The electronics industry has informed the prime minister’s office that it is working to domestically develop 16 products, 11 intermediate and five finished, by 2026, in response to prime minister’s recent call to the centre and states to identify 100 products to reduce import reliance.
The industry, led by the Indian Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA), whose members include Tata Electronics, Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.), Vivo Mobile India, Apple, Dixon Technologies, Bhagwati Products, Lava International, Corning, Amperex Technology, Salcomp, Aequs and several component suppliers, has written to the principal secretary to the prime minister, outlining products that are already being manufactured domestically or are targeted for localisation by 2026.
As part of its strategy to curb import dependence, particularly on China, and strengthen self-reliance, the industry has decided to focus on sub-assemblies, bare components, the broader supply-chain ecosystem and capital equipment.
According to ICEA’s presentation to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the industry is progressing localisation of enclosures for mobile phones and IT hardware; display and camera module sub-assemblies; advanced components such as high-density interconnect (HDI), modified semi-additive process (mSAP) and flexible printed circuit boards (PCBs); lithium-ion cells for digital applications; and a wider supply-chain ecosystem covering parts and sub-systems. These initiatives are initially aimed at import substitution, with a planned transition towards exports in the near term. The industry has also prepared a localisation roadmap that extends deep into components and capital equipment used in electronics manufacturing.
Further, on finished products, the association noted that smartphones were among the first categories targeted, with import dependence, largely on China, at 78 per cent until 2014-15. Smartphones have since shifted almost entirely to domestic manufacturing, with 99.2 per cent of smartphones sold in India now produced locally. The sector has also moved towards export-led growth, achieving exports of $24.1 billion in 2024-25. Additionally, the industry is now targeting domestic manufacturing of laptops, tablets, hearables and wearables by 2026.
