India's mobile phone exports jump 165-fold in a decade to Rs 2.59 lakh crore: Govt
New Delhi, July 29
India's mobile phone exports have surged 165 times over the past decade, rising from around Rs 1,500 crore in 2014-15 to approximately Rs 2.59 lakh crore in 2025-26, reflecting the country's rapid emergence as a global electronics manufacturing hub, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said mobile phone production has also grown around 33 times, increasing from Rs 18,000 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 6.27 lakh crore in 2025-26.
The minister said electronics production has expanded nearly sevenfold during the period, from about Rs 1.9 lakh crore to Rs 13.11 lakh crore, while electronics exports have increased around 11 times from nearly Rs 38,000 crore to Rs 4.24 lakh crore.
Vaishnaw said the government has implemented targeted policy measures to strengthen electronics manufacturing across the value chain, including semiconductors and memory chips.
He informed the House that under the Semicon India Programme, launched in January 2022, the government is supporting the establishment of semiconductor fabrication units, display fabs, semiconductor packaging facilities and the design of indigenous chips.
On memory chip manufacturing, the minister said two companies are currently producing memory chips in India. Micron manufactures DRAM, NAND Flash Memory and Solid State Drives, while Sahasra manufactures NAND Flash Memory.
The government also noted that global memory chip supplies have tightened due to rising demand from artificial intelligence servers, data centres and advanced computing applications, leading to firmer memory chip prices.
Vaishnaw said the Union Cabinet has approved Semicon 2.0 to strengthen India's semiconductor ecosystem and create opportunities for semiconductor manufacturing, chip design and related industries, while addressing domestic and global demand.
He added that these initiatives are aimed at building a resilient electronics manufacturing ecosystem and advancing the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Impressive numbers indeed. I work in electronics supply chain and I can tell you the PLI schemes have genuinely transformed our manufacturing capacity. However, I hope we continue to focus on R&D rather than just assembly. Need to own the technology, not just the production lines.
Great to see numbers backing the narrative. But I wonder how much of this growth is driven by Apple and Samsung assembly units vs genuinely Indian brands. Would love to see Micromax or Lava also scaling up. Still, Rs 2.59 lakh crore is not a small achievement. 🇮🇳
The semiconductor push is what excites me most. Micron already making DRAM and NAND in India - that's huge! And with Semicon 2.0 coming, we might finally reduce our chip import bill. My husband works in chip design and says there's unprecedented interest from global firms now.
As someone who moved back to India from Silicon Valley last year, I can confirm the momentum is real. The ecosystem for electronics manufacturing has matured a lot. But we should be cautious - much of this growth came from a low base. Need sustained policy support for another decade.
One point often missed: the global memory chip shortage due to AI demand is actually helping our exports. Basic economics - supply constraint pushes prices up, which inflates export value. So while the 165x figure sounds great, we also need to look at export volume, not just value. Still, good news overall. ✌️
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