Deepening India’s Electronics Ecosystem: 22 New Approvals Under Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)
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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
On January 2, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) approved the third tranche of projects under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS). A total of 22 proposals were cleared, representing a projected investment of ₹41,863 crore and an estimated production value of ₹2.58 lakh crore. This latest round of approvals is expected to generate approximately 33,791 direct jobs.
The 22 projects span 11 target product segments with cross-sectoral applications in mobile manufacturing, telecom, automotive, and IT hardware. The approved products include:
Bare Components (5): Printed Circuit Boards (including high-density interconnect PCBs), Capacitors, Connectors, Enclosures, and Lithium-ion cells.
Sub-assemblies (3): Camera Modules, Display Modules, and Optical Transceivers.
Supply Chain Items (3): Aluminium Extrusion, Anode Material, and Copper-Clad Laminates (CCL).
Major industry players receiving approvals include Tata Electronics, Samsung Display Noida, Dixon Electroconnect, Hindalco, and Foxconn’s Yuzhan Technology. The projects are strategically distributed across eight states—Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan—to ensure geographically balanced industrial growth.
What are Copper-Clad Laminates (CCL)? They are the fundamental base material used to manufacture Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). A CCL consists of a reinforcing material (like fiberglass) impregnated with resin and bonded with a thin layer of copper foil on one or both sides. These laminates provide the structural support and electrical pathways necessary for all electronic components to communicate, making them a critical “upstream” supply chain item for the entire electronics industry.
Policy Relevance
The ECMS is a foundational pillar of India’s strategy to reach $500 billion in electronics manufacturing by 2030-31. By focusing on components and sub-assemblies, the government is moving India from a “low-margin assembly base” to a high-value, self-reliant electronics manufacturing ecosystem.
Strategic Impact for India:
Reducing Import Dependence: The scheme aims to meet 100% of domestic demand for high-precision items like mobile enclosures and optical transceivers indigenously.
Value Addition: The project is estimated to push India’s local value addition in electronics toward 35-40% over the next five years, doubling it from current levels.
Completing the Industrial Chain: ECMS fills the gap between final product assembly (PLI scheme) and semiconductor fabrication (ISM), ensuring that domestic fabs have immediate downstream demand from component makers.
Global Integration: By supporting first-of-their-kind projects like India’s first anode material plant for Li-ion cells, the policy integrates Indian firms with Global Value Chains (GVCs) as reliable alternative suppliers.
Relevant Question for Policy Stakeholders: How will MeitY track the progress of ‘design excellence’ and ‘local sourcing’—which Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw identified as prerequisites for future payouts—to ensure that approved firms do not remain dependent on imported sub-components?
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