INDIA POWERS UP!

A sixfold rise in production, booming phone exports and fresh component investments is shifting India from assembler to global electronics maker.

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The hum of factory floors in Chennai and Bengaluru now sounds different. It carries confidence that was hard to hear a decade ago. Electronics production in India rose to about Rs. 11.3 lakh crore in financial year 2024-25, nearly six times the level of 2014-15, and that surge is remaking supply chains, jobs and export opportunities.

That headline number is driven by a dramatic rise in mobile phone manufacturing. Production of mobile phones climbed from small beginnings to roughly Rs.5.45 lakh crore in 2024-25, and mobile exports alone reached around Rs. 2 lakh crore in the same year. The export story is especially striking because it shows how India has moved from assembling low volumes to supplying major global markets.