The Ministry of Electronics and IT announced for the clearance of 17 additional proposals, worth Rs. 7,172 crore under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS). The projects are expected to generate production worth Rs 65,111 crore and 11,808 direct jobs across the country, according to the ministry.
The approved projects are spread across 9 states from Jammu and Kashmir to Tamil Nadu, focusing on the government’s commitment towards a ‘balanced regional growth’ and creation of high-skill jobs beyond metropolitan clusters.
This approval focuses on developing key technologies used in various IT hardware, wearables, telecom, EVs, industrial electronics, defence, medical electronics, and renewable energy, like oscillators, enclosures, camera modules, connectors, Optical Transceiver (SFP), and multi-layered PCBs.
Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted that the next phase of value chain integration is being unravelled, from devices to components and sub-assemblies which will ensure that India’s electronics sector reaches $500 billion in manufacturing value by 2030–31.
The Minister also launched the 1st Generation Energy-Efficient Edge Silicon Chip (SoC) (ARKA-GKT1), jointly developed by Cyient semiconductors Pvt Ltd and Azimuth AI along with the projects. The Platform-on-a-Chip SoC integrates advanced computing cores, hardware accelerators, power-efficient design, and secure sensing into a single chip, delivering up to 10x better performance while reducing cost and complexity. It supports smart utilities, cities, batteries, and industrial IoT, showcasing India’s shift toward a product-driven, high-performance semiconductor ecosystem.
