National Policy on Electronics (India)
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.png) Logo of Electronics India under the National Policy on Electronics (NPE) | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2011 |
| Parent department | Department of Information Technology |
India's National Policy on Electronics is formulated by the government of India to boost its electronics systems and design manufacturing industry and improve its global market share. The policy was drafted in 2011 by the Department of Information Technology of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.[1][2] It is the first of three policies for IT, telecom and electronics released by the government.
Background
[edit]The electronics industry, at about $1.75 trillion is one of the largest and fastest growing in the world. The Indian market in 2008-09 was $45 billion and is expected to reach $400 billion by 2025 .[3]
Strategies
[edit]The strategies in the policy include:
- Provide incentives through Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS)
- Set up semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities
- Preferential market access to domestically manufactured electronic products
- Provide incentives for setting up 200 electronic manufacturing clusters (EMCs) including greenfield EMCs and upgrades of brownfield EMCs
- Establish a stable tax regime and market India as a destination to attract investments
- Create a completely secure cyber ecosystem in the country
- Implementation of E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011
- Define National Electronic Mission
- The share of Indian electronics manufacturing in the world as of 2017-18 is 26.7%. With the policy, the government is aiming to increase it to 32%.
References
[edit]- ^ "Draft of National Policy on Electronics" (PDF). Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. Retrieved 4 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "National Electronics Policy for India drafted". India Tech online. Archived from the original on 2012-07-25.
- ^ "National Policy on Electronics, 2011" (PDF). Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of India. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
External links
[edit]- "Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) /Electronic Manufacturing Clusters(EMC) - Government of India, Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY)". deity.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- India's Electronics Sector: Policies, Practices & Lessons from China, R. Swaminathan, ORF