99.2 pc of mobile phones used in India are ‘Made in India”: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Nov 28, 2023

Hosur (TN), Nov 28 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishanaw held a Press Conference in Hosur, Tamil Nadu on November 27 and said that there are some very famous people who want to criticise the growth of the mobile phone industry in the country. Speaking further, he said that 99.2 pc of the mobile phones used in India are ‘Made in India’. “There are some very famous people who want to criticise the growth of the mobile phone industry in the country. They forget the employment in the mobile phone industry, they forget that 2.5 lakh employees are directly employed in the mobile phone industry, they forget that every passing day, the country’s growth in the value chain is increasing. There are some big leaders in the Opposition who still believe that mobile phones are imported. They forget that 99.2 pc of the mobile phones used in India are made in India,” said Ashwini Vaishnaw. In addition, he said that in the last 9.5 years, India has reached a level where it can dream of having export-led growth in the electronics sector. “We have reached in the last 9.5 years, a level where we can today dream of having an exports-led growth in the electronics sector. 10 years ago, 98 pc of mobile phones used in India were imported. Today, 99.2 pc of the mobile phones used in India are made in India. That is the success of the ‘Make in India’ program of Prime Minister Modi,” he added.