The document outlines India's ambitious goal of achieving net zero electronic imports by 2020, necessitating coordinated actions across various sectors, including the establishment of 200 electronic manufacturing clusters. It highlights government initiatives to promote indigenous manufacturing through financial incentives, research funding, and duty exemptions on components. Additionally, the government's push for electric vehicle adoption and semiconductor design aims to strengthen India's position in the electronics market.

1. Pillar 7
Electronics Manufacturing
Target NET ZERO IMPORTS by 2020
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Kumar Dhanwani
Faculty
Department of Business
Administration (UG)
Dhanwate National College, Nagpur

2. Electronics Manufacturing
Target NET ZERO IMPORTS by 2020
TargetNetZero
Imports
Ambitious goal which requires coordinated action on many fronts.
Economies of scale, eliminate cost disadvantages.
Existing Structures inadequate to handle this goal. Need
strengthening
Focused areas – Big Ticket Items. FABS, fab-less design, set top
boxes, vsats, mobiles, consumer & medical.
Electronics, smart energy meters, smart cards, micro-ATMs
Incubators, clusters & Skill development.
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3. Electronic Imports
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16Aprl- Aug
Mobile Phones 5.9 7.3 2.5
Telecom Instruments 11.2 14.7 5.1
5.9
7.3
2.5
11.2
14.7
5.1
BillionDollars
India’s electronic Imports
Source:- economictimes.indiatimes.com
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4. Currently around 30 Electronic Manufacturing clusters are notified and GOI is
targeting for 200 Electronic Manufacturing clusters by 2020.
To promote greater research in electronics and IT in India, GOI will fund PhD
students.
3000 PhDs will be generated through PhD funding program in the area of
electronics & IT/ITES.
Export of domestically manufactured Set top boxes and other electronic products
are eligible for 2-5 % incentive
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5. Electric Vehicle Sales grow by 37.5 % in FY - 2015-16
Government Aid to Entice Car makers to GO GREEN
Government plans to make India 100% Electric Vehicle Equipped Nation by
2030
Government Introduces its Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Electric Vehicle
(FAME) initiative , in order to provide subsidies on Electric & Hybrid Cars
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6. Investment in Electronic Manufacturing
11
Thousand
Crore
June
2014
1.20 Lakh
Crores
April
2016
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7. GOI started providing financial incentive
to setup ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING
CLUSTER (EMC) & ELECTRONIC
MANUFACTURING UNIT (EMU) in India
Providing 50% of the cost for
development of infrastructure in EMC
Currently around 30 Electronic
Manufacturing clusters are notified &
targeting 200 clusters by 2020
GOI started preferring Domestically
Manufacturing Electronic Goods in
Government Procurements
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8. Government is
Focusing to
Develop CHIP
& ELECTRONIC
DESIGN
INDUSTRY
To promote
indigenous
manufacturing
of Set Top
Boxes (STBs)
Basic Custom
Duty on STBs
increased to
10%.
GOI is working
to develop
Intellectual
Properties in
Electronics to
increase
production.
FAME India:
Govt scheme
offering
incentives on
electric and
hybrid vehicles
of up to Rs
29,000 for bikes
and Rs 1.38
lakh for cars.
India has
become the
hub for
semiconductor
design with
nearly 2000
chips being
designed per
year
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9. To promote indigenous
manufacturing of Mobile
Handsets
Parts and components and
accessories are exempted
from BCD and Excise Duty.
To promote indigenous
manufacturing of Medical
Electronic Products
BCD on certain specified
inputs for use in the
manufacture of Flexible
Medical Video Endoscopes
has been reduced from 5% to
2.5%.
To promote indigenous
manufacturing of Tablet
Computers
Components and accessories
are exempted from BCD and
Special Additional Duty of
Customs (SAD).
Tariff structure of Electronics Hardware Industryin India 9

10. Conclusion
 This Pillar Programme of Digital India is Promoting and funding Electronic Manufacturing Clusters
& Electronic Manufacturing units in India to achieve the target of Net Zero Import by 2020 .
 Also funding in Higher Education: Support to 1500 PhD Candidates under “Visvesvaraya PhD
Scheme for Electronics and IT” Fellowship of @31,500p.m. for I & II yr. and 35,000 for III to V yr.
 GOI is Promoting Intellectual Properties in the field of ICTE also DeitY has established a dedicated
division for IPR support
 This pillar programme is promoting Manufacturing of Electric Vehicle, Mobiles, Set-top boxes,
computers, Medical Electronics and also exempted Basic Custom Dusty on many of Electronic
Products.
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11. References:
 www.data.gov
 www.digitalgov.gov
 http://deity.gov.in/
 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com
 www.twittwr.com
 http://www.business-standard.com/
 http://deity.gov.in/esdm/tariff
 http://vikaspedia.in/e-
governance/digital-india/nine-pillars-
of-digital-india#section-8
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12. Please Note that his presentation is for information purpose
only. All the logos, trademarks and other intellectual
properties are owned by respective entities.
DISCLAIMER
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13. Contact Details:
Name: Kumar Dhanwani
Email-id: dhanwani.dnc@gmail.com
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14. THANK YOU
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