Non-Semiconductor Sectors: Electronics industry body seeks PLI scheme for non-semiconductor sectors
New Delhi – Electronics industry body ELCINA has requested the government to come up with a production-linked incentive scheme for the non-semiconductor or computer chips sector which is dominated by imports, a senior official of the organisation said. According to the Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA) report, the total electronic component market in the country was estimated to be around USD 39 billion, of which 68 per cent requirement was met through imports in 2021-22.
While speaking at the 48th ELCINA Award Ceremony, the organisation’s new President Atul B Lall said that the government’s scheme for devices has been hugely successful and the incentive scheme for the semiconductor sector is seeing a lot of traction and some investments have started flowing in.
“Our humble submission and perseverance is going to be to do the same for the non-semiconductor component sector also. For which we request government’s intervention,” said Lall, who is Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Dixon Technologies.
ELCINA is the oldest electronics industry body in the country established in 1967.
According to the industry body, mobile phones, consumer electronics and industrial electronics account for the major demand (85 per cent) for electronic components in India. This is followed by computer hardware.
ELCINA said that the strategic electronics and lighting industry contributes to the balance of the market and industries like mobile phones, industrial electronics (due to the advent of electric vehicles) and strategic electronics are expected to witness substantial growth in the near future.
Lall said that there is a need for a separate PLI scheme for non-semiconductor components due to large variations in the market for these components.
“We can’t treat this sector with one-size-fits-all kind of approach. Each sector has a different financial market. It requires different treatment. We will be approaching the government for its intervention,” Lall said.
He said that the country needs some flag bearers like Apple in the mobile devices segment, and 40 years ago the beginning of Maruti Suzuki led to an auto-revolution in India.
“Same in the non-semiconductor space also, we need some very large investments,” Lall said.
While speaking at the 48th ELCINA Award Ceremony, the organisation’s new President Atul B Lall said that the government’s scheme for devices has been hugely successful and the incentive scheme for the semiconductor sector is seeing a lot of traction and some investments have started flowing in.
“Our humble submission and perseverance is going to be to do the same for the non-semiconductor component sector also. For which we request government’s intervention,” said Lall, who is Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Dixon Technologies.
ELCINA is the oldest electronics industry body in the country established in 1967.
According to the industry body, mobile phones, consumer electronics and industrial electronics account for the major demand (85 per cent) for electronic components in India. This is followed by computer hardware.
ELCINA said that the strategic electronics and lighting industry contributes to the balance of the market and industries like mobile phones, industrial electronics (due to the advent of electric vehicles) and strategic electronics are expected to witness substantial growth in the near future.
Lall said that there is a need for a separate PLI scheme for non-semiconductor components due to large variations in the market for these components.
“We can’t treat this sector with one-size-fits-all kind of approach. Each sector has a different financial market. It requires different treatment. We will be approaching the government for its intervention,” Lall said.
He said that the country needs some flag bearers like Apple in the mobile devices segment, and 40 years ago the beginning of Maruti Suzuki led to an auto-revolution in India.
“Same in the non-semiconductor space also, we need some very large investments,” Lall said.
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The government has implemented “the Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors” (SPECS) to help offset the disability for domestic manufacturing of electronic components and semiconductors in order to strengthen the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country.
After SPECS, the government separately announced India Semicon Programme with incentives to the tune of Rs 76,000 crore to attract investment in the computer chip segment.
Under India Semicon Programme, US-based computer memory chip maker Micron has started building its assembly and test plant in Gujarat and two more large proposals are under pipeline.
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