India) Pvt Ltd (Dixon) will manufacture camera module sub-assemblies in Uttar Pradesh and Dixon Electroconnect Private Limited will produce optical transceivers (SFP) in Madhya Pradesh. Shogini Technoarts Pvt. Ltd. will manufacture multi-layer PCBs in Maharashtra, while Cipsa Tec India Pvt Ltd will do the same in Andhra Pradesh.
These company approvals form part of the third tranche of the ECMS, under which the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has cleared 22 proposals involving a projected investment of Rs 41,863 crore.
The tranche is expected to generate 33,791 jobs and enable production worth over Rs 2.58 lakh crore
With the latest clearances, the total number of approved ECMS projects has risen to 46, involving cumulative investments of Rs 54,567 crore across 11 states.
Earlier, the government had approved seven projects worth Rs 5,532 crore in the first tranche in October, followed by 17 projects worth Rs 7,172 crore in the second tranche in November last year.
According to MeitY, the ECMS approvals span 11 product segments, including PCBs, lithium-ion cells, capacitors, connectors, camera and display modules, aluminium extrusion, laminates and anode materials.
The scheme is aimed at deepening domestic supply chains, reducing import dependence, and creating export capability, particularly in high-precision components used across mobile phones, telecom equipment, IT hardware, automobiles and strategic electronics.
Pankaj Mohindroo, Chairman, ICEA said: “India’s next phase of electronics growth will be determined by the depth of manufacturing and the strength of domestic value addition. The approvals under the third tranche of ECMS are therefore extremely significant, as they directly address the most import-intensive and strategically critical segments of the electronics value chain.”
“By enabling large-scale investments in five bare components such as PCBs, capacitors, connectors, enclosures, and lithium-ion cells, three sub-assemblies such as camera modules, display modules, and optical transceivers, and three supply-chain items such as aluminium extrusion, anode materials, and laminates, ECMS is laying the industrial foundation required for long-term competitiveness. This is how India moves from being a high-volume assembly base to a country that designs, manufactures, and supplies critical electronics inputs to global markets,” he added.
“The strong investor response reflects growing confidence in India’s policy stability and manufacturing vision. With sustained execution, ECMS will help create Indian component champions, strengthen supply-chain resilience, and firmly position India as a trusted global hub for electronics manufacturing,” Mohindroo noted.
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