The Indian mobile industry is going through a phase of transformation and to make this transformation a reality, we wish for warm co-operation from the government with responsive policy measures in the upcoming Union Budget.
A few suggestions which will help in the growth of the mobile industry of India and will help in sustaining the phenomenal growth this sector has seen would be:
Seeking from the government a cut in taxes on mobile phone brands of Indian origin which will help the Indian phone makers to compete well with the international competition
We shall also seek from the government rebates in state rates for importing raw and finished goods from offshore clients based on which we will be able to pass on more value-for-money product range to the consumer.A request goes out to the Finance Minister to forward the industry, liberated land usage on which by setting up indigenous plants the Indian mobile makers can produce more cost effective mobile phones.
As the draft on National Policy on Electronics-2011 which declares mobile phones being ” goods of national importance? has already been presented, we also wish to seek from the government the standardization of state tax as given for import along with access levy?s which needs to be brought down to the lowest slab.
We would also request the Finance Minister for tax cuts on the import of raw materials which will help in reducing the production costs of hand held devices.
As an impetus to the Indian mobile makers, we finally wish that the government pitches in with rebates for setting up of indigenous plants which will help the Indian mobile manufacturers in bringing out more value for money products to empower the telecom boom in the country.
