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Centre asks electronics part makers to set up design teams

Financial Express Kochi

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April 27, 2025

ELECTRONICS COMPONENT MAKERS will have to set up design teams and achieve Six Sigma level in their work to avail incentive scheme of the government, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.

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The minister said that ministry of electronics and IT will not make it a formal criteria but will look at these factors before approving applications for Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS).

The goal of Six Sigma — a set of methodologies and tools — is to achieve a level of quality that is nearly perfect. This is done by reducing defects and errors, minimising variation, and increasing quality and efficiency.

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