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India Targets Smartphone Internal Components and Battery Supply Chain at 12-Year Mark
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THE BRIEF
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Marking 12 years of the Make in India initiative, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted a strategic shift toward domestic production of smartphone sub-components and materials.
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Government data indicated mobile phone production surged from ₹18,000 crore in 2014-15 to ₹5.45 lakh crore in 2024-25 under government manufacturing schemes.
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The domestic manufacturing push has expanded to include lithium-ion battery cell layers, synthetic graphite, liquid electrolytes, camera modules, and display connectors.